why can't i love mississippi?spot, i move all this, in september ♪ ♪ black eye october, so you be thankful the party's not over ♪ ♪ we won the race because they ran a lame campaign ♪ i'm cooking victory, you want a taste ♪ >> pyinfamous is a proud son and resident of mississippi, a youth mentor in jackson's church and public school systems, owner of a marketing agency and hip-hop artist. this town it feels empty, but where is everybody? >> i think one thing is a lot of people think that you have to leave mississippi to be able to do something great, but i think a lot of it is there is so much bubbling in the undercurrent that sometimes isn't seen. and i think it takes an artist who usually takes something that's blank and creates something that's awesome to be able to see the potential in a place, in a canvas, so to speak, that has been vacated by others. >> soul wired cafe, one of the number of places where something is going on, where artists, entrepreneurs, movement workshops, performance spaces, set up somethi

i'm grateful to have the members of the mississippi supreme court and mississippi court of appeals here fine jurists as judge don beam and judge james maxwell to the supreme court. i've appointed esteemed harvard law graduate jack wilson and u.s. attorney general greenly to the court of appeals. tonight we are all honored by the court's presence. let me say congratulations to all of the members here tonight to those who have or will be selected as committee chairmen. now i can assure you the lead leadership weighs the appointment with careful consideration and i ensure you'll use the same important consideration. 25 years ago i took the oath of office as a member of the house of representatives. it was a wonderful day, and has been a beautiful journey. but all along the way i've remembered the pride and excitement i felt becoming a representative of this body and a humbled public servient. my go my goal then as it is today is to do the most good. now i believe we've all had help accomplishing our goals in our personal and professional life. you see, i am confident god continues to rule

from classic to contemporary, people in mississippi and alabama are picking people in mississippi and alabama are picking up the pieces after several tornadoes hit. mississippi. luckily no one there was hurt when a tornado rolled through. some people say it came so unexpectedly, they barely made it to shelter when they started seeing hail and debris. the first case of the zika virus transmitted through sexual contact has been confirmed in texas. just one day after the world health organization declared the virus a global health emergency. doctors say that person was exposed to someone that had it in a tropical region where the zika is circulating. the virus is mostly spread by mosquitoes. if the top army and marine generals get their way, women could soon be able to register for a draft. they say it should a be a possibility since combat jobs are open to them. they told a senate committee that it'll take up to three years before the combat posts are fully integrated. they also say the military will not lower standards to bring women into the more grueling jobs. check this out.. united

what was that like coming from mississippi? >> yeah. oxford, mississippi. i came up in 1965 and actually, i came up looking for a job. i wanted to earn money so i could go back to oxford and go to college in jackson, mississippi. i did not find a job so i had to >> i know that feeling. >> pretty soon i found myself staying here longer than i had planned on. and i'm still here. >> you're still here. and did you actually conduct the interview with your mother for this book? yeah. >> yes. i did. you know, i had grew up as a child, you know, listening to my mother recant these stories, taking me back down memory lane many times. and you know, every time they would air, for instance, the story of miss jane pitman, my mother would go into her own story so i really didn't think, ron, these stories would be of interest to the general public. and, you know, my mom being a teenage maid, you know, i knew about it but i didn't, you know -- at that time i wasn't able to put the relevancy with it. >> was this a local family then or mississippi? >> in mississippi, yeah. >

((brian loftus)) david begnaud reports from collinsville , mississippi. this was the scene throughout alabama and mississippi over the last 24 hours. nats- it's coming right at us! in colllinsville, mississippi vicki hartley took shelter with a neighbor in a basement, right before her roof was blown off. "it was shocking. you know you don't really know what to feel but i was thankful that we were all okay." the tornado continued 3 quarters of a mile, approaching the first baptist church of collinsville. pastor wade ricks heard it coming. "took off running and my son was right over here and i said get inside. we went inside and got under a desk and soon as we got under the desk it hit." pastor rick says it took less than 20 seconds to do this to the 85 katrina. "it's hard to believe that something could do this much damage so quick." north of mississippi in tennessee, those same storms that caused tornadoes caused flooding. 8 people innankin county were rescued from their homes. another this morning in ashland city. back in mississippi, "sunday i preached

but now there's mississippi. oh, mississippi, where the state flag still looks like this. that church, the republicans of north carolina and maryland they made moves to stop issuing license plates with the flag and they took down the flag from the capital grounds and walmart stopped selling merchandise and yet there's mississippi where the confederate flag is still sewn in to the state flag. would mississippi change that? would they drop it? no, they're not going to. they just decided. mississippi lawmakers talked about changing the flag, but this week mississippi gave up on that. they said they couldn't agree on how toúcaange their state flag, so mississippi is keeping it for the foreseeable future. so now this is a little bit of a test because now here come the presidential candidates. super tuesday is this upcoming tuesday, march 1st. the mississippi primary happens on march 8th. >> it's friday, february 26, right now on "first look." the tenth gop debate proved to be a texas-sized slugfest. >> you have competition. >> now he repeating himself. >> no no no. i'm not repe

this one touched down in scooba, mississippi and made its way to alabama. it leveled homes and left a path of destruction that stretched across both states. in rankin county mississippi firefighters rescued eight people from rising floodwater. >> i saw it coming down this way and i knew we would be okay. >> reporter: willie jackson and his family had as a tornado hit their home. >> it's right there! >> reporter: the tornado that hit collinsville mississippi whiffed across the first baptist church and the pastor said he heard the sirens blaring and brushed his family to safety. he loaded his wife and son in this white suburban and pulled alongside the church taking the wall would protect the vehicle. you see what happened to the window. the family of waste into the church and hid under a desk. the same storm that fuel tornadoes in the south created blizzard like conditions across the plains. the whiteout condition in southwestern minnesota prompted a travel ban while more than a foot of snow fell in parts of nebraska. no reports of injuries or deaths related

governors in both louisiana and mississippi decleared states of emergency. jackie orozco fox35 news. you can track the weather 24-7 by downloading our free fox 35 weather app. go to the app store or google play store. you can also text "iphone" or android to 87057 breaking news... a shooting investigation is underway in daytona beach. and right now... the gunman may still be on the run. the volusia county sheriff's office tells us daytona beach police are investigating two crime scenes. one of them is at home on sheridan drive. the other... right down the street... at "cypress park". this all began just we're hearing there may be 2 people shot... and that police are collecting evidence from a car they believe the shooter we will continue to follow this breaking g. new this morning-- an orlando police officer is recovering in the hospital -- after being injured in a crash overnight! this happened around 1 o'clock this morning-- in along west oak ridge road in according to police-- the officer was on a routine call-- when another driver cut her off-- crashing

mississippi, we will lose mississippi.nd grant said, i can do that. i can send troops and save mississippi. if i do that, we will lose ohio. he is saying public opinion in the north is no longer going to support intervention in the south. mississippi was taken over by democrats, but the republicans keep ohio. hayes is elected, but hayes is not a reconstruction guy. he is much more connected with the so-called reform weighing of the public and reporting -- republican party, which is turn its backs on reconstruction. even if hayes had won a big victory, reconstruction was going to pretty much come to an end anyway. >> that is the tacit deal made. >> it is disputed, it has some parallels to the year 2000 when returns were disputed. what if a state says -- sends in two returns? who decides who actually carried that state? they set up an electoral commission, which was completely beyond the constitution. there is nothing in the constitution saying an electoral commission, with five members of the house and senate and supreme co

and mississippi. have declared states of emergency. we're getting word that this tornado out break has killed a third person. in mississippi. that is just south of. i want to re-tphaoeupbd you these are reports of tornadoes. the national weather service will be sending out teams tomorrow. and survey the damage. eventually come out with an official tornado count. we will stay on top of this story. >> two people rushed to area hospitals tonight. after this bad crash. happened near i 225. and parker road. the state patrol says the car drove off the highway. through a innocence and onto onto a softball field. there are big traffic delays in that area. right now. so you should avoid 225 and parker. if possible. >> . we now know the name of the officer shot yesterday during a burglary call. as well as the suspects involved. >> most certainly true. you can tell that from the police promotion video. filmed last september. months before the burglary call. that took her to the highlands neighborhood. yesterday. >> also under arrest. 26 year-old.

in mississippi. florida also reporting damage and injuries from at least one twister touching down there. but no deaths in that area. we'll have much more on fox 31

is a tornado on the ground in shuqualak, mississippi, and people there are being urged to take cover right now. ve >> pelley: we'll check with you tomorrow. david begnaud, thank you very much. millions of people will be in the path of a flood of super bowl ads.

in mississippi. florida also reporting damage and injuries from at least one twister touching down there. but no deaths in that area. we'll have much more on fox 31 denver news at ten. that doesn't mean these are places to avoid. >> . and that means they are well staffed with meter maids. not the places you want to take a chance parking illegally. >> . when she walked away from her jeep without feeding the meter. we thought we would remind her. >> oh yeah thank you. >> after all in denver not paying the meter is high risk. low reward. >> i always get a ticket. actually. every time. >> not surprising. considering she's parking next to the web building. heart of city government. where the meter maids begin and end each day. >> they are called enforcement agents. we have about 65 of them. >> last year those 65 agents issued 658 thousand tickets. about ten thousand tickets each. >> there's no quota. they really just writing tickets. >> . in 2015. denver collected 30 million dollars. which is nearly 3 tim

by monday...low pressure works from the lower mississippi valley to the southernappalachians. with cold air in place expect snow changing to awintry mix monday into monday night. this system moves east bytuesday afternoon. winter storm warnings remain in effect until noon on tuesday. you are looking live across interstate 81 in roanoke county. the snow has been coming down all night and continues to fall across good morning, it's monday, february 15th. just after 7-o'clock, thanks for joining us here on good day virginia. i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. wfxr's paris holmes has been keeping us informed all morning long on road conditions. she joins us live in roanoke this morning. paris, you've been out since 5-am this morning, how are things right now? kyle, the roads are are completely covered with snow. snow plows on the interstates and those primary roads like things are slow going this morning on interstate 81 in pulaski county. a tractor trailer accident near mile marker 92 has the northbound left and right live look at 81 in pulaski county. you can see snow co

in mississippi. florida also reporting damage and injuries from at least one twister touching down there. but no deaths in that area. we'll have much more on fox 31 >> . that doesn't mean these are places to avoid.

several tornado warnings east of laurel, mississippi. north of mcclain, mississippi. then north of slidel. this is all moving off to the northeast. this is part of a larger complex that will eventually drag the cold front through here tomorrow morning. things are quiet.

cbs news, mississippi. mollie: turning to commitment 2016 news. the bernie sanders campaign has asked the iowa democratic party to re-verify the numbers from each precinct. hillary clinton was declared the winner of the iowa caucuses by a razor-thin margin of 49.8% to bernie sanders' 49.6%. that all came down to one precinct, number 52. the votes were missing until yesterday morning so clinton passed. it -- the iowa democratic party chair said she make sure every vote was counted over she called it. but now the sanders campaign is asking for further clarification. >> it was making sure we aired on the side accuracy. --erred on the side of accuracy. we look at them in nature it was 100% done. >> make sure that all the numbers arrived. look at the paper from each precinct to make sure it matches what was sent in. mollie: the clinton camp released a statement yesterday saying that "statistically there is no outstanding information that could change the results and away senator sanders can overcome secretary clinton's advantage." in the meantime sever

several tornado warnings east of laurel, mississippi. north of mcclain, mississippi. then north of slidel. this is all moving off to the northeast. this is part of a larger complex that will eventually drag the cold front through here tomorrow morning. things are quiet. the severe weather says a slight risk of potential severe weather for the bay area. most of the bay area, marginal risk further south. we have to remain weather aware starting from 6:00 a.m. to noon into the early afternoon hours from west to east. we will bring you more and talk about any severe weather potential coming up later on. >> all right steve. thank you very much. before you head out the door tomorrow, check the radar on your smartphone useing the storm team 8 weather max app. >>> now an update to an 8 on your side investigation. facts flubbed. medical documents sent to a woman's home fax machine. but when she brought the records to the doctor's office. >> you committed a crime. >> reporter: things got ugly. andrea scarboro was accused of being the criminal when she candace mccowan was there

. >> tornado on the ground. >> this one touchdown in scuba mississippi. leveling homes and leaving a path of discussion that stretch across both state. in rankin county mississippi, firefighters rescued at least a people from rising floodwaters. >> i saw this light coming down the road and i knew we were going to be okay. >> willie jackson and his family head as the tornado hit their home. >> the tornado that hit collinsville mississippi ripped apart the first baptist church. tornado sirens blaring. >> the pastor loaded his what wife and son into the suburban. you can see what happened to the back window. tornadoes in the south fueled blizzard like conditions throughout the plane. there are no reports of injuries or death from tornadoes at the south. the real sources flash flooding. >> take it look at the flooding in nashville. this morning rescue crews saved the people stuck in that lack pickup truck that you see right there. you can see the elements the crews had to fight through. the truck stuck in rushing water on the road and you can see a stop sign

governors in louisiana and mississippi declared states of the emergency. in the studio, jackie orozco, fox 35 news. >> amy: frightening to look at that. weather conditions 24/7 by downloading our free fox 35 weather app. you go to the google store or apple store. >> john: let's see how traffic is. >> gina: happy wednesday. we have a couple new crashes. both in osceola county. reeves road, partially blocked at poinciana. and not too far down the road we have a crash at pleasant hill. cypress parkway. it's not partially blocked there but it could cause significant delays. definitely be awaish of both those crashes. definitely be aware. and i-4 westbound is really slow. lake mary to colonial, about 32 minutes. i-4 eastbound from the attractions downtown, 18 minutes. and on the 408, 417 downtown, >> john: deviling at this -- developing at this hour, a woman from altamonte springs faces a judge accused of killing her own son. >> amy: they said she shot and killed her own son. >> reporter: the police say that the mother's name is virginia arteaga. she spent the

we are headed to mississippi to meet journalist jerry mitchell. >>> and it's london's version of oscar night. the british academy film awards honors hollywood's best. ♪ ♪ >>> the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia could set up a political battle for the ages. a day after the 79-year-old was found debt of an apparent heart attack at a texas ranch, filling his shoes has become the topic of discussion on capitol hill. senior white house correspondent mike viqueira joins us live from washington, d.c. and, mike, this quickly became a hot topic for the presidential candidates. >> reporter: you are absolutely right, lori jane, it's only about about 24 hours since this news brock. this shocking news that took america by surprise, certainly took the white house and congress by surprise the death of justin antonin scalia after being on the bench since nineteens 86, appointed by ronald reagan it's just a mesh of the hot bunt cultural issues among the cultural war these battles that have been fought for decades now that are handled by the supreme court that has already become such a vol

plenty of thunderstorms in the mississippi area. southern part of mississippi. where most of the action is right now back to the west is where the low is. we are ahead of it. we have the cool, gray conditions outside. that is because we are still to the north of the warm front. here is the dividing line with all the warm air is. air is. but that is going to push to the north of us tomorrow and bring too. here is this low pressure system right now it looks so far aaway but that is going to cause problems tomorrow. for now not a lot to worry about for the rest of the day. maybe showers and the cloudy skies and things change tomorrow. wednesday forecast. we start out close to 50 . 65 by noon. a big jump in the temperatures. the middle of your day is the best chance of thunderstorms for us and 67 is your high. rainfall totals many of us have seen one to two inches in charlotte. we could add to that an inch that is why we have that flash flood watch in effect and the winds on top of that could possibly cause trees and power lines to come down not considering the thun

up the pieces after several tornadoes hit there. county, mississippi. no one was hurt when a tornado rolled through. some people say it came up so unexpectedly they barely made it to shelters. >>> the first case of the zica virus spread from sexual contact just came up in texas. >> that person was exposed to someone who had it from a tropical region where the virus is circulating. >>> if top marine army generals get their way women may have to sign up for the draft. it will take up to three years until the combat posts are integrated. the military will not lower standards to bring women into grueling jobs. >>> united airlines is making it easier for parents to travel. after four years the airline will allow families with children under the age of two to board early. policy to make traveling less stressful for parents. the change will go into effect february 15th. >>> one in five people suffer from hay fever. if you are one of them doctors say it is time to take precautions. the tablets only create one kind of pollen -- treat one kind of pollen allergy.

that storm created a mess in alabama and mississippi. the tornado touched down about 40 files matt -- with of tuscaloosa. winds up to 60 miles per hour. strong winds toppled trees and power lines causing major damage to homes schools and roadways. some areas where block completely. no one was seriously hurt. >> those storms are part of a stronger system bringing severe weather to our area tomorrow. we start with our chief >>> was springlike temperatures we have spring thunderstorms. the good news for the south from louisiana to mississippi alabama up to tennessee the tornado threat has relaxed but they still have heavy rain with flooding problems and severe thunderstorm warnings producing strong winds and hail. what this system will head our way tomorrow it will weaken some. a lot of the video you saw there and pictures i'm going to show you later we will not be in for the same stuff. a lot of it will still make it here tonight. tonight cloudy and dry and we should stay that way through the the morning commute. this warm front will pass

by monday...low pressure works from the lower mississippi valley to the southernappalachians. with cold air in place expect snow changing to awintry mix monday into monday night. this system moves east bytuesday afternoon. winter storm warnings remain in effect until noon on tuesday. stuggling with winter weather.once again a thank you for choosing good day virginia. it's and i'm kyle benjamin. wfxr's paris holmes is monitoring road conditions for as paris as paris just mentioned, vdot crews are urging drivers to stay off the roads! crews and contractors are working 12-hour shifts on the roads right now. this is a live look along interstate 81 in montgomery county. crews have pre-treated some major roads and interstates with a mixture of brine and liquid calcium chloride in advance of those flakes falling. crews will not plow or treat low-volume secondary roads or neighborhood streets until the snow stops and the interstates and main roads are plowed and treated. for the latest road conditions, you can follow vdot's 5-1-1 app. we've got a link to that on our website, just head

in mississippi. florida also reporting damage and injuries from at least one twister touching down there. but no deaths in that area. we'll have much more on fox 31 >> . that doesn't mean these are places to avoid. >> . and that means they are well staffed with meter maids. not the places you want to take a chance parking illegally. >> . when she walked away from her jeep without feeding the meter. we thought we would remind her. >> oh yeah thank you. >> after all in denver not paying the meter is high risk. low reward. >> i always get a ticket. actually. every time. >> not surprising. considering she's parking next to the web building. heart of city government. where the meter maids begin and end each day. >> they are called enforcement agents. we have about 65 of them. >> last year those 65 agents issued 658 thousand tickets. >> there's no quota. they really just writing >> . in 2015. denver collected 30 million dollars. in parking tickets. which is nearly 3 times what the city collecting from thos

the weather service reports every county in mississippi could see strong sotorms today.dean is live with us over here. you were talking about this yesterday, and people down there were paying attention. i know some of them called me. there's concern down there today, janice. >> absolutely. this is like a springtime setup. we have the cold air to the north, humid, warm air to the south. a lot of atmospheric conditions coming together for large, long-lasting destructive tornadoes. tornado warnings from the gulf coast to the ohio river valley. conditions are favorable for tornados until 7:00 p.m. local time and we'll continue to see those watches extended overnight tonight. so noaa weather radios on. you pointed out the tornado-warned storms. this is doppler radar indicated. we're seeing some strong rotation and we had a warning for parting of central tennessee. that's been lifted, but you're not out to have woods. overnight tonight and tomorrow, we could see hail, damaging winds, and yes, very destructive, dangerous, life-threatening tornadoes. we've got the very warm air.

this was the scene throughout alabama and mississippi over the last 24 hours. >> it's coming right at us. >> reporter: in collinsville, mississippi, vicky hartley took basement right before her roof was blown off. >> it was shocking. you know, you don't really know what to feel, but i was thankful that we were all okay. >> reporter: the tornado continued three-quarters of a mile, approaching first baptist church of collinsville. coming. was right over here. i said, "get inside." we went inside and got underneath the desk. as soon as we got under the desk, it hit. >> reporter: pastor ricks says it took less than 20 seconds to do this to the 85-year-old church, which had been damaged during hurricane katrina. >> it's hard the believe that something could do this much damage so quick. >> reporter: north of mississippi in tennessee, the same system that fueled those tornadoes caused flooding. eight people in rankin county were rescued from their homes, another this morning in ashland city. back in mississippi... >> sunday i preached on how to handle storms, if that's i guess god's saying,

that should happen this evening or across mississippi and alabama. that's where the moderate risk the next few hours. let's look at the big picture. take a look at satellite review, but the jet stream on the map. you can definitively check up on the spin of the cloud cover and rain. that's where we have a strong area of low pressure in the upper atmosphere. there's the lower branch of the jet where the cooler air is. the system will intensify as it moved to the east and northeast as we go through the night and during the day tomorrow. now it will pass to our north and west but the winds aloft will be what we call diverging. as they do so it creates great list on the ground. plus, strong upper-level jet, a lot of fuel in the form of moisture, and also, more married that will be invading the area tomorrow. also you think, hey, it's cool, it's cold out there this afternoon, how could have severe weather tomorrow? with the warm front moving to the north and west overnight we should be back into the more warm, unstable air tomorrow. parameters exist becau

back in mississippi... >> sunday i preached on how to handle storms, if that's believable. i guess god's saying, you know, are you going to practice what you preach. >> reporter: there have been no major injuries or deaths reported from any of these tornadoes, and, scott, the pastor here at first baptist if the tornado would have hit just 24 hours later there would have been a group of children in this classroom for bible study. reporting. david, thank you. also tonight for the first time a health emergency has been declared in this country because of the zika virus, which is suspected of causing birth defects. the give of florida put the emergency into effect in four counties, including miami-dade. it will allow more spraying for mosquitoes that can spread the disease. zika can also be transmitted sexually. florida has at least nine cases, all of the patients were infected overseas, but now there is concern that those patients could infect florida mosquitoes. so far there are 48 patients in 12 states and washington, d.c., all infected overseas except for one sexually trans

a lowpressure system in the upper mississippi valley the great lakes on saturday. today...partly sunny. highs in the mid 40s. northwest winds around 10 mph..tonight...partly cloudy in the evening...then clearing. lows inthe mid 20s. northwest winds around 10 mph with gusts up to20 mph. .thursday...sunny. highs in the mid 40s. northwest winds around10 mph in the morning...becoming light and variable..thursday night...mostly clear in the evening...then becomingpartly cloudy. lows in the upper 20s. light and variable winds. .friday...mostly sunny. highs around 50. south winds around 10 mph. gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon..friday night through sunday...partly cloudy. lows around 40.highs in the mid 50s..sunday night...mostly cloudy. lows in the lower 40s..monday...mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.highs in the mid 50s..monday night and tuesday...mostly cloudy with a 40 percentchance of showers. **ruff** at the westminster kennel club dog show as perfect canines showed off their pageant, poise and form. we'll meet the top dog, new this morning: you'

the back roads of mississippi still hold many dark secrets.frican americans families were often hesitant to report murders to law enforcement authorities, because they didn't trust them. and jerry mitchell says they had good reason. in fact the trio was delivered to a lynch mob by the country's deputy sheriff, cecil pryce. it would take 41 years for a murder prosecution in the case after mitchell's digging lead him to the master mind of the plot, a preacher. were you nervous? >> no, we were in a public place. he wanted me to come to his house, but it was going to be at like 9:00 another night, and i was like that's okay. >> reporter: mitchell grew up mostly unaware, he says of the civil rights movement. >> i grew up in my unsill lated white south, and didn't get a lot of exposure to it. >> reporter: the movie mississippi burning opened his eyes, as did learning about his own newspaper's past. >> reporter: when you learned the legacy what did you think? >> i was horrified. >> reporter: decades later, and under different ownership, they supporte

damage has been reported at east mississippi community college. and the hunt is also on for two burglary suspects! police say the men broke into a home near grand canyon drive and lone mountain road, took some stuff.. then got away in a car, driven by a female accomplice. investigators say the man had been seen in that same vehicle just days before the burglary, following mail carriers! that's an m.o. followed by porch pirates. the vehicle they're driving in is a stolen silver, mid 2000's lexus r-x 330 crossover suv. it has nevada plates 686-l-j-r. an update now on a story we first brought you as it was breaking -- two people are now in custody... accused of shooting and killing here's a look at their mugshots-- they are krystal guice and deonte coleman. henderson police say they killed a 26-year-old man yesterday at the villas at green villas... that's near green valley parkway and warm springs. investigators say guice and the victim share custody of a 4-year-old child. they say the victim was shot as he was giving the child over to guice. the co

night, we're going to turn to david begnaud in collinsville, mississippi. david? >> reporter: scott, good evening. the community of collinsville knows exactly what the people of georgia are dealing with right now. it was 24 hours ago at this very moment that a tornado came from this direction and ripped through the first baptist church where we are tonight. and the only people here were the pastor, his wife and their son, and they hid in the safest place they know, the church. this was the scene throughout alabama and mississippi over the last 24 hours. >> it's coming right at us. >> reporter: in collinsville, mississippi, vicky hartley took shelter with her neighbor in a basement right before her roof was blown off. >> it was shocking. you know, you don't really know what to feel, but i was thankful that we were all okay. >> reporter: the tornado continued three-quarters of a mile, approaching first baptist church of collinsville. pastor wade ricks heard it coming. >> took off running, and my son i said, "get inside." we went inside and got underneath the desk. a

by wednesday, a large area of low pressure will moveout of the lower mississippi valley and into the great lakes region...bringing another round of widespread rainfall to theappalachians and central we have several traffic alerts this morning that could impact your morning commute across the roanoke valley in roanoke city.weather permitting, crews will be making patch and paving improvements to numerous roads across the city. that work will happen between 7-this morning and 7-o'clock tonight.guardrail improvements could slow down your drive along route 419 this week in roanoke county.crews will be those improvements from 7-pm to 6-am -- from now until thursday. and happening right now on interstate 581: continued roadwork on the valley view interchange project has a double lane closure for the next hour. you're looking live at that area from a vdot camera. drivers approaching the area are encouraged to slow down and use caution through that work zone. physicians at carilion clinic work to stay on the cutting edge of every type of medicine. right now many of them are attending the 45t

a lowpressure system in the upper mississippi good morning, it's thursday, february 18th. thanks for making good day virginia part of your morning. i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. the internet keeps the world connected, but the digital universe also has a dark side. 2016 local investigators arrested 2 men who allegedly abducted teenage girls they met online.most recently a virginia tech student is in jail for the murder of 13- year-old nicole lovell...investigators say they met online. there is a local task force that strictly focuses on cyber crimes against childrenas wfxr's sophia borrelli reports-- the group is trying to keep more kids from becoming targets and investigators say it starts with parents 1:432:23 - 2:34 3:24 - 3:29 nat of phone message going offin this day and age, kids and teens can communicate with anyone in the world, but unfortunately some say that is not always a good thing. laura lathem/mother of 11 year old boy: "mindboggling."laura lathem is the mother of an 11 year old boy. she was shocked at some for more information about how to talk

, south, louisiana, mississippi, alabama, and now florida being hit by these tornado. at least three deaths across several states and again there in pensacola the fire departments are extremelyusy here. several buildings at an apartment complex have been damaged. gas leak a that firefighters are working on. reported injured as well at least 6 people at one apartment complex so again confirmed tornado hitting pensacola tonight string of stormrmmoving across the south. we have much more for you for four reporting live on the satellite center, 7 news night team. >> okay. >>> coming up at 11:00 o'clock. as you have just seen, some 80's of the country including florida hit hard tonight b those tornado. >> that front heading south so maybe we see some part of thisfilm. >> right now as a matter of fact pensacola and parts of the panhandle remain under tornado watch until 4 a.m. that means that all the ingredient are present for more twisters to take place and indeed that is part of a front that is headed in our drechblingts we can see some of the strong weather some time tomo

palazzo of mississippi. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 594, the gentleman from mississippi, mr. palazzo, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from mississippi. mr. palazzo: thank you, mr. speaker. today's bill to improve public housing is a strong step in streamlining the massive federal program. i want to thank chairman hensarling for allowing us to have this debate. as a former public housing authority executive, i know all too well how important it is to balance financial and managerial responsibility and oversight while at the same time making sure residents' needs are met. this amendment addresses an outdated and misinformed statute in the united states housing act that requires the membership of directors of a public housing agency contain one member who's directly assisted by the agency. opposition to this rule is not new. when h.u.d. proposed these rules in 1999, p.h.a.'s across the united states issued statements of opposition. some would