ian fortier says the main goal of the renovation is to make it easer to get in and out of the building. but he also hopes it will confirm for the community that the grandin is moving in the right direction. the theatre has remained open during the work should be completed by the end of the month. joe dashiell wdbj7 you're watching your hometown news leader, wdbj7. as more and more people are wondering about the zika virus, find out what researchers at virginia tech are doing to try and answer some of those questions. and why a growing trend among pet owners is bringing floor. we're learning more about a deadly prison riot in mexico. more than 50 inmates died in the riot and fire at the prison in the northern part of the country. mexico's governor says it started after a brutal fight between rival drug cartel members in the prison. it's mexico's deadliest prison riot in many years. no escapes were this comes six days before pope francis is scheduled to visit another mexican prison. in tonight's hometown health, with the recent outbreak of the zika virus and its threat to people living i

fortier in the middle of the day. temperature stay cool into next week. join us with an update on the rain and when temperatures cool down. stay tuned for that. >> one of the busiest days of the year. national signing day. i will touch on the highlights and another one of the area's top high school coaches is moving on. anchor: it's national signing day for athletes that play in the fall but it is football players that steal the headlines tonight. once again a banner crop is delivered from hampton roads. there is never enough time to talk about all the players who signed scholarship offers today but eight young men from one of the top division for teams in the state are going to college. burton is going to temple. palmer is headed to bfi and wayne davis is going to the ohio >> i had a great opportunity. you can pass it up. it is a great opportunity. >> 17 students signed it ocean lakes. cody cunningham will walk on and hold the minion. anthony womack, justin smith. and taylor will play for florida state. >> there is a lot of relief. even though i was comm

ian fortier/grandin theatre foundation executive director: we started looking at some old pictures when we decided we were going to move foreward with this project, and even though this box office is a little bigger than the original one in 1932 moving it back to the center of the facade puts it back in line with what it's original look was like and we had a very strong interest in doing that. ian fortier says the main goal of the renovation is to make it easer to get in and out of the will confirm for the community that the grandin theatre is moving in the right direction. the theater has stayed open during the renovations. and the work should be completed by the end of the month. a new program in alleghany county will let high school students graduate with both a diploma and an associates degree. the early high school college program starts this fall, thanks to a partnership between the county school system and dabney s. lancaster community college. the accelerated curriculum is like the area's governor's school except instead of stem classes, qualified students are taking college-lev

ian fortier, grandin theatre executive director: "we fell really good about it. you know, we've been working, myself, the director, the board and staff for the last year and a half to really create a more positive vibe and replicated experience." by the time construction is complete, the 84- year-old theater will have a new set of entrance doors, windows and box office. making a difference and seeing success. how a local thrift store is expanding it's reach locally and abroad. plus .. a popular author stops by a school in southside. why she says .. it's important students take an interest in i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. her life's work has been about breaking barriers. and so would her presidency. which is why, for every american who's not being paid what they're worth... who's held back by student debt or a system tilted against them- and there are far too many of you- she understands that our country can't reach it's potential... unless we all do. together. local non-profit thrift store has been so overwhelming .. it's already expanding. "thi

fortier adds one more three to drop the guillotine at the magic when back-to-back thrillers, 117-100. >>> in the nfl peyton manning celebrated in disney land today. the nielsen company says 111.9 million viewers watched that game, making it the third most- watched event in us television history. they also said another for mainstream to the game online. according to the nevada gaming control board a record $132.5 million was spent on the game in vegas. >>> orlando city only plays citrus bowl offense can get a sneak. of this year's club at tomorrow's open practice. it will also be the first to see the 2016 road kit. we showed you this small sample and told you there will be much more purple on the jersey this year. here is a couple more snake peaks. orlando city made several changes. some of them will be obvious and others are subtle or slightly hidden. the official jersey reveal will take place before tomorrow's open practice. the event starts at 6:30 and is free to the public. >> in high school soccer orangewood christian is one win away from repeating a state championship. orangewood

. >> anchor: a deadly bus driver appearing in court today on police say 42-year-old scott fortier had been drinking before he got behind the wheel of a bus and crashed into a utility pole. 11 middle school students were on board at the time. luckily, no one was hurt. the accident happened yesterday around 3:00 in the afternoon on hayden pond road. police rushed to the scene and after a quick check on the kids, another bus came to pick them up up. prosecutors say he told the officer how the accident happened, but he then failed a sobriety test. >>> the defendant told the police that he had missed a stop for one of the students. he then attempted to back the bus up. at that that point there was a collision between the telephone pole and the back of the bus. >> anchor: a judge released him on a personal wreck oznessance and he is required to wear a gps monitor and in the allowed to drive or drink alcohol . >> anchor: new at 4:30 police in quincy are warning drivers after a skimming device is found at a gas station this. essay the device was hooked up now police are telling anyone whose r

windows in the entrance and have moved the box office to the middle of the entrance - where it ian fortier- grandin theatre foundation, executive director if there were individuals that still come of the facility that remember the facade from its original days -- and i'm sure we still have a few-- we hope for them that it brings back some reminiscence and recollection of what it was like to come to the grandin when they were kids and we also hope that the whole new facade will make it easier to get in and out of the building. the theater is still open its normal hours everyday during the renovation work. it's expected to be complete by the end of this month. in salem - february is heart month - and food lion is helping to feed those who go hungry - with healthier options.today, they supplied feeding america southwest virginia - with 600 cans of soup as well as fresh fruits and vegetables like carrots and celery.officials from feeding america say this is important because those who don't have much money to eat, often pick unhealthy foods that are the cheaper option. this load of fresh produ

fortier for a high tomorrow. fifty-nine on wednesday. the rest of the weekend will be on the drier side. do not forget the weather out. apple itunes and google play store. let's bring in ines right now. picking up on the roads and police activity slowing everyone down this morning. the bronx river parkway two lanes blocked with an accident. another problem in the bronx. there is a stall by jerome avenue. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning. the left lane is blocked off. still no emergency vehicles on the scene. there are delays. greg and rosanna, back to you. >> thank you very much. duke is here. >> seth curry and the golden state warriors. golden state dominated. carmelo anthony came out of the state. putting the knicks up 1070. the warriors have too much firepower. the others. clay thompson. the warriors are up. 6249. also having a huge night. a triple double. the ninth triple-double of the year. 949. warriors pull away. they beat the knicks. twenty-four and four on the year. denver broncos arrived in northern california yeste

fortier in clinton. we will have rain around today, some spotty showers. tomorrow will be showers and thunderstorms. it will be greasy and cool as we head into the weekend. time now for traffic. >> not a whole lot going on. this is the durham freeway northbound, it is just a little bit slow there. we are working to keep you connected to the news, away from your tv at abc11.com. >>> i don't know about you but we're all book our trips. >> yeah. >> it's a dream. >> we welcome you back to our "gma" safari. you're looking live at some amazing footage coming in right now from tanzania. oh, my goodness and our im-360 camera is providing a live 360-degree virtual reality view. device with a tablet like you, sam. you're playing along. >> i actually think you did a better job of this yesterday. i'm going to try to do this smoothly and calmly because this thing is actually sitting in the middle of the crater so you can spin it -- you could do this on your tablet all day long. when they say where is that report i asked you for earlier this morning you say well, i'm a

that cruz and rubio as was ron i both were puzzled over the fact that cruz and rubio, as was ron fortieron would say, they're playing king of the hill. they're having a knife fight at the bottom of the hill while the guy on the top of the hill is just sitting there admiring the view. >> by the way, the numbers from nevada made clear why this makes no sense, right, which is if one of them drops out and you added them, the votes of one to the other, it wouldn't be 100% obviously because trump would get some of them. they wouldn't win. so you can't beat somebody without beating him. you can't -- you can't prevail over somebody who is winning without -- without beating him. and i -- >> john, we're showing the numbers right now. put the numbers back up, guys. it is absolutely mind boggling to me that you get two guys that are stuck in the 20s, that are always fighting each other for second place, another guy approaching 50% and they keep hammering each other and not touching the guy that's approaching 50%. >> yeah. the logic is even crazier if you look at it this way, which is let's say that