presidential candidates seem to take it up a notch. plus what's expected to happen in virginia beach today that could put light rail for the city one step closer to reality it is friday morning this is thirteen years now they raided four thirty i'm andre senior embassy bustamante thank you for joining us today want to get right over to meteorologist fred malek drag your tracking a lot of rain radar today yeah lot of rain and still i threaded some wintry weather off to the north and west this is a look at all the weather alert announced that they can explain all these colors mean but i do election know if you are heading to the north you may still encounter some snowy conditions up from the northern neck for and when there isn't enough and marilyn what we have three different areas highlighted so let's start with here is highlighted in blue this does include the williamsburg james city county syrian sussex winter weather advisory out that way. there were some areas of snow early this morning at around wakefield and waverly some of those years picking up about

transition back over to reign atop the national weather service's and yet really gone back to rain we've had our folks driving to williamsburg reporting mainly rain so when a weather advisory technically until noon but it's mainly been rain or transition back to rain out there still you may encounter some wintry weather to get into this area highlighted in pink and here we have winter storm warnings that are in place until new heavier amounts of snow off to the north but again as we take a look at the radar trends that has been warming a little bit so it's going to be traveling far to the north and that back in when you may still encounter some wintry weather wind advisory near the coast also high surf advisory and this is significant to see winds gusting over forty maybe up to fifty mph near the coast is a wet start to the day temperatures are above freezing for most locations get along i ninety five you get down to freezing in those areas west point and thirty three wallop that thirty three as well as you can see

other downtown areas ok rain at the airport north northeast winds at eighteen mph. this is radar estimation trying to pick that rain snow line again it could be somewhat snow flakes mixing with rain for the little peninsula so i'll be interested to hear from you were looking for more reports from middle peninsula but again most of what we've been getting the reports coming in and then that transition to rain. still some snow possible for parts in the northern neck in the middle peninsula and then in may and that way back over the eastern shore good news is it out to the west we do a drier conditions would get a better looking weekend in store so the rain showers will move out later this morning and chances for snow still up to the north are not a tremendous amount but will be watching those roads they could be impacted drier conditions later this afternoon highs in the lower forties i'll be back with more on the forecast in just a bit right now though we have word of an accident it's early with those what conditions i can only imagine weather may have played a role as wright craig i wouldn't be surprise can

confirm with a very active scene in norfolk selected to our camera to sixty four westbound in the outside of lanes at military highway take a look at this not to pass this on the way out my way into work this morning this tractor trailer here is actually in the ditch right now and it looks like it's not trying to get with the director is on scene at this point so hopefully the next few minutes it will be out of the ditch but at this point just the right lane is blocked you can still get by making a way in the direction of downtown norfolk but certainly something to watch out for this morning i'll continue to monitor this give you updates as they come in for now we head back to the maps and update for other jr be for later this morning not too much later that the rb is set to open at five o'clock so watch out for that abuse the monitor merrimack during that time. don't get stuck at that bridge left and then coming up at four forty the latest on that accident on military highway in norfolk to sixty four west and were checking traffic five sixty four west into the base. all right ashleigh thank you on the docket today preliminary hearing is set

accused in a home invasion and robbery in virginia beach and we could find at eight thirty this morning whether there's enough evidence against todd jones for trial thirteen years now reporter lisa brown is here with how we got to this point the case in mourning and ruthie got to this point because police are accusing him of a serious crime. virginia beach police believe jones is connected to a july home invasion the twenty one year old is due in court today he faces several charges including armed burglary use of a firearm in commission of the founding wearing a mask in public and abduction according to virginia beach police two masked people with guns went into a home on cassie avenue in me demands of those inside were told once those demands weren't met the suspects fled the home will update you after today's hearing in the studio. elise brown lisa for thirty five now and virginia beach is expected to draft a memorandum of understanding with hampton roads transit and the state

transportation as part of a stipulation laid out by the state transportation board the board is formulating its funding plan for the next six years and we wonder now if virginia beach is committed to this project the city council vote is now set for april fifth. it's homecoming day for sailors aboard the uss laramie oil are scheduled to dock at naval station norfolk and eight o'clock tonight the crew spent the last three and a half months helping the u s navy and nato forces in the persian gulf there because role was making sure the navy's fleet had enough fuel and supplies of course thirteen is now a team here welcomes him home and thanks them for their service at four thirty five it's a phenomena known as are dubbed rather the perfect right now new research reveals that the move are a fact could possibly help save your life

alright the rain is coming down across the area and we have rick deal with our truck driving around taking a look and i really get a good look at the wet conditions and are out there we are going to continue to see good chances for the rain across much of the erie the rain is coming down now and that will be the case as we go through the morning hours now is going to be clearing later this afternoon so we just need to hang in there want to get into this and spent some time talking to you about the general conditions out there rain is widespread to get up around the middle peninsula to the northern neck we start pick up a little bit of mixed precipitation go to the satellite radar images right now again rain moderate to heavy or pockets northern virginia beach through part

passing a norfolk right now but up from the little kid and saw a lot of this is rain with some snow flakes mixing in the northern neck more likely to see some snow and then over to the eastern shore really maryland's eastern shore. so far for most of reaching it's been mainly rain and of course rain down across north carolina so that's a quick look there at one or more interfaces with our sky cameras will be taking a look you with our sky views all across the region throughout thirteen years now daybreak right now overcast for norfolk again the rain is coming down thirty nine degrees in the windsor north northeast at eighteen mph winds are just starting just starting to increase down across north carolina we're going to see the winds increasing renewable wind advisory for coastal areas this morning so while we've had the winter weather advisories off to the north and west were going to do mainly with rain it's going to be to the middle part of the day but even through the afternoon to three o'clock wind advisories are up for coastal areas and we're going to see winds

forty and maybe even fifty mph gusts to thirty nine winds increasing and we are so high surf advisory tides will build as well. at this point we're not expecting a major title issues or anything like that in my piece of news instead of flooding a few spots temperatures right now above freezing for most areas richmond thirty one thirty to ten points title in ninety five little colder but again temperatures through the afternoon close to forty three for norfolk will see mid forties round suffolk and virginia beach again that could be a couple of what snowflakes far in linen off to the north here to see the chances of a broader ban and sunny bank mouth overfishing if he could see some wet snowflakes but again mainly rain for the peninsula and the lower part of the eastern shore and then down to the saudi can see rain and wind will be the issue of a back full forecast in just a bit good news for the weekend partly sunny tomorrow and temperatures warming up significantly later into next

the midtown tunnel with ashley i just wanted to show you the midtown tunnel because on this camera you can really make out that the roads are slick and wet this morning going to be the focus for the dr take your time leave home in enough time to get where you're going safely but as you can see traffic not really the issue at the midtown on a second camera traffic is also not the issue in norfolk on to sixty four west of the outside of lincoln military highway. but you can clearly make out a big tractor trailer accident right now with others trying to pull the tractor trailer out of the ditch but at this point it's still very much they are the right lane is blocked as well as the on ramp from military highway two to sixty four west a plan to take another route this morning coming up next an update here in a live look around naval station norfolk right ashleigh thank you and then there were four minutes remaining gop candidates met for a heated debate last

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taken their own lives using the so called suicide seeds and any other plant in the world. the poison within the seeds shut down a person's heart. oh another fiery face off in the race for the white house the remaining republican presidential hopefuls squared off for debate on the fox news channel last night and it got nasty fast first inning off course battle between donald trump and mark arabia the return to my hands of asphalt something else must be small. i guarantee you there's no problem i carry the finally got back on track with a heated conversation about primaries and polls between trump and ted cruz and the next fight did donald trump tell the new york times he would not deport eleven million immigrants or migrants are travel problem with that sound will be a tool but nice to see the art. meantime mitt romney's effort to take down the front runner infuriating many from supporters

gop nominee called trump a quote phony a fraud and a choke artist morning america will have a one on one interview with both don't trump and mark arabia starting at seven o'clock right after daybreak this morning as for our current president barack obama says that he will stay in our nation's capital after his term and during a visit to milwaukee yesterday mr obama was asked if he would be moving back to chicago after he leaves the white house the president said that his family want to stay in dc for a few years so that his daughter sasha can finish high school there. all right with the rating on sunday was really the one we are coming in faster than zoe around his crate motor now preggo how say whoa guys really do with the rain to the middle part of the day is we start with a look at the next twelve hours you could see the rain the wind this morning but as we go through eleven and twelve o'clock i expect most of the stuff to be out there be a different issue

clear lake the day a good looking weekend in store but it still take it's going to be very windy and chilly to today and certainly wet this morning some potential still for some snow farther north and west. just wanted to start up to look at the weather alerts and i'd talk to wakefield early as you guys can be dropping these repair these down and they may be doing this because most of the areas that were seeing snow earlier actually seeing a transition back to rain as you can see that we give three areas that are highlighted in different colors this area in pink under winter storm warning through noon today that doesn't enrichment up to tap my hand and they were looking at the potential for a few inches of snow in some of those areas again there were some snow earlier but we have seen a transition to rain in some of this area we had a winter weather advisory out around wakefield early this morning they had about an inch of snow on the ground that there's a transition back to rain the rain can wash that stuff away so many folks not waking up to a lot of snow on the ground that there were some wet

more of a change to rain again this does include james city county williamsburg this area shaded in blue under winter weather advisory for the area shaded in red this is northampton on the eastern shore. i you can see around hampton and to coast and back down through the portsmouth area norfolk virginia beach and down into current as we do have wind advisories that will be in place until three o'clock this afternoon that's one thing that were deathly looking at as a system moves by and it crosses not sure who to tighten up with the wins coming in from the north gusting perhaps as high as forty two even fifty mph so it's going to become quite windy later today there's been a lot of rain across the area in some snow off to the north but a lot of this stuff starting to mix i think even that rain snow line may be pushing a little farther to the north still tear up from the northern neck in the middle potentially give that potential for some more wintry weather early this morning. it is going to keep moving though as we head to the middle part of the day it

in the afternoon still most excited because clearing and one in the north winds again cranking up especially near the coast as we go to the overnight ferry gets a little bit nicer for skies will clear out still windy this evening winds can gust of thirty or thirty five mph this evening but as we go past midnight and early tomorrow the winds ease up and we should enjoy a partly sunny day pierce added a really looking forward to a nice one there late saturday night into early sunday as possible we could see a few showers pushing through it again this is early sunday morning that that moves out and most of sunday should be fine temperatures actually warming up a bit as far as rainfall totals we could see about an inch or so in some spots most years to happen is to image the next little shop there you see sunday night some more spotty showers as you can see the temperatures are going to be generally above freezing most areas upper thirties to now even some low forties for southside into northeast

here along i ninety five but even west point health and wallets at or a little bit above freezing you look at low to mid thirties there's a not too bad. winds will increase down to the south we've already had some gas around dock pier close to the winds increasing later today. here's a quick look at the airport conditions north northeast winds eighteen mph seven day forecast to see the rain moving out by midday and again there's some potential for mixers know far far to the north and off to the northwest but we will see improvements. look for the windy conditions later today tonight slow thirty five forty eight tomorrow and fifty one on sunday. do people see a few showers overnight saturday night into sunday early morning and then improvements later on looking good through the middle and end of next week. upper sixties hang in there folks here's ashley. all right craig got a quick live look around naval station norfolk on five sixty four weapons give you that live look now just to see how things are shaping up out there the shot just past terminal traffic still moving well no major

again you can certainly make up the roads are wet so be very very careful this morning the second camera we head back to another part of norfolk to sixty four westbound outside lane at military highway. you can see an accident involving a tractor trailer that is in the ditch out there trying to clear out the scene but right now the right lane is still blocked as was the on ramp from military highway to two sixty four west a plan to take another route this morning and hot water on valentine or something like that. other than that traffic volumes are pretty light and city across the area don't forget the g r b opens at five o'clock so we'll check back to check traffic on sixty four in chesapeake andrea ashley so much scientists say what alcohol does your heart isn't just about how much you drink yet but when as well. we'll

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ten percent decrease in the instances of dui arrests that is based on data from the seattle police department the study calls the phenomenon that over a fact and says that they are there is clear evidence of hoover's positive impact on crime cities it's great news the hero is well hard time now for fifty six of the saw snow showers overnight but in our neck of the woods to turn to rain here are just regular will tell you when it's all supposed to be over and re learning more about what it takes to keep you safe on the roads during a snowstorm hand this right now so we're due to my heart. no unlike finding gray hair. scientists now say that they're one step

. we are i was a frosty friday here in hampton roads rain even some snow has been falling across the area crack as the latest on this winter storm's path. yes and the wet weather means a slow commute be done in a tight budget but

making you drive a safe as possible and here's a look at what some of you are already getting charlotte posted this picture to our facebook page pinkish i like that would be the snow falling near williamsburg this is their team is now at daybreak and you can see all the wet weather live from one of our trucks onto sixty four eastbound. let's go right over to greg now with a look at when this nasty stuff a clear upgrade. we really got a pretty big wide range of different weather conditions across periods and different highlighters who want to talk about here in pink under winter storm warning we had the area in blue. this is under a winter weather advisory is the area around williamsburg james city county had some snow mixing and glad to see that picture posted again upon the winfrey area north and west of that we have had some snow but there's really been more of a transition to rain with some folks driving through there earlier this morning reporting just ran around williamsburg will continue to watch and ashley's house to