stephen clinton - friends of greenfield preston plantation: "both have merit. the shell building certainly has merit for the economy. the historic structures are irreplaceable. their location on that site is where they belong."the friends of greenfield preston plantation asked the board of supervisors to make a decision on whether or not to move forward with the deal by midnight on wednesday. the second slave dwelling is scheduled to be moved thursday - weather permitting. police departments in the region are cracking down on red light runners. it's part to make everyone more conscience drivers. wfxr's paris holmes is in the newsroom with more details. good morning guys! this friday, police officers will be posted up at several intersections around the the driver is the governor of north carolina says he plans to take legislative action to keep charlotte's controversial lgbt bathroom ordinance from passing across the state.the move comes less than 24-hours after charlotte city leaders passed the ordinance.brittney johnson reports. nats with that vote charlotte

the group friends of the greenfield preston plantation presented supervisors with a check for 40 thousand dollars. members say that's just what they raised yesterday, and there's more coming. nats building moving the group hopes that money will go toward canceling the move of the 2 buildings. besides uprooting history, former supervisor steve clinton says the county is putting itself at risk by not securing a performance bond for the work beforehand. steve clinton, former board member: 03:24:20 "from all appearances the county doesn't have that in this case, so if something were to happen to those buildings in transit, which is i would say a high possibility, there's really no place to go." shirley lewis, slave descendant: 02:51:59 "i was wrong when i thought the board would take into consideration the will of the people when deciding to move the slave buildings." lived and worked in those buildings voiced their outrage tuesday at the supervisors meeting. but the friends of the greenfield preston plantation say they have the answer, and it starts with a check for 40 thousand dollars just

as we learn more about the future of the greenfield- preston plantation. plus .. the house and senate unanimously oppose the closing of catawba hospital. what this means for the facility's future. then .. why danville leaders consider hiring a private company to manage the city's water plant. good evening and thank you for joining us for wsls 10 at six. a murder trial in roanoke city circuit court takes an unexpected turn. demetrius wade is facing murder and firearms charges for a january 20-15 shooting on shenandoah avenue. just minutes after a jury was selected -- wade decided to plead "no contest." wsls 10's ananda rochita was in the courtroom this morning. she joins us now live. ananda ... did the commonwealth's attorney talk about a motive? prosecutors talked about some of the evidence they would've presented today like witness testimonies. witnesses say wade was angry when someone hit him in the head that night and he started firing. evidence he was firing at someone specifically they were quote "to whom it may concern" bullets. prosecutors also talked about

all told, the friends of the greenfield preston plantation tell me they have the potential to raise around 2 hundred 50 thousand dollars to stop the move. clinton tells me he feels like their plan is a no risk solution for the board, and he's confident they'll be willing to compromise. in botetourt county, rob manch wsls 10. turning now to your forecast ... another rainy and chilly day. for how much longer the wet weather could stick around ... storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now. jeff ... we had rain move through the region last night into this morning, but by the afternoon, outside of some drizzle, we did dry things out a bit. another round of heavy rain will likely impact the region later tonight into wednesday, as a powerful storm system from the southwest impacts us. tonight: rain again forms, milder with lows around 40. fog is again possible.pleas e be careful driving. wednesday: rain likely, even some storms are possible, especially along and east of the with the winds picking up, highs in the mid-to- upper 50s. a flood watch is in effect until 700p on wed

the group "friends of the greenfield preston plan. the group is hosting a special ceremony on-site tomorrow at noon to bring attention to the history of the buildings. danny kyle, friends of greenfield: 10:52:16 "it's basically to honor everyone that worked and lived there and we know that there probably are graves there that are unknown and it's just our way of saying thank you, we honor you, and to us it's a very important deal because it goes back hundreds of years." the county is still conducting archeaological surveys on the property to determine if there are any unmarked graves in the land around the structures. the ceremony tomorrow will be led by pastors from churches in the area as well as descendent shirley lewis. it is open to the public. new tonight at 11... virginia's award. the website won the outstanding travel and tourism category for website design. it was judged in five different categories ... including design ... content ... feature functionality ... usability and standards compliance. it received a total 476 point

the friends of greenfield preston plantation group held a ceremony. some like stephen clinton are hoping county leaders will see the support and re-evaluate their decision to move these historic slave homes.stephen clinton/support of not moving houses: "perhaps we can stop the action that is preceding right now and work together for a solution that suits all of the parties involved."nat of ceremony shirley johnson lewis says she is a decendant of slaves and is leading the fight to save this historic land. shirley johnson lewis/organizer of event: "i think the slaves didn't have a say and so i kind of feel like i'm working for them now. i think they are depending on preserve the heritage and yes i'm going to fight."standup: shirley says today's ceremony was to commemorate those people's lives who were on this hill, and she said seeing the house on the platform, was just heartbreaking.shirley johnson lewis/organizer of event: "it brought tears to my eyes when i saw that. just knowing that they were going to do it was bad enough, it was distressing."arou

the friends of greenfield preston plantation asked the board of supervisors to make a decision on whether or not to move forward with the deal by midnight on wednesday. the board chairman told me he could not promise that the board would meet that deadline - but is still taking the idea into consideration. live in the studio, kristen eskow, wfxr news. only one of the two slave homes was relocated today. the other building is scheduled to be moved thursday - weather permitting. developing right now in roanoke-police find a man's body and are trying to determine if he was killed. investigators found dead man inside a home in the 500 block of westwood boulevard-- just before 5 tonight.no arrests have been made, and the official cause of death is under investigation.the man's name has not been released. also in roanoke - officials try to figure out what sparked a deadly house fire early this morning.fire crews were called to a home in the 1600 block of wayne street shortly after midnight.when they arrived, the home.the identity of the person who died has not been released. mother nature keeps

but friends of greenfield preston plant egg has proposed -- plantation has proposed a deal to the board of $40,000 and that payment would go towards moving the payment back to the original spots redesigning construction plans to accommodate the building and it is going to move off at least 100,000 dollars going to >> it's the structures that come through and the location on that and going long. >> and the friends of greenfield preston plantation ask the board of supervisors to make a decision on whether to move forward with the deal by midnight on wednesday. the second slave dwelling is scheduled to be moved thursday weather permiting. >> kyle: police are cracking down on people who run red lights. >> january: it's part of the effort to make everyone more conscientious while they drive. paris holmes has more from the newsroom. good morning, paris. >> reporter: good morning, guys. this friday posters will be posted at intersections around the region and police will hand out tickets to anyone that runs a red light. it causes hundreds of deaths and over 1,000 injuries each year across the

off the hill at the greenfield preston plantation. ti's been there for more than two hundred years. w-s-l-s 10's rob manch is live in botetourt county this afternoon. the weather isn't the greatest today... how did the move go? # this building here traveled about a quarter of a mile this morning. it went pretty well considering it was raining the whole time. a small crowd was presentto watch the move. the vehicle carrying the parway with the permission of vdot. it then turned up a gravel road leading to the historic preservation area that will soon be the building's new home. hiccup where a wheel was stuck in the mud for a bit. county spokesman cody sexton ss once the buildings are in place, work can begin on what will become their permanent resting place this spring. cody sexton, botetourt spokesman: 22:28:25 "we will be temporarily placing them, and then because we're going to use historical materials for the foundation, we can't do that until warmer weather." the historic slave kitchen is the other building left to be moved. sexton says the county plans for that to happen thursda

a representative from the friends of greenfield preston plantation group says the county's actions during the past few days prompted the protest. the group made a proposal to the county that would allow the buildings to stay at their the buildings to stay at their original location. one of the buildings was relocated earlier this week, the second slave dwelling is scheduled to be moved later this morning. during black history month we celebrate the achievements of african americans-- contributions to the roanoke valley that often go untold. there is a group trying to make sure roanoke's black history is preserved.. and presented to the masses. this morning we go inside the harrison museum to learn more about the achievements and struggles of roanoke's black residents during the 1800's. wfxr's travell eiland has more. 32-43 it's roanoke history, hanging on a wall.the exhibits inside the harrison museum - ---tells the story of black men and women who helped build up their community during the most difficult times.the black 1985 and depends on the help of volunteers to operate. its always be

contains unmarked graves of her ancestors who worked as slaves on the greenfield preston the campbell county republican committee's lawsuit against two former board of supervisors candidates will go to trial october 12-th. the case alleges .. john ferguson and travis griffin made more than 875-dollars worth of checks and credit card purchases on the c-c-r-c account after their removal by the republican party of virginia for party election rules violations. in november 20-15 .. both candidates ran under the "campbell first banner." ferguson and griffin lost their campaigns against republican candidates. turning now to economic news... diversifying leading industries in virginia was the topic of discussion today ... as virginia senator mark warner made his third stop of his five day tour through the commonwealth. lynchburg city leaders met with him at central virginia community college for a round-table discussion about the local economy. warner says it's time virginia begins building a workforce for two growing industries -- systems focusing on drones and driverless vehicles. mark warn

all told, the friends of the greenfield preston plantation tell me they have the potential to raise around 2 coming up at 6, we'll hear how the organization raised that money so quickly. rob - did people there today say why they would stake thousands of dollars of their own money on this? well speaking with steve clinton, he says the drive to preserve history is a lot stronger today than when the proposal to move these buildings was first drawn up around 25 years ago. it's also the fact that structures like these are actually extremely rare. i spoke with the head historian at james madison's montpelier last week, and he told me he could count on one hand how many existing slave structures there are left in the u-s that can be traced to descendants. in botetourt county, rob manch, wsls 10. one of the nation's most controversial facilities may be closing for good. today... president obama announced bay. in order to do so... the prison's detainees would have to be transferred with some coming to the united states... and others being moved to other countries. while the president admitted it wo

as we learn more about the future of the greenfield- preston plantation. plus .. the house and senate unanimously oppose the closing of catawba hospital. what this means for the facility's future. then .. why danville leaders consider hiring a private company to manage the city's water plant. good evening and thank you for joining us for wsls 10 at six. a murder trial in roanoke city circuit court takes an unexpected turn. demetrius wade is facing murder and firearms charges for a january 20-15 shooting on shenandoah avenue. just minutes after a jury was selected -- wade decided to plead "no contest." wsls 10's ananda rochita was in the courtroom this morning. she joins us now live. ananda ... did the commonwealth's attorney talk about a motive? prosecutors talked about some of the evidence they would've presented today like witness testimonies. witnesses say wade was angry when someone hit him in the head that night and he started firing.

the group friends of the greenfield preston plantation presented supervisors with a check for 40 thousand dollars. members say that's just what they raised yesterday, and there's more coming. nats building moving the group hopes that money will go toward canceling the move of the 2 buildings. besides uprooting history, former supervisor steve clinton says the county is putting itself at risk by not securing a performance bond for the work beforehand. steve clinton, former board member: 03:24:20 "from all appearances the county doesn't have that in this case, so if something were to happen to those buildings in transit, which is i would say a high possibility, there's really no place to go." shirley lewis, slave descendant: 02:51:59 "i was wrong when i thought the board would take into consideration the will of the people when deciding to move the slave buildings."

a representative from the friends of greenfield preston plantation group says the county's actions -- during the past few days prompted the protest. the group made a proposal to the county--- that would allow the buildings to stay at their original location. one of the buildings was relocated earlier this week, the second slave dwelling is scheduled to be during black history month we celebrate the achievements of blacks in america.but african- american contributions to the roanoke valley often go untold. there is a group leading the charge to make sure the roanoke's black history is persevered and presented to the masses.tonight we go inside of the harrison museum to learn more about the achievements and struggles of roanoke's black residents during the 18-hundreds. 32-43 it's roanoke history, hanging on a wall.the exhibits inside the harrison museum - ---tells the story of black men and women who helped build up their community during the most difficult times.the black history museum was founded in 1985 and depends on the help of volunteers to operate. its always been about people w

the group friends of the greenfield preston plantation presented supervisors with a check for 40- thousand dollars this afternoon. the money raised is to help pay for a cancellation of the move of the buildings. steve clinton, former board member: 03:27:59 "it's an opportunity to go back and take a look at this thing and rethink it. it's pretty risk free for them, so i'm optimistic." the group has asked the board to give them a response to their proposal by tomorrow night before the next structure is planned to be moved. giving back to others in need. the local thrift store that's expanding... thanks to the support of the community. the community's support of a has been so overwhelming .. it's already expanding. "things hoped for store" opened last july and has already taken over the space next to it. all money raised except for over head costs goes straight to educating deaf children in mexico, cuba and the bahamas. diane dipalma, store manager: "a lot of times they're just kept at home and it's a silent way to live, there's no communication, they don't have sign language, they don't have

shirley lewis joined members of the group friends of the greenfield preston plantation thursday morning to watch her family's historic kitchen roll down the road. 37 lisa farmer, friends of greenfield plantation: 00:11:39 "shirley's people have nowhere else to go but this spot. they don't get to do genealogy like we do on ancestry dot com, this is it for them and it's just such a total disregard, the fact that they weren't even brought into the conversation." lisa farmer, with the f-g-p-p, says that "conversation" should have begun well before they were first told of the planned move last october. county wants our opinion. i don't they have ever wanted our opinion. if they did, they would have asked for it far before now." in an attempt to halt the move, the group raised 40 thousand dollars in one day and presented the board with a check to cancel the deal with the moving company. it also worked out a plan to "co-locate" the historic structures with new planned development. the board declined the proposal thursday though, saying quote "it would make improvements more difficult, harm the

the friends of greenfield preston plantation proposed a last- ditch effort this afternoon, offering 40-thousand dollars in private donations to stall work for three weeks and allow a new committee to take a second look. "we'll surely look at it, and i can't tell you what we'll do, because i don't know." this afternoon the board approved a lease of the slave home land, and the rest of the vacant greenfield industrial land to the county's economic development authority. there are no concrete tennants, but the authority plans to use it to promote economic development. "if we have something come up, we don't have to go through a long burueacratic -- this just cuts steps so we can act more quickly when we need to." shayne some are offended this re- location is happening in february, black history month. what's the board say about the timing? chris the board says this re-location was supposed to be complete by now, in january, and it never intended to offend anyone. delayed the move, and regretfully it carried into black history month. shayne dwyer wdbj-7. continuing coverage of a deadly hou

representing the friends of greenfield preston plantation and arguing for a stop work order, he has proposed a deal to the board - that would include a payment to the county of 40 thousand dollars raised by the group. that would go towards moving the buildings back to their original location - and redesigning construction plans to accommodate the buildings. then, over a three-week period - clinton says a collaboration panel would meet with the board of supervisors to try to come up with a new solution. at the end of that period - the group would offer at least 100 thousand dollars more to the county to also go towards stopping the move of the buildings. leffel: "the cabins were listed on the national historic registry in 2011. and that would've been a good time to start doing something for them."board of supervisors chair jack leffel says he understands the concerns of those in botetourt county interested in preserving history. he admits finding a balance between economic development and historical preservation - is not an easy process.leffel: "their money offer today was to help pay for the

representing the friends of greenfield preston plantation and arguing for a stop work order, he has proposed a deal to the board - that would include a payment to the county of 40 thousand dollars raised by the group. that would go towards moving the buildings back to their original location - and redesigning construction plans to accommodate the buildings. then, over a three-week period - clinton says a collaboration panel would meet with the board of supervisors to try to come up with a new solution. at the end of that period - the group would offer at least 100 thousand dollars more to the county to also go towards stopping the move of the buildings. leffel: "the cabins were listed on the national historic registry in 2011. and that would've been a good time to start doing something for them."board of supervisors chair jack leffel says he understands the concerns of those in botetourt county history. he admits finding a balance between economic development and historical preservation - is not an easy process.leffel: "their money offer today was to help pay for the funding that is going to

four church choirs are gathering at the historic slave dwellings at greenfield preston plantation this afternoon. honor the people who lived, worked, and died there. many residents have been fighting the county's plan to make way for an industrial park. today's event is open to the public, and will include singing and praying. continuing coverage now, the south carolina primary is just two days away, and the republican presidential candidates are hoping to sway votes away from frontrunner donald trump. trump is ahead in the polls. but as craig boswell reports, he's also dealing with criticism from a source that could impact his standing with religious voters. script:) pope francis is sounding off on donald trump. before flying visit to mexico, the pope responded to a question about trump's pledge to build a wall on the u.s./mexican border. (gfx) "a person who thinks only about building walls ...and not of building bridges," he said, "is not christian." the trump campaign has yet to comment. (gfx) a new cbs news national poll shows donald trump with a two-to-one advantage over ted cruz.

a representative from the friends of greenfield preston plantation group says the county's actions during the past few days prompted the protest. the group made a proposal to the county that would allow the buildings to stay at their original location. one of the buildings was relocated earlier this week, the second slave dwelling is scheduled to be moved later this morning. during black history month we celebrate the achievements of african americans-- contributions to the roanoke valley that often go untold. there is a group trying to make sure roanoke's black history is preserved.. and presented to the masses.turn to 1 shot this morning we go inside the harrison museum to learn more about the achievements and struggles of roanoke's black residents during the 1800's. wfxr's travell eiland has more. 32-43 32-43 differencemakes a part of your dna history that's of your own history that's part of your dna makes a difference reporting. travell eiland that was the harrison museum is located in the center of the square in downtown roanoke. the exhibits the cover the entire african- american e

according to the friends of greenfield, preston plantation's facebook page- botetourt county bought the property in 1995- and last year the county approved an agreement to transfer the roanoke valley development foundation.they say under the agreement, botetourt county must relocate the two historic buildings.the group is working to keep these historic structures on the original site. a lesson in engineering. how a local event is allowing kids to create robots, and how you can get involved! and local grocery store is doing its part you're the 20th annual children's engineering convention brings in teachers from all over the commonwealth together to learn new ways to educate their students.but as w-f-x-r's charlie cooper shows us, some students at the conference were the teaching educators something new. nat sound of robotit's might look like a toy.nat sound but it's a robot 7th grader nicholas white invented in school.nicholas white- 7th grade, millboro elementary schooli think the most exciting part is getting to show it off to people because you get to show them all the hard work you'

according to the friends of greenfield, preston botetourt county bought the property in 1995- and last year the county approved an agreement to transfer the property to the greater roanoke valley development foundation.they say under the agreement, botetourt county must relocate the two historic buildings.the group is working to keep these historic structures on the original a lesson in engineering. how a local event is allowing kids to create robots, and how you can get involved! and local grocery store is doing its part to help families in need!you're the 20th annual children's engineering convention brings in teachers from all over the commonwealth together to learn new ways to educate their students.but as w-f-x-r's charlie cooper shows us, some students at the conference were the teaching educators something new. nat sound of robotit's might look like a toy.nat sound but it's a robot 7th grader nicholas white invented in school.nicholas white- 7th grade, millboro elementary schooli think the most exciting part is getting to show it off to people because you get to show them all th

planning another protest at the site tomorrow morning.a representative from the friends of greenfield preston plantation group says the county's actions -- during the past few days prompted the protest. the group made a proposal to the county--- that would allow the buildings to stay at their original location. one of the buildings was relocated earlier this week, the second slave dwelling is scheduled to be moved tomorrow. "as you know, liberty university do we love liberty university ? ... with us from the beginning and i wanna thank jerry and his family, it's been amazing. we won the evangelicals. we won with young, we won with old, we won with highly educated, we won with poorly educated, i love news is your local election headquarters.and last night - donald trump took nevada for the republicans. in his speech as you just heard- he credited liberty university in lynchburg.as part of his campaign ahead of super tuesday- trump is heading to radford university this monday. the nevada win gave trump three straight wins in the race for the gop nomination. the race moves on to next week's supe

. # today one of two historic slave structures on the greenfield preston plantation will be moved in botetourt county. those who oppose the move say it would hurt their history... structure. # the roanoke county board of supervisors meets today to discuss tourism in the roanoke valley. the board will hear a briefing from the roanoke valley convention and visitors bureau who supports designating the roanoke valley as virginia's blue ridge. the board is then expected to pass a resolution supporting the designation and directing county agencies to use the new brand on promotional and marketing materials. according to the county, tourism has an economic impact of nearly year. the botetourt county board of supervisors meets tonight to talk about county taxes. the board is looking to move the due date from december 5th to november 1st after people in the county requested the date move away from the christmas holiday. the board will also talk about changing the location of the troutville voting precinct.### employers want healthier employees...and as a result, popular. according to a recent

earlier this week, the group friends of the greenfield preston plantation presented the board of supervisors a check for $40,000 to cancel the move. the county has leased the land to the economic development authority in an effort to bring more business to the county. the u-s department of labor is set to release their weekly jobless claims later this morning. last week's report saw the number of weekly applications for unemployment assistance fall seven-thousand, to a seasonally adjusted 273- thousand. a study released by consulting firm j.d. power finds lexus, porsche and buick to be the most dependable vehicle brands. it rated brands by the number of problems those owners had experienced in the last 12 months. lexus was rated most dependable, followed by porsche, buick, toyota and g-m-c. most problems reported per vehicle, were dodge, ford, smart, land rover and jeep. owners were also most likely to report problems with entertainment systems, navigation and phone connectivity. # and here's another reason to be careful on the roadways. according to a third annual study by insurance quotes

will convince me that there are not human remains somewhere up in here" lisa farmer/friends of greenfield preston plantation vice president: "we are really dissapointed that they haven't taken the time to get public imput on this. i think that's where a lot of the dissentions comed from in the county" an exact date for the move has not been set. the group is planinng more meetings and protests. pope francis said today that contraception may be used to help stop the spread of the zika virus. this, despite the catholic church's ban on most forms of birth control. the pope also called for doctors to work harder to find vaccines against the disease, which has caused birth defects in newborns. families in franklin county no longer need to travel to roanoke to get care for their children. today carilion children's opened pediatric clinic in rocky mount. the area has been without a pediatrician for more than year after dr. rene vamenta retired. the new clinic fills a gap that was needed in the community. dr. self: we want parents and patients to be able to get care in the communities in which they live.

discuss moving historic structures that were once slave dwellings.according to the friends of greenfield, preston plantation's facebook page- botetourt county bought the property in 1995- and last year the county approved an agreement to transfer the property to the greater roanoke valley development foundation.they say under the agreement, botetourt county must relocate the two historic structures.the group is working to keep these historic structures on the original site. as people all over america celebrate black history month, new lessons are emerging from a small town in florida.the city of saint augustine was instrumental in shaping the dialogue of racial equality in our country.all month long we'll be bringing you special reports unveiling aspects of this historic city.today we take you to the 19-60's and a narr 20 - by the 1960's, lincolnville had become a vibrant african american neighborhood - a stronghold of middle class values and commerce. otis mason 00:06:02:00lincolnville was never totally segregated in terms of living. i can recall when i was a kid on the corner of, what is now ml

the friends of greenfield preston plantation group held a ceremony. some like stephen clinton are hoping county leaders will see the support and re-evaluate their decision to move these historic slave homes.stephen clinton/support of not moving houses: "perhaps we can stop the action that is preceding right now and work together for a solution that suits all of the parties involved."nat of ceremony shirley johnson lewis says she is a decendant of slaves and is leading the fight to save this historic land. shirley johnson lewis/organizer of event: "i think the slaves didn't have a say and so i kind of feel like i'm working for them now. i think they are depending on me. to do what i can to preserve the heritage and yes i'm going to fight."standup: shirley says today's ceremony was to commemorate those people's lives who were on this hill, and she said seeing the house on the platform, was just heartbreaking.shirley johnson lewis/organizer of event: "it brought tears to my eyes when i saw that. just to do it was bad enough, it was distressing."around 50

the group friends of the greenfield preston plantation presented supervisors with a check for 40- thousand dollars tuesday. the money raised is to help pay for a cancellation of the move of the buildings. steve clinton, former board member: 03:27:59 "it's an opportunity to go back and take a look at this thing and rethink it. it's pretty risk free for them, so i'm optimistic." give them a response to their proposal by tomorrow night before the next structure is planned to be moved.# wednesday: heavy rain with a few storms .flooding possible.highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s thursday: windy with highs in the middle 40s.power outages possible due to strong wind. light snow & rain showers for the highest elevations in our western counties mainly west va counties and counties boarding west va friday: breezy with highs in the lower 40s.. light snow & rain showers for the highest elevations in our western counties mainly west va counties and counties boarding west va saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s sunday: sun & clouds with highs in the upper 50s monday: sun & clouds with h

the friends of greenfield preston plantation group held a ceremony. some hoping county leaders will see the support and re-evaluate their decision to move these historic slave homes.stephen clinton/support of not moving houses: "perhaps we can stop the action that is preceding right now and work together for a solution that suits all of the parties involved."nat of ceremony shirley johnson lewis says she is a decendant of slaves and is leading the fight to save this historic land. shirley johnson lewis/organizer of event: "i think the slaves didn't have a say and so i kind of feel like i'm working for them now. i think they are depending on me. to do what i can to preserve the heritage and yes i'm going to fight."standup: shirley says today's ceremony was to commemorate those people's lives who were on this hill, and she said seeing the house on the platform, was just heartbreaking.shirley johnson lewis/organizer of event: "it brought tears to my eyes when i saw that. just knowing that they were going to do it was bad enough, it was distressing."aroun

friends of greenfield preston plantation say - they'll hold a peaceful protest tomorrow afternoon. the group - is upset about current work - moving these historic structures that were rally - set for 3 o'clock sunday - at the greenfield industrial park near troutville. in lexington - students hand washington and lee university's mock convention - predicted donald trump to win the 2016 republican nomination. trump won by a landslide - ted cruz came in second - with only half the the amount of support. university officials say - trump called in - thanking students over the phone - calling their track record of accuracy - extraordinary. some folks braved the cold - to party it up tonight - while supporting heart health. the roanoke heart ball is going strong tonight - at the hotel roanoke. w-f-x-r news - is a proud media sponsor. this annual event - is a celebration - highlighting the mission and accomplishments of the american heart association - and the american stroke association. the night kicked off with cocktails - a live auction - and stories from survivors. " mandy ball "my fat

four church choirs are gathering at the historic slave dwellings at greenfield preston plantation at noon. they plan to honor the people who lived, worked, and died there. county's plan to move the buildings to make way for an industrial park. today's event is open to the public, and will include singing and praying. kids don't always like to brush their teeth. as a result, tooth decay in children is a major health problem. february is national children's dental health month. dr. robert delarosa is the president of the american academy of pediatric dentistry. for this week's early years, we asked him how big a problem tooth decay for children in our area. dr. robert delarosa:acco rding to the virginia oral health coalition, tooth decay is the number one chronic disease among your children, school- age children, and it causes over a million missed school hours a year. now compute that nationally, that's 51 million school hours missed a year. so it is a really signficant disease. dr. robert delarosa:our message is two minutes twice a day with the brushing, and also with our mouth monst

we play two truths and a lie -- sports edition with wsls 10 sports alyssa rae and appy and greenfield preston plantations' fight to keep history alive.. (vo) with thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles... and exceptional customer service, head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... good morning. thank you for joining us for virginia today on w-s-l-s. i'm...patrick mckee. and i'm...jenna zibton. in decision 20--16.. we're focusing on new hampshire-- and so are the candidates. tonight is the democrats' final face-off... before the next primary election on tuesday.. as of now-- sanders has a double-digit lead over clinton. meanwhile.. the republican field is getting smaller, as rick santorum and rand paul both dropped out yesterday. sot: donald trump/ r presidential candidate :47-:54 "you know these politicians are brutal, they're brutal, they are brutal, they are a bunch of dishonest cookies." bump to: sot: ted cruz/ r presidential candidate :55- 1:01 "i wake latest thing donald has tweeted - because he's losing it." a recent roanoke c

last week about the planned move historic slave quarters near the former greenfield plantation in botetourt county. according to preston plantation's facebook page- property in 1995- and last year the county approved an agreement to transfer the property to the greater roanoke valley development foundation.they say under the agreement, botetourt county must relocate the two historic buildings.some are working to keep these historic structures on the original site.w-f-x-r's bill wadell spoke with protestors who are anxiously awaiting their day in court. 00:00 - 00:0500:12 - 00:17 00:33 - 00:3800:41 - 00:46 00:51 - 00:54history on a flatbed. shirley johnson lewis "this is my family here. and they deserve better."it's a diffcult sight - for shirley johnson lewis. shirley johnson lewis "my ancestors, back to my great great grandmother that was born in 1799 was born into slavery here."she and dozens of others - braved the cold - protesting the relocation of former slave quarters and a kitchen house - at greenfield plantation. a move by botetourt county leaders - to make room for economic development. liniel gregory "they sa

last week about the planned move historic slave quarters near the former greenfield plantation in botetourt county. according to preston plantation's facebook page- botetourt county bought the property in 1995- and last year the county approved an agreement to transfer the property to the greater roanoke valley development foundation.they say under the agreement, botetourt county must relocate the two historic buildings.some are working to on the original site.w-f-x-r's bill wadell spoke with protestors who are anxiously awaiting their day in court. 00:00 - 00:0500:12 - 00:17 00:33 - 00:3800:41 - 00:46 00:51 - 00:54history on a flatbed. shirley johnson lewis "this is my family here. and they deserve better."it's a diffcult sight - for shirley johnson lewis. shirley johnson lewis "my ancestors, back to my great great grandmother that was born in 1799 was born into slavery here."she and dozens of others - braved the cold - protesting the relocation of former slave quarters and a kitchen house - officials with botetourt county say a search of the property did not find any evidence of any unmarked graves on the property. t

the friends of greenfield preston plantation group held a ceremony. some like stephen clinton are hoping county leaders will see the support and re-evaluate historic slave homes.stephen clinton/support of not moving houses: "perhaps we can stop the action that is preceding right now and work together for a solution that suits all of the parties invo of ceremony shirley johnson lewis says she is a decendant of slaves and is leading the fight to save this historic land. shirley johnson lewis/organizer of event: "i think the slaves didn't have a say and so i kind of feel like i'm working for them now. i think they are depending on members of the group say they want to attend the next botetourt county board of supervisor's meeting on february 23rd. an organization in amherst county is starting to develop a strategic economic plan, with-- for the first time-- the help of an outside consulting firm. officials with the economic development authority of amherst county held their kickoff meeting yesterday to start developing the strategic plan. the development