words of thanks from a college athlete -- c18 00:25:18 "i just always, every morning my mom and i prayed and we just thank god for the miracle that he let us have." hear from the local woman who spent days in a coma -- off the top-- we are focusing on winter weather-- which could hit us with a one-two punch the next couple days. we're looking at the chance for extreme cold -- but before that, snow could be covering hampton roads and north carolina this time tomorrow. closures and cancellations have already started popping up on wavy dot com. don slater joins us now. don, what's the timeline like? tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs: low-30s. winds: light south. saturday: mix of sun and

nw 15-20 mph. wind chills: upper teens to low-20s. tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs: low-30s. winds: light south. saturday: mix of sun and clouds. cold and windy. highs: low-30s. winds: nw 15-20 mph. wind chills: upper teens to low-20s. tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs: low-30s. winds: light south. saturday: mix of sun and clouds. cold and windy. highs: low-30s. winds: nw 15-20 mph. wind chills: upper teens to low-20s. tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs: low-30s. winds: light south. saturday: mix of sun and clouds. cold and windy. highs: low-30s. winds: nw 15-20 mph. wind

team weather coverage takes us to virginia beach. 10 on your side's liz palka is in the resort city tonight. liz, you've been in touch with officials across the region -- who say they're ready for anything. nicole and tom - pre-treating the interstates and those areas well known to freeze first. that's what many hampton roads cities and vdot spent today doing. those efforts will continue overnight. virginia beach public works trucks, plows and spreaders are lined up. crews have their winter weather assignments...and they're ready to go. as many as 30 operators could be called in if needed...but public works spokesman drew lankford says that's not the plan.

trucks will be out on the roads on friday. c17 21:55:16 - right now we've got crews assigned for each of the snow zones. there's four snow zones for virginia beach. we're going to be sending out them tomorrow as soon as we start seeing what the weather is. just in case - there's plenty of pre-mixed salt and sand. and the frost patrol will will treat all bridges, overpasses and ramps - all in time for morning rush hour. c17 21:56:18 - we've had cold temperatures here for a couple of days now. if there's any kind of precipitation ....you're going to have some slick spots, particularly areas say rudee inlet bridge, lesner bridge where you're getting moisture blowing in any way. as local cities prepare - vdot is too. a spokeswoman saying their crews started pre- treating the southside and peninsula interstates around 9:30 this morning. vdot's salt, abrasives, and brine are loaded up...and crews will be monitoring the road conditions. as local cities prepare - vdot is too. a spokeswoman saying their

started pre-treating the southside and peninsula interstates around 9:30 this morning. vdot's salt, abrasives, and brine are loaded up...and crews will be monitoring the road conditions. wavy.com shows how cities are preparing to keep you safe in winter weather. we'll be updating it as we get more information from city officials across our area. find the preps-page under the weather tab. it's an outcome for which many hoped and prayed. tonight -- the norfolk state university basketball player who was in a coma weeks ago -- is out of the hospital. amber brown made her first trip back to campus today. only 10 on your side's liz kilmer was there. liz -- must've been an emotional reunion with teammates and classmates. this young woman suffered strokes, heart attacks, seizures, brain swelling - at first it looked like she wasn't going to make it. fastforward not even two months later - amber is walking, talking, joking. she and loved ones say their lives have changed - but for the

c18 amber 00:25:11 "i feel great to be home, to be with people that love me." hugging friends, with a warm smile. this is the picture that many only dreamed of, as amber brown spent night after night, in a coma. a vision -- now, real. c17 mom 00:17:42 "for your dreams to come true- what do you do? what do you do when your what do you do other than say 'thank you jesus?'" c18 00:25:18 "i just always, every morning my mom and i prayed and we just thank god for the miracle that he let us have." only 10 on your side was there as the norfolk state university basketball player returned to her court - marking the 20-year-old's first time back on campus since she was found unconscious in her dorm room on new years day. now, but for a scratchy voice, and a bit of weakness - amber is the funloving girl she's always been. c20 00:32:52 "it's almost like she didn't miss a beat." c19 00:30:19 "it's been the ultimate blessing, honestly." catching up, and telling jokes --- for friends and teammates it feels

happened. but, loved ones aren't trying to erase those weeks in the hospital. that part brought new meaning - and a message for those amber has touched. c17 00:09:37 "this particular part of the journey is coming to an end, but it's a new part that's about to begin, because, what amber has started through, what some might be considering a tragedy, it has made so many people aware of what family and community is all about, support, prayers, believing, faith, healing." c18 00:25:32 "i plan on talking to many people actually, anybody that will listen and know my story." 00:27:02 "i would like them to know that, god is real, god is out there and he listens to everyone's prayers." proof - they say - that anything is possible. amber has no doubts she'll be back on this court again soon, as a player. c18 00:26:33 "i just have to get my conditioning back and my strength back and i feel that, next year i can play." a vision today, perhaps a reality, tomorrow.

what caused her to become so ill - though they suspect her diabetes played a role. she still has some therapy ahead, but now as an outpatient. liz kilmer, 10 on your side. teammates have been working together since she got sick. during the games she missed-- they raised money to help pay for her hospital stay-- and family's needs. a raised eight- thousand of a fifty-thousand-dollar goal. if you want to help-- look for our previous coverage of amber brown on wavy dot com. reminders across america on how dangerous it is to serve and protect. after losing an officer in the line of duty this morning, a second officer and a deputy were shot in georgia tonight. they should recover. that makes seven law officers shot on duty in the last four days, five of them dead. someone killed an officer in clayton county outside atlanta this morning -- serving a drug warrant. a north dakota police officer has died after he was shot responding to

last night. there's a growing memorial for a deputy in colorado -- killed trying to detain a suspect. closer to home -- the harford county sheriff's office in maryland identified two deputies killed in the line of duty wednesday. a 10 on your side follow up tonight -- local and state leaders came together in hampton-- with hopes of combating crime. about one-thousand people took advantage of a resource fair focused on young black men. this event capped off a 12-hour day at the hampton roads convention center. organizers say they want to get boys and teens into after school programs, keeping them off the streets and out of the courtroom. ((c45 14:54-15:09)) "young people are first. we need to take advantage of our resources and opportunities to help them. also, to know that we forgive. second and third chances are extended to most of us and so we need to do the same thing for our young people." governor terry mcauliffe opened the event this morning. he says it's

system is not working -- because 80-percent of juveniles will be arrested again, within 3 years. mobility. livability and connectivity. three things virginia beach needs to focus on according to mayor will sessoms. he gave the state of the city address to the chamber of commerce today. sessoms says he's worried young people will leave -- if v-b doesn't step up its public transportation game; that includes extending light rail from norfolk. (26 9:29) ((down the road we want to take light rail to norfolk naval base to the airport to greenbrier and to the beach)) runs: 08 sessoms discussed the importance of improving the city's broad band and fiber networks, so people can access the things they need online. he says the arena deal approved last year -- will also ring in a new era of jobs, revenue and cultural experiences. sessoms also addressed his recent trouble with virginia's conflict of interest law saying he

mistake on one vote for the rest of his life. sessoms expects to make a decision about running for re-election next week. a hampton teen faces charges-- after police say she assaulted a school bus driver today. the division says it happened on the way to syms middle school this morning. police say the 8th-grader assaulted the 59-year-old they charged the 14-year-old and released her. in a statement, hampton schools says the unacceptable. investigators expect the recover. police say they're trying to figure out how a woman died in newport news. they say someone found her dead this evening -- close to gildersleeve middle school on minton drive. they were not ready to tell us who she is or how she died. they did not say whether it was suspicious. decision 2016 turns to south carolina. hillary clinton and bernie sanders face off in the last debate before that state's primary. the vermont senator finished more than 20 points ahead of clinton this week in new hampshire the

statea has been hoping to slow his momentum. democrats vote on february 27th, republican voters go to polls on the 20th. we're hearing from the local shipyard workers who helped save a young man from the elizabeth river. a former educator was facing charges, but he's free tonight. tonight hear his side of the story. hear a local family's plea for help -- their search for closure, after

a young boy and three elizabeth city police officers are all back home-- after a cold, early morning rescue. police say the 11-year-old was stuck up to his waist in mud -- under the knobbs creek bridge. that's near north road street. they say the officers made their way down the side of the bridge, and pulled him to safety. everyone went to the hospital for exposure to the cold -- but police say they were released. they did not say how the child ended up in the mud. tonight we're hearing from three local shipyard

pull a young man from the elizabeth river. 10 on your side's chris horne has the follow-up to our report from last night. three workers at lyon shipyard were working wednesday morning on their tugboat the mariner 2, when duty called. c 1 00:14 christian crabtree rescuer -- our asst shop foreman who told us that a man had during rush hour. c 1 00:39 christian crabtree rescuer -- where we found the gentleman on the fender system of the bridge that's this part near the bridge piers. police arrived, but the closest they could get was way up here. c 12 13:50 officer frank st. george norfolk police -- he was soaked, we could see the water beneath him, puddling off of him the three shipyard workers knew they had no time to spare. it turned out to be a teenager, soaked with cold river water and frigid winds were blowing. c 2 1:27 christian crabtree rescuer -- i guess a little bit of instinct took over - a man was in the water and he's cold so you got to get him out as quick as you can c 12 15:06 officer ted

we were just trying to keep him calm, we knew he marine patrol, but this time, the shipyard workers were the "first then we took him over here to the south yard, and that's where the emts picked him up we're not sure why the teen jumped. does it really matter? the quick thinking and quick action of three people he had never met made the difference. c 4 6:45 bryan lindsey rescuer -- i wish don't really look at it as me being a hero, just, i was helping out c 12 15:50 officer frank st. george norfolk police -- the quick actions be the three gentlemen definitely helped us out greatly chris horne toys both norfolk police and lyon shipyard recognized the three workers for their actions. they say he didn't say much - but he did say thanks. we're told that the 16 year old has a collapsed lung, but is expected to recover. prosecutors have dropped their charges against a former school administrator -- now the suffolk man says he wants his job as principal of bertie high last year. he did that, after he police arrested him for

scene of an accident in petersburg. but this week, investigators withdrew the charge for a hit and run -- he says he initial reaction was i was angry because i knew the things they were saying i was charged with i hadn't done 40:59 i just felt degraded 41:03 kinda like a second class citizen 41:07 being treated the way that i was treated 41:08 he says he's working to get the charges expunged-- and he's going to start sending out resumes. he's not going back to bertie high school because he says it's time to start fresh. (anchors ad lib toss to don) tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow

light south. saturday: mix of sun and clouds. cold and windy. highs: low-30s. winds: nw 15-20 mph. wind chills: upper teens to low-20s. tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs: low-30s. winds: light south. saturday: mix of sun and clouds. cold and windy. highs: low-30s. winds: nw 15-20 mph. wind chills: upper teens to low-20s. tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs: low-30s. winds: light south. saturday: mix of sun and clouds. cold and windy. highs: low-30s. winds:

chills: upper teens to low-20s. tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs: low-30s. winds: light south. saturday: mix of sun and clouds. cold and highs: low-30s. winds: nw 15-20 mph. wind chills: upper teens to low-20s. tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs: low-30s. winds: light south. saturday: mix of sun and clouds. cold and windy. highs: low-30s. winds: nw 15-20 mph. wind chills: upper teens to low-20s. tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs:

south. saturday: mix of sun and clouds. cold and windy. highs: low-30s. winds: nw 15-20 mph. wind chills: upper teens to low-20s. tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs: low-30s. winds: light south. saturday: mix of sun and clouds. cold and windy. highs: low-30s. winds: nw 15-20 mph. wind chills: upper teens to low-20s. tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs: low-30s. winds: light south. saturday: mix of sun and clouds. cold and windy. highs: low-30s. winds: nw 15-20 mph. wind chills: upper teens to

upper teens to low-20s. e-cigarette safety. 10 on your side is investigating a growing trend with unknown health effects. i'm bruce rader and coming up in 25 minutes on the sportswrap, a very busy night, we'll go live to william and mary, the tribe taking on hofstra tonight--highlights from

taking on north texas. and nc state point guard cat barber sneaks out of raleigh to visit his alma matter--hampton high--we'll show you why the future nba point guard made the trip--only at 10:45 and

the family of a perquimans county woman is trying to track down the previous owners of a dog. two weeks ago, suzanne story adopted the pitbull from a virginia beach family. she had heard it was harmless, but the animal attacked and killed her when she went to clean out the cage, wednesday. story's mother hopes someone can explain -- was an ad in the virginian pilot for a dog that said easy going good with kids." 13:36:42 (butt) debbie brown / mother of suzanne story c0007 13:39:24 "we wanna find the people that gave her the dog and told them it was good natured a vet put the dog down this morning. we tried calling the number listed in the advertisement - but no response. a group of deputies reached out to help a family in need.

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tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs: low-30s. winds: light south. saturday: mix of sun and clouds. cold and windy. highs: low-30s. winds: nw 15-20 mph. wind chills: upper teens to low-20s. tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs: low-30s. winds: light south. saturday: mix of sun and clouds. cold and

nw 15-20 mph. wind chills: upper teens to low-20s. tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs: low-30s. winds: light south. saturday: mix of sun and clouds. cold and windy. highs: low-30s. winds: nw 15-20 mph. wind tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs: low-30s. winds: light south. saturday: mix of sun and clouds. cold and windy. highs: low-30s. winds: nw 15-20 mph. wind chills: upper teens to low-20s. tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs: low-30s. winds: light south. saturday: mix of

windy. highs: low-30s. winds: nw 15-20 mph. wind chills: upper teens to low-20s. tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs: low-30s. winds: light south. saturday: mix of sun and clouds. cold and windy. highs: low-30s. winds: nw 15-20 mph. wind chills: upper teens to low-20s. the super doppler 10 weather team will be tracking the chance for snow overnight -- look for a fresh forecast from meteorologist jeremy wheeler

10. we're on the air from seven to nine right here on fox 43. we're not the only ones fighting the freeze -- check out what happened after a water main broke in scranton, pennsylvania. it left icicles hanging from someone's tree and home -- residents say the pipe gave way in the middle of the night, and it took hours to fix. strong winter storms made it tough to drive in new york today --- the snow created white out conditions in the empire state. traffic crawled along a highway west of syracuse. police say it caused several accidents -- the feds continue to search for answers surrounding a sunken cargo ship. they're launching a second search through the wreckage of el faro. it ran into hurricane joaquin last fall, and sank near the bahamas. the n-t-s-b says the two week expedition will start in april. they hope to find the "black box" for a better idea of what went wrong. the ship went down with 33 people on board -- including a virginia beach man. they did not go easily but after 41 days -- it's

the f-b-i has ended a standoff with armed protesters holed up on a oregon wildlife refuge. (nat sot ) :12-:16 "come out with your hands up." "no we're not. you're going to have to kill us!" the last four people surrended today -- as federal agents moved in. the occupation was part of a dispute over the public's use of federal lands. weeks ago, a protester died in a shootout with authorities, as they were making arrests. e-cigarettes. teens are starting to use them more often, and you've probably seen in the store-- or in use. some users say they help them quit regular cigarettes -- but doctors say they could still have a negative effect on your health. 10 on your side's stephanie harris looked into the growing trend. (nats singing) as an aspiring young singer kurt lannetti is keen on protecting his pipes from vapor clouds that sometimes surround him. c1 kurt 21:26 "back of the classrooms, pe behind the bleachers".

classrooms?' kurt: "some of the teachers don't care" :32 ecigarette use among teens is rising in part because some say they are safer then regular cigarettes. 25:28 my grandma died from lung cancer :32 (big puff of vapor) the health risks of ecigarettes are still greatly unknown. but the allure for some is overwhelming. candy flavors and pictures shared on social media make it look cool. there are even videos that teach teens how to create vapor designs. (nats- online :49 you want to get a good cough while saying "o" :02 -:08 hey vapors it abby its tuesday and we're going to learn how to do the dragon advertisers use themes like sex, and independence :23 blue ecigs. to sell ecigs. take back your freedom :27 many doctors fear unrestricted ads could reverse decades of progress against tobacco use. c1 doc2:00:47 the ones that are most advertised in your gas stations, 7-11s etc are owned by tobacco companies, the same ones who sold us cigarettes

will recently received a large grant to study hampton roads tween and teen experiences with e-cigarettes. while her work has just begun, a recent cdc report shows nationwide, nearly 70% of middle and high school students see e- cigarette ads. and use among high school students tripled from 2013 to 2014 to 13% kellil 2:03:11 to be able to reach the teen audience we really have to understand where they are coming from:15 using infromation from teens, and medical professionals, england-will's team from eastern virginia medical school will develop outreach campaigns to turn the tide on this trend. its just a matter of finding what resonates.. kurt nats -- bringit down and end with singing 26:36 i just don't think its cool :38 stephanie harris toys if you are a teen who wants to participate in the study or the parent of a teen that wants to be involved you can send an email to dr. england wills. we put the email address with this story on wavy-dot com.

school board heard a proposal that would effectively ban e- cigarettes from school property-- and extracurricular activities. the amendment would go into effect july first, if the board passes it when it votes next month. deputies did not expect to have to use their parenting skills on the job this week -- but they did. see the

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cuddling an infant. making formula. not skills you learn during law enforcement training! two new mexico deputies say they had to draw on their experience as family men -- during a recent traffic stop. they say you can learn a thing or two from being a dad and uncle. monday night -- deputies say they stopped a man for drunk driving wtih three children in the car. they say they found a five-year-old, two- year-old and infant -- who wasn't buckled into a child seat.

children needed food. one deputy went to mcdonalds -- while a second starting mixing a bottle by flashlight. (deputy roger garcia/bernalillo county sheriff office) "what hurt me the most is when they were hungry." (butt) (deputy sam rodriquez/bernalillo county sheriff office) "it was a bunch of cops our heater to warm up the water for him." (butt) (deputy sam rodriquez/bernalillo county sheriff office) 'it was really hard to be professional when we have such strong opinions about the morality of the situation. and we really tried to keep it together for the welfare of the kids, really tried to be happy with them, and really try to give them a secure feeling. " the children were put in the care of the department of youth and families. william and mary was home tonight against the top team in its conference, a live report from williamsburg. plus. odu in search of its 4th straight win. and hampton high school honors nc state guard anthony "cat" barber.

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i'm bruce rader, welcome to the sportswrap live on this thursday night. william and mary is one of the most exciting teams in the nation right now, but a reality check tonight as the tribe takes on hofstra. david cone 3-pointer 13 points, and the tribe led by 9 out of the gate--hofstra ends the half strong brian brunardi with the 3, one of three players with 13 and the game was tied at 38 at halftime. in the second half, a double double for hofstra'sw juan yay green, one of his 12 assists., row-cuff gustis the layup he had 25 points hofstra with the lead. but here come the tribe---greg molin- owski for 3--- then omar prewitt---bucket and the foul---he also had 25. but hofstra hangs on to beat the tribe in