many know chris as the matriarch of the galveston county republican party. chris anne made her way from colorado to galveston where she became chief therapeutic diets tishian in 1950. it was there where she met her uture husband. chris ann didn't waste any time getting involved in the community, and local politics, too. in fact, in 1955, chris ann became one of the founding members of the galveston republican women. from there she solidified her g.o.p. trail blazer status by becoming chairwoman of the galveston republican party, where she built a strong foundation for the party to grow and build on. in addition to her political service, chris ann was an avid philanthropist within the community. one of the organizations she invested her time in was the salvation army. where she joined their county advisory board in 1959. chris ann's unwavering commitment to the betterment of society was a sight to behold, mr. speaker. she made everyone feel so welcomed. she empowered so many people to take charge and get involved. her enthusiasm for making our county, our sta

. >>> you've heard of doing the sting ray shovel at the beach, but folks at galveston beach, they're dealing with a different type of threat lurking in the sand. rattlesnakes. in the sand on the beach. a man was walking his dog when he saw one of these guys it's actually the third one he's seen in two weeks. >> it went to the right over to here. for every one snake that you do see, there's 10 to 20 that you don't see. >> wow. texas wildlife has no re krent recent reports of bites. he now carries a pellet gun with him on his walks. >>> check this out. the view over clear water beach right now. we've got your forecast so you can finish planning your weekend. get instant traffic alerts from just search wtsp. >>> preventing peanut allergies. >>> time now for making headlines. the jacksonville mother says she was having sex while her child drowned in the tub is now >>> a medical examiner says bobby christina died from a combination of drugs and drowning. >>> a mother and child were sound asleep after a truck driver slammed into the house. he was speeding right before he slammed into the h

and shreve port, look at this now, off the coast of texas big storms near galveston. you have an upper level low up here and in the middle there is moisture moving through. that's not good. there will be more and predicting in some places 6 to 12 inches of rain that will cause more flooding a beautiful day locally. lots of sunshine. 70s and 80s. 82 in tampa. 75 degrees in sarasota, you can see where the line is. new orleans is near 80. dallas is 62. and pressure anchored east of will be a day like today friday is good. i was concerned about rain for saturday night. for some reason i had so many messages about people getting married on saturday concerned about issues. not so good on sunday. in the southeast. and this is at midnight it is muggy on saturday where mostly dry. clouds could increase but the and 7 you are talking up to and 5 inches. and and humidity is up. it will weaken. there are showers in the forecast sunday and monday, i'm not expecting anything west of us. and it is cooler. cooler and drier next week. tonight it is mostly clear. it is warm. we're down

when you go to the beach, you expect to see birds, sea shells...maybe dolphins. goers in galveston, snakes. one person living says he's seen at least three the last two weeks.. and was able to catch one on video. he says he carries a pellet gun when he walks his dog just in case one slithers out. wildlife officials say there have been you can get 10 weather updates on the road - with our 10 weather radio partners. in tampa bay, catch point-9.... and the dove 105.5 f-m on sarasota talk radio, listen to wsrq 106.9 fm. and hear 10 weather in spanish on maxima 92-5. before you sit down to eat breakfast, you'll want to hear this story this morning. the items you'll want to start eating every day to better your health. but first, some riders can't stomach the new harry potter ride at announcer: lunch is served! today it's florida flatbread with fresh tomatoes and bell peppers. it's easy to turn local produce into a meal time favorite. look for the fresh from florida (announcer): this is no ordinary salad, this is a florida berry and citrus salad. mix arugula, fresh strawberries, blueberries and

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people were coming to baltimore, philadelphia, boston, and places like galveston, texas, and california as well. display a number of the types of documents immigrants would have needed when coming into these ports. everything from passports to visas, luggage tags, health inspection certificates. these are things that people tended to save for a long time afterward and even past down to their children. they carried great meaning for them. jews left europe for many different reasons. one of the most well-known is the anti-semitic violence that happened in europe. things which were anti-jewish riots, and would break out from time to time? they are strongly remembered even by the great-grandchildren of people who left that time, but they are not the only reason people left. as well, they left for geographic freedom, for economic opportunity, and to avoid military conscription. one of my favorite stories in this area is that of albert hatch wwell. 1890.s an algerian jew in we always think of these jews of came in this time period being from eastern europe, but hatchwell lets us know that not

who spotted matthew on a beach in galveston in september 2014. at the time matthew was wanted for the abduction and murder of hannah graham. eventually he was tied to and charged with killing morgan harrington and just this week... he accepted a plea deal that gives him life behind bars. a new witness could help solve the mystery of a-j hadsell )s disappearance. federal court documents say a witness claims her adoptive father wesley hadsell confessed to being involved in her death. a-j disappeared last march -- her body found behind an abandoned home in southampton county. wesley hadsell sits behind bars for a federal weapons charge. his attorneys withdrew from the case this week after learning they also represent the same witness pointing the finger at him. new at 11 police officers protect and serve. but tonight - a story about some folks doing just that for one of norfolk )s finest. deluca has more on their mission to save his life. to the average person - this may look like a lot of bottle caps. 15;04 it is a lot of bottle caps, but i need mo

rain from brookville to versailles, close to rising sun. heaviest is the southwest of 75 split, in galveston county. northern part of owen county. all of the clusters of rain is moving to the northeast with time. if you are seeing light rain now, you may see moderate to heavy rain between now and 6:00 tonight. no concern really for lightning, pockets of heavy rain, the concern this evening. pockets of widespread rain especially to the northwest of 71. temperatures drop down to 60 degrees by midnight. perhaps we rise a degree or two during good morning. cincinnati. 62, the temperature at the national airport. in addition to the check of precision doppler hd. we'll take you to the hour-by-hour forecast. talk about where the best chance of rain is tomorrow. we have a lot to talk about. another check in 10 minutes. >> scott, in news today, westchester teen will spend six years. >> and face as lifetime driving ban, af causing the drunk driving crash that killed his >> paula, it was emotional and a bit tense as well. lacy expressed remorse on causing the death of his friend, mike valentine. he cal

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some visitors in galveston, this guy carries a pellet gun with him. >> for every snake you do see there are ten to twenty you don't see. >> there have been no reports of attacks or injuries. >>> it is 6:16 on your friday. let's get back over to road warrior hilary zalla. >> taking a look at your traffic right now. we have an accident i'm on top of that was just reported in spring hill. avenue. police are on scene. slow down own u.s. 41. in pinellas county i'm on top of a crash on i-275. you'll see it on the northbound exit ramp to gandy bridge. this is not blocking any lanes either. injuries are reported. again, watch out for police on scene there. pinellas county you are looking great with all of your majors. no significant delays. we are in green everywhere. veterans expressway, i-275, i- 75. look at i-275 now. we are definitely seeing heavier traffic. this is a live look at fowler avenue. all of the head lights coming south. north is much quieter. your drive time is 15 minutes from the apex to i-4. no delays yet. looking live of i-4 west of kathleen road in polk county. you can see i

you get storms all the way up to galveston and houston. louisiana arkansas there is more to come. i expect additional rain fall. here are the temperatures. 73 atlanta. readings in the 60s. the dew points are coming up the weather map is simple. we were concerned about the timing of the arrival. we could be dealing with the rain and the models are slowly coming into agreement that the best chance of rain for us will be during the day on sunday. race in st. pete. saturday looks to be rain free. look at this. this is additional rain fall going through noon on friday another 3, 4 inches of rain. it will slide to the east. humidity on the rise. the rain as it moves our way, a lot of the energy will shoot from us. 80 and the dew point is 55. east southeast winds. gusty and satellite radar has the band of rain along the periphery of a front. tonight is mild. you will have to think at some point turning on the air with mid80s. very nice by his time next week the sun set will be 7:30 clear and warm. humid. 83 for a high. we should squeeze out a dry day on saturday. i'll mention very small

he was arrested after fleeing to galveston, texas.nia police found evident connecting him to morgan harington's murder. there are first-degree murder charges against him in hannah graham's death and he was also later that year filed for murder. yesterday the prosecutor announced that matthew the take a plea deal. the guilty pleas will likely take the death penalty off of the table for matthew, who is serving three life sentences for the rape and attempted murder of another woman in northern virginia. we'll have elysse and bob. we have talked about the caseses for years and looking for justice for the families. is this justice and why now? >> he's admitted to it one of the murders with an alferd plea. it is a strange thing. you admit to the prosecution and if they were to go to trial, could put enough evidence to convict you. but you are not admitting to the guilt. it is a slimy way and in new jersey and new york, we don't do that here in new jersey and new york. but in virginia they allow an alfred plea. yet it make its easier for the

falling at the rate of 2 to 3 inches per hour. see 6 to 10 inches, all totaled, stretching from galveston to little rock down to lake charles. could be 16 inches of rain. that is -- we're talking about hurricane-like rain out of this thing. that's what's going on around th amy: good morning central florida, i' m amy sweezey. we are climbing of the next few days. headed to the mid-80' s through thursday and friday. a little rayner forecast over the weekend with our next approachin >> that's your latest weather. don't forget, go to facebook.com/"today's take" and like us. how many of you so far? 330,000. let's try to get to 335,000 before the hour is out. loved him in "breaking bad," well guess what? our buddy aaron paul, hitting the big screen -- >> strut it, al. >> -- in "eye in the sky." caress presents a fine fragrance breakthrough. the world's only body wash ...with fragrance release pearls. touch your skin to release fragrance up to 12 hours. new caress forever collection. now available in 4 unforgettable fragrances. there's something to be said for exploring the world around you. why

. >>> a texas veteran is becoming a local celebrity on galveston island for his patriotic salute every night. >> sounds beautiful. 83-year-old guy taylor started playing taps at sunset four years ago. the idea came after visiting a fallen marine's gravesite. notch every evening from his home taylor plays taps in honor of those who never made it home. other veterans like himself and current service men and women. >> you are reminded of it and it gets stronger the older you get. >> it's quite the tribute to all of the veterans and service men and women around the united states. >> tourists stop and listen to it echo into the streets. and before we go a live look at the eiffel tower lit up tonight with the colors of the belgium flag shopping solidarity after responsibilitierer this day. >>> coming up at 6 we continue to follow the breaking news out of belgium. the very latest on the terror attacks. also locally how folks in the triangle are reacting. >>> plus sweaty palms a problem no longer. why a company started by a students next. >>> dozens killed and hundreds injured in terror attack

this has been a fast-developing story since jesse matthew was arrested in galveston, texas. that was on september 24, when he eluded police in virginia. d.n.a. test connected matthew to a rape in fairfax and harrington's death. that was june 10 last year that matthew reached a plea deal in the fairfax case, which sentenced him to life in prison. today, this plea deal in the two murder charges he was facing, we have the complete background on the story and there is a lot of moving parts. go to our website wjla.com. we put it there for you. we are also following a developing weather story this afternoon. if you have been outside you know the temperatures are falling. there is a chance now that the wintry weather arrives tomorrow. what we mean by that is a chance of snow. chief meteorologist doug could get and where. doug: it looks like most of the metro area could be in for rain or snow but probably mostly snow as we get through the late night, overnight hours tomorrow night to friday morning. at this moment, chilly out there. gusty winds, mid-to-upper 30's north and west of w

friends jessie matthew was named a person of interest a few days later officers arrested him in galveston texas almost two weeks later police found hannah graham's body october eighteen two thousand and fourteen will have more on these cases that gripped the nation at five three suspects in a portsmouth homicide captured all the way in atlanta u s marshals arrested water in print. andre kill and kill on trotter they were released from jail in january after the commonwealth's attorney in portsmouth. stephanie morales was forced to drop their charges because prosecutors say they ran on time to bring them all to closely following the story his report coming up tonight at five we are preparing for a bow cool evening i have right now are looking at our downtown norfolk skyview very pretty shot right there but that some colder air moving and so skinny be pretty chilly tonight when jeff bennett enters are gonna be a little bit below what we saw last night which was a little bit below the night before since gradually trending colder again you saw that beautiful shot from skyview here downtown. th

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over the next 24 hours, we could see 6 to 10 inches, all totaled, stretching from galveston to little rock down to lake charles. that is -- we're talking about hurricane-like rain out of this thing. that's what's going on around the the upper 70s. .thursday...patch y fog in the morning. partly sunny. highs in the upper 70s. .friday...mostly cloudy. highs in the upper 70s. .saturday...mostl y cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. highs in the lower 70s. .sunday...mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. highs in the lower 70s. chance of rain 50 percent. .monday...partly sunny. a chance highs in the chance of rain 30 percent. .tuesday...mostly sunny. hig >> that's your latest weather. don't forget, go to facebook.com/"today's take" and like us. how many of you so far? 330,000. let's try to get to 335,000 before the hour is out. by the way, you know him, you loved him in "breaking bad," well guess what? the big screen -- >> strut it, al. >> -- in "eye in the sky." caress presents a fine fragrance breakthrough. the world's only body wash ..

over the next 24 hours, we could see 6 to 10 inches, all totaled, stretching from galveston to little -- we're talking about hurricane-like rain out of this thing. that's what's going on around >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist sheena parveen. today, sunny skies, warmer temperatures and we're looking at record highs in the forecast. 76 to 79 degrees today. even tomorrow, another day where we expect record high temperatures. this is going to be 25 to 30 degrees above normal for this time of the year. so we expect temperatures right around 80 degrees for your thursday. upper 60s for friday. so we do cool down a little bit for the weekend. still in the mid-60s, though. next rain chance looks like sunday and we spring forward one hour sunday morning. ather. don't forget, go to facebook.com/"today's take" and like us. how many of you so far? 330,000. let's try to get to 335,000 before the hour is out. by the way, you know him, you loved him in "breaking bad," well guess what? our buddy aaron paul, hitting the big screen -- >> strut it, al. >> strut it, al. >> -- in "eye in the sky." ♪ >>

over the next 24 hours, we could see 6 to 10 inches, all totaled, stretching from galveston to littleches of rain. that is -- we're talking about hurricane-like rain out of this thing. that's what's go some 50s around the bay right now. highs today, low to mid 60s. higher totals will likely aim in on the north bay as what's left of the showers begins to move off to the north bay beginning in the afternoon. accumulations less than a quarter-inch today but stronger storms are to follow especially for the north bay into thursday morning and for the entire bay area headed into friday morning. more heavy rain as we approach the weekend. t forget, go to facebook.com/"today's take" and like us. how many of you so far? 330,000. let's try to get to 335,000 before the hour is out. by the way, you know him, you loved him in "breaking bad," well guess what? our buddy aaron paul, hitting the big screen -- >> strut it, al. >> strut it, al. >> -- in "eye in the sky." ♪ >> strut it, al. >> -- in "eye in the sky." caress presents a fine fragrance breakthrough. ♪ ♪ the world's only body wash ...with fr

over the next 24 hours, we could see 6 to 10 inches, all totaled, stretching from galveston to little rock down to lake charles. could be 16 inches of rain. that is -- we're talking about hurricane-like rain out of this thing. that's what's going on around th >>> unseasonably warm weather heading our way for today, more like a may day. temperatures climbing into the mid-70s. that would break the old record of 69 degrees. coastal areas, though, south-facing shore lines in particular, much cooler, only 50s during the afternoon hours. upper 50s in town tonight. very quiet, very comfortable under a clear to partly cloudy sky. more clouds toward morning. more clouds tomorrow, some sun, but another record-breaker possible, 76. could be a shower north of town. better chance of showers tomorrow night, tapering off friday morning, back into the 60s for the weekend, but most of it is dry. r latest weather. don't forget, go to how many of you so far? 330,000. let's try to get to 335,000 before the hour is out. by the way, you know him, you loved him in "breaking bad," well guess what? our buddy

over the next 24 hours, we could see 6 to 10 inches, all totaled, stretching from galveston to little rock downn to lake charles. could be 16 inches of rain. that is -- we're talking about hurricane-like rain out of thihi thing. that's what's going on around >>> is been a slow and steady warm-up so far this wednesday morning. we are up to 77 in opa-locka. we've seen a few cloud breaks there. mostly cloudy in miami at 75, 74 in ft. lauderdale. with the onshore breeze, a high risk for rip currents today. out on the beaches we could see wind gusts this afternoon up to about 30 miles per hour, mix of sun and clouds, temperature reaching up to about 79 on the beaches. for the rest of us, highs near 81, partly cloudy and breezy. we're dry today, dry tomorrow and more humid by the upcoming weekend. >> that's your latest weather. don't forget, go to facebook.com/"today's take" and like us. 330,000. let's try to get to 335,000 before the hour is out. by the way, you know him, you loved him in "breaking bad," well guess what? our buddy aaron paul, hitting the big screen -- strut it, al. >> -- i