wdbj7 garrett turner is out on the roads for us this morning. garrett how is it looking at this point? center well, good morning, kim. we're onion south and the road are like jason said very slick. there is some ice and the roads are covered even though there have been multiple passes by plows. now, we do -- we did see a line of semi truck trailers onion north so be very careful on that. we also did see a car spun out on 581 south near best buy. so people are having trouble getting around. it is not safe to be out on the the roads. the other thing is make sure that you leave a lot of room between you and the next car ahead of you. if you do have to be out on the road. the visibility is not good especially here onion south and 81 north. so much sure you slow down. take your time. but i will tell you that it is reminiscent of alaska out here. some beautiful snow. so stay off the roads. but make sure you get out and enjoy some -- enjoy some of this beautiful day. now, we need to go to wdbj7 eamon o'meara in blacksburg. >> thanks so much, garrett. we

mcbroom i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. freezing rain continues for some. watch for heavy rain and ice this morning.

i'm kimberly mcbroom and i'm garrett turner. and leo there was some really dense fog this morning. how long is that expected to stay dense fog early followed by a slow increase in sunshine. highs today near 49. the woman charged

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. we do have a few school announcements for you this morning. appomattox county, concord elementary is closed in campbell county, and cornerstone christian academy are closed. patrick county, smyth county, and wythe county schools are opening 2 hours late. thankfully the gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow showers. a reported funnel cloud in appomattox has killed at least

garrett turner has taken his seat behind the anchor desk here on wdbj7 mornin'. so how's he doing kimberly? well, a little later we're going to put garrett on the spot, to learn about his life before the roanoke valley. are you looking forward to that? it's coming up a little mornin' afternoon. high near accident has one southbound lane of i-81 blocked in rockbridge county. expect delays near the route 60 lexington exit. dozens of streets across the new river valley and roanoke valley are flooded right now. jeb stuart highway in patrick county is the only main road affected so far. there's high water covering that road near woolwine highway. workers are installing a gas line in northwest roanoke. the westbound lanes of melrose avenue and lafayette boulevard will be blocked near staunton avenue. expect delays there from 7 p-m to 5-a-m both tonight and tomorrow. drivers will detour onto 25-th street. drainage work could slow you down today in buena vista. crews are scheduled to replace a pipe on route 60 from eight this morning to six this evening. that road will c

this morning, we're getting to know our new co-anchor, garrett turner. and in a moment, we'll find out how he made it from the show me state to patchy fog early afternoon. high near dozens of streets in our area are flooded right now. jeb stuart highway in patrick county is covered in water near woolwine highway. that's the only main road affected so far. you'll also want to watch out for dense fog this morning. workers are replacing a pipe today in botetourt county. one northbound lane of route 11 will be closed near the truck wash off i-81 from nine tonight to six tomorrow morning. crews are also patching pavement in that area from nine this morning to three this afternoon. there will be lane closures during that time as well. this is a live look at i-581 in roanoke from wdbj7's hotel traffic camera. we're not seeing any accidents right now on the highways. garrett's recent work in anchorage. but he didn't grow up in alaska so as we welcome him to the anchor desk here in roanoke, we wanted to find out more about his hometown. wdbj7's joe interrogation.

wdbj7's garrett turner is taking a look at the when we come back. radford. trump is speaking right now at radford university. let's take a listen. we're live streaming the event right now on our website, wdbj7. wdbj7's tim saunders also has an interview with trump that you can catch tonight on wdbj7 at five and 6. when it comes to exploring your hometown, sometimes you have to challenge yourself. during the winter time it can be hard to advantages. in this week's your hometown, wdbj7's garrett turner tells us why winter camping is a good thing and how to make it a successful trip. i'm going to interject an idea here--winter camping. it may seem crazy but there's a lot of people that take advantage of it. my favorite part about camping in the winter is the....the lack of competition for good campsites is the biggest. not many people go winter camping around here. the other would be the lack of bugs, spiders, arachnids, snakes and all those creepy crawling things i'm sold. pat metheny from backcountry ski and sport says there's three keys to a good winter over

good morning, i'm garrett turner. and i'm kimberly as the south carolina primary inches closer, a new c-n-n/o-r-c poll shows that donald trump is ahead in the republican race for president. as don champion reports, on the democratic side, hilary clinton has a significant lead over bernie sanders. donald trump took aim at president obama in south carolina tuesday night.... moments after the commander-in-chief said this: (sot obama) "i continue to believe that mr. trump will not be president. and the reason is because i have a lot of faith in the american people." (sot trump) "you're lucky i didn't run last time when romney ran because you would've been a one-term president." trump still commands a double-digit lead in south carolina. yesterday he and marco rubio bashed rival ted cruz for being dishonest: (sot trump) "i've never seen a human being lie so much. he lies about everything." (sot rubio) he didn't tell the truth about ben carson in iowa. he's not telling the truth about my position on marriage." the texas sen

i'm garrett turner. and i'm brent watts. picts so some of you may be wondering where our co-worker leo hirsbrunner is this morning. leo and his son aiden won a trip to aiden's favorite hockey team, the boston bruins play. they flew from raleigh to boston, and were greated by the boston bruins mascot and ice girls at the gate. leo won the trip after writing an essay in september about why he and his son deserved to see the team play. leo also got to go out on the ice between the 2nd and 3rd periods to take a shot at the net. he won an autographed puck and a team- autographed stick. we all know what a big hockey fan leo is, so i can just imagine how much fun he had during his trip. marco rubio is hoping campaign stops in virginia can give him the push he needs on super tuesday. wdbj7's christian heilman was at the rally at roanoke college last night and has more about the event. these are the kind of days everyone wants to be back in college. it's also one patrick stone probably won't forget. patrick stone

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner heavy rain and severe storms are possible across the region today. be weather aware this today's heavy rain has first responders preparing for possible flooding. w-d-b-j-7's khiree stewart spoke with crews on how they plan to keep you and your family safe. "they always make you nervous. there's not a single time you go out in a flooding event that you're completely comfortable with it. we're being put in situations that the average person is not normally put in." bobby haynes knows that first hand. he's one of 26 members of salem's swift water rescue team. "we've had people with some close call situations enough that those people have come back and taught us the lessons that they've learned and try to keep us safe." he says they have flood gauges throughout the area to keep track of the rising water... and train monthly on different swift water rescue techniques. "swift water is one of the more dangerous things we do as a fire department." "the scary thing on o

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. we do have a few school announcements for you this morning. appomattox county and cornerstone christian academy are closed. patrick county schools are opening 2 hours late. thankfully the severe weather is gone, but strong gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow a reported funnel cloud in appomattox has killed at least one person, and injured several others. wdbj7's amanda kenney is there this morning as we wait for the latest information on wednesday's storm. garrett, we expect to hear more at 7:00 this morning. thats when a press conference will be held regarding the storm in appomattox. virginia governor terry mcaullife has emergency. that means public safety agencies such as the virginia national guard, virginia state police, the virginia department of emergency management and the virginia department of transportation can devote every available resource to storm response and recovery. about an hour ago we found out the virginia national guard have sent more than 50 sold

garrett turner. and i'm kimberly mcbroom. hampshire primary, hillary clinton is hoping to get her campaign back on track later this month in nevada and south carolina. last night, clinton and bernie sanders sparred over foreign policy and race relations. marlie hall has the latest from milwaukee, wisconsin. hillary clinton sought to regain momentum in milwaukee last night...calling the vermont senator out on his so-called unrealistic plans for the country: (sot clinton) i am conscious of the fact that we have to also be very clear especially with young people about what kind of government is going to do what for them and what it will cost. (sot sanders) secretary clinton - you're not in the white house yet and let me be clear that every proposal that i have introduced has been paid for. both candidates then turned their attention to immigration and criminal justice reform: (sot sanders) i believe we will all agree that we are sick of seeing videos of people shot by police officers. (sot clinton) when we talk about criminal ju

i'm garrett turner. mcbroom. school announcements this morning. you can see those at the top of your screen. while many families were able to survive wednesday's tornado in appomatox, other family members like pets are still missing. but there is a plan in place to help find them. wdbj7's amanda kenney is in appomatox this morning. good morning kimberly and garrett. i spoke with one family yesterday who say firefighters saved their dogs but could not find their cats. if you're still looking for a pet you can contact the the help line. that number is on the bottom of the screen for you. wednedsday's ef-3 tornado left many families without a home to go to. some people are at the appomatox community center or pamplin fire department for shelter. but if you have a pet, emergency shelters do not allow animals inside. local leaders ask that you make arrangements for your pet or reach out to the appomatox county animal shelter and they can help you some options on what to do with your pet. also, many of the affected areas are still dangerous. especially

and i'm garrett turner. we'll see increasing sunshine today with a gusty nw wind and a high around 45. of 450 virginia national guard soldiers in lynchburg are getting ready to head overseas. they received their mobilization order yesterday. this is video from six-years ago as they prepared to leave for a deployment in iraq. the first battalion of the 116th infantry regiment's active duty starts on may 13th and will last about a year. the battalion will be replacing another virginia-based batallion that's conducting security operations in qatar right now. the virginia house has unanimously approved a bill that would let national guard members with valid permits carry concealed weapons on duty. commanding officers would still be able to prohibit guard members from carrying guns in certain cases. republican delegate scott taylor introduced the bill in response to last year's deadly shooting at a recruting center in tennessee. it now moves on to the senate. natalie keepers is staying in solitary confinement. sh

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirshbrunner watch for slick we'll continue to see showers today with a high near 37. we have new developments this morning in the disappearance of haven moses. according to our cbs affiliate in charlottesville, james moses the himself into police. he is accused of kidnapping his daughter, haven over the weekend, setting off a statewide amber alert. haven was found safe sunday afternoon in augusta county, where moses lives. according to that charlottesville t-v station, moses said he did what he had to do, and didn't know about the protective order against him. jury selection continues today in pulaski county for ashley white's trial. she is the mother of noah thomas, the five year old boy who was found dead in a septic tank last march after a weeklong search. this is new video of her leaving the pulaski county courthouse after more than six hours of jury questioning. yesterday her lawyer, kelsey bulger, asked dozens of potential jurors about their facebook usage, if they

i'm garrett turner. i'm kimberly mcbroom. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. dangerous wind chills this morning. mostly sunny today high 31. police are looking for a man who may be armed in roanoke county. be armed in roanoke county. suspected of being the driver of a car that was chased by night. flipped and caught on fire. the county says the vehicle was coming from franklin county on route 220 when it hit another vehicle near webb road. four people were stay with wdbj7, and wdbj7-dot-com for any updates. judge will now decide instead of a jury. opening arguments begin today and lawyers are prepared to call 23 witnesses to testify in the case. a judge agreed to change the trial location because about 60 percent of the potential jurors interviewed monday and tuesday knew about the case. but late tuesday night the judge and lawyers agreed to have a bench trial instead of a jury trial. a lawyer not asssociated with this case says that decision may now benefit ashley white. richard chidester/giles county attorney: "you may certainly get the same outcome but the

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. heavy rain and severe storms are possible across the region today. be weather aware this the heavy rain is causing first responders to gear up in case someone gets stuck in the rising water. bobby haynes is one of 26 members of salem's swift water rescue team, and says he has had to gear up and save someone from rough waters several times. he says crews have flood gauges throughout the area to keep track of the amount rising water. they also train every month on different swift water rescue techniques. we're told it only takes a few inches to a feet of water for your car to get stuck. and if you see deep water, the best thing you can do is turn around, don't drown. bobby haynes: "we've had people with some close call situations and we're fortunate enough that those people have come back and taught us the lessons that they've learned and try to keep us safe." you can read more of these tips and others on wdbj-7 dot com. just click on this story. police are investigating a homicide in n

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. we do have a few school announcements for you this morning. appomattox county, concord elementary is closed in campbell county, and cornerstone christian academy are closed. patrick county, smyth county, and wythe county schools are opening 2 hours late. thankfully the gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow showers. a reported funnel cloud in appomattox has killed at least one person, and injured several others. 20 homes have been destroyed, and more than 100 are damaged. wdbj7's amanda kenney is at one of two shelters in appomatox where volunteers are waiting to help victims. kimberly, the appotmatox community shelter has cots, blankets, and pillows to keep victims comfortable. just like the rest of the town, the shelter does not have electrcity. there's no heat here, but the lights are staying on thanks to a generator. wednesday's storm caused severe damage throughout the county. homes are damaged, trees and power lines are down, and the electricity is out. right now. do

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. there are a few school announcements this morning. you can see those at the top of your screen. gusty winds continue today with increasing sunshine. our high will close in on 40. our state and country have reached out to help the families affected by wednesday's tornado. wdbj7's amanda kenney is live in appommatox county. amanda, there's an easy way others can help? yes, kimberly. donations can help tremendously. clean up efforts have been great, but don't forget local leaders are asking everyone to stay out of the impacted areas because they are still unsafe. many homes has been heavily damaged or destroyed so families are without a place to stay. so, the red cross is collecting financial donations. you can write check to the red cross, and specifiy the appomatox disaster to ensure the money will go towards the victims here. i've also seen some go fund me pages that have been created to help the tornado. non-perishable supply donations are being accepted at a couple locations. the appomatox community center and libery baptist church.

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. watch out for black ice early otherwise we'll see mainly sunny skies and a high around 45. new this morning: the henry county sheriff's office is the henry county sheriff's office is looking for a missing woman. bernice proctor's car was found on old liberty drive in martinsville around 4:20 yesterday afternoon. family members told police they had not heard from her, and didn't know where she was. bloodhounds and a virginia state police helicopter were looking for her--that search will continue today. if you have any information on ms. proctor's whereabouts please call police. a man has been charged after a police chase in amherst county. lawrence crank was arrested late tuesday night. police say he led them on a chase after trespassing at riveredge park in madison heights. he was arrested after stopping his car near a home on winridge drive, and trying to get away on foot. he's being held amherst adult detention facility. and his dog are out of their home after a fire in craig county

garrett turner. and i'm kimberly mcbroom. after a resounding defeat in the new hampshire primary, hillary clinton is hoping to get her campaign back on track later this month in nevada and south carolina. last night, clinton and bernie sanders sparred over foreign policy and race relations. marlie hall has the latest from milwaukee, wisconsin. hillary clinton sought to regain momentum in milwaukee last night...calling the vermont senator out unrealistic plans for the country: (sot clinton) i am conscious of the fact that we have to also be very clear especially with young people about what kind of government is going to do what for them and what it will cost. (sot sanders) secretary clinton - you're not in the white house yet and let me be clear that every proposal that i have introduced has been paid for. both candidates then turned their attention to immigration and criminal justice reform: (sot sanders) i believe we will all agree that we are sick of seeing videos of people shot by police officers. (sot clinton) when we ta

i'm garrett turner. marco rubio is hoping campaign stops in virginia can give him the push he needs on super tuesday. wdbj7's christian heilman was at the rally at roanoke college last night and has more about the event. these are the kind of days everyone wants to be back in college. it's also one patrick stone probably won't forget. patrick stone, coming to hear rubio 00594014 it's a great opportunity. it's not something that happens that often where a presidential candidate comes to you, you know? 00594621 this is the first time a major presidential candidate ever visited the college. cullen truett doesn't agree with rubio, but wants to hear what he thinks. cullen truett, coming to hear rubio 00495423 "it's about doing your civic duty to be an informed citizen. everybody bases their support on what they get on don't actually have the evidence of what that candidate said to back it up." nats cheering rubio didn't waste any time before attacking frontrunner donald trump. marco rubio "this matters becaus

i'm kimberly mcbroom, i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. dangerous wind chills this morning. mostly sunny today high 31. new this morning: for a man who may be armed in roanoke county. the man is suspected of being the driver of a car that was chased by state police last night. the car crashed, flipped and caught on fire. the county says the vehicle was coming from franklin county on route 220 when it hit another vehicle near webb road. taken to the hospital. stay with wdbj7, and wdbj7-dot-com for any updates. a pulaski county the outcome in ashley white's trial opening arguments lawyers are prepared to call 23 witnesses to testify in the case. a judge agreed to change the trial location because the potential jurors interviewed monday and tuesday knew about the case. but late tuesday night the judge and lawyers agreed to have a bench trial instead of a jury trial. a lawyer not asssociated with this case says that decision may now benefit ashley white. richard chidester/giles county attorney: "you may certainly get the same outcome but the j

garrett turner. and i'm kimberly mcbroom. several performances rocked the stage last night at the 58th annual grammy awards. teri okita was there and shows us who walked away the winner. pop queen taylor swift opened the 58th annual grammy awards and ruled the show -- winning the top prize. swift's "1989" earned the singer her second career grammy for album of the year. she urged young women to not let naysayers get in their way. ((sot: taylor swift/ grammy winner)) "you just focus on the work, and you don't let those people sidetrack you." (4 sec) mark ronson and bruno mars' "uptown funk" won "record of the year". ((sot: stevie wonder)) "you can't read braille. nah, nah, nah, nah, nah." stevie wonder teased "song of the year" nominees before announcing ed sheeran's "thinking out loud" the winner. and "best new artist" meghan trainor couldn't hold back tears as she thanked her family. ((sot: meghan trainor/ grammy winner)) (sobbing) "and my mom and dad for always believing in me." ((stand-up: teri okita/ cbs news/ los angeles

i'm kimberly mcbroom and i'm garrett turner. we'll see increasing sunshine today with a gusty nw wind and a high around 45. received....an infantry batallion of 450 virginia national guard soldiers in lynchburg are getting ready to head overseas. here's video from six-years ago as they prepared to leave for a deployment in iraq. this time, the first battalion of the 116th infantry regiment's active duty starts on may 13th and will last about a year. the guard soldiers will replace another virginia-based batallion that's conducting security operations in qatar right now. the virginia house has unanimously approved a bill that would let national guard members with valid permits carry concealed weapons on duty. commanding officers would still be able to prohibit guard members from carrying guns in certain cases. republican delegate scott taylor response to last year's deadly shooting at a recruting center in tennessee. it now moves on to the senate. natalie keepers is staying in solitary confinement. she is charged in the killing o

starting tomorrow, garrett turner will join the wdbj7 mornin' team as my co-anchor. watch tomorrow as we get to know garrett. the woman involved in a car wreck that killed a beloved franklin county elementary school teacher now faces d-u-i and involuntary manslaughter charges. a franklin county grand jury has indicted lesley wildasin of north carolina for her part death. you see her here, minnick was from roanoke and a long time teacher at rocky mount elementary. happened in november on route 2-20 just south of investigators said they found an empty box of wine in wildasin's front seat. we are getting a look at a credit card skimmer that was attached to an atm in vinton. this is what investigators found at first citizens bank on saturday. on the plastic where the card goes you can see the electronics stuffed away inside. and then you can see the tiny camera that recorded the key-pad. as you can see, the parts match exactly to the real parts on an a-t-m. they go right on top making it very hard to tell what's real and what's not. the thief will plant these devices and them come back fo

i'm garrett turner. and i'm kimberly mcbroom. voters will choose a presidential nominee in the republican caucus in nevada today. as don champion reports, donald trump is hoping for his third win, but his competitors are pushing back. after winning primaries in south carolina and new hampshire...donald trump is eyeing a big win in nevada tonight. (sot trump) you better get out tomorrow. you gotta vote tomorrow. you gotta vote vote vote on the eve of the state's gop caucuses ...the republican front- runner did not hold back...slamming a protester... (sot trump) " i'd like to punch him in the face, i'll tell you that." ...and bashing rival ted cruz for what he called dishonest campaign ads: (sot trump) this something wrong with this guy (sot cruz) god bless the great state of nevada after finishing in third place behind marco rubio in south carolina, cruz is going into today's contest without his communications director. rick tyler was asked to resign monday for sharing a false news story on social media that suggested rubio dismis

i'm kimberly mcbroom i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. a prolong period of very cold weather is moving into the region. highs won't get above freezing. white will continue tomorrow, but without a jury. yesterday the judge accepted a compromise from the commonwealth's attorney and white's lawyers to hold a bench trial instead of a jury trial. white is charged with child abuse and neglect. her son noah thomas was found dead in a septic tank near the family's pulaski county home. kelsey bulger, her attorney, said it was impossible to seat a jury in pulaski county because so many people know social media. jury trial. this comes after the court interviewed 66 potential jurors in two days and and filled about 60 percent of jurors were they said they had an opinion or had heard about the case. new details were revealed in a danville murder case during a christy michelle beskin pleaded guilty court to arson and murder of donna hiatt-lanier in march 20-15. beskin's attorney says the two were friends for a long time. she says beskin did not go to h

i'm garrett turner. kimberly mcbroom is off this morning. justice antonin scalia will lie in repose today at the supreme court, before his funeral tomorrow. after a private service, the public will be able to walk past his casket. president obama will pay his respects today, but will not be attending tomorrow's funeral. don champion is outside the supreme court with more on why the president's decision is raising questions. known as a conservative warrior- today, thousands will pay final respects to supreme court justice antonin scalia. president obama and the first lady will remember the justice as his body lies in repose in the great hall of the supreme court. faced criticism from the right for not planning to attend scalia's funeral tomorrow. (sot josh earnest) what the president thinks is appropriate is respectfully paying tribute to high profile patriotic american citizens even when you don't agree on all the issues. the 79-year-old died of natural causes over the weekend. republican presidential ca

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. watch for slick spots this morning. we'll continue to see showers today with a high near 37. virginia authorities virginia authorities are still looking for the man who took his child over the weekend, setting off a statewide amber alert. three-year-old haven moses was believed to be in extreme danger after she was abducted on sunday. by her father, james safe sunday afternoon in augusta county, where moses lives. anyone with information on his whereabouts should call police. jury selection continues today in pulaski county for ashley white's trial. she is the mother of noah thomas, the five year old boy who was found dead in a septic tank last march after a weeklong search. this is new video of her leaving the pulaski county courthouse, after more than six hours yesterday her lawyer, kelsey bulger, asked dozens of potential facebook usage, if they have liked, shared, or commented on anything related to the death of noah thomas, and if they know any of the witnesses. the judge and prosecutors also asked dozens of questi

i'm kimberly mcbroom i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. dangerous road conditions as freezing rain continues for some. and ice this morning. yesterday many people got lucky with yesterday many people got lucky with yesterday many people got lucky with the timing of the storm and that it fell on a holiday when many people were already off work and out of school. but that's not the case today, and this latest round of winter storm may cause many headaches for people today. wdbj-7's shayne dwyer is live in downtown roanoke for us this morning. morning, and most importantly how are the roads? kimberly it's downright dangerous out here. the primary roads are in as good as shape as they can be, the plow crews have been working all through the night to get those clear. but there is a lot of standing water and slush on the roads. my 15 minute commute into work this morning took me over 30 minutes. if you went slow yesterday, try to go about half that speed today. kimberly ice can come out of no where and turn a normal day into a power crews are ve

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner heavy rain and severe storms are possible across the region today. be weather aware this

i'm garrett turner. i'm leo hirsbrunner. scattered snow showers across the area today. highs top out in the mid 30s.

i'm kimberly mcbroom i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. dangerous road conditions as freezing rain continues for some.

i'm garrett turner. and i'm brent watts. picts so some of you may be wondering where our co-worker leo hirsbrunner is this morning. leo and his son aiden won a trip to

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. we do have a few school announcements for you this morning. appomattox county and cornerstone christian academy are closed. patrick county schools are opening 2 hours late. thankfully the severe weather is gone, but strong gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow

that was garrett turner reporting. price wise it's a bit more expensive. you can find fat bikes for about 15 hundred dollars, compared to a trail worthy mountain bike that's between 8 hundred to one thousand dollars. cheng says he expects prices to go down when the demand grows for the bike. now let's check out what's hot on wdbj7-dot-com. in the nascar world, denny hamlin raced to his first daytona 500 victory yesterday. special olympics athletes hit the basketball court at virginia tech this past weekend. wdbj7 spoke with some of the players about what the games mean to them. tonight on wdbj7, jean jadhon will tell the story of a roanoke woman who lost more than 100 pounds. erica austin went from being a couch potato to a fitness instructor. tonight at 6, she will answer your questions about forecastchecking i your daily weather almanac was starting off around fifty one is the average high this time of year would a see some spots just after midnight last night temperatures cooled a bit we as we get that cool air wedge now were pretty much locked in place

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. skies turn partly sunny today with a high around 47. we'll see 60s by

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. mainly cloudy today with a stray shower. steadier heavier rain moves in tuesday & wednesday. the murder trial for wednesday. the murder trial for demetrius wade is scheduled to start today in roanoke. he is charged with two counts of murder after a shooting on shenandoah avenue in january 2015. two men died in that shooting, and four others got hurt. another man, william cabbler, is also facing charges in that shooting. stay with wdbj7 for all the latest on this case. the defense and prosecution in the kevin quick murder trial will present closing arguments to a jury today. the day will also likely include jury instructions, and the jury could begin deliberations.

i'm garrett turner. kimberly mcbroom is off this morning. black ice early. we'll end up with a mostly sunny day and highs near 50. there will be an increased police presence at school in roanoke county today. a school posts threatening violence were circulating on social media starting on wednesday. roanoke county

. >> and garrett turner is out roaming the roads. we have several live records checking out conditions and we have got you covered. >> here we go again. exactly. we talked about it all week long. now it has arrived. this has been so cold. this is a very light fluffy snow. it is accumulateing at a good clip. you can see on the radar deeper colors and we find heavy snow working across the road down new river valley and down south of some sweet pellets now. overall majority of what we're seeing falling is in the form of snow. here you go. wake up about 4-6 inches average so far on the ground. some areas a little bit less or more. snow falling heavily at times. mix of sleet and ice by 11:00. southwest sections working to the north and east as we head through the afternoon. freezing rain possible. changing over to some plain old rain as we head through the overnight hours. into tomorrow morning we have all the snow and add rain and some sleet and freezing rain going to be a mess. we'll take time for vdot to clean off the roads. >> a coupl

wdbj7 mornin's garrett turner took a look at what's being done about the problem. a woman in evergreen says an alert from the wdbj7 weather app may have saved her life during the storm. she had just put her baby down for a nap when it went off, and she was able to get to safety. ust incredible stories out that way the good news is were starting see some of that quieter weather building still finding some gusty when but nor nears windy as yesterday clouds over from radford high school but you will see a slow increasing sunshine arty starting see a little bit of that sunshine across the roanoke valley get a few more hours but that dry air will begin to punch in a be talk about you we can weather impact for us alert lowe's presents: how to put your foot in your mouth. man, wish my yard looked like yours. hey, the grass is always greener on the other side of the... sorry. now get 20% off sta-green fertilizer, forecastquiet conditions moving into the roanoke valley looking out toward interstate five eighty one hershberger road there was seeing a mix of clouds and some s

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. rain this morning followed by heavier rain wednesday. flooding concerns increase by

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. there are a few school announcements this morning. appomattox county school are closed, employee code 2. greenbrier county schools in west virginia are opening three hours late. schools in monroe county, west virginia are two hours late. pocahontas county, west virginia and tazewell county

in southwest virginia, i'm garrett turner, wdbj 7. >> and another component to the coyote population is how people who live in more urban areas are dealing with the population growth. story. just go to our website, wdbj7.com.com. >> it isn't your usual map. images from space. the toyota down 119 points. check out these images showing the entire milky wave galaxy. the data shows light at submillimeter wavelengths between infrared and radio waves to create an image of the full area of the galactic plain. it is the sharpest map of the milky wave made to date. interesting images there. and we do want to let you know that appomattox county leaders are going to be holding another news conference this afternoon at 3:00 with another update on the devastating situation there. we'll, offing, have more live updates for you here on wdbj 7 at 5:00 and 6:00. >> incredible testify station there. mother nature shows what she can do and even with straight line winds. for us, we don't have to worry about severe weather in the future. just gusty winds today. of your friday, then they start to subside l

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. watch out for black ice early otherwise we'll see mainly sunny skies and a high around 45. new this morning: the henry county sheriff's office is

good morning it's 6:30 on monday, i'm garrett turner. and i'm kimberly mcbroom. a michigan uber driver is due in court on a weekend shooting rampage that killed six people. as don champion reports, the crime spree has some uber riders worried. jason brian dalton faces multiple murder and weapons charges connected to a deadly shooting rampage in kalamazoo. officials say the 45- year-old uber driver targeted his victims at random. mark dunton gets chills thinking about his encounter with the accused killer: (mark dunton/ uber passenger) "it's crazy to think that someone could have gone out and just done all these horrible things and came to work straight-faced -- like he's just coming to work (-59) dunton and his friends heard about the killing spree and got nervous when dalton picked them up in a car that matched the one police were looking for.. (mark dunton/ uber passenger) my buddy scott actually said something to him said hey this isn't the hhr, you're not the guy are you? and he said no 53-year-old richard smith and his 17- year-old son tyler were killed car

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner mainly cloudy today with a stray shower. steadier heavier rain moves in tuesday & wednesday. the murder trial for demetrius wade is scheduled to start today in roanoke. wade is charged with two counts of murder after a shooting on shenandoah avenue in january 2015. two men died in that shooting, and four others got hurt. another man, william cabbler, is also facing charges in that shooting. stay with wdbj7 for all the latest on this case. the defense and prosecution in the kevin quick murder trial will present closing arguments to a jury today. the day will also likely include jury instructions, and the jury could begin deliberations. six alleged gang members of the 99 goons syndikate are on trial in the case. the jury will have to decide whether they are guilty on all or some of the 34 counts they face. the prosecution has called more than two dozen witnesses and entered 400 pieces of evidence in the case. ohio governor john kasich will hold a town hall meeting at virginia commonwealth university tonight. three of the six

but not everyone i'm garrett turner. kimberly mcbroom is off this morning. justice antonin repose today at the supreme court, tomorrow. service, the public will be able to walk president obama today, and will not be funeral. don champion is outside the supreme court with more on why the president's decision is raising questions. known as a conservative warrior- pay final respects to supreme court justice antonin scalia. president obama and the first lady will remember the justice as his body lies in repose in the great hall of the supreme court. the president has faced criticism from the right for not planning to attend scalia's funeral tomorrow. (sot josh earnest) what the president thinks is appropriate is respectfully paying tribute to high profile patriotic american citizens even when you don't agree on all the issues. the 79-year-old died of natural causes over the weekend. republican presidential candidate ted cruz plans to attend the funeral and criticized the president. (sot ted cruz) he's going to cuba, but somehow president obama can't find time to

i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirshbrunner a prolong period of very cold weather is moving into the region. highs the trial for ashley white will continue tomorrow but without a jury. accepted a compromise from the commonwealth's attorney and white's bench trial instead of a jury trial. white is charged neglect. thomas was found dead in a septic tank near the family's pulaski county home. kelsey bulger, her attorney, said it was impossible to seat a jury in pulaski county because so many people know about the case either through media or social media. both sides waived a jury trial. this comes after the court interviewed 66 potential jurors in two days and and filled its jury pool. jurors were they said they had an opinion or had heard about the case. we're learning more about the relationship between nicole lovell and the man accused of killing her. the washington post reports that a friend of lovell's says she called david eisenhauer her boyfriend and talked about running away with him. eisenhauer is