alta vista caught fire. mullback driving in the lane. matthews did rally. alta vista hold oz late. dues scored 18. and advances to regional play friday night at 6:00 cumberland high school. ; it was a huge game to win. don't have to win the next game. if we lose it we'll have to travel out somewhere west virginia. we don't want to do that. ; second half came out stroking. ; reporter: chat em and floyd county secured state tourney births monday. espn's college game day is coming to charleston saturday. the show down against acc leader north carolina. game day is visiting uba for the second straight year. ; i think it's exciting for the fans and the community gets pretty riled up about it. it's great that it's here. i don't think you have to just ignore it and block it out totally. i don't think again you become intoxicated with it. i think that's a good sign it's here. road win 86-68. and xavier knocked off bella nov nova none -83. you may have seen this as one of the top plays on espn. throwing fromlet free throw line line. didn't jump. hour powered the shot in. and henderson is a

highs for today. 50 in alta vista. 52 in south boston. 46 in roanoke. over night temperatures in the mid to upper 20s across the board. it is quiet through the rest of the week. even into the weekend. look at your highs saturday and sunday. lows not bad, upper 30s near 40. 63 on saturday and sunday. we will watch for unsettled weather monday and tuesday. patty? >> patti: opening statements expect indeed a courtroom in fiengs, arizona an alleged isis supporter is going on trial. app dual malik is accused of isis. connecting him to a terror plot in texas last year. tips alleged co-conspirators were kill indeed a gun battle with police. shot by police outside an event feet urg cartoon drawings of mohammed. they watched extremist videos with kareem and conspired to commit future terror attacks. >> the georgia death row enmate is set to be decided today. pardons and paroles met to consider clementancy for 45 year old travis clinton. he is scheduled to be put to death for the 92 murder of a fellow naval crew man. larceny argue he deserves mers and he very rem

the generals play at alta vista on tuesday. and at liberty high, the minutemen and casey car locked horns with the hilltoppers. and the glass charged back. and loving scored 11 for the hilltoppers. car added 16 points. and liberty wins 35-48 on senior night. >> and westover christian facing l.c.a. in the first. and riddout find morris in the first wide open. and looking for a hole in the l.c.a. defense, haskins finds booth with a high arch. and there's a nice steal and cross over. and she hits smith with with laser pass and it's in off the pass. l.c.a. takes it 49-23. and on the boys' scoreboard, blacksburg wins over christiansburg. >>> and new covenant takes down nor cross. g.w. 51-44. >> we're the wildcat cheerleaders and you're watching "full court press" on abc-13. woo! >> reporter: thank you, ladies. it's time for the three best plays of the week. number three, e.c. glass and liberty. anthony gets the steal and splits defenders. >> and number two, dan river and halifax. and they miss the pass to owens. comets streak ahead

alta vista 23. smith mountain lake 23. danville 25. tomorrow, we'll see a temperature reaching into mid-40s at lunchtime. we'll stay below freezing before 9:00 a.m. on friday. we'll see highs nearing 50 tomorrow afternoon. across the heart of virginia, madison county, 49. dillwyn, 51. 51, alta vista. southside, low-mid-50s. and gretna lower 50s. cooler in the mountains toward wytheville or roanoke, highs in the upper for his. for the weekend, saturday, and sunday, temperatures looking good. a few small showers are possible on sunday. next week, a few small showers possible on monday. and tuesday and wednesday increasing rain. air, we could see winter precip. >> danner: volunteers are needed to monitor the water quality in the dan river. the group has organized a training session next week at averett university. they'll learn testing and sampling methods. for information is at >> reporter: in >> danner: we'll take you live to south carolina tonight where it is round two. g.o.p. presidential candidates donald trump, jeb bush, and john ka

the alta vista colonels playing against dan river. they led in the third before finishing the quarter. and malbeck with another three to give the colonels a lead in the third quarter. and this offbalance shot by reynolds. and alta vista hands dan river it's second lost of the season. colonels 45. wild cats, 41. >> it's the first time i beat dan river in my whole career. >> we slowed the game down, and we had to get our perfect shot, not the first shot. >> reporter: and bassett. and faith christian roanoke rolled to a big win. and hannah young led the bees with 23. and evans had 25 for j.f. and finnerty had a triple-double triple-double. and franklin county beat amherst 54-34. and chatham won at william campbell. . virginia's moved up to 7th in this week's men's basketball poll and received a first place vote. the cavaliers are now highest ranked a.c.c. team. virginia hosts virginia tech tomorrow night. the hokies upset the cavs last month in blacksburg. >> if you just get caught up in the this is a rivalry, we got to get revenge. that

alta vista 31. danville 32. and culver, 20s toward the new river valley. friday, 30s in the morning. lunchtime, the sunny will be shining and the temperature will be 44. highs in the upper 40s for most of us and dropping into the 30s tomorrow evening. and temperatures will be new river valley, 42. lynchburg, upper 40s. and upper 50s for highs towards southside. and we are looking toward your weekend and next week. no travel problems. great looking weekend. we'll see some high clouds and near normal temperatures. cold mornings in the 20s and highs in the 50s. and monday night, rain changing to sleet and snow. and this does not look like a major winter storm, but 1/2-1 inch snow totals will be common. we'll keep you updated. >> mark: google will begin testing its driverless car in washington this week. it's the third city allowing google to test its car. it's using 3d simulated software to drive its car the lasers, cameras, and onboard computers are always working. google says there are no plans energy efficiency doesn't pick favorites. it should apply to ev

highs 35 in lynchburg. 36 in@a alta vista over night we are dropping into the teens. as we head throughout the next couple of days highs 30s and 20s. let's check your weather photo of the day. you see this snowy sunrise in madison. beautiful photo for us. if you have the weather photos stay warm and remember us and send them to weather@wset.com. mona, over to you. >> mona: you know we are always looking for ways to better or smart phone photography game. this guy has done it. shot. the swiss gear did f this with an i phone and practice. it is as difficult as it looks. took him years to perfect this move. and it it is quite a move. well, mou we'll go to tech bytes. >> in tech bytes warnings about lithium bat reese. >> they power phones and laptops and dangerous linked to three airplane fires. >> recommends that such batteries should be separated from other flammable caring organism faa issued a similar warning. >> twitter keep inging users safe. >> new trust and safety council which aims to prevent tries of cyber abuse and ensure that users can speak freely. >> now the

here are the high's today. 52 in lynchburg. 53 in alta vista. mid 50s to the south. 44 for the new river. 49 in roanoke. 54 in smith mountain lake. over night, cooler weather. no more 40s. we are back in the 20s the cold air arrives. 28 in lynchburg. 30 in amhurst. 23 in the new river valley. quick check of the next seven. quiet thursday, friday, saturday and sunday. our average high this time of year being 47 degrees. we will be there or above throughout the next four day. watching as we head late monday into tuesday. light snow. not expecting accumulation. we will keep you updated. mona and patty? >> patti: thank you. of lcs released the results of a survey on culture and climate in the schools. students, teachers and paurnts were commenting. 91% of apparents agreed, my child respects their teach are. 33% of elementary students and 20% of high school students agreed that students treat teachers with respect at my school. telling. a telling piece. we have to figure out -- how to have the conversation. one thing that came up last night in the me

you see as we look at future you see towards lynchburg, bedford and alta vista we may see floures. no accumulations. it is all staying to the mountains they could pick up one-throw itch inches. it could make roads slick. temperatures below freezing over night. watch out for slippery spots. the story is the cold weather. near 38 this afternoon. 33 for the high on wednesday. 29 on thursday. we get the first reenforcing shot of cold air wednesday. the mid 30s for friday. cold air arrives in time for the weekend. here is how we shape up over seven days. saturday's high, 28 in over night low of 11. patty and mona, back to you. >> patti: thank you. coming up in the next half-hour, it has been near low two weeks dins the disash appearance and how the community honest ordthe girl. >> mona: update on a motorcycle accident in lynchburg. what we know this so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cellular has the phone you're looking for, a network that's built to give you coverage way out here where the other guys don't, and 6 gigs for only $40 a month. that's a lot less than verizon and at&t. so

radar, we have the last gasp of rain that's trying to move over lynchburg right now in highway 29, alta vista, and brookneal. heavier rain in farmville and richmond. and in blacksburg and roanoke we're getting a break in the rain. even though the rain is going to be ending this evening, additional rain is going to be heading in this week. and we have the light rain near danville. in the morning, we'll have cloudy, gray skies. and tomorrow take your coat with you. we'll see highs in the 40s for many of us. in southside, you'll see highs in the 50s. for most of the day tomorrow, we're going to be dry. then by tuesday night and increasing chances for light rain and drizzle. your wednesday plans do like they're going to be a washout we'll have increasing heavier rain in the afternoon. wednesday night, that rain will be moving out followed by colder and drier weather. i'd recommend holding off on outdoor plans thursday or friday for that drier weather. tonight, lows in the 30s and 40s. drier weather after midnight. appomattox 43. lower 40s toward bedford. temperatures for tuesday. we'll have a tou

we've got you covered in alta vista, --------- --------- --------- alliant energy tells us 43-hundred customers lost power for a bit in the first half of the day. kwwl's kristin rogers has been working the phones today to keep up with any interuptions thee storm may have caused. she joins us live from cedar rapids. as you mtioned, i'm told thousands of residents here did lose power for a t, alliant tells me some of it was caused by stong wind or snow, they are also investigating a possible lightning strike to blame, school was also cancelled in cedar rapids those days off course for safety reasons with the weather, we often think about students caught up with a teacher doing time with the ones she loves school but beccuse of the snow rather frown in. (cg: jamie sebring/ teacher) "we do, i mean living in iowa four seasons i mean you enjoy each season." "goal!" her boys colten and gavin were loving it, and she was loving the company doing chores "nats of shoveling" even taking breaks to join in on the fun. this faaily remindinggs all that ssmetimes, an interuption in a schedule

rustburg, alta vista, 30. danville, 32. the lake 31. brookneal 30. charlotte courthouse, 31. shenandoah valley, 30 degrees. we're warming up for wednesday. we'll keep the clouds around and saturday and sunday, sunshine and nearing 60 degrees. we can almost sit back and relax with a forecast like that. >> whitney: i love that. but tonight and tomorrow morning they're asking folks to stay off the roads if you don't have to be. and we have a lot of closings. those are scrolling on the bottom of your screen and at wset. let's head over to dave. tries to regroup after it was the storybook ending for u.v.a. yesterday until it wasn't. they thought they'd seal the win at camden stadium. with ten second left, the cavs let a one .-point lead. and now u.v.a. cavs face a game against n.c. state. >> just refocus. we played a good game today, but there are areas that we can improve in and we'll come back tomorrow and be ready for monday's game. >> that stings but i give thanks. i told our guys you battled and showed metal in a super charged environment. and we'll grow from it. for next wee

the worst roads will be tuesday morning, but i don't think they'll be awful across appomattox 32, alta vista, 31. south boston 33. tuesday, we'll be running colder than monday. 40s and 50s. most of us are going to be in the 30s all day. above freezing at lunchtime and 35. 38 at 4:00. i would take your umbrella with you, especially if you're watching from the interstate 81 area as you're likely to get light rain and snow. for the rest of us, it is going to be difficult for us to see any measurable snow. upper 30s and lower 40s for highs tomorrow. and the big story for the week is going to be cold weather with highs in the upper 20s and 30s. and lows overnight in the teens. >> danner: a cold week ahead. >>> a lynchburg business has been selected as one of the best places to work in virginia. this is the second year in a been given the award. marathon consulting came in first on the list. >>> a milestone at virginia tech. the university got a record number of applications for admission this fall. it was a 12% jump from last year. virginia tech says they saw a big jump in minority applications a

we've got you covered in jericho, alta vista, gilbertville and all of eastern iowa rapids neighborhood leads to the euthanization of one dog -- and the broken heart of its owner. kwwl's hillary maglin talked to the woman who was forced to say for diana hogan... losing her dog sabrina anne was like put her at peace, and so we had attacked by two other dogs - a lab and a brindle pit bull - on february 5th. sabrina was outside when the loose dogs attacked. (sot) "my husband went to unleash sabrina anne, and the pitbull grabbed onto her stomach, and just broke it's way hogan's home - the pit bull attacking sabrina - the lab scratching hogan as she tried to save sabrina. after taking sabrina to the vet - she was unable to be but hogan hasn't forgotten about the pup. she deeicated to sabrina - and wears loved." (sot. cg: hillary maglin) "police say both dogs came from this house behind me, just a street away from hogan's home." the owners are aaron olin and chastity jackson. no one answered the door for police after the attack and both dogs were impounded. the lab was released these kind of

appomattox 17. 17, alta vista, and brookneal. danville at 19. tomorrow, 30 at lunchtime. highs in the mid-30s tomorrow. 36 toward buckingham and dillwyn. gretna, 38. in the mountains, you'll have more clouds around. a better chance of seeing snow in the mountains and highs in windy and cold for saturday. sunday, we're staying below freezing all day. increasing chances for rain, sleet, and snow for late monday and especially tuesday. >> danner: the lockin' music festival has changed dates from august 25th-28. every year the music festival is held at oak ridge farm in nelson county. this year's lineup has not been announced yet. hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders are less than two hours away from their sixth debate of the election in two minutes, we'll take you >> danner: following bernie sanders' win over hillary clinton in new hampshire this week, the presidential six in milwaukee. >> reporter: good evening to you. yes, we're here on the university of wisconsin, milwaukee campus, where they have transformed a concert stage. we know the polls have hillary clinton i

tomorrow, 51 lynchburg. 51 alta vista, 51 bedford. southside in the mid-50s. and the roanoke valley in the lower 50s-upper 40s. seven days on the board. watch out for heavy rain tuesday-wednesday. we're drier by next weekend. >> whitney: thank you, will. singer kesha made an appearance in court yesterday in her effort to be released from her contract with sony music. for two years, the pop star has been in a legal battle with her label and said that her producer dr. luke, physically and emotionally abused. fans showed support for kesha outside the courthouse. the judge denied her request saying that she should work >> cutting coffee could help you not develop a specific liver disease. two cups a day could help you from developing alcohol-related cirrhosis. alcoholism is the second most common cause of that condition in the u.s. but experts say coffee will never balance out all the negative effects of excess alcohol. some doctors also say more research is needed to confirm those studies. >> and now let's head over to dave. >> reporter: thanks, whitney. sports i

alta vista, 52. and martinsville. 50 for harrisburg. it's all about the cold. 33 for wednesday. overnight lows in the teens. i know that doesn't make you happy. >> mona: it doesn't, but i feel like we can do the 18 degree nights. >> will: we can get through it. >> mona: thank you, will. >> will: you're welcome. >> mona: the high levels of lead found in water in flint, michigan has turned the issue nationwide. a study shows that 18 cities in the state have higher levels of lead exposure than flint. in pennsylvania, old lead paint chipping away from deteriorating homes is part of the problem. >> there's a lot of lead that harrisonburg was awarded >> mona: uber drivers are protesting in san francisco and they'll continue into the super bowl event. they say it's because of lower wages. they say that some drivers get paid as little as $4 an hour. but uber says it guarantees more. >> that's why i live in los angeles. look at all these people. if they don't get me, they're going to call the other company. >> mona: an estimated 40,000 people drive for the company in the bay area. >>> ma

alta vista 23. danville, 24. tomorrow morning before 9:00 a.m., temperatures will be below freezing. and lower 40s at lunchtime. upper 40s in the afternoon. light wind, dry for saturday, the rest of the area, highs in the upper 40s. 7-day forecast looks good for your outdoor adventuring saturday and sunday. dress warmly. on monday we'll begin the day with dry weather, rain changing to sleet then snow more monday and into tuesday morning. followed by much colder weather. 0-2 inch totals looking to be most common. >> danner: super bowl is just in two minutes, find out which >> danner: the game is just two days away, and b.c. sports in river mall in lynchburg said they're sold out of almost all things in super bowl. the owner of the store, robbie carolina panthers is the most popular gear. >> this year people have been looking for the panthers since they're so close to virginia. >> danner: if the panthers win, the store will get in a new shipment. >>> and in lincoln county, colorado, some say a sign predicts the win

precipitation in the latter cool, crisp, and cool breezes tonight. 30 overnight in lynchburg. 31 alta vista. 34 danville. lexingson, 29. tomorrow, mostly sunny skies. highs in the mid-60s. 66 appomattox. 64 amherst. 64 lovingston. danville 67. south boston 67. the lake 65. roanoke 65. harrisburg, 61. a chance of rain on tuesday. the best chance coming tuesday night-early wednesday morning. thursday, maybe a stray shower. and friday, maybe a little bit of rain-snow mix with that cool air back in place. next saturday is dry. way too early to say what friday will bring. >> whitney: i like those 60s. >> will: when spring gets possibilities for what we saw last week. >> whitney: here at abc-13 we're counting down the hours for the 88th annual academy awards. the red carpet show begins at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:00. we want to know how you'll spend the night. are you going to a party? hanging out with your family? go to our facebook fan page and join in on the conversation. and we hope you'll stay around for after the show for abc-13. and we're answering the question however would you

rustburg, alta vista, 30. southside, freezing. 32 in south boston. 31 at the lake. star city, 30. floyd, 28. lexington, 30. wednesday is a cloudier day. 52 on friday. find fantasy shows. when it comes to the things you love, you want more. love romance? get lost in every embrace. into sports? follow every pitch, every play and every win. change the way you experience tv >> whitney: here's a special valentine's day story about a virginia beach veteran and his long-lost love. norwood and joyce fell in love during world war ii. a misunderstanding pulled them party. ivan watson has this love story over 70 years in the making. >> i'm going to give her a squeeze. >> reporter: norwood thomas never stopped thinking about joyce morris. the pair first met in 1944. she, a 17-year-old british girl living in london. and he, a 21-year-old paratrooper for the u.s. forces. young love blossoms. >> [indiscernible] >> reporter: their brief romance was interrupted when thomas was transferred to nor normandy to fight in world war ii. he invited morris to join him but she misunderstood his already marr

and alta vista takes down william campbell. and the statesmen defeat guchland. >> reporter: v.e.s. falls at involve informant. and brookville no problem with amherst county. and parry mccluer all over bath county 70-17. still to come, we've got your player and (man) this is where it all started. i received a call from our dispatch center. we entered the manhole. we discovered that the cables had been melted by the fire. we jumped in, we got to work, and in a little over eight hours, we had the power back on. hi, i'm john snyder, distribution system supervisor for appalachian power. it's my goal to keep the lights on and everything run smoothly, and no one even notices. (announcer) we may be a power company, but the true power in our communities >> we're the wildcat cheerleaders, and you're watching "full court press" on abc-13. woo! >> reporter: it is time for night. play number three -- >> reporter: j.f. and navy jones scoops and scores in their upset over e.c. glass. >> reporter: and the block here and look at that rejection here. and that was beckner with the block here. and tha

alta vista 18. your hourly weather for saturday. this looks cold enough. we'll stay in the 20s all day. but with the wind, wind chills between 0-10 degrees. when you wake up in the morning, single digit wind chills. and saturday night, single digit wind chills. highs tomorrow upper 20s-30s. danville 31. your 7-day forecast shows dry weather through valentine's day. the heaviest of the snow falling monday afternoon-monday night. and overall this is going to be a messy storm when that sleet and rain mixes in. 3-5 inch totals will be most common. my best advice, stay with us at abc-13. we'll keep you updated of any changes throughout the weekend. and drier weather for wednesday. something special for his wife on valentine's day. patrick sullivan said that his wife patti asks for modest gifts, but he had something different in mind this year. >> i was driving by a billboard and said that would make a really nice valentine card. >> mark: it reads "27 years and counting. you complete me." >> the couple married in 1988 and have three kids and a new grandchild. >>

and alta vista won at gretna. and roaner catholic beat holy cross. and girls chatham won over appomattox. and liberty won at amherst and college women, roanoke >> whitney: as i said earlier, it wasn't a comfortable experience going outside in the cold. >> george: i think you scurry from your house to your car. in the morning we'll have wind chills in the teens.

the showers through lynchburg and amherst, appomattox getting light rain, also down to alta vista and brookneal. heavy rain toward blacksburg and south of blacksburg to hillssouth of blacksburg to hillsville. scattered hours. have your umbrella ready to go. temperatures mild. mid-50s at 7:00. upper 40s and drier for many of us at 11. coming up later we will let you know when all the area will get heavier rain. >>> it is day three of the murder trial of vincent spinner. spinner is accused of stabbing his father-in-law 25 times in august of 2012 at his home in campbell county. davie brook stepped out the court room where the judge is contemplating a verdict right now. katie. >> reporter: danner, testimony wound down with a friend of spinner's who testified she was with him the day of the murder and noticed he came back to the house that day in different clothes after being gone for about an hour that afternoon. an investigator testified about and the insurance card registerand the insurance card registered to james payne in spinner's car. the judge also watched and listened to audio rec

else's at the moment some of the heavier showers are located around smith mountain lake just near alta vista c couple heavy downpour is located just north of the lake in the showers are tracking to the northeast at this hour that means that the showers will taper off fairly quickly tonight just leave us with cloudy skies after that we have what interesting day coming up in terms of the temperature profile mets on wednesday that's when the rain showers could turn into thunderstorms and after that we drop back down the forties or break is all down for the handed down by a judge in campbell county this afternoon. vincent spinner was convicted of first degree murder and robbery in connection with the 20-12 death of his father-in-law. wdbj7's tim saunders is live in rustburg, where the case wrapped up less than an hour ago. jean, spinner waived his right to a fate in the hands of a judge, who rendered his verdict this afternoon. over the course of a three-day trial, prosecutors argued vincent spinner killed his father-in- law, james payne, because he needed money to buy cocaine. payne, the retire

. >>> new at 5:00, the principal of alta vista combined school has released a statement after the superintendent of campbell county schools said he posted something inappropriate on his facebook page. he wrote the post last thursday saying just because you put the stars and stripes beside the stars and bars doesn't make it okay. really, hashtag, stupid expletive redneck. he released a statement saying he deeply regrets the post and understands that it brought a great bit of i think aer to the altavista community. he said for those who question his inthird degree detroit know we never mistreat a child the superintendent will take appropriate action against gadappropriate action against gadford after they finish an investigation. >>> there is $1,000 we ward up for grabs for answers of who stabbed a dog. the danville area humane society said someone stabbed this dog friday night on jewel street. the dog did get treatment and is now at the shelter. they don't know if the dog has an owner. the executive director said that the stab wound was massive and they are amazed that dog is still to friendly. i

brookneal fire deptment is here right now but dept from all over the including lynchburg, liberty, alta vista, all of campbell county responded yesterday. the firefighters even said the pour over a half of million gallons of water on this fire. they even had to pump some of that water from dan river. so again they are keeping a close eye on the on what's left burning the firefighters here say a new group will come and relieve them to make sure everything stays under control and just side a note route 501 which is also called lynchburg the investigation into a roanoke county house fire continues this morning. this is what the scene looked like on thursday on green hill drive. when fire crews arrived, smoke and flames were coming from the home. no one was and there were no injuries. although one firefighter did fall through the home. brian clingenpeel/ roanoke county fire and rescue: "we did have one firefighter that fell from the second floor all the way to the basement, so he fell through two floors, he extricated himself, and walked out of the structure." that firefighter is doing okay this

brookneal fire deptment is here right now but dept from all over the including lynchburg, liberty, alta vista, all of campbell county responded yesterday. the firefighters even said the pour over a half of million gallons of water on this fire. that water from dan river. so again they are keeping a close eye on the on what's left burning the firefighters here say a new group will come and relieve them to make sure everything stays under control and just side a note route 501 which is also called lynchburg ave is reopened police are continuing to investigate a crash along orange avenue in roanoke after along the street. the crash happened around 8-15 thursday night in the 5-hundred block of orange avenue.roanoke police tell wfxr news that the driver stopped after the incident. parmedics took the victim to the hostpial for treatment. high pressure will build east across the region tonight ahead ofa weak area of low pressure that will approach from the west byearly friday. this clipper system will cross our area on fridaywith some light snow accumulations possible...especially in the mountains.

the brookneal fire deptment is here right now but dept from lynchburg, liberty, alta vista, all of campbell county firefighters even said the pour over a half of million gallons of water on this fire. they even had to pump some of that water from dan river. so again they are keeping a close eye on the on what's left burning the firefighters here say a new group will come and relieve them to make sure everything stays under control and just side a note route 501 which is also called lynchburg the investigation into a roanoke county house fire continues this morning. this is what the scene looked like on thursday on green hill drive. when fire crews arrived, smoke and flames were coming from the home. no one was home at the time of the fire and there were no firefighter did fall through the home. brian clingenpeel/ roanoke county fire and rescue: "we did have one firefighter that fell from the second floor all the way to the basement, so he fell through two floors, he extricated himself, and walked out of the structure." that firefighter is doing okay this morning. the fire caused around 120-

brookneal fire deptment is here right now but dept from all over the including lynchburg, liberty, alta vista, all of campbell county responded yesterday. the firefighters even said the pour over a half of million gallons of water on this fire. they even had to pump some of that water from dan river. so again they are keeping a close eye on the on what's left burning the firefighters here say a new group will come and relieve them to make sure everything stays under control and just side a note route 501 which is also called lynchburg ave is reopened the ave is reopenedwhich is also note route 501 which is also called lynchburg ave is reopened the investigation into a continues this morning. this is what the scene looked like on thursday on green hill drive. when fire crews arrived, smoke and flames were coming from the home. no one was home at the time of the fire and there were no injuries. although one firefighter did fall through the home. brian clingenpeel/ roanoke county fire and rescue: "we did have one firefighter that fell from the second floor all the way to the basement, so he fell

crews from brookneal, south boston, halifax, lynchburg, alta vista and campbell scene. important to remember most of these are volunteer firefighters out here tonight. and they will be working through the night. crews say there are a lot of debris piles from demolition that will take a while to burn out. a big concern here is the tempertures and making sure the water lines are not freezing. stay with us on wdbj7 mornin' and wdbj7 dot com for the latest. live in brookneal, danielle staub wdbj7 a pedestrian was taken to the hospital tonight after being hit by a vehicle in roanoke. according to the roanoke police department facebook page, the person was hit around 8:15 p.m. in the 500 block of orange avenue. a westbound lane of orange avenue is closed between williamson road and plantation road. police say the driver stopped. an investigation is underway. upas chris mentioned it is a out there bro he'll write it about twenty degrees right now temperatures are falling fast skies are clear the winds of calm down a little bit and that just lets any continuing years just moved

more sun with a mix of sun and clouds as we end the work week. 46 in lynchburg. 48 in alta vista. near 50 in south boston and danville. 48 in martinsville. 45 in roanoke. 40 in the new river valley. wind out of the northwest. less than 10 miles per hour. temperatures will drop below freezing. many of us mid to upper 20s. tomorrow morning 24 in amhurst. 25 in lynchburg. 25 in danville. 27 in roanoke. as we check your weekend outlook, enjoy the 60s. waking up saturday temperature 36. hive 63 saturday and sunday. we'll see more sun on saturday. a 20% chance for showers on sunday. not a wash out. chance for showers continuing into monday. we are watching tuesday and wednesday. it will be messy. we got heavy rain headed our way. what we will watch is how much cold air we'll see. now we got 43 on tuesday. 46 on wednesday. if we see more cold air. that is where we could seat winter precipitation coming back in the forecast. have to stay tuned toward this weekend and into next week. let's check your weather photo of the day. you see tammy sent this in on beautiful clouds in pleasant view.

alta vista, danville, pennsylvania, halifax that's where we will see heavy rainfall and campbell, charlotte, those areas. to the south and the east of lynchburg. that's where we will see the stronger storms. storm prediction center has issued outlooks here. you see that red color that hacked area is a moderate risk. orange is enhanced that includes south boston and brooknil. most us falling in the slight risk severe weather. everybody wants to know. what does that mean? storm threat endecks for the heart of virginia today. gusty wind today and hanging with us behind the front. many of us will deal with the flooding until 7:00 p.m. tonight. rain continues. heavy rain, could seat strong are storms developing from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. we will see clearing skies later and quiet weather thursday through sundayful >> patti: coming up in the next half-hour, breaking over night a win nert nevada caucus. which candidate came out to top and who is battling for second. >> whitney: liberty team add a familiar name to >> patti: good morning. it is wednesday, february 24, 2016 i'm patty martin. >> whi

highs today enjoy 60s. 62 in lynchburg. 63 in alta vista. and 63 for an matapp mattics. 60 in the new river valley. cloudy skies with temperatures falling to the low 40s. not shabby as we head throughout the next couple of days. only into the upper 40s and le50aire for grouped hog's day. a 20% chance for light showers. in the 60s forked with. 80 percent chance for heavy rain. look at that dry and school the rest of the week. mona? >> mona: thank you. the wait is over. it is decision day in iowa the 2016 presidential nomination process kicks off. the candidates crisscrossed the sounds like you want to make a political revolution. >> i'm a better candidate and thanks to you i will be a better president and i want you to know that! >> reporter: this is it. time is up for three democrats and 11 republicans running for president. rob will be giving a caucus in western des moines. >> people will maybe that decision when they lynne to neighbors. >> on the republican and democrat side the pole found five points or less separating first and second pl

get out and enjoy it. 65 this afternoon in lynchburg. 66 in appomattox. 66 in alta vista increasing sun. scent in green light na. 68 in danville. in western virginia 61 in black burg. 65 in roanoke. and 68 in rocky mount. tell be sun and he breezy. wind out of the southwest five-15 miles per hour. want to show you what we're looking at the cold front touchdown high pressure briefly build in over night. next cold frant takes form tell across tuesday-wednesday. a stronger cold front. shower early this morning. increasing sun, dry. we are dry for to start on today and rain arrives tuesday night intoed with. for super today. patty? >> patti: thank you. leonardo di caprio finally has an oscar. his win was not the only thing that had people talking. diversity the environment, sexual abuse were in the spotlight last night. david looks at the key moments and the other big winners. >> i'm here at academy awards. otherwise no one as the white people's choice awards. >> chris rock waisted no time addressing the oscar controversy delivering the most anticipated monologues ever. if a nominated host

temperatures, 47 in lynchburg. 48 in alta vista. 41 in the new river valley. over night, mostly clear and cold. wind, clear skies. the 20s. please, dress warmly. here is the next seven. lots of sun. quiet through the weekend. nothing to worry about. monday and today the 40s on monday. look at tuesday,ed with and thursday, temperatures only medicare itting into the 30s. and it looks like we have a clipper system inon top of us snow monday and tuesday. check your weather photo of the day. look at that, troy sent that in of a beautiful sunset there. you have those weather photos as you are out this weekend, send them to weather@wset.com. here is tech bytes. >> hi. apple music announces an update for android. >> subscribers can save their download ecattorney card. >> twit are testing a button. >> instant access to popular reaction reactions to suit every emotion. no word when we will see a release of the new feature. >> interesting results for a survey of american singles. the siteful match.com. order ing ordering sushi doubled the chances of a second date. >> coc

heise today 46 in lynchburg. 47 in alta vista. near 50 in south boston. upper 30s in new river. mid 40s roanoke. tonight temperatures dropping in the 20s and sunny wednesday through sunday. highs only in the 30s. mona? back to you. >> mona: thank you. divers will resume a search after the southern california coast today. they will look for wreckage from two small planes that collide last week. the remanies of two victims and part of a plane were recoverod sunday a hundred feetly bow the surface. after both planes left radar leading to believe there was a collision one was a beechcraft and the other a decathlon a plane used for stunts. >> patti: deadline to vote in the match primary is today. virginia voters will select candidates march first. to vote you must register before 5 5:00 this afternoon. do it rat the office or online. >> mona: tomorrow voters head to the poles for the first pierm in new hampshire. pat >> patti: have trump and sanders in the lead. their opponents are closing in. ken athhas more on the final push for votes in the race for the white house. >> reporter: i

temperatures this afternoon 48 in lynchburg and bedford. 50 in alta vista 52 in danville. 46 in roanoke. increasing clouds. showers possible as a clip are moves through. the 30s. after we get through today. i promise things will quiet down. 60s this weekend it is not the 60s outside. will, what are you seeing in lynchburg. >> i'm not a fan of warm weather. we got enough of a breeze to make it feel misable. we have been out since time:00. the rain is the lightest we have seen. that is about to change as the massive area of rain will come in here as you said over the next 30 minutes. reason coming down by the buckets in bedford and back to the town and that is as you said moving here. we got a break i have a feeling it the not be that way for much longer. whitney? >> whitney: u.s. airlines will win routes to cuba u.s. carriers have 15 days to submit applications to the department of transportation for those cuba routes. now the development brings airlines and travellers close to scheduled flights between the two countries for the first time in over 50 years. u.s. and cubar expected to sig

stay toward the mountains it is turning attention to that cold weather. 34 for the high. 35 in alta vista. 37 in danville. 33 in new river valley. over night out later, temperatures dropping into the teens across. ladies and gentlemen, nothing to mess with. we have a wind chill advisory at 11:00 tonight in affect until sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. throughout tomorrow, wind chill values feel in the single digits. rung through your future cast. tomorrow morning if you are head out. three degrees is what it will feel leak in lynchburg. below zero in roanoke. the afternoon in the teens and single digits. that will continue all the way through sunday morning. excuse me this cold weather is getting to people 18 for the high tomorrow. saturday a high of 27. single digits on sunday and 20s on monday. tell be cold then we are turning attention to our winter storm. rain, snow and sleet. i will bundle up and toss it back to you. >> patti: major preparations under way for the lynchburg air show. they want to make surety same missteps made phi years ago don't happen again. they are expecting 40,000 sp

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the worst roads will be tuesday morning, but i don't think they'll be awful across appomattox 32, alta vista, 31. south boston 33. tuesday, we'll be running colder than monday. 40s and 50s.