this is melville's moby dick, or an adaptation. so it's really fun to explore that with our community and audiences too. one of the great things about puppetry as well is you have the visual. you have movement. blair's work incorporates music so i really think it's going to be an exciting evening for people coming from all different kinds of interests in the arts and music and everyone, including our literature fans and the people who love moby dick. "in the shadow of moby dick" is a production of blair thomas and company puppet theater. it premieres at the center for the arts at virginia tech on friday night at 7:30. tickets are still available kimberly, we'll have information on that at wdbj7-dot-com. the father of a missing child in richmond says he thinks his daughter might be dead. what charges his wife is facing in connection to the case. and, how two programs in our area plan to help people with disabilities live normal lives. [burke] at farmers, we've seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. [turkey]

"in the shadow of moby dick" is a production of the theater. it premieres at the center for the arts at virginia tech on friday night at 7:30. for more this story on t flood riskis deftly a slow goal that this afternoon with that heavy rain that's been moving through ponding water some flash flooding be reported across erie with of the heaviest of rain across patchy county warning so we have the watches and warnings watches come first the and warnings me flooding is either imminent or is it the winter kirk we got pretty much stuart will wind air at rocky not in the crites some flooding potential in patrick county were one to two inches of range that's what would to goes until five o'clock now the rain itself stretches all away from the you new england states down towards gulf coast and it's a very slow-moving system as it moves through it's can a be that moisture north so were you still see more rain come swings through here yellows and reds of the heaviest of you can see martinsville all the way up to about the vista and then another round of

in the shadow of moby dick is a production of blair thomas and company puppet theater. it premieres at the center for the arts at virginia tech on friday night at 7:30. kimberly, if you need more information, we're including a link with this story on wdbj7-dot-com. we saw a very small part of the production on tuesday, but what we saw was impressive. police in the netherlands have come up with a new idea to get rid of drones. how they hope to minimize the number of those gadgets in the air. a church in williamsburg kicked off black history month with a special ceremony. how the "let freedom ring" event together. followsrain boots rain jackets umbrellas you have it all today we got the rain starting out in this morning could pick up in intensity already some be in effect until about six o'clock for areas, along the blue ridge is were we could have some enhance rainfall today right now those look all that impressive but just to our west is were were finding some of the heaviest of rain right along that front that will move in during the afternoon it's so here's what happe

the best way to read moby dick. discovering a new favorite, h.g. wells, blahs he was the only english language author library in a transatlantic liner, and arriving in london from school in new york to have my mother greet my by thrusting a book into my hands and saying, you have to read this. it was the first james bond. i have been asked about my life in letters and what inspired my latest book. the idea of a life in letters muses me because it makes me think of brilliant and prolific people who write all day and talk about books all night. my life in letters has been sporeatic, intermittent and late. my first book was published in 1986. my second book was published in 2001. and my third book was published in 2016. i clearly have not had a life in letters. but all three of my books have been inspired by the same impulse. family stories. my first book, the horns, was inspired by objects found in my grandfather's trunk. my second book, american patriots, the stories of blacks in the military from the revolution thro

i realized i wasn't reading moby dick. i was reading eat pray love. [ laughter ] [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back to late night everybody. our next guest is a very funny writer and director behind such films as "anchorman," "step brothers" and "talladega nights." he has received academy award nominations for best adapted screenplay as well best directing for his latest film "the big short" which is in theaters now. let's take a look. >> hi lawrence, we have no confidence in your ability to identify macroeconomic trends. >> you flew here to tell me that? why? anyone can see that there's a real estate bubble. >> actually. no one can see a bubble. that's what makes it a bubble. >> that's dumb lawrence. there's always markers. mortgage fraud quintupled since 2000. average take home pay. it's flat but -- home prices are soaring that means they're debt not assents. >> so mike burry guy who gets his hair cut at super cuts and doesn't wear shoes knows more paulson. >> dr. mike burry, yes he does. >> seth:

the name is mister ed, not moby dick. this is a sensational trick! nothing can go wrong, believe me. ed, you said yourself you're dying to go to san francisco. when i said it, it was jus a figure of speech. let's see, i'll call fred ricket. he's the best magic instructionist in the business. we'll build the box here, then he can ship it to the convention. i've got a feeling there's gonna be a new song. honey, you find out where the room is. i told judy i'd meet her at the coffee shop. okay, dear. well, ed, we made pretty good time getting here, huh? yeah. you'll make even better time going back. how do you figure that? you'll be pulling an empty horse trailer. ed, nothing can go wrong. now, look, you stay here, and i'll get you some hay, and barley, and oats, and sugar, and carrots. how does that sound to you? like i'm eating my last meal. i'd better not eat till after the show. i wanna be nice and skinny when those spears come through. stop calling it my box. look at this spear. isn't that beautiful? my mother did not raise her son to be a porcupine

sy rnn while e essnell d thstng bi deelf a cup mint tea and sat down to fally read moby dick for thfirst med read nane you s a fug, the only lguage ilip doeshappen to speak is italian. i realiz it ad dick i readineat pr lov [ laughter ] icexplains whyre had be so w whal[ ht ] [ cheers and applause >> seth: welcome bk to late nit evybod our next gsts a very funny writer andirector benduch lms as "anorman," "step othersand "talladega ghts." has received academy award nonations for best adapted screenpl awell bes directg for his latest film "the b short" whicis in theaters now t' ak. identifyaconic trends. ouo ll m why? anne canee tt there'a re este bble. >> actually. no one can see a bubble. at's whamakes it a bube.>> ts duaw e'alwaysarkers moud qd nc 00.avagtakeome y. it's ft t home pris are that means they're deot assents. >>o mikeurryuy gets hihair cut at per cu a n't aresnows more anlagreen anhank pauln. dr. mike burry, yes hdoes. applau ause ] >> sreou? >> i'm good. sh:'m so hay you're >>t'eered arn aying se iyourand. >> st's cool .t real cl? >> very co. and is cool to ckn e building.

may be the best way to read moby dick. [laughter] discovering a new favorite, h.g. wells, because he was the only english-language author in the library of a french transatlantic liner. and arriving in london from school in new york to have my mother greet me by immediately thrusting a book into my hands and saying you have to read this. it was the first james bond. [laughter] i have been asked about my life and letters and what inspired my latest book. the idea of a life in letters amuses me because it makes me think of brilliant and probe lick people who write -- prolific people who write all day and talk about books all night. my life in letters has been sporadic, intermittent and late. my first book was published in 1986. my second book was published in 2001, and my third book was published in 2016. i clearly have not had a life in letters. but all three of my books have been inspired by the same impulse; family stories. my first book, "the hornes," was inspired by objects found in my grandfather's trunk of family mome

. >> show us the book you're reading. he's ready for travel. he's got moby dick. this kid knows, he's smart, learning, got his education right here. what's your name, buddy? >> kenan, six. >> hi. what's your name? >> allison. >> she's got good pipes. >> how old are you? >> eight. >> and is this your little sister here? >> what's your name? >> lila. >> okay. >> got the full name there. >> four. >> john, amy, i hope you're taking notes because we're gonna test you afterwards. and who's the one in your lap? >> canyon. >> guess what he's gonna visit this year. canyon. >> he is. now, crista, a lot of us watching are thinking you've got all six of these kids plus your hubby inside one rv for at least >> yes. i'm so excited. my favorite thing about this is it's going to take me ten minutes to clean my home and then have the rest of the day to spend with my family, and that's exciting. >> ten minutes, yeah, that is exciting. >> what's the mission here, what's the ultimate goal? >> really, just to reconnect with our family. spend sometime with the kids and experience all these that we have rig

. >> i had to read moby dick in high school. i was thinking why did i have to read this? impression on me. >> and then anna karina. >> these are heavy reads. >> not too heavy. i mean, you know, it's great. it's dean moriarty. >> and quoting lines in the break from on the road. >> i quoted a couple lines. that's when you know that a book is -- >> sticks with you. >> right. >> thank you for your responses. any time you want to talk to us, use the hashtag #ktvuthe9. >>> more rain on the way, rosemary? >> tgif. partly cloudy skies increasing through the afternoon. and again we do have just a slight chance at a few scattered showers as we roll through your friday afternoon as well. a live look there at the oakland estuary and san francisco in the backdrop. isn't that a beautiful start? we have got 53 degrees right now in santa rosa. san francisco checking in at 56. oakland you're at 55. livermore at 52. san jose 54 degrees at this hour. as we get into the second part of your day, the showers that you can see right now over portions of the north bay, we will begin to shift sout