rain will continue to blanket the area this morning as an area of low pressure moves off of the carolina coast. some snow will mix in for the northern eastern shore, inland peninsulas and inland southside. any additional snowfall will be minimal. precipitation will taper off from west to east by midday. skies will start to clear late this afternoon with highs only in the mid 40s. winds will really crank up today. expect northerly winds at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to near 40 mph. we will start a warming trend this weekend. highs warming into the upper 40s saturday and low 50s sunday. expect a mix of sun and clouds this weekend with a chance for rain showers sunday morning. we will warm back into the 60s next week and near 70 by midweek. today: am rain, snow mixing in, windy. highs in the mid 40s. winds: ne/n 20-30 g40 tonight: partly cloudy. lows in the mid 30s. winds: n 5-15 tomorrow: partly cloudy. highs in the upper 40s.

we are continuing this morning with team coverage from our first warning weather team. newschannel threes stefania okolie is on the roads this morning with a look outside. remember -- we )ve got you

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new details: former portsmouth city manager john rowe has officially announced he s running for mayor. rowe made the announcement in front of a packed restaurant yesterday. he was fired as city manager last spring after mayor kenny wright called his budget proposal disappointing. now he )ll be challenging wright for his re-election. rowe says one of his main goals is to change the perception of the city. outcue: ".. john rowe/running for mayor 42:55 portsmouth has been the subject of a great amount of criticism in fact the fact the criticism comes daily and its justified and its embarrassing. two others have announced they )re running for mayor -- including a businessman named the election is in november.a in hampton: a man says he came face-to- face with a car tire when he was

phillip reed says he was riding his bike on the sidewalk wednesday when the van hit him. hampton police say the van was leaving the taco bell restaurant on grimes road when the accident happened. they say the driver sped off after hitting reed - and left him laying on the sidewalk. luckily reed is ok - but he wants to know why the driver left the scene. outcue: ".. " duration:0:00 phillip reed / victim of hit and run 1:20- "they didnt come back they didnt make sure i was ok. how do you run someone over and not see if they are ok?" if you can help find out who is responsible for this hit and run - hampton police ask that you take action and call the crime line. a suffolk family - in mourning. for the first time - they re talking to us about their father - found murdered in a cemetery this week. on tuesday -- suffolk police found 42-year- old wayne watford at the pleasant hill cemetary around 1-30 in the morning. the medical examiner says he died from several gunshot wounds to his back. watford s son tells newschannel 3 -- his father did serve jail time on and off but never got into the kind of trouble that would lead to this. he says he

never got a phone call from his dad on his birthday a few days ago. a city spokesperson would not say if suffolk police believe someone murdered watford at the cemetery -- or if someone dumped his body there. asked to take action and call 1-888-lock-u-up. later today: the u-s-n-s laramie will return to naval station norfolk -- following a three and a half month deployment. the crew is made up of mostly civil service mariners --along with a few military members. this is homecoming. the ship provided combat support to several countries in europe and africa-- and while deployed -- to navy and nato ships. the fleet oiler is expected back tonight at eight. whether youre a beginner or a pro--the snow is a great way to

coming up on the tech report what apps you should check

rain, windy and snow.... rain will continue to blanket the area this morning as an area of low pressure moves off of the carolina coast. some snow will mix in for the northern eastern shore, inland peninsulas and inland southside. any additional snowfall will be minimal. precipitation will taper off from west to east by midday. skies will start to clear late this afternoon with highs only in the mid 40s. winds will really crank up today.

northerly winds at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to near 40 mph. we will start a warming trend this weekend. highs warming into the upper 40s saturday and low 50s sunday. expect a mix of sun and clouds this weekend with a chance for rain showers sunday morning. we will warm back into the 60s next week and near 70 by midweek. today: am rain, snow mixing in, windy. highs in the mid 40s. winds: ne/n 20-30 g40 tonight: partly cloudy. lows in the mid 30s. winds: n 5-15 tomorrow: partly cloudy. highs in the upper 40s. winds: n/s 5-10

snowboard trip this season there are some great apps to download first. in todays tech report, rich demuro has the tech to check before you ride the lifts. outcue:".." duration:2:01 nats... ski footage before you hit the slopes ... slalom on over to your app store... nats with on the snow... you can skip the slush and ski the powder. the app gives you hour- by-hour snow reports and detailed info on conditions at your favorite resorts. see the latest snowfall ...and how many lifts and runs are open. there are also user submitted pics ... for visual confirmation of conditions... even webcams for live feeds. on the snow is available on ios and android. nats... skiing track your runs with slopes - its like a virtual fitbit just for skiing. the app records data from your day on the hill... automatically detecting lifts and runs. slopes tracks the number of runs you do, miles, elevation, top speed, and time wear an apple watch? check records and share right from

slopes is available on ios. nats... skiing looking to save on lift tickets? check out liftopia. nats: cash register:cha ching! liftopia has amazing prices on lift tickets for over 250 resorts see the slopes nearest you with the best deals... or search for your favorite mountain. liftopia is available for ios. nats...cutting some snow you rent a tux... why not rent your ski stuff? get outfitted dot com delivers high quality snow and ski gear right to your resort... theres free shipping back and forth... all you have to do is pick

we are continuing to follow how the weather is affecting the roads. newschannel threes photojournalist omari brown is on the roads this morningon

rain, windy and snow.... rain will continue to blanket the area this morning as an area of low pressure moves off of the carolina coast. some snow will mix in for the northern eastern shore, inland peninsulas and inland southside. any additional snowfall will be minimal. precipitation will taper off from west to east by midday. skies will start to clear late this afternoon with highs only in the mid 40s. winds will really crank up today. expect northerly winds at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to near 40 mph. we will start a warming trend this weekend. highs warming into the upper 40s saturday and low 50s sunday. expect a mix of sun and clouds this weekend with a chance for rain showers sunday morning.

and near 70 by midweek. today: am rain, snow mixing in, windy. highs in the mid 40s. winds: ne/n 20-30 g40 tonight: partly cloudy. lows in the mid 30s. winds: n 5-15 tomorrow: partly cloudy. highs in the upper 40s. winds: n/s 5-10

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last nights debate got down and dirty --- two of the three candidates taking jabs at frontrunner donald trump. the first warning storm team has been forecasting it-- snow started to come down in parts of the area last night.

weather. rain, windy and snow.... rain will continue to blanket the area this morning as an area of low pressure moves off of the carolina coast. some snow will mix in for the northern eastern shore, inland peninsulas and inland southside. any additional snowfall will be minimal. precipitation will taper off from west to east by midday. skies will start to clear late this afternoon with highs only in the mid 40s. winds will really crank up today. expect northerly winds at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to near 40 mph. we will start a warming trend this weekend. highs warming into the upper 40s saturday and low 50s sunday. expect a mix of sun and clouds this weekend with a chance for rain showers sunday morning. we will warm back into the 60s next week and near 70 by midweek. today: am rain, snow mixing in, windy. highs in the mid 40s. winds: ne/n 20-30 g40 tonight: partly cloudy. lows in the mid 30s. winds: n 5-15 tomorrow: partly cloudy.

we are continuing this morning with team coverage from our first warning weather team. newschannel threes stefania okolie is on the roads this morning with a look outside. remember -- we )ve got you

right now is a good time to download the newschannel three app. get your first warning forecast -- as well as an first warning traffic alerts. you can download it at anytime by going to w-t-k-r-dot- com-slash-apps. it )s free for apple and android.

the republican candidates for president participated in their first debate since super tuesday and it was lively. wijia jiang has more from detroit. outcue:".." duration:0:00 nats.. senators ted cruz and marco rubio payed little attention to each other and lobbed insults at donald trump during thursday s fox news channel debate. sots:sen ted. cruz / r-tx you know, donald has a tenuous relationship with the truth. sots: sen. marco rubio/r-fl "if there s anyone who deserved to be attacked like that it s donald trump."trump fired back. sot: donald trump/r-presidential candidate the real con artist is marco rubio sot: trump "he referred to my hands that if they )re small, something else might be small....i guarantee you, there )s no problem there! sot: steve chaggaris / cbs news senior political editor kasich by all traditional sense had a good night, but as we know, this is an untraditional year. weijia jiang / detroit here in detroit, rubio, cruz and

support trump if he wins the republican nomination. sot: gov. john kasich/r-oh if i win ohio, we re probably gonna end up in a brokered convention.trum p also said he will support the gop nominee if another candidate gets the nod. weijia jiang, cbs news, detroit. trump already has more than a quarter of the delegates needed to secure the party )s nominations. michigan )s primary is tuesday-- the democratic candidates have their next debate sunday night in flint. a california student is facing deportation for a death threat he made against donald trump on social media. last month emad elsayed posted an article on facebook about trump wanting to temporarily ban all muslims from entering the country. in the post, he said that he wouldn t mind life in prison for doing secret service agents interviewed him -- file charges. nine days later, immigration officials arrested the egyptian citizen at his flight

of his visa. now he could be deported--- a hearing on his deportation is being held later today. four idaho students are in custody---officia ls say they burned down their schools principals house. the principal--his wife and time. the teenagers were arrested when they were caught snapchat. they were angry over several recent suspensions. the three high school students and one middle school student face first- degree arson charges that could put them away for life. a new mexico man is in big trouble -- police say he broke into a convenience store to get his nicotine fix. 24-year-old ellis battista faces felony charges for kicking in a door and taking a pack of cigarettes. but he did leave the six dollars to pay for them. he even held the cash up to a security camera to prove he was doing the right thing. police say he )s still guilty of breaking

entering, and destruction of property. it was bad enough that they got cheated on--now wives of the cheating website ashley madison are being target. not enough snow?--that )s what iditarod officials in alaska are dealing with. what they are doing to make sure they are ready for this weeekends start to the famous

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we are continuing to follow how the weather is affecting the roads. newschannel threes photojournalist omari brown is on the roads this morning on south military highway in south

here )s kristen crowley with

alaska )s famous iditarod dog sled race begins this weekend. organizers in anchorage had one big problem ahead of the big event---it stopped snowing. fortunately, they got some much-needed help from the city of fairbanks. alaska railroad sent over seven car-loads of snow - saying it had plenty to spare from its fairbanks rail yard. the snow will be spread out to build a sled dog trail for the opening ceremony on saturday. blackmailers are now targeting the wives of ashley madison

it )s been six months since hackers got into the extra-marital dating site. the hackers stole users personal data - then published the information. they also demanded ransom. the wives of men who refused to pay are now receiving letters - detailing their spouse )s activities on the site. a new uber scheme has raised a lot of eyebrows. apparently, drivers are using vomit to get more money out of passengers. officials say it has happened in a number of cities. one woman says she took a two mile trip ---her bill showed a charge for nineteen dollars--plus a 200 cleaning fee. she demanded a refund - but was emailed photos of a mess she says was not her s. there have been a bunch of similar cases nationwide. uber says 100 percent of the cleaning charges go to the driver. good news for all of you germophobic travers. using a plane s restroom is about to become a much better

boeing is developing a "self-cleaning" toilet that cleans itself after every use. you don t have to touch anything. the seat will open and close by itself. even the faucet to wash your hands is hands-free. boeing also says it s found a way to use ultraviolet light to kill 99-percent of the germs in the bathroom. .a heartwarming reunion--two sistrs finally found each other after being separated for

now here )s kristen crowley with

a sibling reunion like no other--30 years after taking her class--a new york woman has learned her favorite teacher--was actually her sister! diane cook and karen zempel first met in 1985--when diane walked into karen s classroom .-p&-p&- the two women were adopted as infants--and grew up 20 miles apart in new york. after some research into their medical histories--they both learned they had a sister..and after more research on facebook..they found out they had already met! the sisters are now working hard to make up for lost time-- they say the more they talk--the more they find they

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welcome to "cbs this morning." blistering attacks dominate a vulgar gop debate. we ask donald trump about the backlash to his campaign. the wounded warrior project is losing support from big donors. new developments in a cbs news investigation. she lost her leg in the boston marathon bombing but that hasn't slowed her down. we will meet the woman preparing to run this year's race. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. he referred to my hand of basketball, something else must be small. i guarantee you, there is no problem. >> another gop slug fest. >> donald trump is basically attacks. >> this little guy has lied so >> here we go. >> about my rod. >> not what you said -- >> i know it's hard not to interrupt but just try. >> it's not what you said. >> breathe, breathe, breathe. >> don't worry about it, little marco. >> gentlemen! gentlemen! >> you want to chill out? >> gentlemen, you have to do