this is national play therapy week and licensed clinical social worker jennifer thomas joins us now to tell us more about it. good morning, jennifer. kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7: what exactly is play therapy, and how does it differ from traditional talk therapy? jennifer thomas/ licensed clinical social worker: play is our first language, according to the association for play therapy (apt), the national professional society that advances play therapy. apt says that, just as adults use words to communicate, children use play to express thoughts and feelings that might otherwise remain hidden. kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7: have a couple of pictures of samples of toys that you all use during therapy pictures of samples of toys that you all use during therapy sessions. does the kind of toy matter, in terms of getting these conversations started? kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7 :what types of psychological issues does play therapy help the most? kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7: how widely accepted is play therapy in the terms of mental health treatment in children? jennifer thomas/ licensed clinical social worker: thou

jennifer thomas/ licensed clinical social worker:once we knew she was okay, i saw that her little boy was taking a teddy bear. he was dropping the teddy bear from the chair down to the floor and he did that repeatedly. and he was really just trying to understand what all had happened. and at the same time, he was communicating to those of us around him that he was still experiencing some level of distress. play therapy on our web site, wdbj7- dot-com. just click on this story. now let's check out what's hot right now on wdbj7-dot-com. the galax community is coming four-year-old boy who is fighting for his max brown was diagnosed with acute leukemia last month. a madison heights dollars on a virginia lottery scratcher ticket. christopher parrish bought the ticket at the triangle market heights. and if you're looking for an unconventional way to spend valentine's, check out these unique fast-food forecastwill looking out live through our mill mountain camera this afternoon we are finding beautiful blue sky across the roanoke valley a few about it still breezy not as windy is will been s

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jennifer and her two young daughters. dr. william petit was beaten but survived the attack. thomas blowed not guilty to the triple murder. nearly a month later he was found guilty to 17 counts making him eligible for the death penalty. he is sentenced to death after the jurors deliberated more than 20 hours. and last august, the supreme court overturned all death sentences including thomas and stephen. and now joining us now is the criminal defense attorney and also with us, defense attorney richard roeth. it is hard to figure out what they are thinking. but police tapes and police response the day the family was murdered. because of a lightning strike they thought the tapes were erased and then they found them. now he said those tapes will release my client. >> they are saying if the tapes were found. and there are copies it would have somehow caused the action not to occur. it is legally harmless error. and to us ridiculous. the a pole is frivolous. you can't over turn it because of a tape. >> they are saying essentially, that well, the police didn't act fast enough to stop my cli kill they have plausible exposure here

tim sacks is here with today's buzz and jennifer gardner has broken her silence about ending her marriage to ben. last night. bobbie thomas is here and i love when she does this with her red carpet redos. >> always has great ideas. >> ifou know somebody who has been sick with thehe flu and people have been dropping like flies, we'll tell you why it seems to be so bad t ts year plus what to worry about. and allergy season. >> we have a big day. >> we've never done this before >> in honor of leap day. you guys asked us before why are our talks so short, why can't we have more. weave commercials. we can't. we have to throw to commercial breaks to make money. >> possible pay some bills. >> but not today. >> at least not in the first 20 minutes. folks in our kitchen are ting that. they are from american express. hey. >> my card was burning over the weekend. i have to order some more no wonder you guys have big smiles on your faces. >> they have bought the three minute commercial break so we get to continue to talk live on air. you know how we have our chat? it's going to be longer and then usually there's a commercial. and the

jennifer leigh. >> i'm josh benson. planned parenthood has made many headlines. planned parenthood has been pushing back including right here in florida. josh thomas joins us live in lakeland with more on this story. >> reporter: good evening. planned parenthood clinics perform all sorts of services. abortions are one of them. attention, both positive and negative to the healthcare provider. amy rooker plans to turn to planned parenthood for healthcare an not just an abortion. she is concerned about a bill before the legislature to take away the group's funding. >> it is going to take away access for pap smears, mammograms. >> reporter: planned parenthood held a protest outside the lakeland office of state senator kelly stargel, a sponsor of the bill. the bill is politically motivated based on an undercover video recorded at planned parenthood centers around the country last summer. >> as we all know, the two campaign have been indicted by the state of texas and planned parenthood has been cleared of all wrong doing. ultimately, these pieces of bills are reactionary. >> reporter: but the senator says her bill has nothing to do with those videos. >

jennifer lawrence who made a whopping $52 million from june of 2014 to june of 2015. the second highest paid nominee 29 million. >> some people criticized the baby. from god was infertility. >>> a remake of the thomas crown affair, this will be the third after the original with steve mcqueen and the second with pierce brosnan. >>> now it is time for today's send it to stacie schaible. >> where we feature your pictures rob tv. we are starting with an adorable shot from louise lauren. this is how her cat chub-chub newses. tater tot and muffin here. tony tweeted me three side kicks just chilling at the pier. this is definitely senior dogs. finally, what a beautiful day this shot. quintessential florida. you can send it to stacie. you can share it on my facebook page as well. (west side story) handcrafted in store by skilled decorators and frosted to perfection like our publix bakery chantilly cake it'll be remembered for all the right reasons. publix. >> if you think coupons are old fashioned and out of style, think again. those coupons that you get in the sun paper may be more valuable than ever thanks to a concept called stacking. i spoke to a money saving expert who explained. >> reporter: clipping

sacks is here with today's buzz and jennifer gardner has broken her silence about ending her marriage to ben. >> the fashion you didn't see last night. bobbie thomas is here and i love when she does this with her red carpet redos. >> always has great ideas. >> if you know somebody who has been sick with the flu and people have been dropping like flies, we'll tell you why it seems to be so bad this year plus what to worry about. and allergy season. >> we have a big day. >> we've never done this before. >> in honor of leap day. you guys asked us before why are

nominee it is jennifer lawrence who made $52 million from june of 2014 the second-highest nominee is leonardo capriole with only 29 million they're taken on another it is the remake of the thomas crown affair is to be the third version of the movie after the original would take a quick break the time now for 27 people in one east bay city is concerned after a recent rise in violent crimes would top one community leader about how he tried to make a difference is going to be cooler today you will notice the clouds and we're checking the chance for some showers more details on your forecast coming up. >>james: after someone started to fires and from a family home and tells the reader it happened last wednesday on arlington boulevard police said a couple of and from two fires burning on the drive went right under their cars the quick to put it out all holes investigators found a note with a hateful message police have not released in information about possible suspects + 23 your man accused of murdering his girlfriend is due in court and criminal information about him the and the rest of the deficit is your friend stacey the we learned he is for mexico and living in the u.s. illeg