the same is true for leading this great commonwealth. the reprieve we have received from sequestration cuts is our chance to lay a solid foundation for the type of economy we will need when those cuts return in full force in two years. if we work together over the next 60 days, we can expand economic opportunity to virginians in every corner of the commonwealth, from every walk of life, and we can show the world yet again that here in virginia, we do not back down from a challenge. we do not let petty partisan squabbles stand in the way of progress that our families deserve. [applause] tonight, i am here to tell you that the state of our commonwealth is strong. by working together the next 60 days, we can make it even stronger. this evening, that is the vision that defines my message to you. let us work together to get things done. let's work together to build jobs and a new virginia economy. let's work together to transform our education to meet the demands of our future. let's work together to make virginia more attractive to businesse

this will be the governor's first state of the commonwealth address. a lot of pomp and circumstance happens before he speaks. the pledge of allegiance inside the house chambers. the process started 40 minutes ago and the governor left his office to make his way down to the chambers about five minutes ago. inside the state house right now among the mass. i understand it is jammed pretty good. what do you expect to hear from the governor? >> well this is his first state of the commonwealth. first i want to start with who is here. we are inside the house chambers and this is both houses of the legislature. you have the governor cabinet secretary. you have members of congress, yes. we understand congressman neil and congresswoman katherine clark are among those here. we can tell you that the senate president is now asking for the room to kind of come to order. we are expecting to hear a lot about the accomplishments when it comes to the mbta, for instance and some of the experiences he had last winter and some of the challenges he had last winter. he is go

good even welcome to wbz special coverage many massachusetts governor charlie baker state of the commonwealth address i am david wade. >> i am lisa hughes. the governor will deliver the first state of the commonwealth speech but it feels like he's been in the corner office much longer. jon keller joins us tonight what do we expect in the speech. >> reporter: good evening to both of you. and good evening to the viewers. expect a love fest. or close to a love fest as beacon hill gets. keep in mind even though he's republican, charlie baker is one of them. he is a fixture on beacon hill governor is a looky and rom any and they know him and he caters to them and he flatters them and communicates with them and the contrast between his relations with key legislative leaders and many of the rank and file and that of former governor patrick who had no prior beacon hill experience and never got beyond the chilly stage with many of the people couldn't be morestriking and it's the fuel that propelled what's generally acknowledged as successful first year for the new governor. >> and jon over the past ye

god bless the commonwealth of mass and god bless the united states of america. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> katrina vanden heuvel with the nation magazine will talk about politics in campaign 2016. and as always, we will take your calls on facebook and twitter. washington journal is live every day starting at 7:00 eastern on c-span. c-span's campaign 2016 is taking you on the road to the white house for the iowa caucuses. monday february 1 our live coverage on c-span and c-span 2. at 8:00 p.m. eastern. see the event live in its entirety. join the conversation on c-span radio and cspan.org. >> another state of the state now with iowa governor terry branstad. her remarks run half an hour. >> welcome to your first senate session. i look forward to working with you as you represent your constituents back home. and i want to welcome all returning legislators as well. we return this session without an esteemed colleague and friend who was respected by both sides of the aisle. he served his constituents with passion and i know we all will mishim this session. l

it is no luggage just an epidemic sweeping across the commonwealth. governor charlie baker has declared a state of emergency and has vowed to change the way massachusetts treats and thinks janet wu brought us this report. janet: the governor' s announcement began with janice mcgrory, who lost her daughter four years ago. >> she never took that first still thinking in a very short period of time she would be shooting heroin. she did not know about addiction. i did not know about the dangers of description drugs. janet: governor baker' s task force recommends $35 billion in funding for the fiscal year, including prescription monitoring by pharmacists and adding 100 treatment beds by this time next year. >> opioid likelihood of our children, siblings, relatives, and friends one person at a time. janet: massachusetts has a record of 6600 overdose deaths from opioids, 1000 just the start of 2015. health care providers as well as teachers, and athletes have to be educated. prescribers who continue to unlawfully over-prescribed opioids in the state. we will

the commonwealth is dealing on wounds. the medical examiner said stab wounds were consistent with a kitchen steak knife. there were two steak knives missing from the butcher block on payne's counter. no murder weapons have been recovered. the defense says the only physical evidence linking spinphysical evidence linking spinner to the victim is the fact that police removed an insurance card from spinner's vehicle. that card had james payne's name on it. spinner has never been able to give an explanation as to why the car -- the card ended up in his car. we will be here until the trial is over and be updating you at wset.com. the trial starts against in the morning at 9:00. live in campbell county, katie >>> we are tracking any developments tonight in the case of a missing teenager from blacksburg. it is now been two days since 13-year-old nicole -- nicole love ll went missing floridalove ll went miss from her parent and time is of essence. when she was 10 months old she had a liver transplant and needs twice daily anti-reje

commonwealth's attorney mary pettitt says the more serious charge requires she show his behavior was "so gross, wanton and culpable as to show a reckless disregard for human life". involuntary carries a sentence of zero to 10 years, if convicted while aggravated carries a sentencing range of 1-20 years. the trial is set for march 28. the man charged in the murders of maryland sisters katherine and sheila lyon returns to court this afternoon for a pre-trial lloyd welch jr. is charged with two counts of first degree felony murder. if convicted, he could face the death penalty. the lyon sisters were 12 and 10 years old when they disappeared from a maryland shopping mall 40 years ago. welch's jury trial is currently scheduled to begin in march.### the family of a man shot at lynchburg's centra hospital wants the city's police department off the case. attorney paul valois who represents jonathan warner says .. the security guard who shot him, wes gillespie, used to work in the police department, and his son currently does. he says that by itself should be considered a conflict of interest

commonwealths attorney randy krantz says the requests were reasonable since the commonwealth is seeking the death penalty. also discussed today is to postpone the trial to later this year to october 18. it was originally planned for march. lot go through and allegations that happened between march to april 1975. one of welch's lawyers also said there is still quote an "abundance of discovery" and need additional time. in court today ... the defense also brought up all the media attention. i'll have more on that at six. in bedford ananda rochita wsls 10. a pittsylvania county woman is dead following a late night house fire. the deadly fire happened at a home on henry street in gretna just after 11 o- clock last night. emergency crews responded to find one end completely engulfed in flames. crews entered the home to fight the fire... but had to retreat due to fear of the roof collapsing. 73-year old katie yeatts was later found inside. it's believed she died of smoke inhalation. at this point... investigators say arson and foul play are not suspected. the cause of the fire remains under i

governor of the commonwealth of irginia.applause] governor mcauliffe: thank you. thank you. [applause] --ernor mcauliffe: >> as speaker of the house of delegates and president of the joint assembly, it is my pleasure to present to you his excellency, the governor of the commonwealth of virginia, the honorable terence r. mcauliffe. [applause] governor mcauliffe: thank you. all right. thank you. thank you. is virginia not the greatest tate in america? lieutenant governor northham, attorney general herring, speaker howl, leader norman, men and women of the general assembly, distinguished guests, citizens of virginia, thank you for inviting me here tonight. a special thanks to my wife, dorothy, for all that she is doing every day for virginia's children and their families. [applause] governor mcauliffe: i married well. i also want to take a moment to thank the 575 brave virginians in the national guard who tonight are away from their families, deployed in the u.a.e., cuba, and kuwait and elsewhere around the globe and thank them

an announcement on a major deal on gun legislation in the commonwealth. the agreement lawmakers are set to announce... and what it means for people with concealed handgun permits. # and we're getting the first hints of whether donald trump will benefit or suffer from boycotting last night's debate. a recap of all the action in iowa. ### wsls 10 is teaming up with feeding america southwest virginia and kroger for the annual "10 cares food drive." on thursday february fourth from six a-m to 7 p-m we'll be collecting food at krogers across the area. for a full list of locations visit locations visit our website wsls dot com. lindee good morning!! today on the show.. young audiences to classical literature... the sonnet man sets shakespeare's love of sonnets to hip hop.. natalie devon glover joins us and talks about bringing shakespeare into the 21st century... make time for daytime at 1230 -- politics taking central stage across the nation... after last night's final g-o-p debate in iowa before the caucuses. donald trump promises his veterans fundraiser drew

the family says both the shooter police and the commonwealth's attorney. w-s-l-s 10's rob manch tells us what he's learned about this ongoing investigation? in the early hours of january 11th, 28 year old jonathan warner was shot 4 times in lynchburg's centra hospital, ultimately leaving him paralyzed. the security guard involved, wes gillespie, is a former lynchburg police officer, and has a son currently serving in the department. the family argues there is the potential for a biased investigation, but commonwealth's attorney mike doucette says those fears are unfounded. in a statement today, doucette says "wes gillespie used to be a member of the lynchburg police department, but that was a very long time ago. to put some time frame on what constitutes a very long time ago, i have been working in the lynchburg commonwealth's attorney's office for 32 years and mister gillespie was no longer with the l-p-d in 19-84." but warner's attorney paul valois disagrees. paul valois, warner's attorney: 15:04:39 "even though he was employed there many years ago, in t

assistant commonwealth's attorney jerry gress will serve as the interim commonwealth's attorney until a special election can be held. 3 mona tight a landfill in amelia county is going to start receiving loads of coal ash from the banks of the dan river. this comes after the 2014 spill in the dan river. crews will load 30 rail cars three times a week with the potentially toxic byproduct from duke energy impoundments in north carolina. then bring it to the amelia county landfill. those shipments are supposed to double in next month. the process is expected to take one and a half to two years . 3 pattie michigan's state senate has unanimously approved 28-million dollars to help flint recover from its toxic water crisis. 4 million of that will be used to treat children affected by lead poisoning. the rest will be used for things like paying residents' water bills and replacing the water system infrastructure. 3 mona tight and virgina tech researchers are being called heroes in this water crisis. last night, a group from the school gave a in flint.. and what they hope comes from it. annie

then the hokies matmen travel to acc and commonwealth rival virginia on sunday. but tonight..--it's senior night.. and another springboard match that should give the hokies momentum as they re-enter the conference fray this weekend. kevin dresser/vt wrestling coach: ".we look forward to it you know west virginia is a good team you know were excited are you know we want to win an acc title and we want to win to dual meet title and we want to want to team title so we're going to be greedy we want to win both so that's what this team is capable pound redshirt freshman:"this whole year you know i'm i'm building up to to the ncaa tournament and building my skills and techniques and how i wrestle you know on the attack so you know i want to win every match i can virginia tech is 9-2 in dual meets overall this year...and 1-0 in the league.. virginia is 21st... nc state is currently the highest ranked acc team in the country at 3rd in the nation----and 18-0...behind only penn state and iowa. defending champ novak joke-uh- vich is thru to the australian finals.. semifinal.. where world

there could be another case of the zika virus in the commonwealth. v-c-u medical center says they are testing a patient right now - who recently returned from a country where the virus is active. we )re told this case is (different ( from the one the state health department told us about earlier this week where another patient in virginia tested positive for zika. the world health organization says the mosquito-borne disease is spreading quote - "explosively" in other parts of the americas, including brazil host of the summer olympics. as hena daniels tells us there is no current treatment -- and it can cause birth defects if contracted by a pregnant woman. pkg vo-chicago stephanie coad code is 24 weeks pregnant and planned to take her babymoon trip to puerto rico.... but news of the zika virus there forced her to cancel. sot- stephanie coad/pregnant "sounds like the possibilities are very grave if something, you know if something were to happen." cause fever, rash and joint pain. but the virus appears to be dangerous for pregnant women and those try

but apparently often more preached and practiced in the commonwealth. you want to know how government journalists get answers for you if they can. accessing public records is a hit or miss prospect for journalists and citizens alike depending on how you ask. 5 enlisted the aid of university students to test responses to public records requests. when asked by an average student at northeastern, more than half of the commonwealth' s 350 cities and towns failed to respond to requests as outlined by state law. nine police department and six town halls outright denied requests, a clear violation of state law. when we identified ourselves as journalists, the apologies came, and so did the records. but the open records law applies to all citizens. and frankly, journalists all over boston have experienced difficulty with receiving requested records in a timely fashion or without thousands of perhaps the commonwealth should dramatically increasing transparency with far greater requirements. legislature needs to quickly pass a public records reform bill. one that

to his father-in-law so the commonwealth is relying things heavily on cell phone records and nature of the stab wound to prosecute the case. spinner was married to payne's adopted daughter tamara. payne helped them both financially over the years and came out in court that she had battle a crack cocaine addiction and was in rehab. spinner planned to leave her after she relapsed and disappeared with her 15-year-old son. the day of the killing, friends testified he smacked crack cocaine with them and then he said he was going to the atm and came back an hour later different clothes. phone records put spinner in the area payne's home at the time. the prosecutor said spinner did not have a checking account to use an atm. our crew is going back into the court room right now, and tonight at 6:00, we will tell you what else is coming out. >>> police call it one of the worst things a community has to deal with, and right now there is still no sign of 13-year-old nichole lovell of blacksburg. annie andersen has the latest for a news conference held just a few hours ago. >> reporter: blacksbu

at least a dozen happened here in the commonwealth. about a fourth of the deaths were people who had been shoveling snow... which in some locations was more than two feet deep. prince william county police say that three people died after shoveling snow in the weekend blizzard. on tuesday... a 69-year-old died... after he went to bed complaining of chest pains. vo2 as we've reported... former virginia tech professor--- jerry scheeler--- died while shoveling at his home. he worked at virginia tech for more than 45- years. scheeler's step daughter says he opportunity to travel the world... and shoot video for national geographic. sarah woodruff, scheeler's step daughter: "he loved to share that knowledge to anybody that would listen. he had books and books and he has movies alphabetized. and he wanted to share that show everybody else how cool it could be." the medical examiners officer says five people died from hypothermia--- including reports in in wise... and henry county. # roanoke county fire and rescue crews are working to remove

no powerball jackpot winners in the commonwealth last night. but according to the virginia lottery seven hundred thousand people in virginia won smaller prizes. a couple one million dollar winners were minted here. one of them is in salem -- the other million dollar ticket was sold right here in virginia beach. it was bought at this seven eleven on lynnhaven parkway -- near salem road. some people there today said if with their winnings. we )re told the seven hundred thousand winning tickets in virginia totaled nearly seven million dollars in prizes. virginia state government offices will be closed for the next four days. they will be closed tomorrow -- as the state observes lee- jackson day. tomorrow kicks of the first of the four day weekend for state workers. monday is martin luther king day -- which is a federal holiday. a research website is ranking a virginia college as the third safest in the country. niche dot com just released the list of the safest schools in america. regent university in virginia beach took the third spot. the websit

>> you can watch the governor state of the commonwealth tonight right here on channel 5, or you can watch streaming live on our mobile news at. coverage begins at 7:30. >> we turn now to commitment 2016. candidates are crowding in new hampshire to meet as many voters as possible before primary day. pam frost is now in manchester where you caught up with 10 crews and bernie sanders today. pam: we are at southern new hampshire university, candidates 10 crews and bernie sanders could not be more different, but the two of them spent our time today appealing to students for their votes and support. >> thank you, by the way. may the force be with you. >> which is cooler, a star wars bernie sanders took the moves well looking for student support. >> i need your help, not only to win here in new hampshire on february 9. i think we will win here in new hampshire on february 9. >> not distracted, repeating his mantra, big money, big business, big politics. >> our government belongs to all of us and not just a handful of billionaire campaign contributors. >> the point of this town lifestyle to learn

[applause] [applause] >> we are who we are as a commonwealth and country because of families like yours. i know i speak for everyone here tonight and earn across the you and god bless. [applause] >> to the speaker and the senate president members of this legislature, i want to thank you for putting paragraph isonship aside. for engaging with us in good faith as we work to solve some challenging problems. and dad you and mom have made me who i am today. thank you. [applause] [cheering] [applause] >> to my wife and to our children, thanks for the support and love because i certainly couldn't do this without you. and i still believe that the me over the top in 2014 were actually voting for lauren. [applause] >> now if i had to sum the the passed year the following. don't be surprised when you get surprised. because stuff just happens. some good and some bad. 12 days after we took office we determined there was a $765 million budget deficit but thankfully was 40 degrees out and winter was almost over. >> six days after that it started to snow and 9 feet of snow later we had a transit system

the commonwealth's attorney mike ducette disagrees, saying gillespie worked in the department too long ago to matter, and he's worked on cases at centra hospital before without his assistant's marriage being an issue. he says the investigation could take several more months. valois says the family hasn't decide yet whether or not to take the issue to court. turning to your forecast ... another cool day today with some sunshine. for more on what we can expect tonight let's check in with storm team ten meteorologist jonathan kegges. jonathan ... the sun was out in a more filtered variety as we were being grazed by a storm system that was sliding off of the east coast. a very weak system will slide through friday bringing with it some wind and a few stray flurries. tonight: partly cloudy and cool with lows around cool. windy with temperatures in the low to mid 40s. friday night: mostly clear and cold with lows in the mid 20s. saturday starts our january thaw as temperatures make a run for the mid 50s. we warm things up even further heading into the upcoming week as 60s, possibly low to mi

this is sander's campaign second office in the commonwealth. virginia is one of the 11 super tuesday states voting on march first. bernie sander's new office opening is happening today at one p-m at 19-27 franklin road. doors open at 12-thirty and is free to the public. virginia state director peter clerkin will be on site to speak to supporters. students in roanoke returned back to school this week after several snow days. wsls ten's jenna zibton gives us a look at how roanoke city schools made sure students were eating even if they weren't at school. roanoke city students were back in school this week... but roanoke city schools make long snowy weekend. five schools sent packs of food home with students before the snow started... thanks to a $2- thousand dollar donation from member one. churches, civic organizations and businesses donated money and supplies to make the program a reality. at fallon park elementary, 200 students received the food bags. the new bill would create "school protection officers," who would be teachers, administrators

and an idea on the table today could affect every driver in the commonwealth. the plan to change behavior behind the wheel. and pluto could have a replacement. the new ninth planet. randy: the eye-opener team ready with your news to go in worcester newton and foxborough. , emily: and erika is tracking some very sharp comments on the campaign trail. we will get to that. first, we want to check in with cindy. randy: blizzard watch. cindy: it is for the d.c. area and the new york area from -- out to rhode island. you need to know what is happening. i put forecast snow out for big cities. d.c., baltimore, 18 to 24 inches. philadelphia, one foot to one foot and a half -- to one half e. major impacts with the snow, the wind, and the roads. there will be some bigger impacts. here locally, not expecting the significant impacts we have to the south. some snow moves in saturday afternoon and moves out monday morning area we will have strong wind along the coast line and the storm will dive southward. as we get towards tomorrow morning, it is bringing ice and snow to part

this is the second office to open in the commonwealth. virginia is one of the 11 super tuesday states voting on march 1, and the campaign wants to gain as many voters here as possible. sot: peter clerkin/virginia campaign director "we are going to be hosting phone banks here, canvases, basically it is a volunteers can come get some of the resources that they need. conduct a direct order of contact, a place for them to work out of as well whether it is calling voters are getting materials to go out and canvas door-to-door" so far there are around six- thousand volunteers for the campaign in the commonwealth. the office is looking for more in southwest virginia a local fraternity in roanoke is working to help with the flint water crisis. the gamma alpha chapter of omega psi phi fraternity inc and que house, a community based organization kicked off a water drive today. the non-profit is collecting cases of bottled water to send to flint michigan. collection times will be monday pm. the chapter says they feel it's their duty to help those in

when asked by an average citizen northeastern -- more than half of the commonwealth' s 351 cities and towns failed to respond to requests as outlined by state law. nine police departments and six town halls outright denied requests for records, a clear violation of state law. when we ultimately identified ourselves as journalists, the apologies came and so did the records. but the open records law applies to the requests of all citizens. and frankly, quite often journalists all over boston have experienced difficulty obtaining requested records in a timely fashion or without incurring thousands of dollars in processing fees. governor baker and attorney general healy tell 5 investigates they support government transparency, compliance with the law, and public record reform. perhaps the commonwealth should just put everything online, dramatically increasing transparency, with far greater efficiency than the current requirements. in the meantime, since the old law isn' t working nor enforced, the legislature needs to quickly pass a public records reform

may god bless the city of boston, the commonwealth of massachusetts, and the united states of america. [applause] [cheering] >> that is our coverage of the mayor's state of the city address tonight as he's addressed boston and the commonwealth. those of you watching tonight, we appreciate you joining us here on 7 news for our special coverage

a call came in said a backpack would explode and any remaining students would be shot. 11 a.m. commonwealth. the chief recognizes how frustrating these are for paramount safety is. based upon the threat not knowing it is going on throughout the commonwealth. >> they are costly it is resources being spent, for students, it is an emotional cost. >>> it is scary. >> knowing this happened to us on friday the same thing happened to ac, i don't know, just kind of wondering what the whole thing is. >>> whoever did this, chief ryan says he can't wait to meet you. >> those who are responsible for these threats are committing felonies disrupting learning throughout this commonwealth, i have a high degree of confidence they'll be identified and prosecuted for the felonies they are committing. this is extremely disruptive to our communities. >>> police will continue to investigate on the scene until they determine that the threat is not viable as you've just heard the chief say, he thinks they'll be able to make an we're live in arlington, wbz news. >>> thank you very much. you better bundle up, one of

assistant commonwealth attorney will serve as the interim commonwealth attorney until a special election can be held. >>> another candidate has entered the race for the 5 entered the race for the 5th joseph whited from rappahannock county is vying for the senate seat. he is a 10-year navy veteran and served as advisor to the assistant deck of defense for international security affairs and led efforts to analyze foreign military capabilities. he says he is running because he believes that america is less safe than it ought to be. >>> the head of the jubilee family development center is ready to take a seat on city council. he announced he is running forseeser johnson's ward 2 seat since johnson announced he was not running for reelection. in the facebook campaign page that he wants to facilitate growth and passionate about lynchburg's future. >>> a long-time radio personality that suddenly passed away yesterday will be laid to rest tomorrow. according to his obituary, bob abbott's family at water lick chaple from 6 until 8 p.m. he will be followed by a celebration of life service at 11 a.

will make the commonwealth a safer place. we had 2 instances last year in virginia under a restraining order where somebody used a firearm and killed the person who was under the restraining order. the person with the restraining order went and killed somebody. this will eliminate that." we talked with state senator tom garrett ... who was originally opposed to ending reciprocity agreements with other states. he says he and several other legislators weren't expecting what i'm doing right now is trying to figure out exactly what the governor's promising, whether or not he even has the capacity of forcing the attorney general's hand as it relates to the steps that he's taken. mcauliffe's agreement today still has to be voted on in the general assembly. right now, the move to end reciprocity agreements for concealed carry permits with the 25 other states has been delayed until march first ... when that vote is expected to happen. new tonight at 11 ... virginia reporters will once again be allowed to get an up-close look at state

the commonwealth made a deal with mr. cosby. in reliance now to his detriment he gave testimony he otherwise could have protected himself bibi invoking his fifth amendment rights. that bell cannot be unrung and this case should be dismissed. the commonwealth should honor this deal. >> areva martin, your final thought? >> that district attorney's decision to run for office shouldn't have hinged on whether he could prosecute mr. cosby on evidence that had previously been agreed never to be used in a court of law. >> thank you all three of you. i appreciate your expertise on such an important matter. we attempted to get comment from former bruce castor won't comment. kevin steal replied, quote, there is a specific legal method to grant immunity. that was not done in 2005. in fact, as you can see from mr. castor's press release in 2005 where he announced he is not filing charges he states, district attorney castor matter that he will reconsider this decision should the need arise. . del lore yes, sir tree annie who represents andrea

>> i care more about whether it was a good year for the home -- commonwealth. janet: baker will talk about the economic stability that massachusetts has seen during his first year as governor. reporting live from the statehouse, janet wu, wcvb. emily: you can watch the governor' s state of the commonwealth tonight right here on channel 5 or streaming live on our wcvb mobile news apps. coverage begins at 7:30, right after newscenter 5 at 7:00. erika: a new effort at the state house today to make massachusetts roads safer. lawmakers will take up a bill to crack down on cell phone use behind the wheel. distracted driving accounts for one in every four highway deaths. a 2010 law already bans texting while driving, but lawmakers say that' s not enough. under a new hands-free bill, a first offense carries a fine of $100. some supporters still say >> there, either way is no difference in the cognitive distraction of a phone call. erika: there' s no sign of a total ban yet, but road safety experts believe this is a step in the right direction. emily: it' s a tough thin

yesterday -- virginia state police responded to nearly 850- crashes across the commonwealth - that s including one on route 17-where a man died. police say he lost control of his car and hit a tree. right now level four wind restrictions are in place at the chesapeake bay bridge tunnel. that means winds are greater than 60 miles per hour. the only types of vehicles allowed to cross are cars without exterior cargo, pick-up trucks without cargo, mini-vans, and suvs. we continue our live team coverage -- in ocean view -- where newschannel three s makenzie walter is tonight makenzie -- that s an area that could be prone to from snow to rain to sleet and back again - the streets in hampton roads are a mess tonight. i was sliding a little bit so im going home cuz its nothing to be played with right now. i dont know how bad the snow is going to get so i wanted to go ahead and pay my phone bill so ill be safe at home and i wont have to come out no more this morning - we saw major flooding all across the area - like here on olney road in norfolk. and the threat of more coastal flooding is on

assistant commonwealth's attorney jerry gress will commonwealth's attorney until a special election can be held. 3 mona tight another candidate has entered the race for the fifth congressional district. joseph whited of rappahannock county is now the congressman robert hurt's seat. ...whited is a 10 year navy veteran. he says he has served as an adviser to the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs- and led efforts to analyze foreign military capabilities. he says he's running because he believes america isn't as safe as it should be. 3 pattie tight the botetourt county board of supervisors is moving ahead with its controversial plan to relocate two historic log structures to make room for economic development. the roanoke times reports the board approved the decision on tuesday to move two pre-civil war structures. one a slave quarters and the other a kitchen house. in place, they want to construct an industrial shell building. the board chairman said they didn't anticipate the plan would stir so much interest. 3 mona tight even though the winter storm has pa

protective orders a plan to bring pro back to virginia seems to have a lot of support virginia commonwealth university recently conducted a poll on the issue seventy six percent of virginians support for reinstating for nineteen ninety five last year governor mcauliffe established a commission to study the effects of bringing a parole system back new developments in tensions between the us and iran iran claims to a flaw in a drone over an american aircraft carrier and have taken quote precise pictures. the drone flight was allegedly part of an iranian navy drill in the persian gulf the drone footage reportedly shows fighter jets on aircraft carrier deck right now the norfolk based uss harry s truman is in the persian gulf the u s and iran have had several run ins recently in december iran reportedly launched missiles near a us ship and this month iran briefly held american sailors and this week there were reports iran told the u s ship to leave the straight a for moves to die for men are safe after spending thirty six days trapped in a collapsed mine crews pulled them down one by one today

students from all over the commonwealth will meet with local senators to discuss student loan debt. senators mark warner and tim kane will host the conversation with student government leaders from fifteen state universities. experts say sixty percent of virginia's college students will graduate with some debt with the average student loan topping 26- thousand dollars. the discussion comes as the senate begins consideration of the higher education act. student leaders from ferrum college and radford university are scheduled to attend.### now for more on what we can expect throughout the evening and over the next several days lets check in with kristina montuori.### today: few morning showers .clearing for the late- morning & into the upper 30s and lower 40s tonight: partly to mainly cloudy with lows in the lower 20s thursday: sun & clouds with highs in the middle 40s friday: sun & clouds with highs in the middle 40s.overnight flurries possible saturday: early morning flurries possible.mostl y sunny afternoon with highs in the middle 50s sunday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 5

>> we have spent the last two weeks working together to do what's in the best interest of the commonwealth of virginia. >> reporter: the governor and the speakerer of the house announcing a historic compromise on gun legislation. state police will have to be at every gun show in the state to run background checks. >> if we could save one life, we need to do that. >> reporter: the deal also reverses a decision that would terminate reciprocity the move, garnishing criticism from gun prevention groups were urging the governor to turn the deal down. >> i have to do what's right for the citizens of the commonwealth of virginia. what we announce here today will make virginian's safer. >> the house speaker praised the governor. >> virginia won and that's all there is to it. >> reporter: saying the deal is not a win or lose for any political party. >> i know there are people on the left and right who are skeptical, and that's compromise. >> danner: andy parker, is not pleased. he is beyond disappointed with the governor's announcement. >> he should not be willing to recognize concealed carry permi

transitioning to new lives here in the commonwealth. we pass legislation last year to ensure that our schools are doing everything they can to support the concerns of children of our active duty military families as they transition in and out of our public school system. i do want to thank for the first lady once again for her leadership on this issue. [ applause ] and as we take a new approach to public education we cannot ignore the fundamental problem that far too many students, one in six, in fact, lack the basic nutrition they need to fulfill their potential. i am proud of the progress we have made on this important issue. i want to thank the first lady once again for her tremendous outreach in advocacy because today 100,000 virginia students in 26 school divisions are now benefiting from the community eligibility provision which allows schools to provide meals at no cost to the students or their families. across the nation, school participation in this new federal program expanded by 20%. here in virginia, we knocked it out of the

commonwealth. v-c-u medical center says they are testing a patient right now - who recently returned from a country where the virus is active. we )re told this case is (different ( from the one the state health department told us about where another patient in virginia tested positive for zika. the world health organization says the mosquito-borne disease is - "explosively" in other parts of host of the summer olympics. remember last weekend when the winds were howling, rain and snow were falling and you were dreaming of spring-like weather? your dreams will come true this weekend! after a chilly start on saturday morning, with clear skies and temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30s, we ll enjoy a nice warm up in the afternoon. a southerly wind will start to kick in, sending the mercury into the low-to-mid 50s under sunny skies that southerly breeze really takes hold on sunday. an area of high pressure off the coast will help send temperatures into the low-to- and temperatures should really soa

the aftermath of the across the commonwealth. including in mathews county - where an iconic theatre's roof collapsed. 10 on your side's matt gregory is live in the upper peninsula and continues our team coverage. up here on the peninsula, the winter weather blanketed roads in mathews county and the gloucester area. while the roads cleared today, we still saw severalcar accidnts on roadways and a piece of history taken forever by the storms. you don't have to know the history of donk's collapse devastating. lynda smith / little ole' opry c0005 17:29:23 "it is a part of my family and it feels like a death. it really, to a point feels describe the theater where you grew up. 17:28:11 "my dad drove old and said that place we need to do somethingwith that and he decided to start a country music theater." 17:28:20 for years the smith family performed little ole opry, c0005 17:31:10 "lots of great memories and lots of great experiences, dolly parton's been here and porterwagnerand little jimmy dickens." 17:31:16 friday nights weather pul

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commonwealth lawmakers gathered to discuss the state's economy. attorney general mark herring talked about how to support small businesses. one idea... a patent troll unit. herring says patent infringement costs the u-s economy 29- billion dollars a year. virginia businesses will now be protected from those costs. governor mcauliffe says the recent winter whiteout may have been the "most expensive" snow storm in the commonwealth's history. mcauliffe says the storm could use up the state's entire snow response budget... which is around 200- million dollars. state crews have been working to clear the snow since last week. the clean up costs about 2 to 3-million dollars an hour. gov. terry mcauliffe/d- virginia "it's going to cost us a lot of money. this could be north of 175 million and top 200 million which would be an historic storm for us and would be the most expensive we've ever had, but cost is not the issue." mcauliffe says the state will request federal assistance to drama in the race for the white house continues. today's big question... wi

let's talk to an official from the commonwealth of virginia.hone a spokesperson from the virginia national guard. how is the guard preparing right now? what are you doing? >> well, thanks to the quick decision by our governor to give us plenty of advance notice, we've been able to get our guard forces stationed throughout the commonwealth. and we're staged and ready. right now we're mainly linking up with virginia state police. we haven't gotten a lot of missions with the snow point. we're assisting troopers get to crash site locations but the most important thing is we're staged and ready as snow continues to pile up. we work as part of a state agency team with the department of transportation, with the state police. so we're going to do whatever we can to help them out. >> cotton, obviously we're all hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. what is the worst case scenario for the virginia national guard? >> well, in terms of worst case scenario, we've faced some pretty heavy snow before, and we've got good equipment that can get us th

in the commonwealth of virginia. sir, if i might go back to your other question if you don't mind about offensive, that is very near and dear to my heart. if someone were to come in my house uninvited and either hurt my children, my wife, or take my stuff, i have the right to defend myself. if someone were to come into my corporate house and virtually take my stuff, whether it be be intellectual property, customer data or whatever it might be, financial information, whatever it might be, we need the ability to defend ourselves, particularly if we don't have -- if our cyber command is not going to fund itself in a way that gives us the comfort the same way that we have the comfort i think as a nation from the station of air, land, sea, and space. thank you, sir. >> madam chair, i am out of time but i would like to plug our challenge and encourage all members to promote that in under district because it does help develop a new workforce for cyber security and a lot of other areas. >> thank you. and i will also join you

>> we did an analysis in the commonwealth on just that point. you know it was a really great analysis, i'd be more than happy to provide to you from the commonwealth of virginia. i don't know why. all i can say is that the -- the standards, even within the states are different, for prosecution. >> and can you point to me in the commonwealth of virginia where there's been a successful prosecution or that deterrence has been put in place in dia virginia? >> we just changed laws in the last six months and i'll let you know. >> i yield back. thank you. >> actually one point, if i can. >> go ahead. >> a number of great examples where there's been cooperation between the private sector and law enforcement to do take downs. i could give you a number. game over zeus, a recent one. zeus has been a financial fraud botnet around successful a number of year es. put out by a private/public partnership. the next version came online, symantec and a number of private companies as well as fbi brought down that botnet propagating crypt other locker, takes people'

commonwealth and he got -- he got out because of it.d if the truth is going to be heard in this courtroom, this man didn't do it. >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen. we're now ready for the commonwealth's closing. and we'll calling mr. vanderross. >> the prosecution then has its turn to explain why they decided ton call mallory as a witness and why that decision should have no bearing on jones's attempted murder charge. >> ladies and gentlemen of the jury, thank you for your patience. >> they also want to convince the jury that jones coerced mallory to change his position. >> the defense made a big deal about us not calling mr. mallory as a witness. i would submit to you, how in the world could i call him after i heard that? they just wanted to call him so you'd know what a bad person he is. and you know. and his friend is john jones, because he visited with him. when he fired that shotgun in that car, he wanted to kill her. he wanted to kill her, then it's criminal attempted murder. and if he tried to get someone to come in and lie to

of the park's religious themes.a federal judge ruled that the commonwealth violated the park's first amendment protections.today -- governor matt bevin says his administration has no plans to appeal.the tourism tax incentive could be worth up to 18 million dollars. we're hoping to hear more keeping your family safe from water contaminants.this is after a major crisis you've heard about in flint michigan. michigan.the city had planned a news conference today about how they treat and test water... but called it off. nine on your side showed you yesterday how you can take matters into your own hands... and buy water testing kits at local hardware stores.we're staying on top of this story -- to make sure your family is safe from danger. meanwhile...the plant manager in sebring accused of falsifying reports about lead in the water... says it's a -- quote "downright lie".the town is finding high levels of lead and copper in samples taken at two schools.students were out of class again today.ohio's e-p-a says the water treatment plant didn't tell the public about dangerous contaminants *las

this is the second office to open in the commonwealth. virginia is one of the 11 super tuesday states voting on march 1, and the campaign wants to gain as many voters here as possible. sot: peter clerkin/virginia campaign director "we are going to be hosting phone banks here, canvases, basically it is a place where volunteers can come get some of the resources that they need. conduct a direct order of contact, a place for them to work out of as well whether it is calling voters are getting materials to go out and canvas door-to-door" so far there are around six- thousand volunteers for the campaign in the commonwealth. the office is looking for more in southwest virginia now to jonathan kegges with a the warmth continues as we close out january today. with the help of sunshine for the first half of our sunday temperatures will flirt with the 60 degree threshold. today: mostly sunny and warm with highs around 60. tonight: increasing clouds with lows in the low 40s. monday: chance for afternoon showers. warm with highs in the low to mid 60s

i'm honored to sit on the commonwealth of virginia cyber security commission as well. one of the things i've been encouraging the commonwealth of virginia to do is to encourage closer relationships between the university ecosystem and the business ecosystem and to really promote research. i think that will help propel the startup activity that the gentleman to my left about talking about. whether it's in silicon valley where the state of virginia. at the end of the day, we need far more research than what we currently have. the reason is because when i talked about early the dollars, the difference being between being spent in the government and commercial side. we have a real scarcity of resources in terms of cyber security professionals. we need more tools being able to deal with the complex environment going out there. those tools like automation are the way forward in order to help deal with that scarcity of personnel resources. other things we can do as well but that research would really help us a lot in the cyber security perspective as a nation. >> ray quickly

in botetourt county, rob virginia reaches the highest employment level in the commonwealth's history. governor terry mcauliffe says last month the employment level reached over 3.8 million. december was also the 21-st consecutive month of year- over-year employment growth. the average weekly wage for private employers was 917 dollars... which is 3.2 percent higher than it was a year ago. roanoke county announces what projects it plans to invest in over the next 10 years. the budget committee says the biggest and most immediate expenditure will cover the renovation of cave spring high school. that project will run the county about 30 million dollars. in addition, the county plans to allocate 55 million dollars for schools to use on any other projects needed over that 10 year period. other proposed improvement projects include .. a 12 million dollar renovation of the county's public service center... and around 2 million dollars to build infrastructure at least 45 people have died -- including nine in the commonwealth -- as a result of the massive snowstorm that pounded the eastern coas

in a turbulent time- where differences threaten communities around the and across the commonwealth. sot: "people are yearning for a chance to stand up and say with one voice that the islamophobia and xenophobia are not a part of our commonwealth and our country." sunday night- richmonders came together at the congregation beth ahabah to hear muslim leaders, christian leaders, and jewish leaders talk about recent world events.... and the impact they have had on religious intolerance... particularly negative attitudes toward the muslim community. u.s. senator tim kaine joined in a panel discussion, where small groups shared personal feelings about today )s political climate... and solutions moving forward. organizers say the event exceeded their expectations. sot: "to be in the 6th oldest synagogue in the country which said they wanted to host this event to stand with the muslim community is a huge statement and to have such a religiously and racially divisive audience means a great deal." the virginia center for inclusive communities helped organize the event. next on newschannel thr