political leaders like washington and lee's university alumnus congressman bob goodlatte spoke. another key not speaker was political analyst ann coulter they spoke at tonight's 26th washington and lee mock convention. 05:47:36:22 nats "second legislative session has begun," the energy inside the warren center at washington and lee university is electrifying. 05:47:25:11 nats "roll tide" many students participated in the 26th washington and lee mock convention. and some even dressed the part to represent their state. 05:42:31:04 nats "god bless the great state of texas" wilson miller is a junior at w&l. he says this is his first mock convention and he wanted to make sure he wouldn't forget. tie with the lone star state flag. wilson miller/mock convention texas delegate 37-42 05:40:58:01 "we're excited for this convention it comes around once every four years and we're here to represent out state so we got to do it big," other students who attended the convention say this is their way to show that millennials can take a proactive approach to getting involved with politics :37:11:1

every four years, washington and lee university hosts mock con - a convention aimed at predicting who the party currently out of office will nominate to run for president of course, this time around it's the republican party which has been accurately forecast by mock con since 1948. wfxr's taylor kanost is live at washington and lee university in lexington with some of the students that hope to continue that streak this weekend. good morning. top...courtesy of british astronaut tim peake. check out this video... released tuesday ... it's a lightning storm striking earth seen through the eyes of brit tim peake. peake filming the video from his spot in the international space station...captured the storms as they crossed through europe and africa. peake is in the midst of a six- month mission in the i-s-s for over the ohio just in case you didn't know just in case you just in case you didn't know today is ash wednesday, so many christians around the world will begin observing lent. the 40-day lent period lasts until midnight on easter sunday.during that time, many believers will give up

wdbj7's noell saunders spoke with one of the washington and lee university students today. noah duncan was asleep wednesday morning when the fire alarm went off. "we were just lucky that one of our roomates was awake to see it because it spread fast" firefighters from lexington and other departments got there around 2 am. they put out the fire at the three story house on north randolph street but not before it did a lot of damage. duncan says he and his roommates nearly lost everything but thankfully no one lost their life. "all of my clothes and books and school supplies. i was able to maybe rescue my laptop, phone, wallet and passport and that's about it" all ten of them attend waxshington and lee university. "everyone has been very supportive so it's been a lot better than i think it could be" investigators say the fire started on an wooden staircase and was likely caused by improperly discarded smoking materials. the house's owner russ orrison says he's just glad everyone made it out. "just first class young adults, all them. they've handle this the same way we've known

been accurately forecast by mock con since 1948.wfxr's taylor kanost is live at washington and lee university in lexington with some of the students that hope to continue that streak this weekend. good morning. there's a lot of excitement not only on the campus of washington and lee, but all of lexington for the 26th mock convention. more than 1,500 washington and lee undergraduates will act as delegates in a mock republican determine who will get the presidential nod. student organizers raised nearly a half million dollars for research on procedures, create this convention hall, hold an opening parade, and book some big-name political speakers such as former vice president dick cheney and former speaker of the house newt gingrich among others. this event has proven to be pretty darn accurate by correctly predicting 19 of 25 presidential elections since this all began back in 1908. the event begins tomorrow evening and continues through saturday. you can catch a live check out this video... it's a lightning storm striking earth seen through the eyes of peake filmed the video from his spot in

students at washington and lee university predict donald trump to win the 20-16 presidential election. over 1300 delegates predicted trump will win the race for the white house. ted cruz came in second and marco rubio rounded up the top three. students also nominated kentucky governor matt bevin for vice president. out of the 25 conventions --- students have been right 19 times. guest speaker newt gingrich spoke yesterday. news struck last night shocking political branches across the nation. supreme court justice antonin scalia died in texas saturday at the age of 79. karin caifa has the latest from washington d-c. surprise to many here in washington on a saturday afternoon, and it wasnt long before tributes came pouring in for supreme court justice antonin scalia. but also, the discussion about a successor and the political battle that is yet to come. shocking and surprising news on saturday. supreme court justice antonin scalia, dead at the age of 79, while on a hunting trip to texas. he was said to have gone to bed friday night not feeling well. he was found unresponsive saturday a

wfxr's taylor kanost is live at washington and lee university in lexington with some of the students that hope to continue that streak this weekend. good morning. there's a lot of excitement not only on the campus of washington and lee, but all of lexington for the 26th mock convention. more than 1,500 washington and lee undergraduates will act as delegates in a mock republican convention to ultimately determine who will get the presidential nod. student organizers raised nearly a half million dollars for research on procedures, create this convention hall, hold an opening parade, and book some big-name political speakers such as former vice president dick cheney and former speaker of the house newt gingrich among others. this event has proven to be pretty darn accurate by correctly predicting 19 of 25 presidential elections since this all began back in 1908. the event begins tomorrow evening and continues through feed of the event at wlu.edu. check out this video... it's a lightning storm striking earth seen through the eyes of british astronaut tim peake. peake filmed the video from

every four years, washington and lee university hosts mock con - a convention aimed at predicting who the party currently out of office will nominate to run for president of course, this time around it's the republican party which has been accurately forecast by mock con since 1948.wfxr's taylor kanost is live and lee university in that streak this weekend. good morning. there's a lot of excitement not only on the campus of washington and lee, but all of lexington for the 26th mock convention. more than 1,500 washington and lee undergraduates will act as delegates in a mock republican convention to ultimately determine who will get the organizers raised nearly a half million dollars for research on procedures, create this convention hall, hold an opening parade, and book some big-name political speakers such as former vice president dick cheney and former speaker of the house newt gingrich among others. this event has proven to be pretty darn accurate by correctly predicting 19 of 25 presidential elections since this all began back in 1908. the event begins tomorrow evening and contin

. >>> tonight some republican washington and lee university for a convention. bob goodlatte and dick cheney both spoke. >> reporter: mark, all of these seats are empty now, but earlier today thousands of students filled them. they were all eager to be part of this political process. the school has held the mock convention since 1908. [indiscernible] they have on gotten one candidate wrong since 1948. they gather poll information from each state and work for eight years. >> immigration is everything. it's everything. it determines. americans are being outvoted and they get a lot of cheap labor, but it's killing the working class in america. >> they need to be focused on economic freedom and security. and that comes from a pro growth policy with tax reforms and a policy that has the government live within its means. >> reporter: now, the school's big decision will be announced tomorrow right here at the last day of the convention. >> mark: courtney, thanks. the valentine's day is a big test test >> george: we're going to jump straight into it and show you what yo

students at washington and lee university are halfway through their mock convention. we told you about it last night at eleven - it's a long-running tradition where students predict one of the presidential nominees. as w-d-b-j-7's khiree stewart found out, it was an exciting night full of big speakers and politicians. "the second session fo the mock at the sound of the gavel, the second session of mock con began at the warner center. representative bob goodlatte was the first to take the stage, followed by conservative political commentator ann coulter and dick cheney. they spoke about a wide range of topics. "i talk principally about national security. that is in my opinion the number one concern of most americans today." "immigration decides everything because it's who's voting in this country and as i describe in the speak, it's responsible for wave after wave of republican law. so, if you care about the two party system, then americans have got to stop being outvoted by foreigners." 95 percent of students are taking part in the project. matthew kaiser is one of th

students at washington and lee university have predicted who they think will win the 2016 presidential election. and it's donald trump! over 1300 delegates predicted trump will win the race for the white house. ted cruz came in second and marco rubio rounded up the top three. students also nominated kentucky governor matt bevin for vice president. out of the 25 conventions --- students have been right 19 times. a man is dead after being hit by a train in pittsylvania county. it happened on northside drive after nine this morning. gretna police say 70 year old walter davis was crossing the train tracks when he was hit by a norfolk southern train. the incident remains under investigation. talk about a good samaritan. a virginia man saves a life following a car crash in henrico county. 65 year old meredith conyers senior says he was on his to work around four this morning when he noticed a car engulfed in smoke. conyers says his first instinct was to get out and see if anyone was in the car ... and was surprised a man was inside screaming for help. meredith conyers sr. / pulled man from b

what to expect washington and lee university students are getting involved in the upcoming presidential election. the school is hosting its mock republican convention. as wsls 10's duke carter explains .. the event has accurately predicted the nominee in 19 of the 25 presidential elections since 19-08. duke about 17- hundred students will fill the seats here at the mock convention on washington and lee's campus. vo the event is held every four years .. during presidential elections. over the weekend, a group of students will conduct candidate for the party that is not in power -- in the case .. the republican party. so far .. the convention has featured speakers like jim o'connell .. who is part of the republican national committee and lexington mayor .. mimi elrod. the mayor says .. she believes the students will successfully predict the next republican candidate for white house. sot mimi elrod/lexington mayor: "i have confidence i know that you are up to the task you have worked so hard and so far to make this thing come together and doing it right so i suspect that you are going to c

student at washington and lee university are about to hold a mock convention ahead of this year's stewart tells us how the convention works and why they're doing it. students will fill the warner center this weekend for washington and lee's mock convention. 19:11:16 - 19:11:25 "basically, we're trying to simulate the real republican national convention as close as we can and my job is to get the prediction right." joe kimbell is a national political analyst for mock con. he says 95 percent of students will participate in the project. 19:12:30 - 19:12:46 "every state will be called by the speaker of the convention and he'll say okay north carolina, how do you allocate your delegates. they'll stand up ad say, we allocate number to this candidate and x number to this candidate." it's considered one of the most accurate mock conventions for predicting who a presidential nominee. since 1948, their prediction was only wrong twice. 19:20:30 - 19:20:41 "we're focusing on the states, how they're going to vote, the politicians that are running for the candidacy, what their positio

washington and lee university names its next president. today ... the university announced its board of trustees elected william dudley. dudley is currently a philosophy professor and provost at williams college in williamstown, massachusetts. he'll start january 1-st. dudley was born in charlottesville and raised in arlington. also new at 7 ... a family is reunited with their cat after he ran away during a move . last summer ... ray and jane richard were moving from maine to georgia. along the way ... they stopped at a that's when the cat ran away. their granddaughter went on facebook and found the page virginia cat search ... a page for lost and found cats. that's where workers at the franklin county animal shelter saw a picture of jack and were able to reunite the family with their beloved pet. jane richard, reunited with cat - "i was shocked. i would pray every night that someone would find him and take care of him and if we couldn't get him back that he would have a good home. i was driving home from work a few days ago and my granddaughter cal

the students at washington and lee university are deciding which of the republican candidates has the best shot at taking back the white house. we're live from their mock convention. police charged a man from lynchburg with multiple counts of child porn.3 plus- what a local father did for his daughter that is better than anything cupid could dream up. 3 (man) this is where it all started. i received a call from our dispatch center. we entered the manhole. we discovered that the cables had been melted by the fire. we jumped in, we got to work, and in a little over eight hours, we had the power back on. hi, i'm john snyder, distribution system supervisor for appalachian power. it's my goal to keep the lights on and everything run smoothly, and no one even notices. (announcer) we may be a power company, but the true power in our communities >> reporter: the weekend before the massacre at columbine, dylan klebold gives a kind of gift to his mom who has urged him to go to the prom. his date is just a pal. in fact, the girl who bought three of the guns. he dances through the night, dressed

. >>> this afternoon, washington and lee university announced its next president. post next month. a provost and philosophy professor in williams. he succeeds big name speakers will be addressing their mock convention. dick cheney and ann cult remember among those scheduled to speak. have more tonight at 11, also former virginia governor jim gilmore has dropped out of the presidential race. he does plan to support the gop nominee. >>> new tonight, high schoolers are using their skills to help feed the hungry. george washington high school is partnering with god's storeis partnering with god's storehouse with one of their fundraiser called empty bowls. in one of the art classes todayin one of the art classes today, tola. >> reporter: mark, the class was busy making ceramic bowls for the fundraiser. people will pay $15 for a bowl of soup and get to take the bowl home with them. an international grass-roots movement that is raising awareness about hunger. >> art is the best way to express injure selves. >> reporter: from the art glass to the storehouse. raising awareness about hunger

happening now - washington and lee university's 26th mock convention is underway hear about big politicians that are making a stop here before students make their big prediction. we are your hometown news leader, wdbj7. i'm jean jadhon. our top story at 6 - a pulaski county judge finds ashley white guilty of all three charges of child abuse and neglect of her son noah thomas and her infant daughter. noah was found dead in a septic tank in march afer a weeklong search. white willl remain in jail until her sentencing. wdbj7's justin ward has covered this story since last year. what was the judge's reasoning behind his decision? said this was a disaster waiting to happen. he said the combination of having, what he called, a filthy home in deplorable condition, and leaving a sick baby at home while she took her boyfriend to work wasn't evidence in her favor. white's lack of urgency on march 22nd before she reported noah missing was concerning to the judge. he said white tried to feed her baby and changed her diaper before she left to go search for noah. finch said she was aware of the problems

washington and lee university students have correctly chosen the nominee in mock conventions since 1948. they gave trump a 2:1 win over ted cruz. >>> commuters can weigh in on 95 express lanes. virginia department of transportation has plans to let traffic exercisan travelers enter and exit farther south. >>> 4:41. on this weather alert day, no school today thanks for the holiday and the snow. >> but still dealing with some dangerous conditions. >> absolutely right. show covered roads, the arctic air in place meant everything stuck on contact this morning. roads very, very dangerous this morning. be real careful if you have to drive at all. if you can wait until later today, that would be a better decision. the steadie of the snow is washington southbound through southern prince george's county, charles county, into southern maryland and the northern neck. temperatures are way super cold. still only in the upper teens to near 20 degrees. planning out the day, all snow here through the morning and into the afternoon hours. after 4:00, 5:00 this afternoon especially south of town, likely

students at washington and lee university have predicted who they think will win the 2016 presidential election. over 1300 delegates have predicted donald trump will win the race for the white house. ted cruz came in second and marco rubio rounded up the top three. students also nominated kentucky governor matt bevin for vice president. out of the 25 conventions --- students have been right 19 times. guest speaker newt gingrich spoke today. a man is dead after being hit by a train in pittsylvania county. it happened on northside drive after nine this morning. gretna police say 70 year old walter davis was crossing the train tracks when he was hit by a norfolk southern train. the incident remains under investigation. talk about a good samaritan. a in henrico county. it happened around four this morning on interstate 64. a car ran off the road and hit a sign post. before crews arrived ... a 65 year old man noticed the car smoking and heard the driver screaming for help. police say he pulled the driver out of the car before it burst into flames. crews extinguished the blaze and transporte

washington and lee university reported an uptick in stomach illness among students the third week of january, but the school health center says the number of students coming in has dropped significantly since then. norovirus is easily spread from person to person especially in schools, daycare and group homes. the health deparrtment is advising if you have g-i illness stay home from work or school diarrhea are fully resolved to help limit the spread. danville police are stepping up patrols in one neighborhood after someone reported a suspicious man at his door. take a look at this video, given to us from the homeowner. we have blurred the man's face because he has not been charged with a crime. the homeowner says a man came to his door on north woodberry avenue around 11:30 last night, rang the doorbell, opened his glass door and shook his doorknob. the homeowner says when he confronted the man, the man tried to go to the next house but then ran off. called 911 saying the man seemed to be intoxicated. several officers responded but the man was not found. the homeowner tells wdbj7 oth

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a more than 100- year-old political tradition is about to take place at washington and lee university. convention ahead of this year's w-d-b-j-7's khiree the convention works and why they're doing it. w and l students participating in the convention since 1908. if they're as accurate as they have been in the past, they could predict the next republican presidential nominee. today, students mock con at the warner center. it's considered one of the most accurate mock coventions because their predictions were only wrong twice since 1948. big names like dick cheney, newt gingrich, and ann coulter will be at this year's convention. more than 95 percent of students will take part in the project. students spent a lot of time researching how the states vote in order to make their prediction. jake barr: "we're focusing on the states, how they're going to vote, the politicans that are running for the candidacy, what their positions are and how that fits into the national political landscape." mock con will run through saturday. that's when they'll announce their prediction for the nomination. k

washington and lee university has a pretty solid reputation for correctly picking the republican presidential nominee. since 1948 - students have picked a presidential nominee at a mock convention. this year - students picked donald trump as the party's pick. in the mock convention - trump beat the nearest competitor, senator ted cruz - 2 to 1. trump noticed the results and tweeted "i hope you are right..." the first mock convention was held in 1908 - they have been right all but six times. straight ahead - puppies found - we'll tell you the place a hiker found them - twelve puppies are recovering in arizona, after they were left to die in the desert.. a hiker found the puppies. the dogs -- all two to four months old -- were taken to an animal shelter near tucson. volunteers say they were all malnourished and dirty. authorities say they see these types of cases all and stress the importance of spaying and neutering your pets. brandy burke says: "this is the worst case scenario. we don't want to see animals come into us this way." the puppies will go up for adoption in a few i've been a turkey

students at washington and lee university have chosen trump to be the party pick this year, they have picked the nominee at mock elections since 1948. bill: annual civil right rally of the focused on upcoming election, saturday leaders of moral marcha raleigh, increase william barber gave the key address. >> hillary clinton's campaign said her economic plan for poor communities could create thousands of jobs in north carolina. this is according to news and observer, she roll out plan friday during a campaign stop in south carolina. her campaign estimates plan, called the break every barrier agenda would result in job opportunities, for 42,000 young african-americans, and 5,000 young latinos looking for work in the state, funded by what she call a tax on wall street, including 50 billion for job creation through competitive grants and expanded job draining programs. >> coming up next, a teen diagnosed with a rare jen a jenette is dissarder has one wish. unusual message on a billboard this valentine's day, you hear who said it is good to do what bill: welcome back, every third grade cla

that's if you trust the predictions of washington and lee university in virginia. a mock convention was held in which trump easily beat ted cruz. they have correctly picked the nominee all the way back to 1948. give them credit for being involved in the political process. >>> still ahead at 10:00, a cruise ship beaten up heads back out to sea. >> just days after republican returning to port. >> from the court to the ice to the pitch, we are breaking down the top five plays you've just got to see. >> then music's biggest night less than 24 hours away. you can't predict the market. but through good times and bad... ...at t. rowe price... ...we've helped our investors stay confident for over 75 years. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. may not always be clear. but at t. rowe price, we can help guide your retirement savings. so wherever your retirement journey takes you, we can help you reach your goals. call us or your advisor t. rowe price. invest with confidence. john wall making his third straight all-star appearance. early going east d

. >>> a massachusetts college administrator will be the next head of washington in lee university. william dudley the next president at the virginia college. dudley has been the provost and philosophy professor, dudley at that take over washington and lee next january. >>> big air and big bruises. coming up in sports, some of the best moments and the best competition. >>> hey, pamela. very, very cold temperatures come over us for this afternoon. wind chill values 25 to 35 yikes! soon, there's more on the way, up. weather trivia time first. first of the morning, what is boston's coldest temperature on record? a 16 below. b 18 below. c 20 below, or d, 22 degrees below zero, the answer in my seven day. something delicious is happening at dunkin'. after 12:00 p.m. america runs on dunkin'. so, what moves me? it's the journey. the feeling of doing. it's making choices for a healthier me, a healthier us. and i love it. the path to a healthier you starts with nature's path pumpkin flax granola. crunchy clusters of delicious organic oats, flax and pumpkin seeds, with all the goodness to nour

students at washington and lee university have chosen trump to be the party pick this year, they have picked the nominee at mock elections since 1948. bill: annual civil right rally of the focused on upcoming election, saturday leaders of moral marcha raleigh, increase voter registration, ref reverend address. said her economic plan for poor communities could create thousands of jobs in north carolina. this is according to news and observer, she roll out plan south carolina. her campaign estimates plala called the break every barrier agenda would result in job opportunities, for 42,000 young african-americans, and 5,000 young latinos looking for work in the state, funded by what she call a tax on wall street, including 50 billion for job creation through competitive grants and expanded job draining programs. >> coming up next, a teen diagnosed with a rare jen a jenette is dissarder has one wish. kayla: a carolina panther got a unusual message on a billboard this valentine's day, you hear who said it is good to [mother] yeah but this neighborhood,i feel like it's got a lot of what we w

washington and lee university's "mock convention" has wrapped up, and students predict donald trump will be the projected republican nominee. they spent the last few days weighing research conducted statewide and nationally. they found that trump is doing a better job connecting with a wide spectrum of conservative voters. mock con is a school tradition that goes back more than 100 years. its predictions have only been wrong twice since 19-48. more than a thousand new pages of hillary clinton's emails have been released. the state department says 81 of those messages are classified, but not top secret. the department has released nearly 50- thousand pages of emails so far. last month 22 were withheld because they contained top secret material. officials say they'll finish releasing clinton's emails at the end of the month, just a day before the super tuesday interstate 78 in pennsylvania killed three people and sent dozens more to the hospital. state police there say at least 50 vehicles were involved. weather moving in, dozens were also shelters. the crash happened just before ten yeste

in lexington - students hand washington and lee university's mock convention - predicted donald trump to win the 2016 republican nomination. trump won by a landslide - ted cruz came in second - with only half the the amount of support. university officials say - trump called in - thanking students over the phone - calling their track record of accuracy - extraordinary. some folks braved the cold - to party it up tonight - while supporting heart health. the roanoke heart ball is going strong tonight - at the hotel roanoke. w-f-x-r news - is a proud media sponsor. this annual event - is a celebration - highlighting the mission and accomplishments of the american heart association - and the american stroke association. the night kicked off with cocktails - a live auction - and stories from survivors. " mandy ball "my father simple."the goal - to raise 200 thousand dollars at the heart ball tonight. w-f-x-r news first at ten anchor - becky freemal - emcee'd the festivities. last call. coming up - your final chance to check out - a popular outdoor ice skating spot. plus - a local lunch hot

students at washington and lee university will begin their mock convention this weekend. it's considered one of the most accurate mock coventions, because their predictions were only wrong twice since 1948. big names like dick cheney, newt gingrich, and ann coulter will be at this percent of students will take part in the project. students spent a lot of time researching how the states vote in order to make their prediction. joe kimbell: "every state will be called by the speaker of the convention and he'll say okay north carolina, how do you allocate your delegates. they'll stand up ad say, we allocate number to this candidate and x number to this candidate." mock con will run through saturday. that's when they'll announce their prediction for the republican presidential nomination researchers at virginia tech are turning their attention to the zika virus in light of its recent outbreak. professors, graduate, and undergraduate students are working with mosquitos to determine why the virus is spreading and evolving as it is. they say they've been studying similar viruses,

washington lee university students have correctly predicted the republican presidential nominee since nineteen forty eight to hold a mock nomination convention every four years evan wright nineteen of twenty five times a vote of the donald tweeted about the results saying quote i hope to write at noon a familiar face say i see right there sitting at the campaign trail in south carolina today george w bush will stump for his younger brother jeb is the first campaign appearance for the third the forty third president who has until now distanced himself george w bush will who won south carolina back in two thousand now most polls place donald trump though as the clear frontrunner in that state's getting enough sleep is important for all of us but it's especially important for kids too. that's right so to you know how to sleep train i do everything on the internet. but it's kind of slow. my friends said i should get fios because it's the fastest... but i thought it would be too expensive... who's that, jenny? no kate...turns out they have a deal that cost me even less than my slow service

washington and lee university reported an uptick in stomach illness among students the third week of january, but the school health center says the number of students coming in has dropped significantly since then. norovirus is easily spread from person to person especially in schools, daycare and group homes. the health deparrtment is advising if you have g-i illness stay home from work or school until vomiting and diarrhea are fully resolved to help limit the spread. you might run into some heavy fog as you head off to work today. we'll let you know about any other traffic alerts, next in your i-hometown traffic report. on thursday night, doctors and medical students will face each other in the docs for morgan basketball challenge. it's an event that harrington, and raises money for a scholarship in her name. coming up in a moment, we'll talk (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! inspirationalskies cleared of it overnight in at lead to some patchy dense fault finding visibility down to a qu

students at washington and lee university are halfway through their mock convention. representative bob goodlatte, ann coulter and dick cheney spoke to students yesterday. they talked about a wide range of topics from national security to immigration. 95 percent of students are taking part in the project. some of them say it shows just how much college students care about the real world. matthew kaiser: "we want to participate and have our voice heard, we have priorities, we want our country to go the way we want it to as well, it's definitely a way for us to show that we have a voice heard." today, students will hold their third and fourth session. that's when they'll make their prediction for this year's presidential nominee. the 9th republican debate takes place tonight at 9 on cbs, a week ahead of the south carolina primary. donald trump and ted cruz will stand center stage - the two have already started throwing jabs at each other. weijia jiang is in greenville, south carolina with the latest. donald trump hit the campaign trail in florida after taking aim again

washington and lee university students have correctly chosen the nom these in a mock cinee s.rump tweeted over the weekend saying he hopes the students were right. >>> virginia's department of transportation wants to relieve some congestion on 95 where the express lanes merge. many of the problems are in north stafford where traffic backs up for miles. commuters can weigh in on the plans at a wednesday meeting. you can give your feedback at 6:00 wednesday night. >>> 5:41. chuck bell, you said that every one these the ground. >> sticking immediately. we did not have to wait for the accumulations. the ground frozen solid because of the bitter cold over the weekend and snow continuing to fall. most areas today 3 to 5, some spots may be closer to 6 inches. already 3 to 4 across most of st. mary's county. most of the metro area a solid # to 5 inches. pockets will have more of that. but it won't add up to a foot. school closings today, 100% closed. either because of the snow or because of the federal holiday for presidents day. tomorrow at least a 70% chance for delays tomorrow, no

students at washington and lee university have chosen trump to be the party's pick this year. now, the students have picked the g.o.p. nominee at a mock convention ever since 1948. listen to this, they have been correct in their prediction 19 out of 25 times. >>> an annual civil rights rally was focused on the up coming elections. on saturday, leaders of the moral march on rally pressed for what they call progressive policies in the tarheel state and increase voter registration. the reverend william barber of the state's naacp delivered the keynote address focused on the federal court's redistricting decision. he says the map's author should apologize for boundaries that >> hillary clinton's campaign says her new 125 billion dollars economic plan for poor communities could end up creating thousands of jobs right here in north carolina. this is at least the news and the observer. the democratic hopeful rolled out the plan on friday during a campaign stop in south carolina. her campaign estimates the plan which is called the break every barrier agenda would result in job opportu

virginia college predicts donald trump will be the republican presidential nominee washington and lee university students have correctly predicted the republican presidential nominee since nineteen forty eight they hold a mock nomination convention every four years and have been right. nineteen twenty five times he voted the donald. if you will. tweeted about the results saying quote i hope you are right this very fine at an airport in albuquerque new mexico police say that a credible explosive device was found on a rental car yesterday it was attached to a car that was rented elsewhere and they dropped it suspicious staff member noticed the device and then immediately reported that the fbi other federal agencies are now looking for the person who dropped off that car and some interesting tech news this morning snapshot becoming part of a job hunting revolution as a call we're told usa today highlighted a few ways that people are using the app to job hunt. first it's a great way to get a feel for companies you want to work for paying attention to their snaps like an idea of the tone of the offic

. >>> a massachusetts college administrator will be the next head of washington and lee university. william dudley will virginia college. he's a virginia native who has been at williams since 1998. dudley will take over washington and lee next january. >>> bookstore sales are surprisingly on the rise. the u.s. reported that sales of books at brick and mortar stores rose 2.5% last year. the popularity of e books and the nook and kindle have been hurting the sales of printed books but publishers say there was a decline in e book sales last year. >>> big air and some big bruises to show you. coming up in sports, some of the best moments and the best wipe outs from fenway's big air competition. >> hey, pamela. >> good morning. great video from that event. we have brutal cold descending upon us later today and through tomorrow. maybe one of the coldest valentine's days ever recorded in boston. wind chill values 25 we'll go through all the numbers coming up in your first. >> weather trivia time. in 1925 author secar was accredited with inventing what? the answer is coming up. so, what move

. >> this is one of the most liberal and social lee diverse universities in the country.tudents are anyone for voicing opinions and being able to to vocalize their thoughts in any forum but they say they are worried about speaking their minds after one of their student leaders was arrested on sedition charges. they say there is a serious clampdown on speech. >> every day, we go back to our hostel. maybe a raid. there is a kind of fear and it ends up precisely what the state is wanting to do everything breaks down. >> the general public have joined students and teachers to form this human chain. it's not just this university that's concerned. the whole country is watching these protests very closely. they say these arrests are just the latest example of a growing intolerance under this governme government. >> united nations report says more than 11,000 civilians were killed or injured in afghanistan in 2015. an increase on the year before. moist deaths were caused by groups opposed to the government including the taliban. a report from kabul. >>> more civilians were killed

as inspiration for her book's civil rights hero.following in her father's footsteps, lee studied law at the university of alabama and became editor of the school's humorous and literary magazine.but by age 23 - she'd abandoned law and moved to new york to become a writer.there, lee reunited with her childhood friend and fellow writer, truman capote, assisting him in the research that led to his famous novel, "in cold blood."their unique friendship played out on the big screen in the award- winning movie, "capote."nats - (from sony pictures classics) "you're the only one i know with the qualifications to be both a research assistant and a personal body guard."lee's first novel, to kill a mockingbird, was published in 1960 and received the pulitzer prize.in 2007, president george w. bush presented lee with the medal of freedom. (pres. bush/ no font needed) "all of us are filled with admiration for a great american and a lovely lady named harper lee." (clapping) but for most of her life, she one of the few interviews lee ever granted, she offered a glimpse into her thoughtsa& saying:"i want to do the bes

vivian lee with the university of utah health care center.ntribution to our fight against cancer. she is a rhodes scholar out of ratcliff. her resume is too long to discuss. how long -- how well are we doing in our battle against cancer? vivian: we have made a lot of progress. we are saving lives of children, many adults are doing better, and we have tremendous progress need toicine third we make sure we keep the cost down so they do not break the national bank. much care andso research as well. i go nuts when i hear "a cure for cancer." vivian: it is not one disease. people have to understand there are hundreds of different diseases. those cancers are mutating and changing all the time to elude us, so we have to have better strategies to understand the biology and peace by pace make precision medicine for people. tom: in davos, dr. biden spoke about this new initiative. tell me about your thoughts of the vice president. presidentll, the vice is really focused on bringing together the entire scientific community and all the n know-how, whethe

that is the case if you trust the prediction of students at washington and lee at the university of virginia. they held a mock convention and he easily beat ted cruz. why are we telling you this? students there have correctly picked the gop nominee in every election sin >> back now to the death of u.s. supreme court justice antonin scalia. he is being remembered. >> reporter: he has been described as larger than life, and that was true of justice antonin scalia both on and off the court. he was often the most aggressive questioner 23r the bench and one of the most likely to provoke laughter. he was also an originalist. someone who believed the words of a document should be interpreted by looking at the words and what they meant when they were written. >> i look to the words of the constitution. but i ask what did those words mean to the society that adopted them. that's the same thing i do with legislation. what do those words mean. what's the fair understanding of them. >> reporter: scalia was known for being rather immovable once oreached a discussion and often penn f he felt the majority

but just standing on the porch was enough. " lee studied law at the university of alabama, and her lawyer father inspiration for atticus in "to kill a mockingbird". the nevada conservatory theatre has been living the story for the past several weeks. they say even though they haven't met lee... they were sad to learn about her passing. " i think so many people find that parallel with their lives, that you feel like you know harper lee. in a way, it feels like someone in your family has passed. i believe that's where most of us are today." "to kill a mocking bird" will be at unlv's judy bailey theatre february 21st and 28th. from a runnin' rebels battle to a celebration of culture... there's plenty of activities going on this weekend. we'll check out some of the fun... and where you can find your next the american people can't afford to wait for ideas that sound good on paper, but will never make it in the real world. for medicine and paying rent can't wait. a single mom who desperately needs a raise can't wait. a student with a mountain of debt can't wait. we can make real progress right

chelsea clinton will be speaking at clemson's "lee hall auditorium" as part of the university's "women's leadership" program. that event starts at 4:30 p-m. 3 3 3 new this morning... three suspects charged with kidnapping two young children are now back in asheville. we checked overnight, and chadwick agan, natasha cantrell and christopher carter are all listed as inmates in the buncombe county jail. they were arrested in georgia in december, when a one and three year old were dropped off at the swannanoa substation for the buncombe county sheriff's office. police say agan is a former boyfriend of the children's motherer all three face child abduction charges. 3 3 3 3 a teenager from burke county accused of plotting to murder up to one-thousand people... is now charged with killing his neighbor. 19-year-old justin sullivan was indicted in federal court in asheville for his connection to the he was also indicted for the murder of 74-year-old john clark more than a year after clark's death. clark's body was found in a shallow grave in his own yard. 3 "i'm really proud that that they got th

remember damian lee, he played for drexel university for three years, he transferred to louisville socould play in the postseason, he is their leading scorer. so this is a tough blow for the senior. he will never play in the postseason in his college career. i'm john clark from comcast sportsnet. >> did you wear red? february is national heart mot. today is national wear red day part of the go red for women campaign to raise awareness of the number one killer of american women. heart disease. one in three women die of heart disease every year. >> we're happy to all dress the part as well. >> our red spirit here tonight. >> all of the people wonder if we coordinate. we don't unless it's a cause like this. sometimes it just happens. >> yes, but today a great cause. you know, after this morning snow they were watching something for us tonight. we're watching for any of the melted snow on the sidewalks and the roadways to potentially freeze. because temperatures will be dropping, below the freezing mark. 28 for the low in philadelphia. low 20s north and west. so be careful we could see ic

lee fang covering the intersection of money and politics. his recent pieces are headlines, " and abuse on .illary clinton let's start with we just heard. trump universitylee fang, what you know about it? >> thank you for having me. the big take away from the debate last night, marco rubio and ted cruz came in swinging and for the very first time in a republican primary, we saw a lot of those hits land on trump and trump thing rattled. i thought what was interesting, the one you just played, marco rubio bringing up a lot of trump's hypocrisy when it comes to immigrant labor compared to his rhetoric on the campaign trail. and the topic of trump university, which i think is very telling. trump founded this for-profit school called trump university and promised the people who paid between $5,000 and i believe up to $50,000, they could enroll in this school, meet donald trump, learn the exclusive real estate investing tips and become rich from attending the school. it turns out for multiple investigations and lawsuits that people who paid the fee to enroll, they went to these schools, they were not taught by experts. in fact, they were taught by amateurs, t

following in her father's footsteps, lee studied law at the university of alabama and became editor of the school's humorous and literary magazine. but by age 23 - she'd abandoned law and moved to new york to become a writer. there, lee reunited with her childhood friend and fellow writer, truman capote, assisting him in the research that led to his famous novel, "in cold blood." their unique friendship played out on the big screen in the award- winning movie, "capote." nats - "you're the only one i know with the qualifications to be both a research assistant and a personal body guard." lee's first novel, to kill a mockingbird, was published in 1960 and received the pulitzer prize. in 2007, president george w. bush presented lee with the medal of freedom. "all of us are filled with admiration for a great american and a lovely lady named harper lee." but for most of her life, she stayed out of the spotlight. in one of the few interviews lee ever granted, she offered a glimpse into her thoughts. saying: "i want to do the best i can with the talent god gave me... all i want to be is the j

lee. still ahead, guns on campus. the university allowing students to pack heat in the classroom. >> a hospital hacked. ransom paid after thieves paralyzed a computer system. >> we will talk about the sunny >>> we are waking up to cold temperatures and maybe colder temperatures depending on where you live. you are looking at the satellite imagery. what i have done is let you see this because i want you to know that areas that are under a lot of clouds here and gray are going to be a lot warmer than if you are not. that is radiational cooling. the same area we saw the satellite in millersburg 21 degrees. then ashtabula and mentor down to the single digits. it's a very cold start to the morning. >> thank you, somara. >>> it's freezing here. goodyear, arizona, a different story. temperatures could reach 80. this is great news for the indians as they have the first workout. it was supposed to tampa bay pitchers and catchers and the rest of the players were not expected until sunday but the entire team arrived yesterday to get an early s

school and now college is teaching him what his parents didn't.31:50 lee - (cut first part) sometimes you're gonna fail.xavier university therapist michael meier says that's one of the most important things kids can learn.((file -- masstech -- search for pkg stressed college students))super dr. michael meier47:58 meier - and how to overcome and regroup, and i think helping our children understand failure is not a statement about the person. it's not how many times you get knocked down. back up.3:12 stephanie - kids are not now taught the skills they really need to learn for how to live in the world.(ld12 struggling students))super sheila gray23:55 - and how can mom and dad teach those lessons? dr. pressman says families need to spend less time on screens - have family meals together to help kids with communication skills - and she says don't discount the importance of chores and scheduling homework.((video -- ld12 struggling students))2:53 nats - how are ya?cindy moore uses homework and housework to teach megan and lindsay life skills.17:36 cindy - homework comes first, then some chores, then we can go have fun.cindy th

president for auxiliary services: "the old values were very unrealistic." says lee beaumont, a construction manager at liberty university, which owns ivy lake. the state was estimating that a maximum rainfall of 35 inches could fall during one storm at ivy lake and it was forcing l-u to make around 2-million dollars worth of changes to the lake's dam. charles spence/senior vice president for construction planning: "we looked throughout the whole state and the whole country. we couldn't find where they were getting the 35 inches." l-u leaders worked with state lawmakers like kathy byron and tom garrett to change the way state regulators view dams and their potential to fail. the result is a policy change that will impact lakes across the state. david dowling/deputy director: "from a scientific perspective it's monumentally better." the department of conservation and recreation, which oversees virginia's dams. starting march 23rd, the d-c-r will be using new data collected to judge the maximum amount of rain that might fall around a lake and whether it might cause a dam to fail. the change means some dam owners, who were