tv WVBT Local News FOX January 25, 2016 10:00pm-10:45pm EST
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the victim of an attempted robbery is sharing her story with us to me. it's an interview you'll see only on 10. --------------------- seven people are recovering after a car crashed into a post office-- kristy stevens c27 00:07:05 "it was a loud noise and everyone turned around to look hear more from someone most of a generous donation. which officers have more protection tonight. those stories ahead, but weather -- we're expecting things to get warmer. we've been following a storm that killed at least 42 people and slammed nearly a third of the u-s. you can see what's left of the snow around here-- chopper 10 found some patches in york county,
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it didn't find any in norfolk. chief meteorologist don slater joins us now. don, if it gets as warm as you expect it to -- there may not be any snow left! tonight: partly-mainly cloudy sky.. not as cold. lows in the mid-upper 30s. wind: sw 5-10mph tuesday: partly-mainly cloudy and unseasonably warm. (stray shower possible early for ne north carolina coast & virginia beach). highs near 60. wind: sw 5-15mph. tonight: partly-mainly cloudy sky.. not as cold. lows in the mid-upper 30s. wind: sw 5-10mph tuesday: partly-mainly cloudy and unseasonably warm. (stray shower possible early for ne north carolina coast & virginia beach). highs near 60. wind: sw tonight: partly-mainly cloudy sky.. not as cold. lows in the mid-upper tuesday: partly-mainly cloudy and unseasonably warm. (stray shower possible early for ne north carolina coast & virginia beach). highs near 60. wind: sw
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signs of snow may be fading here -- but the weather is still causing major problems to our north-- especially when it comes to transportation. in northern virginia-- crews are still moving mountains at reagan national airport. it's a similar scene at laguardia in new york city. the efforts are helping, but there are still delays and
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flights to and from norfolk international. amtrak has been slowly restoring its service to the northeast. it has been cancelling some routes or changing schedules due to the storm. we'll let you know as soon they restore full service between our area and other cities. breaking news from portsmouth. police say two men walked into maryview hospital suffering from gunshot wounds around 8:30. they say it happened in the cavalier manor section of the city and both men should recover. officers could not tell us whether this is related to a shots fired call on roosevelt boulevard. we'll let you know when we have an update. we're hearing more from the woman who says a man tried to rob her in elizabeth city. 28-year-old brett cote faces charges. only 10 on your side's liz palka spoke to the victim about how she got away. liz? nicole - a situation like this would be terrifying for anyone.
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a mother, a grandmother. but as soon as she realized what was happening...she didn't give into the threats. and fought to get away. to me. you never know when it's going to happen to you. i never dreamed it in my life. :57 all she wanted was a newspaper. that's why she stopped at the zoom in convenience store on west main street extended in elizabeth city. the woman - who we won't identify - says it was here that this man - brett cote - opened the door to her suv. c2 17:12:35 - he opened the door and he says maam can you give me a ride to the bank. says my friends left me down here stranded i need some money. :42 the victim says cote seemed sincere. c2 17:15:02 - and i thought he looked nice and he had a clean shave. and he really looked like a nice young man. as she arrived at gateway bank on ehringhaus street police tell us cote demanded she get money out. the victim said he wouldn't take his hands out of his sweatshirt
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looked like he had a gun. c2 17:15:18 - i noticed his hands in his pockets. and i thought, he said, now maam, i'm not going to hurt you.and that's when i thought something. and then when he started to reach for my purse. and then i got my purse and then i reached for the keys and that's when he hurt me. :35 the victim says cote squeezed her hand so hard she's now bruised. she didn't let that stop her. moving quickly, she got out of the driver's seat and started running into the four lane road, waving for help. c1 17:11:02 - it happened so fast. only thing i could think about was getting away. that's when police say cote took off in her suv. by then the victim and passersby were on the phone with police. officers located the suspect and vehicle about 15 minutes later on 17 north. he's now in jail on a 315--thousand dollar bond. c2 17:14:13 - i hope he serves every bit of his time. the victim thinks cote only got away with loose change. but he's still facing a
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including, attempted armed robbery and larceny of a motor vehicle. north carolina courts website says he will be in court in february. i'm liz palka, 10 on your side. police say a man from hampton is still in the hospital. they someone attacked and seriously hurt him -- neighbors on smiley road tell us someone shot and stabbed the man they know as t-j overnight. they say they heard at least eight shots. one person tells 10 on your side he found his friend lying in the street -- bleeding. another friend says she was happy to hear t-j should survive. (no super) c 4 14:35 unidentified neighbor i talk to him couldn't get no response all you could hear was a gurgling from the blood. that neighbor says someone attacked t-j out of revenge because he helped police catch a reckless driver. at last check, police had not identified a suspect. york county officials are working to find out what caused a fire that
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and sent three people to the hospital. this is what's left of the home off route 17, in the harwood mills community. the fire department says bystanders, a sheriff's deputy, and an off-duty williamsburg fire lieutenant rushed to help. they found one victim in her bedroom-- and pulled off the side of the home to rescue her. fire officials say cpr revived her -- and she was airlifted to the hospital. c0096 - asst. chief chris sadler - york county fire at the right time to make a difference and this family and the victim's life, had they not been on the scene, i don't think it would have been the same outcome that we had here today. 5653 the deputy who helped -- went to the hospital for smoke inhalation, but should be okay. the fire department says another woman got out on her own. we're told one other adult and 5 children -- also lived in that home. a woman may face charges for driving into a post office today. chesapeake police say seven people were hurt, but they should recover. 10 on your side's liz kilmer joins us in the newsroom. liz, how did people inside the post office
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tom and nicole - the word we heard - surreal. kristy stevens was inside with her three-year-old daughter when the crash happened. she says glass shattered and flew everywhere. debris struck one woman, forcing her to the ground, where she was in and out of consciousness. kristy stevens c27 00:07:05 "it was a loud noise and everyone turned around to look, and the display case came through." terror within this chesapeake post office, after a woman reportedly crashed her car through the front doors. 00:07:34 "i had started to walk towards where the car was and then that's when i heard the noise and stopped." kristy stevens was inside with her three-year-old daughter as the black were giant pieces of wood and glass flying everywhere and it was god's grace that we didn't get injured." but not everyone else was so lucky. police and fire officials arrived to the scene, on north battlefield boulevard around 12-30. 7
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the driver- were rushed to the hospital. bobbie c3 00:01:33 "they've been searching inside to see if there's anybody else beneath the vehicle." police say the driver accelerated from a parking spot. while investigators believe it was an accident - she may face charges. stevens 09:21 "she was just sitting in her car and everytime i saw her, there was just no emotion on her face, nothing." the crash marks the second time, in as many years, that someone drove into this very post office. the last happened in july of 2014. an 80-year-old was behind the wheel, and hurt one person. bobbie 01:12 "that's what i've heard and it's just crazy." witnesses can't believe this happened again.. stevens 00:08:03 "they should put a pole up or something in front to stop them because somebody really could have gotten killed, i mean it was scary to see people with blood, laying on the floor..." again, we're told, fortunately, the 7 hurt are expected to be okay. this crash remains under investigation and the driver may face charges. clean-up crews arrived on scene this afternoon - we're told the post office
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tomorrow morning. live in the newsroom, liz kilmer, 10 on your side. police adding a face to the crime is new information. tonight we can show you the person police say robbed a bank in poquoson. officers sent us these pictures of a man they say hit langley federal credit union on wythe creek road. witnesses say he handed the teller a note and demanded cash. they say he took the money and left -- but never showed a weapon. if you recognize him, call police. a texas grand jury has indicted two anti-abortion activists. we're talking about the people who filmed secret videos of planned parenthood clinics. one of the indicted defended his group: the center for medical progress. the controversial videos allegedly show planned parenthood officials discussing the sale of human organs. the grand jury cleared the organization in texas, but indicted the activists. norfolk city officials will have the final say on a memorial for a fallen police officer. the family's latest effort to honor their loved one. a portsmouth city councilman says he has
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armed robbery in virginia beach. dispatchers tell us it happened around nine at the skinny dip in the providence square shopping center. that's off providence road. they say no one was hurt. dispatchers say officers are looking for the suspect. we'll let you know as soon as police k-9s across hampton roads. it comes about two weeks after a suspect shot and killed a police dog, in norfolk. a virginia beach charity has been working to make sure that doesn't happen again. together with c-n-n's anderson cooper, spike's k-9 fund has been providing protective vests to local dogs. on facebook, both newport news and portsmouth's police department say they have benefited from the donations. all k-9's in norfolk also have the protective vests hopes to make a permanent memorial in his honor. city officials say they are reviewing the request from officer brian jones' widow. in a memo, they did not say exactly where the memorial would go or how long it would take to decide on the
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earlier this year, a civic league moved a memorial on wellington road. that upset the family and some neighbors. a suspect shot and killed jones as well as 17-year-old mark rodriguez in may 2014. we can tell you what left more than 100 people in military housing with little to no heat or hot water over the weekend. the navy says - a valve on a gas line was turned in the wrong position. residents at the ben moreell lincoln mliitary housing complex in norfolk say: the heat went out saturday during the storm. they say it was not restored until early sunday morning. some residents called 10 on your side because they felt they couldn't get any updates. one family wanted to know if they should book a hotel - because two people in their home have medical conditions. 22:53 i thought for sure they'd tell us one way or another. i would have appreciated even if they said don't hold your breath for 12 hours. we got nothing. 23:00 military housing reps told us - they couldn't give residents updates because they didn't know when it would be resolved.
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community centers, and bought pizza. the navy also opened up a gym, provided cots, and warm showers. ten families have settled with the owner of a sunken cargo ship -- including a family from virginia beach. el faro sank in a hurricane last year with 33 sailors on board. reporters in florida say the families will receive 500-thousand dollars each in a settlement with tote maritime puerto rico. the settlement includes a claim from the local family of richard pusatere. the company says it covers "pain and suffering" among other things. an arkansas teen says the marines won't let him enlist because of his tattoo -- (anthony bauswell/rejected by marines) "there's the tattoo. it clearly states 'southern pride'." he says the recruiter rejected him over the confederate flag tattoo. the recent high school grad says he understands the stigma behind it,but feels-- his tattoo does not violate the military's policy. (anthony bauswell/rejected by marines) "i felt pretty low that my own government wasn't going to let me serve my country because of ink
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bauswell/rejected by marines) "i kind of felt like i had a plan for my life and now that i can't go website saying: "think before you ink." (anchors ad lib toss to don) tonight: partly-mainly cloudy sky.. not as cold. lows in the mid-upper 30s. wind: sw 5-10mph tuesday: partly-mainly cloudy and unseasonably warm. (stray shower possible early for ne north carolina coast & virginia beach). highs near 60. wind: sw 5-15mph. tonight: partly-mainly cloudy sky.. not as cold. lows in the mid-upper 30s. wind: sw 5-10mph tuesday: partly-mainly cloudy and unseasonably warm. (stray shower
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north carolina coast & virginia beach). highs near 60. wind: sw 5-15mph. tonight: partly-mainly cloudy sky.. not as cold. lows in the mid-upper 30s. wind: sw 5-10mph tuesday: partly-mainly cloudy and unseasonably warm. (stray shower possible early for ne north carolina coast & virginia beach). highs near 60. wind: sw
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a task force will work to promote diversity at a military college -- as the school cracks down on more than a dozen students. a sheriff's deputy says it's a miracle he's still alive-- after a truck hit him. see the crash -- caught on dash cam video. i'm bruce rader and coming up in 25 minutes on the sportswrap, peyton manning will be taking on cam newton and the panthers in super bowl 50. it's never too early to start talking about the super bowl and i'll be starting tonight. tyrod taylor from hampton got a big honor today, duke tries to find its winning ways at miami. and it's meac monday, with first place hampton university and 2nd place norfolk state on the court, highlights at
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activists in virginia want lawmakers to guarantee rights for those opposing same-sex marriage. the virginia catholic conference and other groups are asking for their support. two republican lawmakers have introduced a bill to protect business who oppose same-sex marriage based on religion. democratic governor terry mcauliffe has promised to veto the bill. the a-c-l-u of virginia says it would allow people to discriminate against the l-g-b-t community. a college communications professor faces an assault charge tonight. it's from her run-in with
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the university of missouri. 45-year-old melissa click could spend 14 days in jail, and pay a three-hundred dollar fine for the confrontation in november. click went up to two student photographers and called for their removal. the university president and a chancellor both resigned amidst the protests -- over what some saw as an indifference to racial issues. the president of the citadel in south carolina says he's setting up a task force. it will study and make recommendations to increase campus diversity. the move follows criticism of this photograph. it shows cadets wearing pillowcases that resemble kkk garb. the school has dismissed, suspended or disciplined 14 cadets over the picture. an investigation found upperclassmen organized the christmas skit. niagara falls could soon be a lot less powerful if some locals have their way. the reason they may divert the river. a councilman's idea to fight crime in portsmouth could change the way police
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hear him explain his plan. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise)
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possible early for ne north carolina coast & virginia beach). highs near 60. wind: sw 5-15mph. tonight: partly-mainly cloudy sky.. not as cold. lows in the mid-upper 30s. wind: sw 5-10mph tuesday: partly-mainly cloudy and unseasonably warm. (stray shower possible early for ne north carolina coast & virginia beach). highs near 60. wind: sw
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building -- part of a church's roof collapsed in montgomery county outside d-c. no one was hurt. local inspector may come in to see how much damage was really done. some parts of maryland got more than 20-inches of snow. you may remember a similar situation in mathews county. the roof of donk's theater collapsed after severe weather friday. the mighty niagara falls -- could soon be turned into a trickle. state officials say they'll be discussing plans to replace bridges near the brink of the falls. those bridges are more than 100 years old. they say they would have to temporarily re-direct the niagara river to the canadian side. there's a public hearing this week. a city councilman says he has a plan to cut down on crime in portsmouth. it's a problem residents have told us -- their city leaders are failing to address. just last month, people protested the lack of concern about violence. the grassroots movement took aim at mayor kenny wright --
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any issues-- despite our repeated attempts to contact him. 10 on your side's andy fox spoke to councilman danny meeks about his vision. (14;48 2 walking shot do not cover ) ((when you heard the murder rate had doubled what did you think? i've been here for every one)) runs:05 portsmouth councilman danny meeks been here for each of the 27 homicides in portsmouth in 2015 an increase of 145% over the 11 in 2014 (16:24 2 wide shot ) ((when i grew up the police walked the streets)) runs: 05 these are the streets where danny meeks grew up now 42, first lived in bid-a-wee went to the old cradock high school now operates empire recycling a scrap metal business located in prentis place. a tough neighborhood. (1:19 1) ((these people out here are crying in this community like every community are wanting more police protection and quality of life and they are paying their taxes just like everyone and they aren't getting it here either.)) runs: 10 (graphic) the fact is based on local crime
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the most dangerous city in hampton roads (2 13:34) ((we've been out here for 15 20 minutes haven't seen an officer business (2;40 1) ((more police presence more covering 31 sqaure miles this will create more visibility, quicker response times to reported crimes (4:24 1) ((the residents will want to communicate and will let you know who's the problem and how it started, so by having these officers in the precinct there is a familiarity. yes, and it becomes a little bit more friendly than hopping around)) runs: 13 meeks thinks this election up they are close put one in each of three precincts you will have three people there in minutes)) runs: 06 interim police chief dennis mook would not comment or be interviewed on meeks' plan. meeks says he did mentioned it to city manager dr. lydia patton (1 4:45) ((me and the manager during her interview process dr. patton we had a dialog probably a good 5-10 minutes about))
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interim police chief dennis mook had no comment on the plan. city manager dr. lydia patton said she would get back with us, but never did. again, mayor kenny wright is refusing to do any interviews. dash cam video caught the moment a truck hit a deputy in ohio. it may be difficult to watch, but he survived. the deputy was directing traffic when the truck drove up onto the train tracks and stopped. that's when a train hit the truck from behind -- sending it off the road and into the deputy. he says he managed to roll to safety -- and avoid serious injury. that way into a bush it could have been really bad i'm very lucky very fortunate. been really bad i'm very lucky very fortunate. the deputy is recovering from stitches and a broken left hand. he hopes to start working
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virginia's governor turned back the clock -- to the revolutionary era! hear why he was wearing this get up. we're on your side with the latest news, weather, and traffic as you get ready to head out the door every morning. tune into wavy news 10 today - beginning at 4:30. and we're on the air until nine a-m on fox- 43 the sound of the wind.
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and another chance for mcdonalds says people love their all day breakfast option -- the fast food restaurant has seen more than a five-percent jump in sales. mcdonald's says breakfast is doing better than expected on its menu. it's the second quarter the company has reported same-store sales growth in the u-s. mcdonald's says sales are also up in restaurants worldwide. fans of the a-m-c show "turn" may notice a familiar face in one episode: governor terry mcauliffe. he says he donned revolutionary gear to support virginia's film industry. mcauliffe tweeted out these pictures of himself dressed up. our n-b-c affiliate in richmond reports the episode featuring the governor airs june 6th. a big honor for bills quarterback tyrod taylor
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