in washington, im mark meredith. after a weak finish in the south carolina primaries, john kasich sets out to strengthen commonwealth. the republican presidential candidate is set to make three stops in virginia today. kasich started his day with a town hall meeting at george mason university. charlottesville this afternoon followed by another town hall at virginia commonwealth university.### still to come on wsls ten at noon ... it was a photo finish at sunday's daytona 500. how one picture determined the champion. plus ... the zika virus outbreak continues to spread. how one texas laboratory is working to get fast test results for patients.### today: cloudy with light rain possible.highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s showers with lows in the upper 30s tuesday: rain showers with highs in the middle 40s wednesday: rain showers with highs in the lower 50s thursday: breezy with highs in the middle 40s.few morning showers west of the blue ridge parkway highs in the lower 40s saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the mid

in washington, im mark meredith. republican presidential candidates threw political punches at a debate in south carolina. the party's six remaining candidates faced off carolina primary. over topics including healthcare ... immigration and president obama's next appointment to the supreme court. sen. ted cruz / r presidential candidate - "the senate needs to stand strong and say we're not going to give up the u.s. supreme court for a generation by allowing barack obama to make one more liberal appointee." meanwhile-- democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders get ready to bring the heat in nevada. that primary is next saturday. students at washington and lee university have predicted who they think will win the 2016 presidential election. and it's donald trump! over 1300 delegates predicted trump will win the race for the white house. ted cruz came in second and marco rubio rounded up the top three. students also nominated kentucky governor matt bevin for vice president. out of the 25 conventions --- students have

working with several other agencies to see if this crisis could lead to criminal in washington, im mark meredith. galax police are searching for more information after someone caused thousands of dollars in damage after breaking into the vaughn-bassett plant overnight. tanks storing stains.. paint.. and lacquers were damaged. the furniture plant is closed today and it could take several days to clean up. police say ... this is an active investigation. a roanoke man is behind bars this evening for trying to break into a church. last night... police were called to "roanoke valley baptist temple"... where they found 27-year-old "angelo fuller" trying to use a cinder block to force his way into the church. fuller faces several charges... including breaking and entering and giving false information to police after he tried to give officers the wrong name. he was also served with three unrelated outstanding warrants. a new firing range in roanoke commonwealth ... and possibly on the east coast. local firearms dealer "safeside tactical" plans to work with businesses and law enforcement agencies for tra

reporting in washignton, im mark meredith. coming up on wavy news ten at five- thirty - cuts to funding that would help fight terrorism. just how much some cities stand to lose. plus - leaders in michigan have plans to fix lead-contaminated pipes in flint. the problem now -- they are very different plans. my full forecast is coming up in just a few (cell phone rings) where are you? mom? your dad won't call an exterminator... can i call you back, mom? he says it's personal this time... if you're a mom, you call at the worst time. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. where are you? it's very loud there. turning now to the water crisis in flint michigan. the mayor of flint announced this afternoon a plan to start training people how to remove the lead pipes. michigan's governor - rick snyder - wants to coat the pipes with a protective film -- instead of removing them. the mayor says she's moving forward with her plan. this comes as a new study revea

in washington, im mark meredith. in your w-s-l-s ten timesaver today's wet weather doesn't seem to be slowing traffic ... as there are no accidents or delays to report at this time. black dog salvage is gearing up for another season of its popular show "salvage dawgs." the treasures ... from near and far ... you can expect to see this season. and before we head to break ... here's a look at how some stocks of local interest finished the 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: 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 blue ridge. warmer with the winds picking up, highs in the mid-to- upper 50s. a flood watch is in effect until 700p on wednesday

in washington, im mark meredith. >> catherine: warm beautiful like me whether will be even warmer. >>ay the warmest day of work week and tracking if he changes into friday. a live look outside at the golden gate bridge seeing mainly clear skies continuing for us tonight lots of sunshine tomorrow alicea few high clouds moving in and then to bichirs above average right now saying 52 degrees and rose 1/6 to concord and then close to 70 in pleasanton los '60s san jose a. guy and a nice night ahead for us temperatures dropping down little bit by 9:00 p.m. and then in the region tomorrow again push in the high 60s low 70's about average this time of year in san francisco 60s today high as 69 another round of temperatures and high 60s then toward thursday temperatures continued to climb into mid-70s most locations even high 70's analogous 74 cast in a big chance of rain coming up right at the end of the show. >> catherine:still ahead. a new health benefit associated with coffee. how it supposedly helps people who overindulge in food and alcohol. coming up nats: ambiance we take a look at the

. >> reporter:reporting in washignton, im mark meredith. >> pam: a ski week trip to tahoe tonight.couldlong haul. grant is here with a live report from chp truckee. >> pam: but first.what it looks like on the slopes. >> grant:fresh video of fresh powder.this is northstar. return to index of stories... >> grant: what can you tell us about road conditions, officer mann. >> we have only seen one accident here. people are making sure that they slowed down because of the roadway condition. >> grant: we will see highway 503 rose to look slick but it looks like this note was not sticking to the roadways. and should they retreated in advance of this storm. are you expecting things to get worse this evening and overnight? >> yes, we absolutely are. at the lotus flower we are seeing two to 3 in. per hour through which is an extreme slow go especially in the hours of midnight. --we are expecting to see two to 3 in. per hour >> grant: this is a legitimate storm and i know that the wind has been a factor creek are you worried about what it out condition? will people be able to drive safely unless it