hi, this is elyse keaton. please, please.hear me out. uh, mr. tedesco,i feel terriblyabout what happened, and i want to apologize. now, see here! what? wheredo you live? wh-where? mr. tedesco? yeah. pay noattention to her. she's beenon medication lately. hello? mr. tedesco? may i have a word with you? you've alreadyhad seven. huh? one ofthe dueling keatons. no, i--i-- don't come any closer. mr. tedesco, i came to apologize for my wife's behavior. she feels terrible about this. we're both really sorry. i could sue, you know. look. uh, look... let's try to gain some perspective on the situation. haven't you ever done something without thinking, something you regretted later? yes. i showed upfor parents night. look, i know you're upset, but you'reobviously a very... intelligent,civilized person who can recognizethis incidentfor what it is-- an aberration. and i hope you'llforgive and forget. fortunately, mr. keaton, for his sake, i will allow myself to be appeased by your words. i am nothing if not civilized. i can see that. your wife, however, is

let's have a warm top spot welcome for miss elyse keaton! come on up here. my name is elyse keaton. i'm a singer. but i can't very well draw pictures of houses for you, can i? um... i'd like to dedicate this first set to a man who changed the course of my life-- a man named woody guthrie. this land is your land this land is my land from california oh, god. man, get real. from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters license number xj473, please see edmundo. thank you. as i was walkin' that ribbon of highway this land was made for you and me kumbaya, my lord kumbaya kumbaya, my lord kumbaya kumbaya, my lord kumbaya better keepyour day job, lady. oh, lord, kumbaya check, check. maybe you'll like this one better. beat it beat it no one wants to be defeated whoo! sorry. elyse, darling, come on. please. take me home, please. sit down. relax. honey, you're upset. i was horrible. isn't that funny? i thought you were great. you sang beautifully,elyse. really, mom. the crowd wasn't ready for you. they were too conservative. you're very kind, but i wasn't any good. i was rusty.i should've

keaton, you'llwait for me, won't you? we better go now. glory, glory, hallelujah glory, glory, hallelujah glory, glory, hallelujah [daughter] sometimes the hallways felt like a giant maze. [mother] jenny didn't feel like going to school, and she slept during the day and was up at night. she seemed irritable all the time. [daughter] it felt like there was a weight on my shoulders. and the weight was really hard to hold up. [mother] one day my daughter was crying, that's when jenny told us she thought about hurting herself. [daughter] then my parents got me treatment. hurry. inspection's in five. irwin, come on, get up. one more minute, mommy. i'm not your mommy. i've got a gun. oh. hi, holworthy. hi, snookums. get up. it's inspection. you've already failed twice. this time, i'm prepared. pull yourselftogether, or you'll loseyour weekend pass. what are you doing with your weekend pass? i thoughti'd stay here and brush up onthe geneva convention. you hear what handleman's doing with his weekend pass? brushing up on the geneva convention. what

keaton. let's begin again. "there's a body of water at the tip of southern chile "that's named for the first man to circumnavigate the globe." what is this body of water? the body-- to the camera. right.to the camera. the body of water... five seconds, harding. ma... ma... anyone else on the harding team? mallory keaton. straits of massachusetts. no, no. i'm sorry. the correct answer was the straits of magellan. the straits of massachusetts is incorrect. [ring] wait a minute. the judges say close enough. wait a minute. i'm sorry. that's the wrong answer. but, but, but as i said, the decision of the judges is final. harding gets credit. uh, the next question. "what is the name of the military alliance the treaty of moscow. no. i'm sorry. the question goes over to harding high. alex keaton. the wa... the wa... wa... mallory keaton,harding high. the warsaw pact? you're right. the correct answeris the warsaw pact. "what is the longest suspension bridge in the united states?" the verrazano- narrows bridge. correct!

keaton...keaton...i know your work. you didthe documentarywith the hats. they show that every year. that's one of my favorites. thank you. i'm no film critic, but in a half hourabout hats, you could throw insome socks. mr. keaton,i'm mrs. clark. we spokeon the telephone? very nice to meet you. we appreciate your permission to tape. sure, but rememberthe conditions-- try to keepthe noise down, don't interferewith organizedactivities, and if youoverstimulateany seniors, you'll have to leave. don't worry about the overstimulation. well, here's how i'd like to start. andy, i want you to sit with joseph and eva. and i'm an end table? and sam. and i will ask you some questions. very good. ok? ok. good. all right. andy, what's it like coming to the retirement center? the first thingi've noticed, everybody'solder than me. what do you like best here? i like the storiesthey tell. joseph, tellhow you met eva. andy, when my wife died, i moved in with my son david. well, we didn't get along too well, so eventually we decided that i should move in here to the center. i get along with my dad. hi,

melissa, alex keaton. surprised? no! no. she's your daughter. she's melissa,you're lorraine, i'm still alex. where's the surprise? are you going to be my new daddy? [telephone rings] i'll get that. [ring] hello? [speaking french] merci, claude. au revoir. it's what i dofor a living. you speak french on the phone. no, i'm an arbitrageur. you deal in thesimultaneous sale and purchaseof equivalent commodities in order to profitfrom the price discrepancies. perhaps destiny has taken a hand tonight. well, destiny and iare certainly not strangers. ha ha ha ha! there is absolutely nothingto compare with the thrill of hearing a big bandin person. plus i love the way they dress. you can go anywhere with a big band. but you needa big car. lorraine, may i play you my favorite record? oh, please! alex, i've had a fantastic evening. i blush to say how long it's been since i laughed like this. why haven't youlaughed? oh, many reasons. a bad marriage, a bad divorce. i'm sorry.i didn't mean to pry. oh, no. i don't mind talking about it. you must havemarried ver

keaton... keaton, alex p. although i really would like to graduate. go ahead, alex. you're notthe dropout type. last call for alex p. keaton. marvin kennedy... thank you. alex, i don'twant to lose you because i'msmarter than you. i wouldn't say you're sm-- you're not going to lose me. you go out there, and you give the best valedictory speech this school's ever heard. franklin roosevelt expressed it best when he said,"this generation of americans has a rendezvous with destiny." once again, i thank the faculty for this honor. this is a day i will remember always. thank you. i'd like to extend a hearty congratulations to the graduating class of 1984. it's over, kids. alex, your mother and iwould like you to have this. oh...dad. that-a-boy. i'm so proud of you. mom, you promised you wouldn't get emotional. i'm not emotional. my little baby boy! we're proud of youfor holding it in. we did it, alex. we graduated. we did. great speech, rachel. maybe you can give mesome pointers just graduate, mal. that's all we ask. congratulations to both of you. let's get a picture. hell

keaton? yes, sir. that's me. keaton, alex p. dean memminger, no middle initial. well, that'snot your fault, sir. it's a pleasureto meet you, sir. i'm not ready for you yet. i'll be right back. allow me, sir. please wait inside my office. yes, sir. i'll just waitinside your office. you'll be backin a few minutes. so far, so good. whoa. yes, dean memminger. i certainly do want to attend princeton. i have always had a certain... shall we say lust... no, not lust. an admirationfor the ivy league. alex! oh, oh, i saw jeff-- what about jeff? i saw jeff and, and, and the desk, uh, kissing. jeff waskissing the desk? no, he was leaning against the desk. he was, um... he was kissing, um...a girl. oh, boy. i want to go home. let's go home,ok, alex? mallory, are you crazy? i got my interview now! mallory, i'vegot to talk to you! go away, jeff! i don't want to see you! let me explain! let him explain. take her out for dinner. here's some money. i meant to tell youabout sandy. her name's sandy! here'ssome more money. take sandywith you. i'm sorry you found out like this, but w

keaton. i was giving scott some tips for his interview. i'll give you the opposite advice i gave alex before his interview-- just be yourself. ok. dinner, she's served. great. i can't tell you how hungry i am. i love a man with a healthy appetite. [bell rings] [bang bang bang] i guess she's still hungry. i'll take her some more pasta alex, alex. what's all this stuff? just some pictures from when we were kids. any pictures of you, mallory? i don't think so. hey, wait a second. look. there's mallory. no, that's us dressed for halloween as miss piggy and kermit the frog. no, in back. look. that's mallory's foot. scott, i was just thinking-- the indians are playing saturday. do you want to go? oh, sure. mallory, we have lots of catching up to do. this picture of your foot sparks memories. yes, do you have two tickets left for tonight's indians game? you have 35,000? well, i only need two. my name is jennifer keaton. thank you. bye. any sign of scott? no, i haven't seen him. tonight we're watching the indians play in a double-header against th

why actor michael keaton says investigative journalism... could have prevented it from city to get their water checked... the state lab is working seven days a week to test lead levels of tap water.. they can process 1- thousand tests each day. readings in at least 25 homes were 10 times the federal limit and too high to be treated by filters. high levels of lead have been found in their water supply... after the city switched from detroit's water source to their own last year./// ((kirsten joyce)) > and michael keaton is speaking out about the flint water crisis. he says investigative journalism could have helped prevent the crisis: ((michael keaton, actor:: it always happens in poor neighborhoods, which are generally black or hispanic or people of color. and as long as there's no one to represent, not just those, but the disenfranchised everywhere or people who are fighting against unfair things. had there been a spotlight put on that i would argue that maybe they would have been a little ahead of the situation.")) ((kirsten joyce)) > keat

and i'm january keaton. as jason just mentioned, the rain were expected to see later today is coming from the deep south and that extreme weather is already taking a toll on the southeast. at least three people were killed tuesday night across the deep south in mississippi. around 1-hundred trailers were damaged when a tornado slammed through a mobile home park. in the past 12 hours, there have been at least 15 reports of tornadoes in louisiana, mississippi and alabama. those states are all under state of emergencies right now. we're waiting to find out more details as police investigate the death in northwest roanoke. roanoke police say they found a man dead inside a home in the 5-hundred block of westwood boulevard, just before 5-o'clock tuesday night. police say they are still gathering facts. right now, we don't know the name of the man, or if police are questioning any specific suspects. anyone with information is asked to call we're continuing to follow a developing story in danville. danville police a

and i'm january keaton. governor terry mcauliffe declared a state of emergency after severe storms on wednesday. four people are dead, including one person in appomattox county. wfxr's paris holmes is live at a shelter in appomattox -- she continues our coverage of the deadly storm. here at the appomattox community center and they say there were about 10 victims here earlier sleeping on the cots behind me. they left because they found somewhere else to stay. but they have about 15 cots here with pillows and warm blankets for any of the victims affected by this tragedy. the red cross will be heading out to the disaster areas in evergreen and red house later on this morning to assess the damage and see how best they can assist. reporting in appomattox county, paris holmes, wfxr news. and we're and we're not the only ones hit by this devestating storm. check out this video of charlotte north carolina. the storm's heavy rain and high winds lines. severe storms also across the deep south killed one person in miss

i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. happening right now: thousands across southwest and central virginia are in the dark. here's a live look at the current a-e-p outage with 23-hundred the dark. in roanoke county, you're looking at 2- thousand people without power. henry and franklin county also seeing high numbers as well. 41-hundred in franklin and 22-hundred in henry. you'll also want to take some praticial steps if your power does happen to go out. stay away from all downed lines or sparking equipment. unplug major appliances to protect them when power comes back on. leave a light turned on so you know when power is restored. virginia's roads have turned slick and deadly. so far, there have been three reported fatal crashes across the commonwealth. if you don't have to be out on the roads, stay home! those three deadly accidents happened in the richmond metro area. one in henrico county, the others in chesterfield and fauquier county. locally in the salem division, four crashes the roads are just terrible this morni

"elyse keaton." a nice name. that counts as an asset. it's a fine name, but it won'tget you the job. your referencesare in order. enough. forget your assets and liabilities. when they meet you and read this resume, they'll be very impressed. thank you. you've all been very supportive. any last minute advice? ask aboutvacation. ask about a gumball machine. be yourself. don't tell them you're a woman. don't changea hair for me you'relooking at her. just kidding.actually, i'm karen dugan. kidding again.i'm bill channing. really? would i kid you? elyse keaton. here for the new job? uh-huh. i'm an architect myself. you are? you are. elyse, i'm karen banks. no kidding. she is. we're meeting in bill's office. the conference room's full. bill, i'd like to conduct an interview here. ok, what would you like to know? when you're leaving. out of here. bye. he's actually a very fine architect. i could tell. may i see your resume, please? there'snothing to hide. why work a full-time job again? well, uh,i am an architect, and... now that my kidscan car

keaton. oh, lauren. two years-- such a long time. there's been a lot of good times in those two years. remember the first time we met in that little psychology lab? it was really love. you were so beautiful. i mean, you are so beautiful. i'm not so bad myself. i don't know what happened to us, but whatever it is, i've got to admit my true feelings and be honest with you, yet you seem to be handling it pretty well. i just have to be honest with her, just tell her that she's a wonderful, decent, intelligent, unique individual, and that we're not in love anymore. ahem. lauren. hi, alex. can i talk to youfor a minute? sure. excuse us. lauren, i got to be honest with you. i have to be honestwith you, too. alex, you'rea wonderful... honest,unique individual, but we're notin love anymore. nobody lets me get a word in edgewise. the last couple of days have been torturefor me. i'm trying to think what did i doto make youstop loving me? was itsomething i said or something i did? or was i justtrying too

keaton. i know scrapper. he's a trouper. when he's back on his paws again, we'll look at the album i'll make from these photos. there's us in our back yard. and, uh, there's my mom... with scrapper. mm-hmm. and, oh-- there's scrapper chasing a stick. ah, there's my mom chasing a stick. ah! ah! there's my mom and scrapper both chasing a stick. oh, and here's one just of the stick. god, those were good times. [telephone rings] hello? uh...yes. hi, dr. austin. yeah... he is. hold on. uh, nick, it's the vet. uh, hello? yes? uh-huh. ok, i-i-i'll be there. i... he said scrapper's not doing so good. oh, no. damn! if he hadn'tcome to stay with me, this neverwould have happened. everythingwould be fine. nick, it's not your fault. where the hell is the doctor? give him a minute. he's in with a parakeetthat swallowed a swing. there's a parakeet out there shaped like a swing. alex... alex, what are youdoing here? listen. i know you guys, uh... think i don't have much of a rapport with animals, but... there's a special place in my heart

and i'm january keaton. happening in matter of hours, parents and community leaders will come together at northside high school for a public meeting. this after accusations of misconduct, violence and missing money. school district officials say the rumors and accusations are not true! questions arose at the school back on february 12th after longtime principal frank dent suddenly resigned citing personal and family reasons. then days later, dent's assistant principal amy puckett asks to be reassigned. she had been with the school district in that role for nearly two years. threat of violence against the school prompted increased security and parents getting no prior notification. that left many parents with unanswered questions and school leaders allowing execused absences at both the middle school and the high school. as wfxr's bill wadell reports, while many unanswered questions do remain with both parents and students, officials say they're doing what they can to ease concerns. 00:00 - 00:0500:20 - 00:25

i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. in addition to the school across the bottom of your screenwe do want to re-touch on those power outages across those power to re-touch on screenwe do want to re-touch on those power outages across the region. this is a live look at apco's outage map right now you can see the highest numbers still in roanoke county and franklin county. 46-hundred people are still in the dark in roanoke county. 36-hundred also in franklin county. scattered outages across other counties throughout the region. power outages is something that the american red cross takes part in.it's also fire prevention week and we want to share expert advice on how you and your family can stay safe! wfxr's kristen eskow shows us how pillowcases are helping children in particular deal :09-:14 getting children ready for an emergency situation is one responsibility of many american red cross volunteers - but for bridget powell - it's also personal.powell: "ironically enough, i grew up in new orleans, and my parents were unf

and i'm january keaton. governor terry mcauliffe after severe storms on wednesday. four people are dead, including one person in appomattox county. wfxr's paris holmes joins us live in appomattox county where a press conference was held at the top of the hour. strong upper level trough strong upper strong upper level trough moves across today into tonight. highpressure builds in by friday afternoon and then shifts to thesoutheast advisory in effect until 7 am a traffic alert this morning for drivers in giles county-- a rock slide has blocked part of route 623.. also known as cascade drive... about three miles north of route 460 in pembroke. one lane of route 623 is back open. workers will try to get the other lane back open later this morning. in botetourt county: the group pushing to stop two historic slave houses from being relocated say they are the site. 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 buil

you keatons will always hold the family bannerhigh. alex will probably be running the country soon, that's the most pathetic speech i've ever heard. no, the most pathetic oneis coming now. you guys know what it's like to be washed up before you're 30? go ahead and actlike a kid, but you havean adult's problem. you havea drinking problem, ned.you need help. i don't have a drinking problem. yes, you do. admit it. i think you should call alcoholics anonymous. you're kidding, elyse. you actually thinki'm an alcoholic? ned, you're sick. you have a disease. if you don't do something, it will kill you. i don't care. it's over for me. it is notover for you, uncle ned. you wereat the top once. you can make itback up there again. do you rememberthese clippings? young executiveof the year, 1980. when you madejunior vice presidentat 28. alex, what are you doing with this stuff? whenever i thinki can't achieve something, i look at those. yeah, well, alex, these are ancient history. they're garbage. hey, uncle ned, don't do that. hey, give me those.

and i'm january keaton. in franklin county-rocky mount police need your help finding a pharmacy robbery suspect. joshua cundiff from boones mill is wanted for the robbery of the family pharmacy tuesday night.police believe after the robbery- he left the area. police say cundiff went into the pharmacy with a gun, and demanded narcotics.after the robbery- police received tips that his vehicle had been abandoned in the 3800 block of old forge road in franklin county. with wind chill values expected in the single digits, danville utilities is asking its customers to conserve power during peak periods. today, friday, and monday between 7-am and 10-am. power officials say there is plenty of power available and the grid is in good shape right now, but urge residents to conserve if possible due those low temperatures! january and jason at wx posa strong upper low centered over the ohio valley will move easttonight into thursday. weak upper shortwaves will move across the mountains through tonight resulting in scatte

as jason january keaton. and i'm benjamin. i'm kyle virginia.good day starting your thanks for february

i'm january keaton... and i'm kyle benjamin. in pittsylvania county- the hargrave military school in chatham is closed today- after someone threatened the school on social media. officials believe it may be connected to isis.according to the washington post- the private boarding school in chatham canceled events through the weekend and is boosting security.police there say they're treating the threat as legitimate. parents in salem hope a social media class with help them prevent a tragedy.parents gathered at the salem public library last night to learn from the police department how to prevent their children from being targeted by online predators.they also learned how to stay up to date with social media advances themselves...police say they did this event because of the death of 13 year old nicole lovell- and her involvement on social media sites.lovell was someone she reportedly met online. in just a few days there will be a new shopping experiance in downtown roanoke.the store is called shabby love and it will sell creative

and i'm january keaton. parents are looking for answers after rumors of misconduct and threats of violence - at one high school in roanoke county. it's all been happening at northside high school. extra security was called in last week, for a threat of violence that was later found - not credible. now... more speculation after longtime principal frank dent unexpectedly stepped down. his assistant principal, amy puckett asked to be reassigned days later. "there is no validity, i have researched i have spent the time, the days the hours the weeks at northside at central trying to figure out i've seen these claims."billy spence "it's tough with teenagers anyways because there's always drama. but as a parent, i just listen to it. try to get the instead of worrying about what everyone else is saying." school board member tom mccracken is hosting a community meeting - hoping to put the rumors to rest. that meeting - is set for 7-o'clock tonight - at in campbell county:a woman now faces reckless driving charges aft

and i'm january keaton. residents will continue to salvage anything they can in appomattox county once the sun rises later this morning-- two days after the severe weather rocked small communities across central virginia. national weather service officials confirming an e-f-3 tornado did touch down. this is appomattox county since 1950. governor mcauliffe was in appomattox county on thursday to tour the damage left behind by the tornado.he visited the white pine drive area and spoke to people who live there. wednesday's tornado destroyed many of their homes. governor mcauliffe said he couldn't believe the destruction and is relieved people took shelter when they did. "if this had happened in the middle of the night, i'll tell you this, fatalities would have been way up. the kids were in school they kept the kids in school. so folks are very smart."after his tour through appomattox, the governor headed to waverly in eastern virginia.the storm killed three people there, including a 2-year-old boy. after the to

keaton. i hopei'm not too late. huh? mallory invited meto lunch today. mallory's gone camping. that explains whyshe invited me. well, it's all right. i don't need lunch. of course, i didn'thave any breakfast. you know, breakfast,the most importantmeal of the day, which i haven't. how about peanut butter and jelly? my mother saysi should have a hot lunch. i'll heat it. it's lonely at home. my parentswent to dayton for a symposiumon aging-- "making the mostof your twilight years." i see why you didn't go. i got enough fromthe first twoin the series. make yourself at home, skippy. thanks. i'm glad you dropped by. i was getting lonely. don't you worry. i'll make you an excellent companion. would you care for a game of jacks? or perhaps some yo-yo tricks? [telephone rings] [ring] hello. oh, hi, dr. carlson. how are you? oh, you do. no. what? i don't believe you. no. we did. i am. no. ok, ok. bye. what is it? nothing. why do you ask? no reason. steve. steven. i've got to call steven. let's see, the tent. didn't take a phonein the tent. i don't believe this. there must besome mistake.

i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. we start this morning with a traffic alert out of wythe county.a tractor trailer accident near mile marker 86 on interstate 81 is causing major delays right now. all northbound lanes are closed. , along with the south left shoulder and south left lane. traffic is backed up for around 2 miles. traffic is being diverted off at exit 84 then back onto 81 first this morning: a developing story out of henry county: we have a breaking development on a story we have been bringing you this morning. police in henry county sayd they have found a missing woman. deputies found bernice proctor in a wooded area near old liberty drive in martinsville. her car was found in the area earlier. she was taken to the hospital where she is getting treatment for hypothermia and dehydration.proctor is expected to recover. family members became concerned when they hadn't seen her for a while. appalachian power crews continue to work on power outages caused by monday night's ice storm. less than 10 precent of th

and i'm january keaton. a community meeting between parents and school officials got heated at northside high school. that meeting comes after a threat last week at the school, that parents say wasn't handled properly. wfxr's solina lewis has reaction from parents and a response from school officials. "this is how we handled it? that's what the policy was?" nats clappingparents and community members at northside high school were furious after finding out a day after the fact about an alleged gun threat at the school last wednesday..."he said it was one of his classmates was going to bring a gun in"some parents said they heard through social media about the threat before being notified by the school..."when i got the phone call to go and pick him up i wasn't alarmed because he had already warned us the day before"school board members tried to calm the crowd and say the threat was blown out of proportion because of social media--- students however, did not see eye to eye on that...saying they only turned to so

i'm kyle benjamin.and i'm january keaton. the snow started falling around early sunday evening and its still coming down. meterologist jason caterina is tracking this storm in our pinpoint weather center...jason-- this looks like its going to be a wfxr's paris holmes is keeping an eye on road conditions for us this morning. she joins paris, what are you seeing right now? kyle, the roads are are completely covered with snow. snow plows on the interstates and new this morning: new this morning:virginia state police say they aren't dealing with any major incidents this morning in our area. troopers responded to 16 crashes between midnight are still working on 3 of those crashes. 13 are cleared. vsp's division six covers 14 counties across southwest virginia. as paris just mentioned, vdot crews are urging drivers to stay off the roads! crews and contractors are working 12-hour shifts on the roads right now. this is a live look along interstate 81 in montgomery county. crews have pre-treated some major roads and interstates with a

i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. a lot to get to this morning as icy conditions have created power outages across southwest and central virginia. here's a live look at the current a-e-p outage map: in roanoke city and county combined, you're looking at around 14-thousand people without power. two other areas to to take note about with high numbers: franklin county with 8- thousand and henry county with 26-hundred you'll also want to take some praticial steps if your power does happen to go out. stay sparking equipment. unplug major appliances to protect them when power comes back on. leave a light turned restored. this is a live look along interstate 81 in botetourt county. a tractor trailer accident had closed a ramp near mile marker 162 that has since been cleared. virginia's roads have turned slick and deadly. so far, there have been three reported fatal crashes across the commonwealth. if you roads, stay home! those three deadly accidents happened in the richmond metro area. one in henrico county, the others in c

i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. new this morning the white house has rolled has its economic report -- saying the economy is doing better than ever fox's kevin corke crunches the numbers in perhaps his boldest proclamations yet about the pace and direction of the economy, president obama today told a gathering of the nation's governors... that the u.s. economy remains the envy of the world!obama says: "we've got the best cards. we've got the best businesses, we've got the best technology, the best innovation, the best workers. 11:47:57 we are a free market dynamic economy like nobody else." the president's sentiments.... echoed by today's white house economic report...which predicts continued growth for the u.s. economy... 2.7% in 2016 and by 2.5% in 2017.... bolstered by low unemployment.. which the council of economic advisers project at just 4.7% in 2016..and a touch lower in 2017 at 4.5%.earnest says: "it's not just a matter of taking the white house's word for it, there's a story to tell across the country abou

and i'm january keaton. residents will continue to salvage anything they can in appomattox county once the sun rises later this morning-- two days after the severe weather rocked small communities across central virginia. national weather service officials confirming an e-f-3 tornado did touch down. this is appomattox county since 1950. governor mcauliffe was in appomattox county on thursday to tour the damage left behind by the tornado.he visited the white pine drive area and spoke to people who live there. wednesday's tornado destroyed many of their homes. governor mcauliffe said he couldn't believe the destruction and is relieved people took shelter when they did. "if this had happened in the middle of the night, i'll tell you this, fatalities would have been way up. the kids were in school they kept the kids in school. so folks are very smart."after his tour through appomattox, the governor headed to waverly in eastern virginia.the storm killed three people there, including a 2-year-old boy. after the to

and i'm january keaton. we start this morning in roanoke county-- still waiting for new information on a wreck that sent four people to the hospital. you're looking at the scene along route 220 and webb road wednesday night. roanoke county officials tell wfxr news a car being chased by virginia state police from franklin county on fire.police used a canine unit and helicopter to look for the driver of the car...who took off after the crash. state police say the chase began after troopers tried to pull the car over for reckless driving. a strong upper low centered over the ohio valley will move easttonight into thursday. weak upper shortwaves will move across themountains through tonight resulting in scattered snow showers andsnow flurries. a clipper system will cross our region on friday accumulations...especially in with wind chill values expected in the single digits, danville utilities is asking its customers to conserve power during peak periods. those peak periods include: today, friday, and monday betw

and i'm january keaton. wfxr's paris holmes has been keeping us informed all morning long on road conditions. she joins us live in roanoke this morning. paris, you've been out since 5-am this morning, how are things right now? kyle, the roads are are completely covered with snow. snow plows on the interstates and those primary roads like things are slow going this morning on interstate 81 in pulaski county. a tractor trailer accident near mile marker 92 has the northbound left and right live look at 81 in pulaski county. you can see snow covered roads. traffic is backed up near mile 92 for about a mile. traffic is being diverted off at exit 92 while crews work to clean up that accident. new this morning:virginia state police say they aren't dealing with any major incidents this morning in our area. troopers responded to 16 crashes between midnight and 2 a.m in division 6they are still working on 3 of those crashes. 13 are cleared. vsp's division six covers 14 counties across southwest virginia. a water main

and i'm january keaton. first this morning. thousands of people spent the night in the dark across southwest virginia. here is a live look at appalachian power's outage map. you can see the highest numbers still 24 hours later county. 45-hundred people are still in the dark in roanoke county. 37-hundred also in franklin county. so what exactly does it take get your power back up and running?wfxr's sophia borrelli tagged along with appalachian power crews to find out! 0:08 - 0:130:14 - 0:24five stops - in five hours.but the list keeps growing - for this line crew.kenney boone/line crew supervisor: "if we can fix it with just the three of us real quick, we can, but if it would be something that would tie us up a long time, we will just assessing it." standup: "power crews say problems like this one aren't a quick fix but they are working 15 to 16 hours a day just to get your power back on as soon as possible."kenney: "dread the long hours, but you know, it's just part of the job been doing it for 36 years. crews say the ice storm

it's wednesday february 17.i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. fighting a house fire.paris holmes is at the scene.paris, what can you tell us? around 5am this morning the bedford fire department responded to a fire here on the 1000 block shepards store road. according to the chief it took about 45 mins to put the fire out which they believe started in the garage. they're not sure what cause it yet. , but no one was hurt. the owners of the house are standing out here in front. probably in shock. i haven't had a chance to talk to them yet, but i've seen neighbors come out here and give them a blanket. fire are still working in the house making sure the fire is completely thousands of people are still in the dark in our regional at this moment. here is a live look at appalachian power's outage map. you can see the highest numbers still 24 hours later in roanoke county and franklin county. 45-hundred people are still in the dark in roanoke county. 37-hundred also in franklin county. let's check in now with applachian power's spokeswoman teresa hamilt

i'm january keaton. >> kyle: i'm kyle benjamin. a tractor trailer accident is causing problems on the northbound lanes. >> every single one closed with the south left shoulder and south left lane which i believe are back open at this hour. northbound lanes we do know are still closed. traffic is backed up for around 2 miles on the northbound side and it's being diverted off of exit 86. >> reporter: another first story this morning developing out of henry county. this development we've been bringing you all morning. police in henry county say they found a missing woman near old liberty drive. she was taken to the hospital where she's getting treatment for hypothermia and dehide riaing. procter is expected to recover. family members became concerned when they hadn't heard from her in awhile. >> reporter: appalachian power crews continue to work on restoring power knocked out by monday's ice storm. fewer than 10% of the nearly 50,000 customers that sat in the dark for the have that update from roanoke county. kyle. i'm here where scho

and i'm january keaton. an emotional weekend in the new river valley as the investigation into 13-year-old nicole lovell's death continues.police teams spent much of sunday searching a pond at virginia tech and plan to pick that search back up this morning.they're looking for evidence in connection to lovell's abduction and murder. over the weekend, police arrested two virginia tech students in connection with lovell's death. david eisenhauer of columbia, maryland is charged with felony abduction and first degree murder.natalie keepers of laurel, maryland is accused of helping eisenhauer dispose the body. the disappearance of nicole lovell is a story we've been closely following since last week. lovell was first reported missing from her home last wednesday in the lantern ridge area of blacksburg. her body was found saturday along route 89 in surry county, north the virginia state line. and the discovery of lovell's body shook the people who live in the quiet north carolina area of surrey county. as fox's am

and i'm january keaton. happening in matter of hours, parents and community leaders will gather at public meeting. this after accusations of misconduct and missing money. there were even threats of violence. school district officials say those rumors and accusations are not true! questions arose at the school back on february 12th after longtime principal frank dent suddenly resigned citing personal and family reasons. then days later, dent's assistant principal amy puckett asks to be reassigned. she had been with the school district in that role for nearly two years. on thursday, a possible threat of violence against the school prompted increased security and parents getting no prior notification. that left many parents with unanswered questions and school leaders allowing execused absences at both the middle school and the high school. as wfxr's bill wadell reports, while many unanswered questions do remain with both parents and students, officials say they're doing what they can to ease concerns. 00:00 -

i'm kyle keaton. the internet keeps the world connected, but the digital universe also has a dark side. in the firsst six weeks of 2016 local investigators arrested 2 men who allegedly abducted teenage girls they met online.most recently a virginia tech student is in jail for the murder of 13- year-old nicole lovell...investigators say they met online. there is a local task force that strictly focuses on cyber crimes against childrenas wfxr's sophia borrelli reports-- the group is trying to keep more kids from becoming targets and investigators say it starts with parents 0:27 - 0:380:48 - 0:591:33 - 1:432:23 - 2:343:24 - 3:29 nat of phone message going offin this day and age, kids and teens can communicate with anyone in the world, but unfortunately some say that is not always a good thing. laura lathem/mother of 11 year old boy: "mindboggling."laura lathem is the mother of an 11 year old boy. she was shocked at some of the statistics i was able to give her about kids on social media. her son is start

it's thursday january 4.i'm january keaton and i'm kyle benjamin. rocky mount police arrested and charged a woman with unlawful concealment of human remains, after they found a newborn in a dumpster. police say an autopsy points to a stillbirth.katherine dellis of rocky mount remains in jail this morning.anyone with information is asked to call police. manufacturing operations are shut down again today at the vaughan-bassett furniture company's plant in galax - after someone vandalized the facility tuesday night. police say they are still trying to figure out who broke into the facility. w-f-x-r's kristen eskow spoke owners to find out if they are worried about similar crimes happening again. :34-:39:40-:451:06-1:11 following the break-in and vandalism of a furniture plant just blocks from downtown businesses - shop owners say - they're surprised a crime like this - would happen in their neighborhood."my husband works there, and when he came home today, i was very shocked before i left to come to work." hair salon owner donna higgins says her husban

and i'm january keaton. the internet keeps the world connected, but the digital universe also has a dark side. 2016 local investigators arrested 2 men who allegedly abducted teenage girls they met online.most recently a virginia tech student is in jail for the murder of 13- year-old nicole lovell...investigators say they met online. there is a local task force that strictly focuses on cyber crimes against childrenas wfxr's sophia borrelli reports-- the group is trying to keep more kids from becoming targets and investigators say it starts with parents 1:432:23 - 2:34 3:24 - 3:29 nat of phone message going offin this day and age, kids and teens can communicate with anyone in the world, but unfortunately some say that is not always a good thing. laura lathem/mother of 11 year old boy: "mindboggling."laura lathem is the mother of an 11 year old boy. she was shocked at some for more information about how to talk with your teen about their online activity, you can head to our website at virginiafirst.com. high pr

i'm january keaton and i'm kyle benjamin. murder of a 13 year old girl from blacksburg is far from over. virginia tech freshmen david eisenhauer and natalie keepers made their first court appearances in the death of nicole lovell. w-f-x-r's charlie cooper spoke to students who are still shaken from the weekend's discovery. virginia tech freshmen, david eisenhauer and natalie keepers headed to court today for the first time ... facing charges in the abduction and murder of 13-year-old nicole lovell meantime, classmates on tech's campus were still in disbelief. rachel lowery-senior, virginia tech"no one really knows what to think or do, everyone's just coming together and supporting each other." eisenhauer is charged with first degree murder and abductionkeepers is charged with helping to get rid of the body."to think that it could have been somebody i sat next to when i was eating lunch. " as police continue to search for clues the school is taking extra precaution.niko milosevic- freshmen, virginia tech"in my dorm they put si

la >> jennifer: drawing a blank january...keaton. problems for power crews and there are a lot of power outages across area and see the red swath on the aep area and that is not good. it's a bad sign. there are 40,000 plus people without power right now. frefb,000 actually in the area bow and then it's to fraininger lin county and 10,000 without county. henry's camp's and then it's roanoke county, 10,000 people and roan and then it's with the power this morning and crews working on the problem if you want to call and if a line is done let the ap know telling us the few a few minutes ago and thena it could be the power restored. >> january: let's get to other news now. a woman is facing charges after on monday afternoon. an suv flipped around noon on route 460. the driver is now charged with reckless driving and child restraint violations because state police say she had 2-year-old and 7-year-old sharing and then it's going to the commute with the 50ir789 81 and bears repeat. it is an interstate and it is 81 in woot county. ovaland th

and i'm january keaton. a community meeting between parents and school officials got heated at northside high school. that meeting comes after a threat last week at the school, that parents say wasn't handled properly. wfxr's solina lewis has reaction from parents and a response from school officials. mother nature is once again causing problems for us here in central and southwest virginia.after last week's snow and rain, we could see some problems in the wfxr news area. meteorologist taylor monitoring the possiblity for flooding. i'll start with the good news - this is just rain. thankfully temperatures are staying above freezing this morning so we don't have to deal with any freezing rain or snow. now the bad news is we moist southeast winds aloft will run over the top of a cool wedgeof high pressure at the surface...resulting in rain across theregion tonight wednesday...a strong storm system will move through the region from the southwest...bringingheavy rain showers and gusty winds to the area. canadian

and i'm january keaton. firefighters in bedford county have spent much of the morning fighting a house fire.paris holmes is at the scene.paris, what can you tell us? around 5am this morning the bedford fire department responded to a fire here on the 1000 block shepards store road. according to the chief it took about 45 mins to put the fire out which they believe started in the garage. they're not sure what cause it the owners of the house are standing out here in front. probably in shock. i haven't had a chance to talk to them yet, but i've seen neighbors come out here and give them a blanket. fire are still working in the house making thousands of people are still in the dark in our regional at this moment. here is a live look at appalachian power's outage map. you can see the highest numbers still 24 hours later in roanoke county and franklin county. 45-hundred people are still in the dark in roanoke county. 37-hundred also in franklin county. after winter storms, organizations like goodwill industries of

i was trying to figure out why is everyone talking about michael keaton. obviously "spotlight" winning best pictu. michael keaton's celebration as he walked up to the stage, he kind of dropped two words that i cannot say on televisi. and it's getting a lot of talk. >> i was wondering what that was about. ababs brandi hitt explaining it all from the dolby theater. brandi in hollywood, thank you so much. >> he was pretty pumped. let's check in right now with another member of our team who spent hours on the red carpet rlier on sunday and backstage. abc's leslie messer. good morning. we have to start with what a huge win for leonardo dicaprio. >> reporter: i was so afraid of what would happen if leo didn't win. that is how badly everybody wanted him to take home best actor. and when it was announced, the entire press room erupted into applause. everyone, i mean, it was like everyone was breathing an corrective sigh of relief.f >> it's pretty impressive. you can hear him right there. he made a big speech about climate change, as well. of causes. backstage to c

i was trying to figure out why is everyone talking about michael keaton. obviously "spotlight" winning best picture. michael keaton's celebration as he walked up to the stage, he kind of dropped two words that i cannot say on television. and it's getting a lot of talk. a lot of smiles this morning. >> i was wondering what that was about. abc's brandi hitt explaining it all from the dolby theater. brandi in hollywood, thank you so much. >> he was pretty pumped. let's check in right now with another member of our team who spent hours on the red carpet earlier on sunday and backstage. abc's leslie messer. good morning. we have to start with what a huge win for leonardo dicaprio. >> reporter: i was so afraid of what would happen if leo didn't win. that is how badly everybody covering the campaign. >> reporter: gop front-runner donald trump taking attacks from all sides including personal insults. >> he is a con artist. >> con artist. >> i will never stop until we keep a con man from taking over the party of reagan. >> reporter: trump responding with a series o

but here in spirit and we'll january keaton is off today, but that >> kyle: january keaton is off today but that doesn't mean she escaped work out wednesday. this week the greenridge recreation center shows her how >> welcome to the green ridge recreation center. today we'll use the lovely trx and focus on burning out shoulders, arms, quadraceps and at the same time working on our core. vijanuary in the lovely contraption, you see. i have it strapped down to the very bottom. and then you see the straps and january, you'll walk out to a plank. so knees come up and make sure your bottom is up. bring your bottom down just a little bit. there you go. now give me a push up. bring your knees in, in, in, in, in, in. there you go. down on the ground. down on the ground. in the pushup position. do your pushup. now bring your knees in. there you go. bring it in as far as you can. there, perfect! pushup and then knees in, knees in. feel that in your stomach? i bet you do. >> and going to get your heart rate going. one foot out and put it in other strap and this is what i want you to step up and ma