college with a focus on real skills not just test scores in virginia beach school board chairman dan edwards said we are delighted and supportive of the inclusion of workforce credentials and industry certifications as potential offset to some current as the well requirements i definitely think that would be a lot better because there's a lot of students as as me myself i didn't test very well. if the bill passes the new requirements would begin for the freshman class that starts in the fall of twenty eighteen. jenny we thirty news now they vote is in your child's text messages may not mean what you think they mean well explain the double meaning some of those images have and what you need to watch out for are i want parents to never tell your children to watch their language you might want to watch their language to literally motives have changed the way your kids communicating tax and chats online now most of them are harmless but it's the other ones with those hidden meanings that may shock you with the blanks explains will young people may look at the story and laugh but parents. it may

[laughter] dan: in iowa, we saw with john edwards in 2004, he came roaring up, almost beating john kerry. that was the rubio strategy, to hang back, to be there at the moment when people would say, "this guy might be the guy." he has run some very iowa-specific advertising, aimed at christians conservatives -- christian-conservatives. we will see to the extent to which it is extent -- we will see the extent to which it is successful. carol: in the media, we do not totally understand and have not predicted things correctly going into this cycle. it will be fascinating, what happens in iowa, what happens in new hampshire, and will probably -- we will probably learn that we did not what was going on. charlie: what could the surprise be? carol: some evangelicals are breaking for trump because of the economy. the theory is that the economy is trumping what would be traditional religious value voters. if that is the trend moving forward, that could be an interesting dynamic. charlie: let me go to the democrats and hillary clinton and bernie sanders. could there be another year of surprises on

dan on wncn and nbc17.com for live coverage. second person in connection with the shooting death of a taxicab driver. conrad patterson, 27, set for court later today. major edwards charged with the murder of jose dominguez new hampshire primary result in an the big winners of the night trump on the republican side and sanders for the democrats. biggest story for gop maybe ohio governor john kasich's second-place finish and rubio's disappointing finish after a disastrous debate on saturday.>>> that today is over so today many christians around the world will begin to observe lent. ash wednesday launches the 40 day length. that in the western church last until midnight easter sunday during the time many believers give up something like their favorite food, fun activity. it's done in remembrance of jesus is basking in the wilderness. >>> are you giving up anything?>> i'm scared tell you what it is. starbucks.>> i have too many vices. >> here is a live picture outside from our wncn tower camera. 26 degrees and will see a nice sunrise. current temperatures 28 clayton, 27 fayetteville, 23 roxborough. some wind chills and the teams. layer up. in fact forecast 30 a lunc

dan abrams will be hosting an incredible new series called "60 days in" following innocent people. we'll tell you more about it. it premieres in march. >>> gooda edwards looking at the roads. >> reporter: good morning, tam we're looking at 422 past oaks, the highway is west, but heavy eastbound from oaks to 23. le -- the snow is coming down in new jersey, you can see that on 42. looks mostly wet. 36 minute ride from the ac expressway to the walt whitman bridge. an accident in sicklierville still out here southbound at cedar brook road an and an accident involving a pedestrian on the white horse pike. >>> let's go outside to david murphy. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you the last snow shower of the day and a half event is dieing down losing intensity over south jersey, it will hang in there for another hour or so. 3 # -- 31 degrees is the current temperature. you want to be careful on sidewalks and side streets where it might be slushy or slick. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 40 degrees is the high, 30 with tomorrow, 32 friday, arctic crush for the weekend highs in the low 20s. >>> coming up on "action news" at noo