then the feeling set in that i was just thankful that she wasn )t hurt and then i laughed again." some even made a song about it. singer "please don t let no robbers come to this store. )" and according to the video.. that might be the best advice a robber could get. officials say the 17-year-old accused of trying to rob the store is now in custody. he is charged with attempted armed robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during a crime. a homicide investigation after a man s body is found in a suffolk cemetery. newschannel three spoke with the victim )s family -- who are searching for some answers. and remembering the victims of the worst peacetime aviation disaster in the history of

today in virginia beach families said they )ll never forget where they were when they heard the news. were tracking snow on the way in your first warning storm team forecast. parts of our area under a winter weather advisory as more cold weather moves through hampton roads in the next 24 hours. welcome to newschannel three at 5 - i )m les smith. and i m kurt williams -- in for-p&barbara ciara.-p&we also have more warm temperatures moving in for your weekend. chief meteorologist patrick rockey is covering it all in your first warning storm team forecast. tracking rain, snow and gusty winds....we re keeping an eye on an area of low pressure that will move in from the west tonight. as the low approaches the area, scattered rain will begin moving in. now, most of hampton roads and northeastern north carolina will have above freezing temperatures at the onset of this event.

some of our temperatures will be marginal for a few of our inland and northern communities, which could support snow to mix in through early friday morning. some snow accumulations can be expected during this event but will likely be limited because of the rain. so areas near sussex, surry, williamsburg- james city co., gloucester. mathews, middlesex and the northern eastern shore could see about 1-2"of snow. however, some of our forecast models are hinting at higher amounts of snow over portions of the middle peninsula and the northern neck, possibly up to 3". even higher snow totals are expected near petersburg and richmond. again, for most of the viewing area, this will be a rain

we would not be surprised if a few snowflakes mixed in with the rain at times, but overall, it will be rain. some of the rain could be heavy at times late tonight through friday morning, capable of leading to ponding on roads. other than the potential for rain and snow, the winds will be howling once the low moves fshore and strengthens. nds will blow in from the rth-northeast between 20 and mph friday, with gusts up to a son speaking publicly for the first time about his father s death. tuesday police found the man shot several times in the back --- in a suffolk cemetery. kelly rule has the interview you will see only on newschannel 3. darion watford never got the call from his father wishing him a happy birthday sunday he knew something had to be wrong. but he says -- he never expected the news that he got from his sister -- just two days later. 45;36 she was just like your dads gone dads gone and i just broke down 44;59 i miss him and i wish i had gotten that happy birthday and could hold his hand one more time

42-year-old wayne watford -- at the pleasant hill cemetary around 1-30 in the morning on tuesday they )ve called his death -- a homicide. darion tells newschannel 3 -- his father did have some trouble with the law over the years -- and served jail time on and off but darion says -- he never heard of his father having enemies. 46;22 that )s just strange i m not understanding it, i don t know if he owed people money 46;39 i couldn )t give everything but i would have given the best i could to keep my dad alive according to the medical examiner -- watford was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his back. a city spokesperson would not say if police believe he was killed here or if someone dumped his body. 47;55 he didn t have any life insurance so we have to find a way to get him buried as darion and his family work to get the funds for the funeral -- they )re hoping police come forward with an arrest. in 3. in newport news. two men -- shot just minutes apart. today both men are in the hospital -- one recovering, the other fighting for his life. first -- police were called to jefferson avenue near the

living museum. that )s where a man told police he was standing outside when he heard gunshots, and then realized he was shot in the leg. he is expected to be okay. this all happened around 12-30. about 10 minutes later -- a second man walked into the hospital. police say he had been shot several times -- in the chest and stomach. we )re told he may not survive. right now -- there )s no word on who dropped him off at the hospital or where he was shot. if you know anything that could help police -- take action and call the crime line. today friends, family members and former colleagues gathered in virginia beach to remember 21 service members killed in a plane crash 15 years ago. newschannel three s merris badcock has more on one 15- year-old girl who is paying tribute to her father, a man she barely knew. nat sound: trumpets playing )taps :00 - :04 show file video of crash it crashed in a cotton field near unadilla georgia, killing everyone on board. laverne s. johnson, lost husband, staff

johnson 07:59:23 )she was 10 months old when it happened, so i have to tell her stories about her father. 07:59:28 ladeja johnson, lost father, staff sgt. randy v. johnson 08:01:16 it just makes me wish that i knew, that i had memories with him, and be able to physically hug him. 08:01:26 the crash was the worst peacetime aviation disaster in the history of the national guard, and the worst loss of life in the virginia national guard since world war ii. master sergeant al dirosa, air national guard, lost brother-in- law, dean shelby 08:08:40 - we think about them all the time.

deploy for 2 weeks, or if we deploy for 6 months, we always think of them. they go with us on every deployment, every mission. ) :08:08:48 always ready, and always there. r reporting in virgnia beach, merris badcock, newschannel 3. the old norfolk circuit court demolition is officially underway. the demolition period will take six to eight weeks. the old norfolk circuit court will transition to a new and improved downtown civic plaza. workers will be extending main street and creating a public drop off area to make getting around downtown more convenient. it took the city seven years to come up with one hundred and 23 million dollars to fund this project. city officials say it )s worth it. all of this construction is set to be finished at some point in 20-17. someone thought seattle seahawk safety and norfolk native kam chancellor - was

now the n-f-l star is venting about the ordeal on social media. newschannel threes jessica larche has more. nats of kam chancellor playing kam chancello is a hometown hero here in hampton roads. hes known as much for his skill s on the field as he is for his charity work. nats of celebrity basketball game from his celebrity basket ball games - to his cookouts - and school supply drives -- kams the man in the 757. but last night in a town near seattle - two women thought he was trying to rob a closed down gym. chancellor says he was thinking about buying the redmond athletic club. it closed down monday after the business lost its lease. so - he went by the place with some friends to check it out - tried knocking on the window to talk to get someones attention - when two women inside -- called the cops. after police came and cleared up the mix up - kam vented on twitter. he said -- good thing the cops know im a good guy and stealing isnt in my blood. i work for everything i

no i was mad because all i wanted was a number to call and they waved me off like a fly without answering me. police say the women reported five adults )pounding on the door and looking in the windows with cameras, as if they were trying to gain entry. the employees reported they weren t exactly sure what was going on ) so they called the cops. kam later tweeted -- i guess i wont put a gym in redmond then. im not qualified. i want to post her face so bad on the phone looking disgusted. jessica control room tag: police also said their interaction with chancellor and his friends during the ordeal was positive - and no charges were filed. in the control room - jessica larche - newschannel three. coming up on newschannel three at five. the latest in the race for the white house. g- o-p hopefuls prepare for tonight s debate while a former nominee takes shots at the frontrunner. and gun safety in the twenty first century. portsmouth police are using social media to teach parents how to talk with

republican presidential frontrunner donald trump rallied in maine ahead of tonight s gop debate in michigan. the appearance came hours after a scathing attack from the last republican presidential nominee - mitt romney. weijia jiang has more from outside the fox theater where tonight s debate will be held. pkg the 2012 republican presidential

out at the current frontrunnner, donald trump sot mitt romney/2012 republican trump is a phony, a fraud. his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. track 2 trump fired back a few hours later, at a rally in maine. sot donald trump mitt is indeed a choke artist he choked like i ve never seen anyone chokeromney is the latest member of the republican establishment trying to stop the billionaire businessman from securing the though trump dominated on super tuesday. nat sot--kasich rally these are politicians promising things they can t deliver track 3 ohio governor john kasich, along with senators marco rubio and ted cruz, are expected to target trump during tonight )s debate in detroit, michigan. sot--stand up bridge--weijia jiang/cbs news/detroit the debate will be the first time trump will face fox news anchor megyn kelly. they clashed at the first republican debate in august...sparking an ugly feud. track 4 kelly has said she doesn t expect trump to be combative... but wayne state university

blesdoe disagrees. sot timothy blesdoe wayne state university "why should he change? it )s worked. what he s done so far has worked just fine." track 5 trump has more than a quarter of the delegates needed to secure the partys nomination. weijia jiang cbs news, detroit. donald trump is also making an appearance on the cover of time magazine. the cover shows a check list with trump )s face in the background. the checked labels include bully -- showman -- party crasher -- and demagogue -- but leaves the president box unchecked. the time article looks at trump s role in the 2016 presidential race after his big super tuesday wins. the u-s transportation department has ruled that e- cigarettes are not allowed on commercial flights. the department says it wants to clarify any confusion about what smoking means. electronic cigarettes fall under the same restrictions as tobacco cigarettes. past studies have shown e- cigarettes do contain harmful chemicals. transportation department officials say they re trying to limit passengers

portsmouth police are using social media to educate children about gun safety after two accidental shootings sunday. newschannel threes brian hill shows us how police are reaching out to young people. its a quiet atmosphere on lancer drive ... unlike its large police presence sunday. this after a seven- year-old accidentally shot himself in the hand with an unsecured firearm. residents say can t believe kids have access to guns 4:45 )kids a grab a gun and want to shoot it, just to feel it. 5:02 aint nothing like that happen over here and i been staying out here for 16 years. and it didn t just happen once ... but twice. that same day a child accidentally shot another child on moregate lane 28:18 )i was also concerned that this could have been an accidental killing, just playing with guns. my first thing was how did they get it? )according to police the shooter actually found the gun outside. 23:01 )oh my god. 23:27 )for a nine- year-old or

to find a gun and it was just laying out side, it do surprise me. brian hill 35.28 )luckily, neither of these two situations were deadly, but now portsmouth police are using facebook to teach parents how to talk to their children about gun safety. the department posted this status that reads in part quote --- teaching and repeating firearm safety information with children of all ages can help stop accidental shooting injuries and death due to firearm mishandling. it includes a list of rules and guidelines as well as a video of kids talking about gun safety. parents just hopes this is will be a wake up call for everyone. 31:35 )it was really senseless for what happened. im glad that theyre okay. )reporting in portsmouth, brian hill, newschannel three. tracking rain, snow and gusty winds....we re keeping an eye on an area of low pressure that

tonight. as the low approaches the area, scattered rain will begin moving in. now, most of hampton roads and northeastern north carolina will have above freezing temperatures at the onset of this event. however, some of our temperatures will be marginal for a few of our inland and northern communities, which could support snow to mix in through early friday morning. some snow accumulations can be expected during this event but will likely be limited because of the rain. so areas near sussex, surry, williamsburg- james city co., gloucester. mathews, middlesex and the northern eastern shore could see about 1-2"of snow. however, some of our forecast

amounts of snow over portions of the middle peninsula and the northern neck, possibly up to 3". even higher snow totals are expected near petersburg and richmond. again, for most of the viewing area, this will be a rain event. we would not be surprised if a few snowflakes mixed in with the rain at times, but overall, it will be rain. some of the rain could be heavy at times late tonight through friday morning, capable of leading to ponding on roads. other than the potential for rain and snow, the winds will be howling once the low moves offshore and strengthens. winds will blow in from the north-northeast between 20 and 30 mph friday, with gusts up to 40 mph. watch out for some tidal flooding. high tide at sewells point friday will be at 4:47 a.m.

5:05 p.m. the rain will push out through the day friday, with gradual clearing expected. by saturday, we )ll see some sunshine between the clouds. however, a couple of isolated showers will remain possible late saturday into early sunday. high temperatures on friday will be in the mid 40s. we )ll be in the upper 40s saturday and sunday, and by next week, temperatures

next at 5. a horse causes havoc in times square. after bucking an

a chinese toddler is safely back with his grandfather after a terrifying fall. dashcam footage captured the 2- year old boy falling into traffic when the van he was in began to accelerate. good samaritans rescued the boy and chased down the grandfather,

the boy s grandfather says the lock on his vehicle s tailgate was damaged in a rear-end collision days earlier. he s being criticized for not using a child car seat. a new york police horse broke loose and galloped through times square. police say "gunny" was spooked by some loud noise. so he bucked the mounted officer who was riding him. police officers went after gunny. they found him at a nearby parking garage, where mounted police usually hang out during their breaks. three vehicles were damaged during the horses wild run, including a yellow cab. but bystanders say they thought it was something much worse. the officer was not hurt but rushed to the hospital as a precaution. a former city manager -- fired from him position now wants to get back in city government. and he will be running against one

john rowe -- running for mayor. the former city manager is expected to make the announcement in the next few minutes. we )re live in portsmouth with the latest. and back in the u-s-a. astronaut mark kelly back in the states after a towering accomplishment on the new frontier. winter is not over yet -- more cold weather today. the first warning storm team is also tracking more rain and the chance for some snow in the forecast. good evening and welcome to newschannel three at 5-30 i m laila muhammad - in for beverly kidd. and i m les smith. more cold weather moving into hampton roads ahead of some more rain and snow for parts of our area. but we also have the details on another warm up on the way for your weekend. meteorologist dominic brown

first warning storm team forecast. tracking rain, snow and gusty winds....we re keeping an eye on an area of low pressure that will move in from the west tonight. as the low approaches the area, scattered rain will begin moving in. now, most of hampton roads and northeastern north carolina will have above freezing temperatures at the onset of this event. however, some of our temperatures will be marginal for a few of our inland and northern communities, which could support snow to mix in through early friday morning. some snow accumulations can be expected during this event but will likely be limited because the rain. areas near sussex, surry, williamsburg- james city co., gloucester. mathews, middlesex and the northern eastern shore could see about 1-2"of snow. however, some of our forecast models are hinting at higher amounts of snow over portions of the middle peninsula and the rthern neck, possibly up to . en higher snow totals are pected near petersburg and chmond. ain, for most of the viewing ea, this will be a rain event. would not be surprised if a few snowflakes mixed in with the rain at times, t overall, it will be rain. me of the rain could be heavy times late tonight through iday morning, capable of ading to ponding on roads. other than the potential for rain and snow, the winds will be howling once the low moves offshore and strengthens.