kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7: what can customers to do kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7: if you have an outage, what's the best way to report it? kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7: for people who are lucky enough to have power, is there anything they can do to prevent an a tractor trailer accident in lynchburg has closed part of route 29 north. the tractor trailer jackknifed at kemper street this morning. traffic in the area is still being diverted. two incidents in south roanoke county caused major headaches for drivers on route 220 this morning. crews are still working to clean things up in franklin and roanoke counties. wdbj-7's shayne dwyer is live on windy gap mountain along jubal early highway. shayne you've been out all morning, what have you been seeing in that area? we're seeing lots of sunshine which is really great news. but earlier this morning we saw lots of downed trees and as massive traffic jams. tractor trailer got stuck on route 220 right near the roanoke, franklin county line. hour later traffic in the exact same area, except this time in the northbound that north-bound incident backed up from

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

kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7: if you do have an outage, do you just need to notify apco once, or checking in with the company? it's now been nearly 24 hours since the winter storm left town but just like the power companies, people are still cleaning up. power lines and trees caused a lot of the problems. damage to a house from those causes is generally covered in homeowner's policies. if you made it through this event with no damage, now ahead of future storms. (david via/insurance agent):"it's just taking the time to review it before the storm comes in because there are so many variables with insurance it's a matter of just making the time to review it, do i have the right coverage for my roof, do i have the right coverage for my home, do i have the right coverage for my auto." if you were unlucky enough to have a tree fall on your car, you're typically covered if you have full coverage, but not if you only have liability. it's best to check with your agent first to see what your policy covers. forecastdimly quiet weather definitely returning to the area some isolated spots last night c

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

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

and i'm kimberly mcbroom. the debate between silicon valley and the government rages on after apple refused to comply with a court order to unlock the i-phone belonging to one of the san bernardino killers. don champion reports, the battle could make it all the way to the supreme court. with apple...as its encryption battle with the government unfolds. in a series of tweets company's chief ed the validity of a court apple to help unlock the i-phone of san bernardino shooter, syed farook... ...saying the move could set a troubling precedent. some i-phone users flocked to this san francisco apple store wednesday to voice their support. (sot cindy cohn/ electronic frontier foundation) we understand that they're standing up for us, and we appreciate them standing up for us. farook and his wife killed 14 people in the december shooting rampage. farook's work- issued i-phone 5c was found in the couple's getaway car. federal investigators want to break farook's passcode but first need apple to create software that wo

and i'm kimberly mcbroom. nevada's republican caucus is over, with another win going to donald trump. as danielle nottingham reports, there was no clear victory for second place between ted cruz and marco rubio. after picking up a third-consecutive victory in last night's nevada caucuses... donald trump continues his winning streak... with an eye on super tuesday states: (sot trump) we have great numbers coming out of texas, amazing numbers coming out of tennessee and georgia. it's going to be an amazing two months. we might not even need the two months, to be honest, folks, alright. the billionaire frontrunner garnered from voters who are dissatisfied with the government. (sot voter) the current administration's attitude is we need to be. politically destroying us. the win gives trump the majority of the delegates in the state...bringing him closer to nomination. (sot analyst) i think he is well positioned to sweep across the board. nottingham cbs news las vegas, nevada) as trump continues to gain momentum...

in roanoke, kimberly mcbroom, wdbj7. if you'd like to read the roanoke valley transit vision plan, or weigh in with your own opinion, you can do it online. we've put up a link to it on our website, wdbj7-dot-com. rain late tuesday. thursday. a lot to follow in your first alert forecast. here is a look at the highs, lows and precipitation at the regional airports. we are back with the complete first alert forecast after this nextbig thing today but pretty good warmth as well and now a series of cold fronts wants to come our way and as they do it keeps changing the weather story each day into something a little bit different lanzarote diminish tonight that system good news cold front is now the one that brought winds now, heading toward the coast it's a fairly quiet overnight but is in the front working there meanwhile got low-pressure along this boundary and that's our tuesday night rainmaker budget tuesday will be fairly quiet and wednesday thursday we got to watch colder air start to move into the region it's bottled up

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

i'm kimberly mcbroom. road crews are out plowing the snow right now. this time around they're running into a different type of fight with the winter weather. vdot says the cold weather is making their job harder. the temperature, in the low 20s and salt and pretreatment don't work as affectively. vdot did have a small window to pretreat some of the enter states and major roads. adding a solution with a salt jump start the melting process. either way they want people to stay home if they can. >> the pavement temperature, going to be very cold. any precipitation that we see over the next day or so is going to stick. >> it could be later in the week before they get around treating the secondary roads. stay off the roads this morning but if you do have to go to work make sure you allow yourself plenty of time. the roads are packed with snow. out on the road this morning. good morning to you, garrett. how is it looking now? good morning, kim. the roads are slick so again stay home if you can. if you don't have to go to work work. just stay out. there are a

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

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

good morning, julie kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7: first of all, some folks have reported problems on irs- dot-gov...do you know about some of the issues? mcbroom/wdbj7: what can you tell us about filing for free? it looks like most of us can do this... mcbroom/wdbj7: how do we avoid scam tax filing sites? we'll post more helpful tax tips for you, on our web site, wdbj7-dot-com after the newscast. snow showers could make the roads pretty slick today. coming up after the break, we'll take a look at all the latest conditions in your i- hometown traffic report. and we've got the perfect valentine gift how you can surprise them with a singing telegream, in just a few minutes on mostly cloudy with passing snows showers today high near 37. watch out for slick conditions as you start your morning drive. even some of the main roads throughout the new river valley are covered in a layer of snow and ice. the highways are clear for the most part but there are icy patches. route 221 in roanoke county is also in bad shape right now. a bridge project will affect traffic in roanoke county until next monday. ever

and i'm kimberly mcbroom. and we do have a school announcement for you. craig county schools are closing 3 hours early today in just a day, new choose who they want to become president. as weijia jiang reports, donald trump and bernie sanders enter the first primary with the top spots in the polls. just one day before the new hampshire primary -- donald trump is hoping to stay ahead of his fellow republican rivals...and secure a win on tuesday: (sot trump) "i'm 40 million dollars under budget and i'm number one in the polls, alright." -nat/sot (rubio) we're going to win new hampshire in the general election and we are going to turn this country back around following a less than stellar debate performance over the weekend -- marco rubio remains locked in fierce battle for second place in the granite state -- between ted cruz, jeb bush and john kasich who held his 101st town hall in new hampshire sunday: (sot john kasich) a strong finish here is essential for us and we're confident that's going to happen." (sot clinton flint, mi) "i know i've got an uphill

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

kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7: is it kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7: some new guidelines are out as to who should get a flu shot...can you remind us of those? you can read wdbj7-dot-com, after the newscast. there is a backup on i-77 in carroll county right now. we'll have the details on the wreck that's causing delays, in your i- hometown traffic report. roanoke county has a 99-year-lease on explore park. and now planners are trying to chart the next 20. we'll consider what's ahead for 1100-acres near the blue ridge parkway, in just a few minutes mostly cloudy today with a few showers developing. high around 60. i-77 south in carroll county. there was an incident there involving several vehicles that damaged a bridge. both southbound lanes are closed near the hillsville exit at mile marker 14. southbound traffic is being diverted off at exit 14 and right back onto southbound i-77. right now there's no estimate for when that stretch of the highway will re-open. we'll of course keep you updated here and on wdbj7-dot- com. the piney woods road construction in the new river valley is scheduled to come to

kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7: how much in general should a person expect to pay for the service? david kembel/kembel tax service: as for prices, i'd estimate that we independent preparers probably all charge about the same. within a few dollars. cpa's are going to charge more, as well they should. not everyone needs a cpa though. i would think businesses and such. expect to pay anywhere from 80 dollars to as much as 300. kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7: is there a time when it's okay to just try doing your taxes yourself? if maybe it's not worth the cost of paying someone? if you'd like to find we'll post a ink to the irs on our web site, wdbj7-dot-com. one lane of interstate 77 is still closed after a tractor trailer accident damaged a bridge at the hillsville exit. coming up in your i-hometown traffic report, why it may take a while for that lane to reopen. drones were a popular gift at christmas, and more and more are taking fllight here in western virginia. but what happens when they come too close to a medical helicopter. coming up, we'll preview a forum this weekend, that's drone sa

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

and i'm kimberly mcbroom. hollywood stars now have new gold on their mantels, after the 88th annual academy awards. but ss chris martinez reports, a lack of diversity was a big issue casting a shadow on the event. victims of the catholic priest sex abuse scandal won for best picture at the 88th academy awards show. 01:18 pope francis, it's time to protect the children faith." action film mad max fury road was the most nightwalking about with 6 production awards. (sot: lesley vanderwalt/"mad max fury road") "you can pop the corks at home, we're bringing home gold." the revenant won for best directing and it's starleonardo dicaprio won best actor for his role as the vengeful frontiersman. it was his 5th nomination but his first win. (sot: leonardo dicaprio/best actor/"the revenant") 11:57:14 "let us not take this planet for granted. i do not take this night for granted." (nat - oh wow!) brie larson won best actress for her role as an abducted mother in "room." chris rock hosted the nighthis opening monologue all

and i'm kimberly mcbroom. nevada's republican caucus is now over, with another win going to donald trump. as danielle nottingham reports, there was no clear victory for second place between ted cruz and marco rubio. after picking up a third-consecutive victory in last night's nevada caucuses... donald trump continues his winning streak... with an eye on super tuesday states: (sot trump) we have great numbers coming out of texas, amazing numbers coming out of tennessee and georgia. it's going to be an amazing two months. we might not even need the two months, to be the billionaire frontrunner garnered much of his support in the state -- from voters who are dissatisfied with the government. (sot voter) the current administration's attitude is just not where i think we need to be. politically correctness is destroying us. the win gives trump the majority of the delegates in the state...bringing him closer to clinching the gop nomination. (sot analyst) i think he is well positioned to sweep across the board. (stan

and i'm kimberly mcbroom. we do have a few school announcements for appomattox county christian academy are closed. schools are opening 2 hours late. has left four people of them in appomatox. that is the hardest hit area in wdbj7's amanda kenney is there this two shelters for those storm. kimberly and garrett, here at the appomatox community center there no victims from volunteers. there is also no electricity, which is the same for the whole town. the lights are only on here because they're running on a generator. are available. there are cots, water, and food here for victims of the the storm caused severe damage throughout much of the county. in appomatox alone, 20 homes were destroyed and more than 100 damaged. about 2800 in the county have no electricity. percent of meters for elective cooperative have been damaged. it might be early morning to mid-day tomorrow before power is restored to the cvec appomattox metering point. virginia governor terry mcaullife has also declared a state of emergency. that me

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

i'm kimberly mcbroom. i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. rain this morning followed by heavier rain wednesday. flooding concerns increase by as an investigation continues, students at hargrave military academy are back to their normal schedule. after an threatening message was recieved over social media last week with possible ties to isis, the campus shut down for the weekend. law enforcement spent the weekend patroling the area and students were allowed to go home. school leaders say to normal and there are no updates on the investigation. pittsylvania county sheriff's officers say they are aggressively following up on many different leads. the man accused of abducting and killing teenager nicole lovell now has a new attorney. david eisenhauer hired tony anderson from roanoke to represent him in court. the montgomery county juvenile and domestric relations court confirmed the change yesterday morning. eisenhauer was first appointed christiansburg attorney chris tuck by the court. natalie keeper

. >>> tomorrow's cars make kimberly mcbroom. ice is a major problem right now all across our area, and thousands of power outages. it's also causing slippery roads. there's a one-mile southbound backup on franklin road near webb road in roanoke county. crews are trying to remove a stuck tractor-trailer there but the ice is making it difficult. northbound franklin road is also closed near aspen road because of a fallen tree. a tractor-trailer accident is blocking one southbound lane of i-81 in pulaski county near exit 98. there are two accidents in botetourt county. one northbound lane of webster road is closed near blue ridge boulevard. one southbound lane of route 220 is also blocked near shavers farm road. a big concern this morning is ice. freezing temperatures at the surface warm above freezing. most hometowns east of the blue ridge will measure a glaze - .10" of ice with .25" possible. surface temperatures finally rise above freezing this morning which will allow the precipitation to fall as plain ol' rain. we will need to

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

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

and i'm kimberly mcbroom. the candidates running for president are launching a big weekend push to win over voters ahead of tuesday's new hampshire primary. last night, democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced off in their fifth debate. weijia jiang has this morning's campaign update from manchester, new hampshire. the gloves came off last night -- as hillary clinton and bernie sanders one-on-one for the first time...sparring over progressive values... (sot hillary clinton) "if we're going to get into labels, i don't think it was particularly progressive to vote against the brady bill five times. i don't think it was progressive to give gun-makers immunity." ...and campaign finance reform: (sot bernie sanders) "in my view it is undermining american democracy and it is allowing congress to represent wealthy campaign contributors and not the working families of this country" clinton is trailing the vermont senator in new hampshire. at a post-debate rally in durham - the former secretary of state said s

i'm kimberly mcbroom. new at noon - jury selection is happening again today in ashley white's trail. right now dozens more people are in the pulaski county courthouse waiting to be questioned by the judge and lawyers. wdbj7's justin ward is watching the process in court. he's at the courthouse live now. how many potential jurors have been selected so far? they've approved five new people so far today. that brings the jury pool total to 20. once they have a pool of about 22 pool down to 12 jurors and two alternates. the courtroom again today also watching she's showed emotion twice. both times when one of the potential discussion they've had with someone who knew noah thomas - or a special way that person honored noah after his death. white is charged with child abuse and neglect of noah and her infant daughter. noah was the five year old son of white who was found in a septic tank near his home last year. the biggest controversy today has been around the wording of a single question asked by white's attorn

and i'm kimberly mcbroom. hillary clinton and bernie sanders face off in the fifth democratic debate tonight in new hampshire, which holds its primary next week. as weijia jiang reports, both candidates made their case to voters during a town hall last night, as the top republican candidates continue sparring over the iowa caucuses. (pkg) at a town hall event in derry, new hampshire last night...bernie sanders and hillary clinton continued to trade jabs over their progressive values. (sot bernie sanders) "i do not know any progressive who has a super pac and takes 15-million dollars from wall street. that's just not progressive." (sot hillary clinton) "i was sort of amused today that senator sanders set himself up to be clinton, who claimed a razor thin victory over sanders in iowa...is trailing behind him in the granite state. sanders is from neighboring vermont. he's also dominating the attention of young voters like natalie weinstein: (sot natalie weinstein/ sanders supporter) bernie has been very stable th

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

and i'm kimberly mcbroom. hillary clinton and bernie sanders face off in the fifth democratic debate tonight in new hampshire, which holds its primary next week. as weijia jiang reports, both candidates made their case to voters during a town hall last night, as the top republican candidates continue attacking each other over the iowa caucus results. (pkg) at a town hall event in derry, new hampshire last night...bernie sanders and hillary clinton continued to trade jabs over their progressive values. (sot bernie sanders) "i do not know any progressive who has a super pac and takes 15-million dollars from wall street. that's just not progressive." (sot hillary clinton) "i was sort of amused today that senator sanders set himself up to be the gatekeeper on who's a progressive. clinton, who claimed a razor thin victory trailing behind him in the granite state. sanders is from neighboring vermont. he's also dominating the attention of young voters like natalie weinstein: (sot natalie weinstein/ sanders supporter)

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

. >>> tomorrow, eli kimberly mcbroom. a section of prices fork road in blacksburg could get congested while workers create new medians. one lane will close in both directions near huntington lane from nine a-m to four p-m today and tomorrow. it could be a few more days before i- 77 south is completely re- opened in carroll county. an incident involving several vehicles damaged a bridge yesterday near exit 14, which is for hillsville. crews were able to open one lane there earlier this morning. the right lane will not open until workers can finish fixing the bridge. danville drivers should expect delays for electrical work. both lanes of newton street will be closed between craghead street and lynn street. that's going on today through thursday from 7 a-m cast. >> did you hear that that means punxsutawney phil predicts an early spring. handlers brought him out of his burrow in philadelphia which by the way his record is not so good. he's wrong 61% of the time. i want to believe we're going to have an early spring it's warm

and i'm kimberly mcbroom. hollywood stars now have new gold on their mantels, after the 88th annual academy awards. but as chris martinez reports, a shadow on the event. the film that shined a spotlight on victims of the catholic priest sex abuse scandal won for best picture at the 88th academy awards show. 01:18 pope francis, it's time to protect the children and restore the faith." action film mad max fury road was the most honored film of the nightwalking about with 6 production awards. (sot: lesley vanderwalt/"mad max fury road") "you can pop the corks at home, we're bringing home gold." the revenant won for best directing and it's starleonardo dicaprio won best actor for his role as the vengeful frontiersman. it was his 5th nomination but his first win. (sot: leonardo dicaprio/best actor/"the revenant") 11:57:14 "let us not take this planet for granted. i do not take this night for granted." (nat - oh wow!) brie larson won best actress for her role as an abducted mother in "room." chris rock hosted the ni

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

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

and i'm kimberly mcbroom. candidates running for president are embarking on a weekend push to win over voters ahead of tuesday's new hampshire primary. last night, democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced off in their fifth debate. weijia jiang has the latest from hampshire. the gloves came off last night -- as hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced each other one-on-one for the first time...sparring over progressive values... (sot hillary clinton) "if we're going to get into labels, i don't think it was particularly progressive to vote against the brady bill five times. i don't think it was progressive to give gun-makers immunity." ...and campaign finance reform: (sot bernie sanders) "in my view it is undermining american democracy and it is allowing congress to represent wealthy campaign contributors and not the working families of this country" clinton is trailing the vermont senator in new hampshire. at a post-debate rally in durham - the former secretary of state said she won't give up: (sot h

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

i'm kimberly mcbroom. i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. skies turn partly sunny today with a high around 47. we'll see 60s by the warmer weather has been a welcome change, as the deep freeze of the last few days begins to thaw. while we saw more pavement and better driving conditions, thousands of people in central and western virginia are still dealing with power outages. the storm moved on, and made way for blue skies, bright sun and a beautiful winter landscape. as the ice began to melt, the power outages lingered. applachian power crews were on the job, assessing the damage and attacking the problems they found but the layer of ice brought down many tree limbs and power lines in neighborhoods throughout the area, including roanoke's raleigh court. aleta delaplane: actually at 3:45 we woke up to a transformer exploding. it was big green arc light in the back. it was amazing. it was kind of cool. and then the power went out. and then it came back on. and then it went out again, so i think we've been without power since 6:45 this morning.

i'm kimberly mcbroom. and i'm garrett today with a few rain

and i'm kimberly mcbroom started today at hampshire. as weijia jiang are expecting a record turnout at the the tiny community of dixville notch was first to vote in the primary...and john kasich. -nat/sot (trump) - victory tomorrow but gop frontrunner donald trump is still betting on a big win at a rally in manchester last night - trump repeated his 'get out the vote' message... (sot trump) she says darling i love you but i've fallen in love with another man. i don't give a damn you gotta to get out to vote. and mocked for marco rubio - for his so-called robotic performance at saturday's debate: (sot trump) i said wait, wait, wait he said that two minutes ago. so after the fifth time, i said what the hell is going on over here? the florida senator came under fire again monday for repeating this line, moments apart, at the same event: (sot rubio) jeanette and i are raising our four children in the 21st century. in the 21st century, it's becoming harder than ever to instill values in your children. (standup: weijia jiang/ cbs news manches

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i'm kimberly mcbroom. i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner. there are a few school announcements this morning. appomattox county school are closed, employee code 2. greenbrier county schools in west virginia are opening three hours late. schools in monroe county, west virginia are two hours late. pocahontas county, west virginia and tazewell county open two hours late. gusty winds days snow showers continue in those areas but as we head through today mopes to that will slowly come to an and but southwestern virginia the mountains a west virginia it have to watch upper a few slick spots is you heading out this morning here's you weather headlines a chilly start you deftly one a bundle up temperature say twenties and thirties probably on your home tomorrow but at the wind benefiel colder than that strong gusty winds will have increasing sunshine county. but the shelters are open. wdbj7's amanda kenney is at one of the shelters this morning. good morning, amanda good morning, kimberly. i'm at the appomatox community center, and the other shelter

good morning, it's i'm kimberly mcbroom. i'm garrett turner. i'm leo hirsbrunner. scattered snow showers across the area today. highs top out in the mid 30s.

. >> in roanoke, kimberly mcbroom, wdbj 7. >> mcdonald says the mosque is extending an invitation to the entire community to learn more about the islam faith. he says it will be hosting an open house in the next couple of months. also there are many websites with information about islam. you on our website, wdbj7.com. just click on this story. >> the snow and sleet in the face of this winter storm is winding down. heavy rain overnight could trigger flooding in some areas. our first alert weather team has you covered with information you need all night. >> and nothing works better than a picture. seeing danielle get soaked in danville was worth it, because now you see what is headed into the region, and some of these numbers are going to start to get warmer as a consequence. copious amounts of moisture, we'll tell >> big snowflakes coming by mid-morning. that was followed by a little bit of a lull. cloudy skies and a little bit of ice after that. a powder that will continue to watch this evening before more rain movers in. and we hope it's just rain, because when you see these tempera

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

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

kimberly mcbroom. we have new details in the case of nicole lovell. she's the 13 year old who had been missing since wednesday and found dead saturday afternoon. yesterday, police charged a second person in connection to her murder. natalie keepers is accused of getting rid of lovell's body and helping her alleged killer -- david eisenhauer -- after the death. keepers is a virginia tech student, from maryland. david eisenhauer, is also from maryland and also a virginia tech student and track athlete. the investigation found its way to a pond on virginia tech's campus near the veterinary medicine building. divers from the virginia state police search and recover team waded into 39 degree water searching for evidence but wouldn't say what they were looking for. police also said that eisenhauer and lovell knew each other before her abduction. lt. mike albert, blacksburg police department 00011205 "eisenhauer used this relationship to his advantage to abduct and then kill her. " those divers may be out again today to continue their search. keepers and jai

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

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