mercy chefs is a non profit organization that is feeding helping with the disaster relief. and because the need is so great so many people have come here, where mercy chefs volunteers have already gone through their breakfast and lunch menu. nats of truck driving by in appomattox county off of cedar tree road you don't have to look far to see the destruction mother nature left behind. "it really knocks you down you don't know what to say," can't say anything --- except pitch in to help those impacted by the tornado. "just to help out, help out the community." paul biggio is from roanoke and 8he is here to help with clean-up efforts. others are volunteering to serve food chefs. paul biggio/voluntee r "chicken pot pie made from "oh we love coming out," gary leblanc is the founder of mercy chefs. leblanc says they travelled from virginia beach to feed first responders, victims and anyone assisting with the relief effort. he says they expect to serve 500 people daily giving the pastor at evergreen baptist church a sigh of relief. it's because the pastor's church is the spot whe

mercy chef feeds hundreds of people in appomattox. volunteers arrived at evergreen baptist church at 3 in morning to start meal prepping for the day. (nats) head chef and founder gary leblanc started the company 10 ten years ago in portsmouth, virginia. since then, mercy chefs has served over a million people nationwide. "it's an incredible thing to go out in the field and share a meal with folks. something amazing happens over a shared meal" breakfast, lunch and dinner is served. leblanc says public service has always been his passion. "it was a call from the lord to go feed people. i satisfaction coming out and doing this" a team of student volunteers from neighboring buckingham county offered their service too. culinary instructor sandi hawk says when she heard the news she took action. "it was never even a second thought to me about doing it. i knew immediately we had to come" while many are trying to get their lives back in order, a hot meal will be the least of their problems. "we were so glad that we could come out and help wit

mercy chefs is a non profit organization that is feeding first responders and volunteers helping with the disaster relief. and because the need is so great so many people have come here, where mercy chefs volunteers have already gone through their breakfast and lunch menu. gary leblanc is the founder of leblanc says they travelled from virginia beach to feed first responders, victims and effort. he says they expect to serve 500 people daily giving the pastor at evergreen baptist church a sigh of relief. it's because the pastor's church is the spot where people eat or take a break from helping from the storm. leblanc says he started the non katrina. and since then he's fed over 1 take sot gary leblanc/founde r of mercy chefs "i tell everybody i say i know why i do this it brings great personal satisfaction to the mission," the head cook here at mercy chef's says he'll be out here until the pastor tells him he is no longer needed. in evergreen, dc wsls ten. involved died. authorities say the suspect died last night at the hospital. released. this shooting happened friday night near the

a nonprofit organization is making sure no one appomattox. after wednesday's tornado mercy chefs has been making homemade hot meals from a mobile kitchen for two days. volunteers arrived at the evergreen baptist church at 3 a.m. to start meal prepping. the group served breakfast, lunch and dinner throughout the day. head chef and founder, gary leblanc says public service is his passion. gary leblanc mercy chefs founder "it's an incredible thing to go out in the field and share a meal with folks. something amazing happens over a shared meal" mercy chefs will be on site tommorrow and possibly for the rest of next week. continuing coverage tonight on an officer- involved shooting in roanoke county. police say the suspect in an incident last night near route 419 is officers responded to a call that a man was waving a gun in the parking lot of a brambleton avenue. shot, and he died at the hospital. the officers involved are on administrative leave as police continue to investigate. in kansas that killed 3 and injured 14 others. tonight we're hearing from a victim who returned to the compa

mercy chef feeds hundreds of people in appomattox. volunteers arrived at evergreen baptist church at 3 in morning to start meal prepping for the day. (nats) head chef and founder gary leblanc started the company 10 ten years ago in portsmouth, virginia. since then, mercy chefs has served people nationwide. "it's an incredible thing to go out in the field and share a meal with folks. something amazing happens over a shared meal" breakfast, lunch and dinner is served. leblanc says public service has always been his passion. "it was a call from the lord to go feed people. i just get great satisfaction coming out and doing this" a team of student volunteers from neighboring buckingham county offered their service too. culinary instructor sandi hawk says when she heard the news she took action. to me about doing it. i we had to come" while many are trying to get their lives back in be the least of their "we were so glad that we could come with this effort and help everybody in the community. i cannot imagine what these people are going thro

mercy chefs is a non profit organization that is feeding first responders and volutneers helping with the disaster relief. mercy chefs founder, gary leblanc says they traveled from virginia beach to offer their help to people assisting the relief effort. "i tell everybody i say i know why i do this it brings great personal satisfaction to the mission," he says they plan on feeding nearly 500 people during this time. leblanc says he started the non profit days after hurricane katrina. and since then he's fed over 1 million people. appomattox volunteer fire company is thanking organizations and agencies that are helping with the recovery. the group showed their appreciation on their facebook page saying ... "can't thank those enough for their citizens of appomattox who aided us clearing paths and helping their neighbors. many heartfelt thanks to all those many folks who provided food and supplies. we appreciate your help!" storm team ten meteorologist jonathan kegges has more -- jonathan. spring will be in the air for sure on our sunday as temperatures make a run for the mid 60s under m

and, over the weekend volunteers from mercy chefs made sure everyone was fed in appomattox. the group packed meals for volunteers helping with tornado plannerwith plenty warm temperatures in the sixties right now but still a bit breezy rita keep the winds quite gusty through a good portion the afternoon will slowly start to we get through the day and i can say that it has been breezy just about everywhere today especially across amount ushers in the weather but to readings or just a second fifty five now blacksburg got sixty in roanoke also lexington sixty two lynchburg already climbing close to seventy and danville low and mid-forties hot springs we have somerain showers early on this morning and what will notice of the warmer temperatures in here tomorrow. the winds will start to relax the peak wind gusts today big island elementary school 57 mile-per-hour wind at about 842 this morning lexington almost a 50 mile-per-hour gust and we got some 42 mile-per-hour wind gusts there radford also in salem. so it is been extremely windy still the to and him gust at 40 mi./h and hot

. >>> hear other numbers on saturday the grop mercy chef meals. 189 volunteers visited 186 hopes and workers put tarps on 19 roofs. we have an update on debris collection the county began pick up yesterday and will continue throughout the week. v-dot will pick up yard and tree limbs and extending hours with volunteers on site ready to help. >>> now the story of lost and found in appomattox is warming her deceased son's ashes got the news she had been waiting on. a friend of the family found her three month old son's ashos old evergreen road in what was a mobile home. on friday we told you that piece of the wine 52 earn were found but no ashes. they never gave up and her faith in the search was reward. >> he was my first born son. and to have known that he was there means the world. what i had hoped he was there. i had a hope that i would find him. >> and we did. >> she wants to thank the thousands who reached out to her online and the volunteers who searched for hours to give her that special moment. >> following thetory tornado we have seen stories of recovery of lost items and acco

appomatox county community tries recover- can to help.yesterday alone, 820 meals were served by mercy chef and tysons.189 volunteers visited nearly 2 hundred homes, and helped cover 19 roofs with tarps. vdot will do curbside pickup --of yard debris-- for those who live within the storm affected area-- until march 15th.the county will handle garbage pickup. for details on how the trash pickup works- head to our website- virginia first dot com. /pkg-b around the commonwealth- officers in prince william county are mourning one of their own- after she was killed on the job.officials say the rookie officer was just sworn in on friday. tonight- the community held a vigil for the fallen officer. as kristen fisher reports- two and are still in the hospital tonight. the shooter's been identified as staff sergeant ronald hamilton. 32-years-old. he was assigned to the pentagon. and now -- he's accused of killing a marine veteran who was working her very first shift as a police officer. 28-year-old ashley gwin-den had just been sworn in on friday. the prince william county police deparment posted this

officials say on saturday alone, the group mercy chef along with tyson foods served up 820 meals. 189 volunteers visited 186 homes. and workers put tarps on19 roofs.pattie tight we also have an update on debris collection. the county began pick-up yesterday and will continue throughout the week. and vdot will be picking up yard brush and tree limbs. also, the appomattox county landfill is extending its hours throughout the week with volunteers on site, ready to help with disposal. 3 pattie plasma as the dust settles in appomattox county.. more and more storm victims are being reunited with their lost belongings. those gusty winds sent some items more than 15 miles away from their homes. now, one woman is sharing her journey to get a childhood drawing back in the hands of its rightful owner. courtney 3 teri hadden and kayla burchett have never met, but they're now bonded by a common thread. teri hadden found picture" my brother found this next to our family cemetery it was all crumpled up. it was a painting kayla burchett made when she was just 4 years old. teri hadden found picture" s

officials say on saturday alone, the group mercy chef along with tyson foods served up 820 meals. 189 volunteers visited 186 homes. and workers put tarps on19 roofs.pattie tight also, the county began pick-up yesterday and will continue throughout the week. and vdot will be picking up yard brush and tree limbs. also, the appomattox county landfill is extending its hours. 3 pattie tight to follow all of our couverage visit our website at wset.com. you can also check out our abc 13 facebook page. 3 mild and quiet weather of 3 the workweek, before we see the return of unsettled weather to the heart of virginia. a few light showers are possible out west early this morning as a cold front approaches the commonwealth. most of us stay dry with increasing sunshine for leap day. it'll be a breezy but mild day with highs in the 60s this afternoon. mostly clear for tonight with light winds and overnight lows in the upper 30s. tuesday will be dry through the afternoon, with increasing clouds and highs again in the 60s. rain chances begin to increase later tuesday evening, with rain overnight. low

free heart health cookbooks will also be given to all participants from chef tracey and mercy cardiology. event attendees will have a chance to enjoy healthy hors d'oeuvres. the heart center will also send a giveaway bag home witt each person. registratioo is not necessary for suay's special event. those attending the heart expo may park free in the hospital and heart center parking ramps. once inside the ramp, they need only take the elevator to the fourth floor of if you think you're being healthier by skipping the soda machine and going to starbucks... you may want to think again. a new study found that some flavored coffee drinks can contained more sugar than soda. the group--- action on sugar-- analyzed 131 hot drinks from coffee shops in the u-k... including starbucks, costa and pret a manger. they found some of the drinks can contain up to 25 teaspoons of sugar. that's three times more sugar in one can of soda... and more than three times the maximum adult american heart association. we'll be right back after (shiela) a sioux city man was stabbed to ath early this morning... and p