melissa: i'm a skeptic melissa: that check is for me?it was safe with a man like roger ailes behind the scenes. melissa: he is not giving me that check, have you noticed that? not happening. >> thank you, folks. connell: that does it for us here. melissa: "risk & reward" starts right now. >> this race is wide open. no one knows what is really going on in this race at all. we sense real momentum on the ground for us. we're looking to run right through the tape on tuesday and really do very, very well. >> i want one thing on tuesday. you have to get out and vote. because, we have a movement going on that is unbelievable. >> this is the first primary in the country that will get to answer the question what happens next to america? what happens next to america after seven years of a president that is trying to take from us all the things that made us different and special. >> there you have it. we're less than seven hours away from the new hampshire primary. this is "risk & reward." i'm jo ling kent in for deirdre bolton.

melissa. melissa: very good. hillary clinton back on campaign trail after being dealt a painful blow by bernie sanders in new hampshire. ed henry joins us now with what the candidates are up to today. i mean it was quite a victory tour for bernie sanders. he is on "the view." having lunch with al sharpton. not same thing over in the clinton camp. reporter: quiet day for bernie sanders. what is trying to do there, bernie sanders, general rate african-american support. clintons believe they have firewall starting in the south in south carolina in couple weeks. young african-americans are telling some media outlets, like young white college students we saw here, mostly white anyway in new hampshire, they're going, breaking hard for bernie sanders. i think you're seeing that also in the money. look at this. overnight bernie sanders raised we're told $5.2 million over the internet. didn't cost him a dime basically to do that. that gives him fuel to stay in this race for a long time. i spoke to bernie sanders campaign

melissa. melissa: biden didn't mean it. his words were taken out of context even though there is video of him saying exact words. we can watch it. everybody is being unfair about that. peter, thank you so much. >> funny how that works. david: i love calling it the biden rule. the biden rule. here is another look where the markets ended the day. we can start towards the bottom. look at oil there. the saudi oil minister said, he just shot down the notion there would be production in oil. that led to 5% drop in the price of oil and that led the markets down. the dow ending the day almost 200 points to the downside. s&p by even greater percentage margin. they're all down. started with oil once again. melissa: there you go. hours away from the nevada caucuses polls say trump is in the lead. could be anyone's game. more on the wildcard in the west. polling is -- david: indeed. from the west to the heartland kasich is hoping for a big win in his home state of ohio, how will he stop guess who, the unstoppable donald trump? >> my ch

melissa: right.have a right to it. >> figure out how to respond to these questions a lot better. >> let me say to your point, melissa, you had franklin roosevelt was clearly one. wealthiest presidents, john kennedy came from wealthy family. both of these people did a lot on income inequality. they were accused being traitors to her class. that is what she needs to be. that she is traitor to her class and talk about income inequality. you can be rich and push for policies that help middle class. >> the problem that folks on wall street give her money because they say loudly they do not believe she will follow through on anything she says because i don't think she has shown she will. we'll see. thanks to all three of you. connell? connell: another story we're watching for you today, the irs working to get their website back up and running after having some big problems due to what it is calling a hardware failure. the website is refusing to accept electronically filed tax returns for most of the day ye

melissa. melissa: not ready to make nice.illary clinton and bernie sanders set to go head-to-head but first senator sanders takes his free-for-all message to late night. >> young people are idealistic and they look at a world with so many problems, why not, why can't all people in this country have health care? why can't we make public colleging and universities tuition-free? why not? melissa: because someone has to pay for it. it is such a simple answer! plus, cold is in the air. hope you're planning something special this valentine's day because the weather will not clearly keep you warm. we'll be right back. at ally bank, no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like grandkids equals free tech support. oh, look at you, so great to see you! none of this works. come on in. this just got interesting. why pause to take a pill? or stop to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use is approved to treat both erectile dysfunction and the urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor

melissa. melissa: a few other stories on our radar.is claiming responsibility for devastating back-to-back market many toes in iraq over the weekend. 73 people are now reported dead. 112 people remain in the hospital while five people are still reported missing. >>> navy senior chief edward byers receiving a med president obama. he used his body as a shield to protect american hostage simultaneously taking down another enemy. can you imagine? byers becomes the 11th living service member to be awarded medal of honor for gravely in afghanistan. wow. david: good for him. melissa: apologizing on national tv for a so-called hostile act, trying to steal a north korean banner from a hotel. 21-year-old otto warmbier stating he was offered a reward by member of his church for taking banner. he was arrested in january by north korean officials. his family has not seen or had contact with him since. he is sobbing. david: tough to be arrested anywhere but imagine in north korea? ouch. melissa: fight for the white house gaining worldwide attention.

melissa: yeah. >> now they're desperate. i don't know who is putting mitt romney up to this. i have absolutely no idea, but, to the voters is simply political noise and intended to be distraction so people won't seriously look at these top candidates have to offer, including donald trump. melissa: seems like it is just backfiring. like bell the cat. they're running out getting eaten along the way. herman cain, thank you for coming on. david: belling the cat. melissa: game theory. david: good to be in the minority with herm cain. melissa: i like that. david: this is forum with megyn kelly. >> i released remainder what we have. i have released five years worth. nice thing i haven't made enough money my tax returns are not that interesting. >> it will be a speed read. >> it is not all that complicated. i recognize donald's tax returns are a little more complicated. mitt has the a good point the voters are entitled to know before they vote, you better believe democrats if there is anything in there the

melissa. melissa: ted cruz asking his communications director to step down. peter barnes is the at cruz rally where news broke moments ago. peter i was watching you guys live and ted cruz said it. what was reaction like there? reporter: he hasn't brought it up here to this crowd of supporters. he was talking to reporters in a side room when he made those comments. reacting to this controversy, accusations by senator marco rubio, campaign senior communications advisor rick tyler engaged in dirty tricks with the posting of a video from a student newspaper this past weekend and, that purported to show senator rubio dismissing the bible when he walked into a hotel room, hotel lobby rather in south carolina and saw cruz's father and a staffer reading the bible together. rubio's comments subtitled in this video said that rubio told cruz's father and the staffer, quote, got a good book there, not many answer in it. rubio campaigned immediately tweeted out correct comment from senator rubio in the vid

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melissa. melissa: donald trump may be leading in new hampshire polls but anything can happen in the nation's first primary. jeb bush says don't count him out. >> it's a toss-up. there is now i think it's a question who will come and turn out. are independent voters going to participate in our primary or the democratic primary? we have a great ground game here. i'm optimistic but you have to put it in the hands of the voters here. connell: chris christie of course slamming marco rubio saying the senator lacks necessary experience that governors have in the race. so then why is the former new york governor, george pataki, a candidate himself throwing his support behind senator rubio? he will tell us that next. melissa: the youth vote will play a big part in tonight's results. what are millenials looking for in a candidate? we'll ask them. but ended up nowhere. now i use this. the nicoderm cq patch, with unique extended release technology, helps prevent the urge to smoke all day. i want this time

melissa. melissa: here is a look at the dow's big climb today. adam shapiro from the floor of the new york stock exchange. adam, give as you break down on the huge breakdown from your perspective. reporter: wouldn't until 2:30 the nasdaq went positive. dow went positive. had a lot to do with reading on oil inventories. oil started the day down as you said but turned around despite the news we got on oil stockpiles. liz said 20 minutes ago we're drowning in oil in the united states. according to the latest inventory reports absolutely. what, 507 million barrels stockpiled right now? all-time high for the united states. we have 3.5 million barrels more than the last reading. so that was not to be unexpected. we got gasoline inventory reading, jeff flock pointed out, gasoline usage was greater than expected in the united states. perhaps investors seeing oil gasoline picture is tightening in favor of the oil companies and gasoline companies an investors. that is one thing driving stocks. the other

melissa. melissa: a lot of insight there. david: yeah.melissa: alphabet reporting major fourth quarter earnings beat sending the stock soaring after hours. it is now the most valuable american company beating out apple for the top spot. after the bell alphabet's combined share classes were worth $568 billion. >>> more fuel for the islamic state. ambassador bolton tells us why he think the terror group will take advantage of the president's last year in office. >>> plus iran's supreme leader turns a routine incident into an act of heroism against the united states. details on that coming up. ♪ announcer: a horrific terror attack in paris. then, a brutal act of terror here at home. it's time for a tested and proven leader who won't try to contain isis. jeb bush has a plan... to destroy them. and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of th

melissa: yep. know whether it is donald trump -- who else would they do this too is my question to? will we see more of this? because, i really think this opens the door for everybody they don't like, will they do this to them. really vilifies the process we all hope to be part of, that is the democracy. andrea: they have been doing this specifically. you see, charles cook, writer for "national review," tony, he tweeted out i should give my job to somebody else. a tweet, meme from "national review," trying to make me seem stupid. a girl talking about bio riddisms. i have gotten my fair share folks on right and left and calling me stupid. i should give up my job according to men in the republican party. >> elitist media is getting rejected soundly both on left and right, correct? melissa: correct. >> some things belong on editorial page. that's fine. that doesn't mean they belong on front page. andrea: great point. sorry, julie, we'll get you in the next bloc. some folks struggling to find romance f

melissa: right.he comes on and says that it reminds me how i tell my boys, don't stoop to their level. don't go down there with that. if that is bully an playground, you hold your head high, do right thing no matter what. she reinforces that theme. he is a good boy i know it. not doing what these other people are doing. she hold as lot of cachet. you remember her as a fantastic woman, a dignified, smart, saucy, sassy sarcastic but really with a lost dignity. i don't know, i thought she brought it back to a good place. >> betty white of politics. good solid, positive perception. melissa: oh. oh. harris: will it work in state like new hampshire where people look for softer tone. but the nation right now is really politically attracted on both sides of the aisle to loud, fighters. so for her to come in and sell his softer side i guess for new hampshire that "new york times" article is talking about how people just want to cozy up to the topics and take level of rhetoric down. melissa: she is dignified.

melissa. melissa: a blast from the pass.orge w bush returns to the campaign trail, the former president will hit the road with little brother jeb in south carolina for the first time this season and of course donald trump had a little something to say about it. >> since he's left office, he has not been involved in any kind of public political event, and i'm proud that he is going to help his younger brother. >> he tried the mother, that didn't work out so good. now bringing i in his brother. i won't say anything. i'll say after his brother makes a statement. melissa: well, he had something to say but he didn't have to say things to say. here to weigh in republican strategist betsy. betsy, let me start with you. so, first of all, is w popular in south carolina? on the face is it a good idea? >> he's not only pop in south carolina but popular with nationally polling indicated about 80% of republican primary voters like his presidency. which makes him one of the most popular figures in the republican party overall. more popula

melissa: the food fight continues. marco rubio continuing his attack on donald trump after pulling out all the stops last night. manning of the independent women's forum and o'connell, a former campaign director john mccain break this down. they came out swinging last night and it kept going today. feels like the campaign has taken on a whole new demeanor and tenor. what do you think? >> there has been some shifting in the terrain especially after last night's debate. not only did marco rubio come out stronger on the attack against donald trump but shed misperceptions left over from his bad debate performance in new hampshire where he was called a robot. he is more authentic and that changed the team in terms of who was the front-running alternative to donald trump. melissa: you wonder if it is too little too late. marco rubio was on it last night, not the same guy who was in new hampshire. he was out today. feels like he hired three comedy writers to punch up his dialogue and give him some good jokes. the use them tod

melissa: right.he professor says the rules are about being inclusive to alternative orientations andly structures and free of stereotypes. if your kid is calling dad, what do they call? >> this is just, i remember 20 years ago colleges were an bag the word seminar, replacing is with ovular to get genderness out of it. this happens all the time on college campuses, so stupid, so ridiculous and -- harris: like ovary? >> instead of seminal. andrea: joke from "legally blonde.." winter semester, the winter omester. >> this is just another in the long list. harris: why are things always huge, the ship is always a her. that is not what the professor are talking about. >> things men consider beautiful are also shes. harris: ah. melissa: you see he what kids are getting degree in? innovation. pursuing a minor in innovation.? harris: my child getting a degree in innovation i would strangle them. melissa: they are right. get rid of words. challenges creativity. instead of husband i will call him my male appenda

melissa, let's start with you. >> melissa: good afternoon. i hope everyone is waking up to this beautiful weather. we had the rain early this morning.here's a live you are lynchburg tower cam. still a lot of snow on the ground, but you to full blue skies and sunshine. you see this moving out of the richmond area. we are going to see sunshine and quiet weather through the rest of the week and even into the weekend. a quick check of your weather. temperatures warming up. a mix of sun and clouds across the area. 46 in lynchburg. 48 in danville. 45 in roanoke. 46 in brookneal. 40 in blacksburg. 84 in hot springs. high temperatures today in the upper 40s and lower 50s to the south side. 48 in lynchburg. we are calling for 52 in danville. 46 for the high in roanoke. 43 in blacksburg. a nice warming trend on the way and a nice weekend forecast. let's take a full look coming up. >>> freezing rain created challenges for crews in lynchburg. the secondary roads are the biggest concern. mona kosar abdi is live outside the studio. what is it looking like

melissa is in the weather center. tell be a wet day. >> melissa: hopefully you grabbed the umbrella everybody in the house will need the rain gear. jump to radar. cloudy skies. steady rain moving to the heart of virginia now. a batch moving through roanoke. more to come later this morning. the latest look at weather through the 6:00 hour. temperatures in the 40s. low 50s in danville. 43 in lynchburg. 51 in danville. 42 in roanoke. 46 in brookanymore. 42 in hot springs. you notice we are seeing the rain moving in. what do you and your family need? the rain boots. umbrella and dress in layers. it is cool now tell be a mild day for us. almost spring like with the temperatures. which we will see sun so everybody could enjoy it. with the heavy rain up to two inches and highs in the 60s. we will look at the forecast coming up. patty? >> patti: this morning we are still working to find out exactly how 13 year old nicole lovel crossed paths with a virginia tech student charged with killing her. 13 year old met david eisenhowe

melissa has gwen >> melissa: we are tracking cold air the rest of the week and the hires in the 20s and 30s. lows in the teens and 20s. day. as we check out satellite. most of us seeing clear skies we have snow through blacksburg and light snow report indeed hot springs. that's where we will seat snow the day. if you are in the areas, watch out for slick roads. most of us, dealing with the cold today. 24 in lynchburg and roanoke. 20 in blacksburg. 17 in martinsville. 23 in danville. also looking atted with. you see sustained wind at 5 miles per hour in lunch burg. nine in danville. 21 in roanoke. higher gusts. what does it feel like now? single digit in roanoke and five below in hot springs and teens across the board. try to stay indoors as much as possible. we have a winter weather advise advisory in purpler in western virginia until tomorrow morning. dealing with the chance for snow in the western areas and dealing with the low wind chills. wind chi advisory mid night tonight until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. we will see chills below the freezing mark and zero. it will be bitter cold,

and melissa melissa lefevre pattie3 melissa lefevre joins me now. and melissa -- a lot of power outages in appomattox right 3 now -- but at least the weather is quiet for now. 3 thursday will bring a mix of sun and clouds to the area with highs in the upper 40s to near 50. it'll be breezy and brisk as west winds could gust up to 30mph during the day. clouds linger for tonight, with continued gusty winds. overnight lows will fall into the upper 20s to near 30 by workweek with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. winds stay out of the west for the day and will continue to be breezy. the outdoor plans, enjoy cool dry 3 pattie tight we have learned this morning that appomattox county officials will be holding a press conference at 7 this morning. we will carry that live here on abc 13. that reported tornado devastated the community of appomattox. marissa parra spoke with one survivor that shows just a small taste of the destruction many of his neighborhood has seen. 3 chris walker, tornado survivor: "i was at the back 3 door and i was looking an

we will see sun. >> melissa: happy friday. we had a lot of cloud cover yesterday into the first part of lauren sent this photo of the 7 set. a bit of sun peeking through. send the photos to weather@wset.com. we are seeing cloud cover this morning. as we had light drizzle and showers even snow fluoresce reported across the heart of virginia. looking now we are beginning to see all of that precipitation moving out. clouds will linger and sunshine returns for your friday in the end of the work week. here is a snapshot of our weather. morning clouds give way to sun. dry, cool and breezy. you will want to dress in layers. 34 now in lefrn burg. 32 in roanoke. 33 martensville. 37 in danville. 28 in blacksburg. show youed with, five-15 and wind oust roanoke 20 miles per hour now. what does it feel leak like? the teens in black burg. 20 for roanoke and lynchburg. stay breeze throughout your day. here is that hour by hour forecast for friday. cloudy at 7:00 of sunny by 9 and nothing but sun for the rest of the afternoon. clear skies for

let's head over to melissa le fevere in the weather center. still pretty soggy. >> melissa: that is right. it will continue through wednesday. it is pretty quiet right now. widespread rain continuing to push to the east, but not before dumping over half an inch in some areas. keep in mind we're looking at rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches. the heaviest rains set to arrive wednesday. that is where we are watching for flooding. an area flood watch in effect all the way for tomorrow night and cool. temperatures in the 40s across the board. again, heavy rain will arrive and even thunderstorms for wednesday afternoon. we will time everything out coming up. >>> fire overnight in roanoke has left one-person dead. roanoke fire and ems responded around 12:15 this morning to a multi- family residence in the 1600 block of wayne street. they could see smoke coming out of the building. they found one-person dead inside. they have not released an identity until family is notified.fire officials estimate the fire caused about $27,000 worth of damage. >>> a pi

>>> "action news", delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. margin is razor thin in nevada as hillary clinton and bernie sanders are battling to the end in the nevada caucus. >>> they have been on their feet for more than a day and still going strong. we are live, to check in on thon. >>> but the big story on "action news" is a fire that proved deadly in new jersey. we first told but it last night. it was heavy fire that ravaged a condo complex in florence. today crews discovered a body inside the wreckage. "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live at the scene with the full details, jeff? >> reporter: good evening, walter. you are right investigators found the body of the seven two-year old victim just up there in a second floor unit. we're told that they did not know that she was up there until they found her body, this morning. at this point police are not identifying their victim. now throughout the day investigators have been sifting through remains of the eight unit condo complex t

meteorologist in melissa magee is here with the first check of the accu weather forecast, hi there melissa. >> walter and sarah snow is likely later tomorrow and into the evening hours before we get a change over to rain. a lot going on over the next 24 to 48 hours across the delaware and lehigh valleys but that bitter blast of arctic air continues today. the currently just 18 in philadelphia. four in the poconos. twelve in lancaster. along coast in wildwood 18 degrees. we are still dealing with the northwesterly win. factor in the wind chill it feels like just four in lancaster, six for wilmington and dover. current wind chill in philadelphia ten and minus eight current wind chill number in the poconos. we will go from frigid digits to tracking snow, as early as tomorrow. winter weather advisory has been posted for philadelphia. that 95 corridor points to the north and west as well, it goes up at 6:00 a.m. on monday lasting right to 2:00 a.m. on tuesday a period of light to moderate snow will be on the the way. the here's storm tracker six live double scan radar a few features we are trac

melissa reports. >> melissa: cheryl is tired. in her house she says when it rains or snows it pours. >> i was trying to keep the water from pushing in my basement. it got in my became. it looked like a river. >> her lawn was taken over by filled up. it was filled up. it is a pipe there and the pipe rung over for awhile. >> melissa: she took action. i called them and i spoke to the highway department. and this is not a new problem. they were like. okay we see you have a ticket. this has been an on going problem. for almost two years. >> reporter: confirms she submitted a complacement on september 29 thth 2015. it was resolved. rosed the flooding shows otherwise. >> this is what seven now. now the problem is worse. it is not fair i pay taxes here. >> reporter: she does not want anything other than the issue to be resolved. >> when i call they tell me that. they give me a work number and say, i promise i will look into it. i hope they will this time. >> patti: a spoke man for the transportation says they are aware of the situation a

>> melissa: that's right. the snow continues to fall. wanted to start with snowfall totals we have seen this morning. you see about five inches in westburg. 5 and a half in blacksburg. four in lynchburg. four inches we will see several more inches on stop of this. tell be a nice snowfall. live view of the lynchburg cam. you look close enough you see screen. not a lot of cars we are thankful. look at visibility with the snow 2-1/2 miles in lynchburg, roanoke and south boston. three quarters in black burg. not the best travel conscience. have a snow day. until tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. for our entire viewing area. you see on satellite the snow continues to fall. get a check of weather. upper teens and low 20s. 19 in lynchburg. 22 in danville. 20 in roanoke. 22 in brooknil. 17 in blacksburg. 13 degrees in microsoft springs. your hour by hour forecast, snow will continue until 11:00 this morning. then a transition to the mix of sleet. that will transition to freezing rain and see a bit of ice accumulation across the area. going to be a winter m

saddle a child, a boy with melissa would you? >> no, she would have been michael. >> michael... >> see my sister, we had one. either you name pretty, or you should name after the richest relative. [ laughter ] i think it's "oh, don't fool around!" you know, if you have a rich relative and a poor relative, why give the poor kid the poor, we had one rich relative, aunt alice, and my sister, which still burns me up, grabbed the name first, you know. named the kid aunt alice. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> think that kid's rich? >> taking no chances, i'll tell you... >> he has, right now... [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> but, um... >> give him a set of blocks for christmas, between 53rd and 58th. uh, but anyway, she is bright. do you work with her at home outside of school? most parents you know, don't really sit and spend too much time with their children, they want the school to do it all. >> oh no, i am, i do the homework every night with her, i really-- i enjoy her so much. >> i can't understand the homework now. we have timmy at hom

melissa, your take on all this. melissa: it's interesting how fortunes change in politic.watch where jeb bush finished and when you think back to the beginning of the race the death star work on his behalf. sorry, marco rubio, it might have been your time but jeb bush is already in so don't bother. now, you see all the time and money you called the death star bush poured into shooting down other candidate, especially marco rubio. and you wonder where does he make the decision. sandra: he did look happy on the stage with his family and it looked like a victory speech. concerns hillary clinton's email practices may have put the lives of american spies in danger. the scandal that shows no sign of going away. at ally bank, no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like grandkids equals free tech support. oh, look at you, so great to see you! none of this works. come on in. at ally bank, no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like social media equals anti-social. hey guys, i want you to meet my fiancÉe, denise. hey. good to meet you dennis. that's why i

melissa le fevere has everything you need to know in the weather center. >> melissa: good afternoon. active weather continues for your wednesday up and down the east coast. we want to take you live to danville. clouds hanging tough. we are seeing the unsettled weather continuing. steady rain continuing for most of us. south boston seeing the heavier downpours. we will see the trend continue into the afternoon hours. we have been talking about the wedge of high pressure influencing our weather. lynchburg, 43. 56 in danville. roanoke, 42. 47 brookneal. 44 in hot springs. we have an aerial flood watch in effect until 7:00 p.m. tonight. also, if let warning in effect for the indian river and roanoke river. those are in effect until saturday. a lot of wet weather to get to. we will time that out coming up.>>> the sheriff's office and u.s. marshals service came together to a arrest a man accused of sodomizing a child. authorities charged david bocock with one count of forcible sodomy. the victim was a minor. bocock is being held without bond at this time. charged in connection to the kidna

s . >>> melissa is back now one last check of the forecast.s chilly out how about chili for lunch? >> sounds good. >> you buying? >> yes, wait i'm buying? it's mostly sunny and windy and winds gusting up to 35 miles per hour and 38 for a high in allentown and 44 in cape may. dress for windchills in the 20s today, and some improvement tomorrow but gets better as we close out february weekend a high temperature of 62. >> thanks melissa. >>> finally at noon if you think a spa day doesn't sound man enough. this may change your mind. an oregon woman opened a beer spa, men soak in suds in hops and barley, some claim it's a cure for aches and pains and insomnia and will not make you tipsy. a look at stories coming up later today at 4:00. philadelphia's police commissioner goes old school. we spend the day with richard ross as he visits the elementary school that helped to make him who he is and delivers a message to students. >>> and the freebie friday including one unique oscar party this weekend. now for sara bloomquist, david murphy, meteorologist

melissa. >> molette, we do have big backups because of it. this is beltway approaching georgia avenue. this is the outer loop here. as far as the outer loop goes, 3 1/2 mile backup is what i tweeted out and on my facebook page. i checked again, it's now 4 miles back. if you're checking your facebook page or twitter it has grown from a short time ago. one right lane blocked innerloop and outerloop, that innerloop is going to shut down for hopefully only a ten-minute cleanup. we do have that northbound branch avenue with the traffic lights acting kind of wonky this morning. we do have delays for us. taking a look at 270 and old hundred, also slow. travel time in ten minutes. >>> it's 6:03. new details in the mysterious shooting death of a falls church man. police have identified the victim was 35-year-old babtunde fadahunsi. a maintenance man found him dead at the towers on seminary road. the victim's childhood friend says he doesn't know why anyone would target him. fairfax police do not have any suspect it's in murder. >>> we love nevada. we

meteorologist melissa magee is at the big board with the first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa. >> walter, get used to the arctic invasion that moved in last night and stays with us for the rest of our weekend. the currently outside in philadelphia coming in at 16 degrees. eleven in allentown. the current air number in the poconos 1 degree below zero. seventeen in dover, and 18 a along the coast there in beach haven. most of the day we had those blustery wind out of the northwest should also trigger lake effect snow showers down wind of the lakes that traveled across the delaware and lehigh valleys. peak wind gusts atlantic city 44 miles an hour. poconos 43. forty-one in reading. gust today in dover of 39 and as high as 38 miles an hour and philadelphia. you factor that in it feels much colder. check out current wind chill numbers across the region, 3 degrees below zero at this hour in philadelphia a feeling like zero for wilmington and millville. 19 degrees below zero as we go through the north up through the poconos. in fact, wind chill advisory has been issued. it just went

see if you're eligible for >> melissa: happy leap day. we have a pleas cant forecast for the heart of virginia. here is a snapshot of what you can expect. a few mountain showers this morning. over all increasing sun. mostly sunny for monday with highs in the 60s. quick check of satellite and radar t. is quiet east of i-81 we are seeing the showers from western virginia into the mountain areas along the blue ridge of showers will stay to the west and tell be light in nature. temperatures above the freezing mark. 47 in lynchburg. 56 in roanoke. 52 in blacksburg. 37 in martinsville. wind are concern for today. they will five-15 miles per hour. sustained out of the southwest 14 miles per hour now in lynchburg. 15 in roanoke. 13 in black burg. mostly sunny, dry and breezy today. we will see temperatures steady about 47 through 8. near 60 by lunch and the highs in the mid 60s this afternoon. two cold fronts the first showers ahead of it. it will push off the east coast throughout the day. not greatly impacting our area. there is that front. low

melissa for a last look at your forecast.

melissa is tracking the latest. >> melissa: good morning, everyone, about 6:00 we are seeing rain moving into virginia. you see batches of rainfall moving throughout lynchburg area temperature is coming up toward banville and south boston. temperatures holding steady in the upper 30s. low 40s. 39 in lynchburg and blacksburg. 40 in roanoke. 43 in danville. along with the wet roads, we are seeing some fog out there. please issue be extra careful. give yourself time to get to the final destination. benefit you and your family head out, make sure you have that rain gear. the reason jacket and umbrella. it is a cool start. dress in layers. temperatures in the 50s and 60s later on this afternoon. 50s by lunch and the 50s and 60s to the south side. you see a few thunderstorms later on this afternoon. time everything out for you. coming up in a bit. patty? back to you. >> patti: we're working to get information on the situation off promised land road and the animals left after their owner died. the woman who's body was discovered had been there for a time that is according to the should have's o

melissa is tracking the latest. what should we know? >> melissa: the word is cold blast. we are seeing the coldest air this winter. seeing snow toward craig and floyd and montgomery county. we will see that through the early morning hour. most of us, we're dry and cold. 17 in lynchburg. 18 in danville. 17 in roanoke. 15 now in blacksburg. single digits in hot springs. we are factoring in the wind. what does it feel leak. single digit in roanoke and feels below zero in blacksburg. the family will need the heavy coat and the gloves and scarf am you gotta protect yourself from the cold air this morning into the forecast despite sun, breezy west wind funnel in that cold air. we will see temperatures warming up into the upper 20s and the low 30s. you want to dress warm. keep the pets inside. loved ones and elderly make sure they are prepared for the cold. in the 30s today and tomorrow and the 20s for your weekend. patty and mona? >> patti: thank you. if you stepped outside yesterday you noticed how cold it was then and over night the temperatures dropped lower. >> mona: may no

i love her little dance moves >> melissa: she does a better than i do. >> melissa: it's like and hits where you have to keep it right here. >>> it is cold if we go outside right now. we're going to see temperatures feeling like single digits tomorrow throughout the day. the wind is going to be gusty out of the northwest. be prepared for that. digits. back in the upper 20s sunday. keeping an eye on monday and tuesday.we will have the

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>> melissa: that is broncos orange and navy. >> anchor: he lost a bet? >> melissa: i lost a bet. if you like cold weather, this is the next step in days just for you. in my view of our danville power cam.still seeing some sunshine out there.clouds are beginning to roll in, but we are still dry through the lunchtime hour.as we zoom into pinpoint doppler, you see a little snow crossing into virginia. a lot but not making it to the ground. we still have a dry air mass in place. as the cold front gets closer, we will begin to see the wintry mix moving in in the early afternoon continuing into the evening. temperatures in the upper 30s and 40s for many of us. 44 in lynchburg. danville. 40 in martinsville as well as roanoke. 38 in blacksburg. beginning to move in. areas east of lynchburg warming up, but further out west, we will hit the highs for the day. we do have a winter storm watch is in winter weather advisories in effect until thursday morning. we're talking about cold weather with low wind chills. we have winter weather advisory in effect until this evening. here is a look at t

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we will send it over to melissa for more on our weather. >> melissa: we want to get to what you need to know, that is weather. i was saying 32 in lynchburg. 37 in danville. we are seeing a bit of a winter mix in roanoke they are at the freezing mark. 32 degrees. 35 in brooknil. 35 in blacksburg. heavy rain in hot springs. visibility is something we are watching. if you head out on the road, conditions are continuing to deteriorate about a mile and a quarter visibility in danville. here is what you can expect for tuesday. not necessarily going to be worried about winter mix. freezing reason transitions to rain and heavy rain will be what you want to watch for. and roads, conscience, going to be very difficult out there. please, stay home if you can. and stay with your families. we not thot see conscience improve until this afternoon. i want to take i live out to lynchburg. will? >> will: it does not take long before you are soaking wet. there is so much moisture to be found. we have been walking around the parking lot. the ponding of water on the parking lot. i walked to langehorn roa

let's check in with melissa le forecast. >> melissa: we have quiet weather the rest of the week. a live view of our lynchburg tower cam. everyone out and about at the lunch time hour. snow continuing to melt. as we check out satellite and radar, lots of sunshine and temperatures warming up to the 40s and 50s right now. we're seeing 48 in lynchburg. if they in danville. 43 in roanoke. 89 in brookneal. 39 in blacksburg. a few flurries . temperatures in the upper 40s and even low 50s. get out there and enjoy it. a beautiful weekend in store. the full forecast coming up. >>> while snow may be on its way out, many people in our area have been experiencing more power outages. it is stemming from the night. right now, power crews say they are working hard to restore power to everyone. here is a look at the latest numbers on the aep outage map. aep reported more than 12,000 outages. that is way down from 16,000 you can see most of the outages are in and around the roanoke area with almost 4000 out in roanoke city and another 3800 in the county. franklin county has 2500 people in the dark

melissa is in the weather center tracking the latest. >> melissa: good morning whitney and patty about 6:30 wet weather will greet you on the morning commute. let's go to pinpoint. we are seeing widespread rain and pockets of heavy rainfall for danville, south boston and out toward the buchanan area. temperatures now holding steady. 30s and 40s. above the freezing mark. encountering wet roads as we look at danville. 39 in lynchburg. 32 for danville. 40 in roanoke. 39 in blacksburg. as you guess you need the rain gear. grab the jacket and umbrella. dress in layers tell be cool. got the dreary feel. temperatures steady in the 40s throughout the afternoon, 100% chance of rain. an inch public today and self more everyones as we head to wednesday. 100% chance for rain tuesday and wednesday. we will time it out for you coming up in your forecast. >> whitney: thank you. jury deliberations begin in the kelvin quick case the reserve killed two years ago ago 91 of the six on trial are actually charged with quick's kidnapping or murder. the federal government charged them with racket tearing and

valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa a magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. g.o.p. presidential candidates get ready for their eighth debate. >>> police are looking for vandals who climbed to the top of the roller coaster just to steel a flag at the dorney park. >>> but the big story on "action news" is first weekend in february, a mild one, shaping up to be a nice one tomorrow as well but there is a chance of some snow next week that could make for one messy commute. meteorologist melissa magee is at the big board with the first check of the accu weather forecast. >> hi there walter. lots to track over next few days butt as you mentioned nice start for first weekend of february. highs in the region were in the lower 40's. the currently in the city coming in at 39. thirty in the poconos. thirty-seven for reading. lancaster. 36 degrees along the coast. if you are stepping out on the town later this evening it is on the chilly side. apartly cloudy at 7:00 p.m. tonight. dropping down to 37. thirty-six at 8:00. and 9:00 p.m.

we will send it over to melissa for a last look at your forecast. >> melissa: frenchy is so cute. he is going to need a sweater. we are in the lower 30s. upper 30s tomorrow. valentine's day weekend not looking so warm and fuzzy. overnight lows in the single digits saturday into sunday. >> mona: snuggling with your loved one for valentine's day will have a whole new meaning. >> melissa: i want a snotty a snuggie and hot chocolate.

magee is at the big board with the first check of the accu weather forecast, hi there, melissa a. >> hi there walter. really not too bad a lot of the precipitation is moving off to the northeast. you can see storm tracker six live double scan radar where we're tracking a disturbance that came out of the ohio valley and continues to move eastwar. light rain showers right now across areas of south jersey but as i mentioned it is pulling off to the north and east. we've got clearing conditions on the way as we go throughout the overnight hours. that is what you can expect over the next 12 hours. in fact, we will drop down to 31 degrees, in the suburbs for the overnight low. 36 degrees in philadelphia with that northerly wind, so high pressure will take over, overnight tonight, and then throughout the day, on monday, which means, that the sunshine will return just in time for the start of the workweek here. we're calling for a high of tomorrow at 51 degrees. day planner showing at 7:00 a.m. 38 degrees. the mostly sunny. forty-four at 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. 1:00 p.m. tomorrow aft

>> you know, i don't think so, melissa.i really think those kind of moves, whether you're talking about a break-up or whether you're talking about some sort of consolidation involving viacom and/or cbs, those kinds of things you need the controlling shareholder to sign off. what it does address is a lot of corporate governance issues that have been bubbling up over the last year as mr. redstone's health seems to have deteriorated, perhaps his mental state as well. there have been being shareholders saying, well, why is he still executive chair of these companies? why are we paying him all of this money which, by the way, was just lowered recently and that's a fair question and why do we have the scenario where felipe dem ho nd is ceo and health care proxy and one of the trust years, of course, as well. they are addressing a corporate governor nan issues that are certainly there, but i think that's more unclear whether strategic, big strategic decisions are going to change as a result of a new chair at cbs and viacom. >> it