live in appomatox, amanda kenney, wdbj7. governor terry mcauliffe checked out the damage in appomattox county first hand. he said state officials will assess everything state wide and then apply for federal aid. after seeing the progress crews already made in the clean-up process, the governor also extended his thanks for the hours of work they are putting in. presidential candidates are back on the campaign trail after another heated debate in texas. front-runner donald trump was the target of most of the punches from marco rubio and ted cruz. a fiery exchange over healthcare was one of the most tweeted moments of the night. as the top three contenders went head to head, the two lower polling candidates - ben carson and john kasich - struggled to gain the spotlight. the candidates are all fighting for close to 600 delegates in next week's super tuesday contest. the battle lines have been drawn between democratic and republican senators surrounding a supreme court nominee. antonin scalia's death splits the justices evenly le

one person in appomatox has died, and several others are injured. governor terry mcauliffe has declared a state of emergency. the virginia national guard has already sent more than 50 soldiers to essex, richmond, westmoreland, sussex and patrick counties to help with debris clean up. more will be sent to other areas to help if they're needed. we're also waiting on more details about the governor's visit. governor mcauliffe is schedule to visit appomatox and waverly, virginia today. kimberly and garrett, there is also a press conference cominig up at 7:00 in wayside evergreen regarding have been killed by the devastating storm system that swept from the gulf coast into the northeast. the same storm system brought twisters to southern louisiana and mississippi tuesday, where at least three people were killed. the storm brought heavy rains and strong winds to other places like new york, making a mess of travel. rain quickly built up on roads in washington, d.c., putting some vehicles underwater. bruce caylor: "when the water gets this high, it's scary

in appomatox alone, 20 homes were destroyed and more than 100 damaged. about 2800 in the county have no electricity. percent of meters for elective cooperative have been damaged. it might be early morning to mid-day tomorrow before power is restored to the cvec appomattox metering point. virginia governor terry mcaullife has also declared a state of emergency. that means public safety agencies such as the virginia national guard, virginia state police, the virginia department of emergency management and the virginia department of transportation can devote every available resource to storm response and recovery. about an hour ago we found out the virginia national more than 50 soldiers to help with debris clean up. they're being sent to essex, richmond, westmoreland, sussex and patrick counties but more counties will be added if need be. governor mcaullife will also be here in appomatox county and waverly, virginia today. kimberly and garrett, we expect to get more information at 7:00. that's when a press conference will be held in evergreen wayside. at l

and right alongside him is his grandson drew mann- drew mann- sophomore appomatox high, "what did you think when you saw all this? it was really devastating. my parents got married in this church and i grew up here-it hit me hard" drew and his football teammates at appomatox high are here to help. nats in any way they can. "josh ellis- appomatox high school, we sorta came out here to rebuild the community to just rebuild the community they helped us out in the football season and we wanna give back to me" and like all close teammates fun even through of all of this- "oh yeah drew split that" the buildings may be torn apart- but the community is proving its spirit isn't. nelson mann, "buildings can be built but lives can't be replaced." 3 suri satlive3 3 danner now let's send it to chief meteorologist george flickinger.mark george, the real issue today is the wind. 3 tonight will be windy and cold, but overall much quieter weather is moving into the heart of virginia. this afternoon we've experienced strong wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph. you'll want your coat this thursday evening as the

suri sat live this tornado hit home in the literal sense for the football players of appomatox high. not only is this their community but two of their own players homes were damaged or destroyed. coach doug smith gathered his team to lend a helping hand and they were out in force clearing debris-chopping wood and in the midst of all this their coach says they are glad to give back sots coach doug smith, appomatox high school "this was an back to a great community that has shown them during the football season. and reach they wouldn't want to be anywhere else"sophomore appomattox high still being here and helping the community and everything." suri sat live the whole team is ready to help through out this process and the two teammates whose homes were damaged-as soon as insurance companies give the clear. coach smith says they'll be over to help out. live in appomattox, suri crowe, abc 13 news. 3 much quieter 3 week -- but windy. 3 tonight will be 3 windy and cold, quieter weather is moving into the this afternoon we've experienced of 30 to 40 mph. you'll want your evening as the stro

have a great day. tornado in appomatox. we're live at the community shelter where volunteers are ready to help victims. help is coming from all corners of our state. how people in the hard- hit evergreen community are also taking care of their own. and the clean-up work is also happening in patrick county, after a tornado hit there. which groups were called in to help out law enforcement in that area. good morning, it's just after 5 o'clock on friday. i'm kimberly mcbroom. i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. there are a few school announcements this morning. appomattox county school are closed, employee code 2. greenbrier county schools in west virginia are opening three hours late. schools in monroe county, west virginia are two hours late. pocahontas county, west virginia and tazewell county open two hours late. gusty winds days snow showers continue in those areas but as we head through today mopes to that will slowly come to an and but southwestern virginia the mountains a west virginia it have to watch upper a

live in appomatox, amanda kenney, wdbj7. thankfully the gone, but strong gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow showers. thankfully the severe weather is gone, but strong gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow showers. thankfully the severe weather is gone, but strong gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow showers. thankfully the severe weather is gone, but strong gusty winds will continue today with thankfully the severe weather is gone, but strong gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow showers. thankfully the severe weather is gone, but strong gusty winds will lowe's presents: how to put your foot in your mouth. man, wish my yard looked like yours. hey, the grass is always greener on the other side of the... sorry. now get 20% off sta-green fertilizer, at lowe's. >>> top of the morning to you. it is thursday, february 25th, 2016. welcome back to "cbs this there is more real nus ahead, including the dramatic sea rescue this morning in new york city. first, here's a look at tod

in appomatox county... a funnel cloud left an 8- to 10-mile path of destruction... killing one man whose home in evergreen was destroyed. state police say seven people people were injured... two seriously. we have live team coverage this morning... erin brookshier is in appomatox with a look at the damage and how people are recovering this morning. but we start with storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori.. kristina.. the storms may be gone... but now we're dealing today will be mostly cloudy and cooler with highs in the however, our west va. counties and counties boarding west va. will see scattered light snow showers. the wind will be a huge factor. we could have gusts over 50 mph, especially in our highest elevations west of the blue ridge parkway. the saturated ground along with the high wind fall. friday will start windy. the wind will gradually weaken through friday evening. temperatures will top out in the lower 40s. saturday will be mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s. sunday will be mostly sunny with highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s. monday

in appomatox county... a funnel cloud left an 8- to 10-mile path of destruction... killing one man whose home in evergreen was destroyed. state police say seven people people were injured... two seriously. we have live team coverage this morning... erin brookshier is in appomatox with a look at the damage and how people are recovering this morning. but we start with storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori.. kristina.. the storms may be gone... but now we're dealing

call 434-942-9325 to enroll. 3 3 3 3 danner intv a live look at some of the damage in appomatox county this evening. george has more on when the winds are dying down -- folks cleaning up -- 3 marissa parra joins us live with a look at what's coming up at 11.marissa satlive 3 danner & george >>> oscar secfears. >> plus adele in . >>> tonight, oscar securi fears, snipers, hutdidden cameras, bomb sniffing dogs, how hollywood braces for it's biggest night. >> the stage is set, but why is to the secret ser coming? i'm live for you here at addone bea theater. >> our yesjoe zee gets secrets from stylists. >> and then adele tears. >> biebe rihanna, music's biggest stars partying all night after the grammys of england. >>> and kelley clarkson is just have exclusive photos. >>> and is there blake and gwen a is there going to be a wedding? what ellen snows. >>> new york's biggest talk show host asking ra questions and getting racy answers, but guest did he go that far with? >> oh, my g i think i just ru everything. february 25, 2016, this is "entertainment tonight." >> this is really unprecedente

trucks were dropping off supplies this morning-and while power is still out in much of appomatox county - the shelter does have generator power and bathrooms. the other is at the pamplin fire department on pamplin road. 3 danner tight governor terry mcauliffe came to appomattox today to see the damage firsthand. this is a picture he tweeted out earlier as he saw the damage andersen is live in appomattox. with the governor's reaction to all the damage. annie satlive it was just sadness and shock. looking around, this tornado just demolished houses... turning them into just pieces like this (show wood from one of the houses)....take sot: "it was just amazing he length and width of this tornado that struck here. but as you go on you'll see structures totally gone and you'll see just gigantic areas of trees snapped in half, gigantic trees on the ground and you can clearly watch the wind as it obviously came here toward appomattox." annie the governor toured some of the houses that were hardest hit here in evergreen. at this house, one of the people who live here is still in the hospital aft

after a tornado ripped through appomatox county..wednesday. this weekend..church members.. are helping cleananup the building.. and secure the roof.. before the next rain. they say.. the physical destruction ... is only part.. of the pain... for the small congregation.. some.. who've lost a family member.. are also.. trying to heal.. just a humbling feeling thaa sto s secsominuteud much damage." they say.. holding the service..in the basement this morning.. was a small piece of "normalcy".. for their congregation. hollywood is getting ready for it's big night... and so are protestors... find out why some of them are planning rallies.. against the 88th academy awards.. are coming up .. later tonight.. fans are lining up.. to see the stars .. at the dolby theater... and protestors.. are planning to be there..because of the lack of diversity.. in the list of nominees. chris martinez.. reports.. from the red carpet. hundreds of fans waited for hours along the red carpe alfe favoritt. 00:015 ge la dicap? 003 hnoao. tre adthb tpr rteesat call category. the revenant, the big short

the team helped clear debris and chop wood.sots coach doug smith, appomatox high school "this was an opportunity to give back to a great community that has shown them so much love during the football season. and reach out to them so and they wouldn't want to be anywhere else"drew mann, sophomore appomattox high "thank god for still being here and helping the community and everything."noreen tight as soon as insurance companies clear it, the team will help at homes of the two teammates. 3 3 noreen plasma we are hearing so many amazing survival stories out of this tornado. this is where jared and sharanda totty's likely a miracle sharanda and her one year old daughter are able to stand there at all. sharanda and her daughter were alone in the house when she saw a tree go by, and she ran to the basement with her daughter. she found an old mattress " god took over me and literally threw me under this mattress over here and i held my baby and said god no please help us."///" that's the only thing that saved me because if you look here the wind took everything except that mattress. " noree

gathered his team.. and they went out in force.. to clear debris and chop wood.sots coach doug smith, appomatox high school "this was an opportunity to give back to a great community that has shown them so much love during the football season. and reach out to them so and they wouldn't want to be anywhere else"drew mann, sophomore appomattox high "thank god for still being here and helping the community and everything."mark tight the whole team this process. and as soon as insurance companies give the clear at the two teammates whose homes were damaged.. the coach says they will help them. 3 3 mark it is definitely an 3 mark tight right now.. there are 2 shelters open in appomattox. one at the pamplin fire department. the other at the appomattox community centernats we got some crackers and some granola bars..thank you so very much, hopefully someone can make use of it.mark shelter officials tell us.. several people have come through in the past two days. right now -- there are just a couple people staying overnight. many people have been dropping by to give.. and pick up donations.. the shelte

they will also have another team at the walmart on oakville road in appomatox. now we just learned that appomattox county says all volunteer positions are filled. volunteers should now go through disaster relief agencies. live in appomattox, noell saunders wdbj7. and it was still a cold and outside what ever you are doing but we have some positive news i headed your way in the very short-term these wind gust while they're still out anywhere from eighteen to twenty six miles an hour they are trending downward we've gotten rid of some of those fifty and forty and thirty mile an hour gus and lord to be looking for is a warming trend were 50 and 40 and 30 mile an hour, gus and lord to be looking for is a warming trend were not there just yet buena vista checking in at twenty nine degrees feels like it's twenty three out there with winds ranging from five to ten miles an hour and peak yesterday at 22 miles an hour just saturday but sacred and have some clouds early on plenty of sunshine by the afternoon and the key thing here is temperatures will be in the mid 40s we

we're looking at the damage and governer's visit to appomatox today. police have released the name of roanoke's first murder victim of the year. where the investigation stands now. and, paying tribute through song. how a man in our area is honoring the and adam ward. good morning, it's just after 5 o'clock on thursday. i'm kimberly mcbroom. i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. we do have a few school announcements for you this morning. appomattox county and cornerstone christian academy are closed. patrick county schools are opening 2 hours late. thankfully the severe weather is gone, but strong gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow

have a great day. tornado in appomatox. we're live at the community shelter where volunteers are ready to help victims. help is coming from all corners of our state. how people in the hard- hit evergreen community are also taking care of their own. and the clean-up work is also happening in patrick county, after a tornado hit there. which groups were called in to help out law enforcement in that area. good morning, it's just after 5 o'clock on friday. i'm kimberly mcbroom. i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. there are a few school announcements this morning. appomattox county school are closed, employee code 2. greenbrier county schools in west virginia are opening three hours late. schools in monroe county, west virginia are two hours late. pocahontas county, west virginia and tazewell county

as the appomatox county community tries recover- can to help.yesterday alone, 820 meals were served by mercy chef and tysons.189 volunteers visited nearly 2 hundred homes, and helped cover 19 roofs with tarps. vdot will do curbside pickup --of yard debris-- for those who live within the storm affected area-- until march 15th.the county will handle garbage pickup. for details on how the trash pickup works- head to our website- virginia first dot com. /pkg-b around the commonwealth- officers in prince william county are mourning one of their own- after she was killed on the job.officials say the rookie officer was just sworn in on friday. tonight- the community held a vigil for the fallen officer. as kristen fisher reports- two and are still in the hospital tonight. the shooter's been identified as staff sergeant ronald hamilton. 32-years-old. he was assigned to the pentagon. and now -- he's accused of killing a marine veteran who was working her very first shift as a police officer. 28-year-old ashley gwin-den had just been sworn in on friday. the prince william county police deparment

sots coach doug smith, appomatox high school "this was an opportunity to give has shown them so much love during the football season. and reach out to them so and they wouldn't want to be anywhere else"drew mann, sophomore appomattox high "thank god for still being here and helping the community and everything."pattie tight the whole team is ready to help throughout this process. and as soon as insurance companies give the clear at the two teammates whose homes were damaged.. the coach says they will help them. one note, appomattox schools are closed again today.. with an employee code 2. 3 3 pattie plasma still to come this morning on gmv... this morning...3 3 3 3 pattie tight the cleanup has already started in appomattox..2 days after a tornado touched down there. adamson is there this morning...with more on what the community has ahead of it. 3 friday will be mostly sunny, breezy and cool. high temperatures reach the low to mid 40s. temperatures will be in the upper 30s north and west toward the mountains. winds when heartburn hits fight back fast tums smoothies starts dissolving

kristen hatfield communications officer virginia region how red cross is helping in waverly and appomatox, the need, how people can volunteer etc. tips about 'after the storms' pass safety for people in damaged areas on ground etc. the american red cross is working around the clock virginia who were impacted by a tornado and windstorms that swept through much of the state yesterday. "the virginia region red cross disaster teams sprang into action the moment it was safe to deploy," said reggie gordon, ceo for the american red cross virginia region. "our teams are doing disaster assessments now to identify what the need is from the communities impacted across the state." the red cross provided support at the appomattox county community center shelter last night and deployed an emergency response vehicle to waverly to drop off snacks and water. emergency response vehicles will be in appomattox and sussex counties and waverly today to provide additional water and snacks. disaster assessments continue today in the communities impacted on what the need is. the red cross has disaster mental prov

they will also have another team at the walmart on oakville road in appomatox. only volunteers from disaster relief areas. loved ones are telling us more about the man who died during wednesday's tornado. keith harris was one of 18 children. he grew up in evergreen and stayed there the rest of his life, farming a piece of land along twin tunnel lane. a wooden cross now marks the spot where harris' home stood. he was found about 400 yards away at the bottom of a hill. harris' family took wdbj7 there yesterday and said he died in a place he loved. harris leaves behind a wife, nancy, who was injured during the storm. she was on her way home when a tree fell on her car. relatives say she was not seriously injured. many of you want to know how you can help the tornado victims. go to our website and click on the helping appomattox link in the must see 7 section. there you'll find information on how to make a donation. many people are dealing with storm damage, whether it be from this week's tornado or last week's ice storm. now is when people claiming to be in the bus

waverly, appomatox and tappahannock. where three tornadoes touched down.verly. and another in appomattox. and virginia governor mcauliffe is going to both locations today to see the damage first hand we will have crews in waverly and tappahannock starting on abc 7 news at noon today. more on newschanel 8 [cheers and applause] >> it's "live with kelly and michael." today from "once upon a time" and "zootopia," ginnifer goodwin! stephanieback at tanner in the new series, sweetin.ouse," jodie plus, another member of our studio audience will walk away bunch of benjamins as we continue "live's" oscar countdown game. all next on "live!" [captioning made possible by disney abc-domestic television] emmy-award your winning co-hosts, kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪

this is impacting our entire appomatox division. >> wow, very difficult day for you as well. we thank you so much. is there anything else you need to pass along to our viewers right now while we have you? >> just that when we've got severe weather like this moving through, be alert for downed trees, power lines, high water, standing water. don't try to go through the water. if your windshield wipers are on, your lights have to be on. you want them on. it helps you see and helps other drivers see you. and we ask for folks to be safe. if they can delay their travel until the storm moves through, that's even better. and of course check on neighbors and make sure you're safe as these storms make their way through the commonwealth. >> absolutely. a lot of times you see people driving with hazard lights on too. do you frown on that? >> we do because hazard usually means that stopped and when some people may not realize when you're in heavy rain and it's getting dark people may not realize you're still moving. you really need to use those hazards. i am stop, i am stuck, versus just