i'm pattie martin. whit and, i'm whitney delbridge. thanks for starting your day with us. we could see gusty winds and possibly even hail in our area today. melissa is in the weather center tracking the latest. melissa? 3 your morning commute will again be soggy as light to steady rain continues for the heart of virginia. heavy rain remains through wednesday afternoon. additional rainfall totals of 0.50" to 1.75" will be common. flood warnings are possible to likely across southside including near the dan river. a few strong storms are possible mainly south and east of lynchburg this afternoon. the highest severe weather risk will stay south and east (the carolinas and far eastern virginia) of the abc-13 viewing area. street and county road flooding will be a more widespread local issue, especially across southside. gusty winds and small hail are possible in the stronger local storms. please stay weather aware. temperatures reach the mid to upper 50s, with 60s possible on the southside. the bulk of the rain moves out later tonight, wit

i'm pattie martin. 3 pattie this morning we know that everyone in appomattox county is accounted for. that's the good news. the bad news is that it could be a long road of recovery for many in appomattox. 3 pattie tight this morning we have team coverage of the storm damage in appomattox.. melissa lefevre is tracking the latest in the weather center. mona kosar abdi and tola adamson are live on now to give us an idea of what's going on there... first we're checking in with tola.... 3 that was tola 3 adamson reporting... now we are sending it over to melissa le fevre who has been in the weather center tracking the latest.. melissa? 3 3 remember the coat as you head out the door-temperatures are starting out in the 30s this morning. friday will be mostly sunny, breezy and cool. high temperatures reach the low to mid 40s. temperatures will be in the upper 30s north and west toward the mountains. winds won't be as strong as yesterday, but we could still weekend forecast looks 3 picture perfect for 3 any outdoor plans. 3 pattie appomattox wasn't the only place hit hard by the severe weathe

i'm pattie martin. whit and, i'm whitney delbridge. thanks for starting your day with us. 3 whit tight the attorney general's office and the defense counsel for a former bedford police officer indicted on possession of child porn.. reached an agreement on bond. yesterday, brian mcalexander got a 20-thousand dollar secured bond with special conditions. mcalexander was indicted by a bedford county grand jury earlier this month. as a former police officer possibly having worked attorney's office or icac.. mcalexander was assigned a special prosecutor from the attorney general's office in richmond.wes nance/deputy commonwealth's attorney (:09): "when there's a member of local law enforcement that is charged or even accused of a crime, our office has to remove itself from consideration."whit tight mcalexander's next court date is this friday. 3 3 pattie box one of the people connected to the lyon sisters case in bedford county has pleaded no contest to perjury. yesterday, leslie engleking, senior admitted he lied to a grand jury investigati

i'm pattie martin. 3 pattie this morning we know that everyone in appomattox county is accounted for. that's the good news. the bad news is that it could be a long road of recovery for many in appomattox. 3 pattie tight this morning we have team coverage of the storm damage in appomattox.. melissa lefevre is tracking the latest in the weather center. mona kosar abdi and tola adamson are live on

i'm pattie martin. 3 pattie this morning -- appomattox county is in the dark. now some families are cleaning up what's left -- after a possible tornado touched down there yesterday afternoon. 3 pattie tight this morning we have team coverage of the storm damage in appomattox.. melissa lefevre is tracking the latest in the weather center. len stevens and tola adamson are live on the scene in appomattox right now.. len to you first -- what have you seen out there.. 3 3 3 pattie melissa lefevre joins me now. 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 an

i'm pattie martin. 3 pattie this morning -- appomattox county is in the dark. now some families are cleaning up what's left -- after a possible tornado touched down there yesterday afternoon. 3 pattie tight this morning we have team coverage of the storm damage in appomattox.. melissa lefevre is tracking the latest in the weather center. len stevens and tola adamson are live on the scene in appomattox right now.. len to you first -- what have you seen out there.. 3

i'm pattie martin. and a happy leap day to you! 3 pattie plasma this morning we begin with the a story out of virginia that's making national headlines. the man suspected of shooting and killing a police officer on her first day on the job, is due in court today. officer ashley guindon's police cruiser now stands as a memorial, with black bunting and a wreath placed on the hood. two other officer's wounded in friday's incident. the suspect is an army staff sergeant. gloria riviera reports. 3 ?a police department and the tight-knit community it serves?devastated by a shocking loss. prince william county, virginia officer ashley guindon?killed in the line of duty *just one day*

i'm pattie martin. thanks for starting your day with us. 3pattie it's not only cold this morning....but there's a lot of snow out there. pattie tight and this morning, we have the latest and most up-to-date information on the snow that is coming down kosar abdi is following the latest conditions in lynchburg. vallerie bragg is tracking it all in danville. but first we're going to send it over to meteorologist melissa lefevre who's in the weather center with the latest on the snowfall. melissa? 3 3 3 3temperatures are holding steady in the upper teens and lower twenties. the snow will continue to fall and accumulate through the morning hours. it's going to be a messy monday as we'll see a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain. high temperatures reach the upper 20s and lower 30s. timing: snow continues to fall through the morning, with a transition to sleet and freezing rain this afternoon and evening. a7 accumulations: snowfall totals will be the highest in the nrv and the highlands. lesser amounts

i'm pattie martin. whit and, i'm whitney delbridge. thanks for starting your day with us. we could see gusty winds and possibly even hail in our area today. melissa is in the weather center tracking the latest. melissa?

i'm pattie martin. whit and, i'm whitney delbridge. thanks for starting your day with us. 3 whit tight the attorney general's office and the defense counsel for a former bedford police officer indicted on possession of child porn.. reached an agreement on bond. yesterday, brian mcalexander got a 20-thousand dollar secured bond with special conditions. mcalexander was indicted by a bedford county grand jury earlier this month. as a former police officer possibly having worked

i'm pattie martin. mona and, i'm mona kosar abdi. thanks for starting your day with us. when it comes to the weather we've seen a lot of ups and downs, this week. but the bitter cold temps may be behind us.. at least for the weekend. let's send it over to melissa le fevre in the weather center for the latest... melissa? 3 3you'll want the coat this morning as temperatures are starting out in the mid 20 to lower 30s. thursday will be mostly sunny, dry and cool with highs reaching the mid 40s this afternoon. quiet weather continues tonight with temperatures in the mid to upper 20s by friday morning. we end the workweek with a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures begin to warm up and we'll see highs in the lower 50s. 3pattie the presidential candidates are stumping for votes in the south. several republican candidates are taking part in south carolina taking part in candidates are republican several in the south.stumping

i'm pattie martin. thanks for starting your day with us. 3 pattie plasma it's too close to call in iowa. this morning, numbers show a sanders and hillary clinton. while ted cruz wins the republican vote, putting donald trump in second place, with marco rubio righrt behind him. abc's lana zak is there in iowa - 3 sanders it looks like we are in a virtual tie.a razor-thin margin separates bernie sanders and hillary clinton in iowa, a race too close to call? in some precincts a coin toss broke the delegate tie-nats coin toss the clinton campaign saying this morning, they believe they won. but clinton didn't officially declare victory in her speech. instead she took on the republicans- hillary clinton: i will not -- i will not let their decisiveness, their 3 efforts to rip away the progress that we've made be successful. so as i stand here tonight, breathing a big sigh of relief, thank you, iowa//by contrast, it was a decisive win for ted cruz-ted cruz iowa had made clear to america and the world, morning ha

i'm pattie martin. thanks for starting your day with us. 3 pattie tight this morning we have the latest in developments concerning the murder of 13 year old nicole lovell. one of the virginia tech students charged her death was denied bond yesterday. 19 year old natalie keepers is charged with being an accessory to the murder of nicole lovell. here's what we learned in court. prosecutors presented the timeline of events the night nicole lovell went missing. in a statement.. keepers told police she and david eisenhauer plotted the best way to kill lovell.. and that slashing her throat would be the best way. part of that plan included driving through a shovel, and scouting out a place to kill her. keepers waived her miranda rights and told police she helped load lovell's body into eisenhauer's lexus. 3 pattie you can read more about what happened in court on our website, wset dot com and follow the story on our abc 13 facebook page as well. pattie tight and in the next half hour of gmv, the latest on just

i'm pattie martin. mona and i am mona kosar abdi. 3 pattie the new hampshire primary is over and donald trump is waking up to his first big win in the 2016 race for president. mona vermont senator bernie sanders also came out on top crushing hillary clinton in the granite state. kenneth moton is live this morninng in manchester, new hampshire. kenneth 3 (pkg)nats trump "oh, wow!" democrat bernie sanders?victorious in new hampshire.sot donald trump"we are going to make america so great again, maybe greater than ever before"sot bernie sanders"together we have sent a message that will echo from wall street to washington. the outsiders crushed their competition?the voters in the granite state angry at washington, worried about the economy and looking for honesty not electability.3 emerging from the pack of republican governors, a surprise second place finisher ohio governor john kasich.sot john kasich "if you don't have a seat belt, go get one. we're going to shake this country from top to bottom" the fight

i'm pattie martin. thanks for starting your day with us. 3 pattie tight this morning we are learning more about the murder of 13 year old nicole lovell. a neighbor says nicole told friends she was going to sneak out to meet her "boyfriend" david..an 18-year- messaging app.here's what we know. stacy snider -- a neighbor whose 8-year-old twins played with nicole, told the associated press that before she vanished, nicole showed her girls david eisenhauer's picture. snider says she also showed them text coversations they had shared and said that she would be sneaking out to meet him. snider says her girls told the police that information when they asked. but she didn't learn any of this until nicole had vanished. pattie tight we've also learned that kik interactive -- based in canada --was active in helping the fbi carry out this investigation. 3 pattie david eisenhauer is charged with murder and kidnapping. and now, natalie keepers is now facing a new charge.. accessory before the murder.pattie tight yeste

i'm patty martin. >> whitney: i'm whitney. we are off to a rainy start it does not look like that will change. 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 re

it is wednesday, february 24, 2016 i'm patty martin. >> whitney: i'm whitney. thanks for starting your day with us. you will start off rainy we are melissa is tracking the latest. >> melissa: good morning whitney and patty. yes, we are dealing with rain. want to jump to pinpoint radar. stead tow heavy rain consequentlies. we have our next batch moving through south boston headed to brooknil. everyone will encounter a soggy morning commute. check of weather now. temperatures holding upper 30s. low 40s. 39 in lynchburg. 43 in danville. 40 in roanoke. 41 in brooknil. 40 in blacksburg. rain in hot springs at 36 degree s sful also watching visibility. dealing with patchy fog. leave yourself extra time to get to your final destination and leave space between you and the car in front of you. your school day forecast today, lots of soggy weather continues. we'll see the temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s as children head to school. by lunch we are in the low 50s. temperatures 50s and 60s today. are storms later in the afternoon. team itting out on future cast, yo

i'm pattie martin. and a happy leap day to you! 3 pattie plasma this morning we begin with the a story out of virginia that's making national headlines. the man suspected of shooting and killing a police officer on her first day on the job, is due in court today. officer ashley guindon's police cruiser now stands as a memorial, with black bunting and a wreath placed on the hood. two other officer's wounded in friday's incident. the suspect is an army staff sergeant. gloria riviera reports. 3 ?a police department and the tight-knit community it serves?devastated by a shocking loss. prince william county, virginia officer ashley guindon?killed in the line of duty *just one day* when news came ........... authorities saying.. the new officer?out on her first street patrol saturday?respon ding to a 911 call reporting domestic abuse.sot "i just want to be clear, do we have officers involved in the shooting?" "we have 3 officers that have been shot." su bridge:3 it was here in this quiet, upscale neighborhood, rookie cop ashley guindon an

testth >> patti: good morning virginia it it is monday february 8 issue 2016 i'm patty martin. >> mona: i'm mona. we are hearing talk of snow this morning. we will send it to melissa in the weather center what is the latest? >> melissa: mona, everyone is waking up it will be a dry and cold commute. not the story later on. a winter mix of rain and snow transitioning to all snow later. attack egg check of satellite and radar. high cloud cover. mostly clear. temperatures in the 20s. 24 in lynchburg. 26 in danville. 25 in blacksburg. we have a winter storm watch in affect for areas along west of the blue ridge with us throughout thursday morning. along with the winter weather we are talking about cold weather the rest of the week. your school day forecast. we will see sun. temperatures in the mid 20s. mid 40s by lunch. mid 40s for the afternoon high. a rain and snow mix for us. not going to be significant assume lagzs tell stay to the west. we will see a light coating for much of us. as we take you through future raft. a rain/snow mix. and sleet will keep the totals on the lower side this

test, test, test, testth >> patti: good morning virginia it is thursday february 11, 2016 i'm patty martin. >> mona: i'm mona thanks for

i'm pattie martin. mona and, i'm mona kosar abdi. thanks for starting your day with us. when it comes to the weather we've seen a lot of ups and downs, this week. but the bitter cold temps may be behind us.. at least for the weekend. let's send it over to melissa le fevre in the weather center for the latest... melissa? 3 3you'll want the coat this morning as temperatures are starting out in the mid 20 to lower 30s. thursday will be mostly sunny, dry and cool with highs reaching the mid 40s this afternoon. quiet weather continues tonight with temperatures in the mid to upper 20s by friday morning. we end the workweek with a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures begin to warm up and we'll see highs in the lower 50s. 3pattie the presidential candidates are stumping for votes in the south. several republican candidates are taking part in south carolina taking part in candidates are republican several in the south.stumping 3in the lower 50s. 3 3pattie3 the presidential candidates are stumping for votes in the south. several republican candidates are taking part in south caroli

i'm patty martin. we are seeing rain this morning. 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

>> patti: a murder investigation in north carolina has taken a new turn in henry county. the sheriff's office says 18 year old martin of martinsville and zachery are charged with kidnapping. bench min baker was found dead on january 15th. the henry county sheriff's office arrested the sense. >> mona: maryland is mourning the death of two deputies they were shot during an endent at a panevera yesterday. one deputy went in the builds and encountered the suspect who had a gun. he fired at the deputy hitting him and took off. 's second deputy tried to medicare contact and also shot. two other deputies opened fire killing the suspect. the officers who fired their upons with have been placed on leave as part of standard profit cal col. one department had 15 years on the force the other 30. >> patti: field narrowed the republican candidates fit on the stage. >> mona: the fight is headed for south carolina this as democrats lana zach reports. >> we may have to stage a phony protest. that is the only way they show the size of the crowds. this crowd is amazing. >> reporter: trump with more spring in his step following his maj

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firearms. 3 pattie a mystery patron has nominated donald trump for the 2016 nobel peace price by a mystery patron. that's what c-n-n is reporting. the nobel committee counts among its recipients martin luther king, junior, the red many expect trump's nomination to fall by the wayside. 3 mona tight 4 local lawmakers are the latest to endorse florida senator marco rubio. state house delegate kathy byron... chairwoman of danville county g-o-p betsy young...danville council member lee vogler and former roanoke county g-o-p chairman ed lynch all give their support to the presidential candidate. 31 leaders and activists from all over the commonwealth currently back senator rubio. 3 pattie just ahead of their debate in new hampshire tonight, the democratic presidential hopefuls are battling over who is progressive enough. mona meanwhile, there's a new war of words between the republican frontrunners. bazi kanani reports. 3 the democrats lay out their differences in new hampshire. (sanders)but i think an objective assessment would say that there is more excitement and energy in our campaign./ bernie sanders... argues he is more electable than hillary clinton... defends his plan to raise tax

david martin joins us live from the coffee garden in orlando. coffee shop, also sells flowers and art. i'm looking at art by city commissioner patty sheehan. you can get coffee and flowers and also this week something special for valentine's day. joyce adams, the owner will tell us about something special, a have a poem for . >> john: stop stressing about buying the perfect valentine's gift this year. >> amy: they have a little bit >> including coffee. >> amy: you can't go wrong. you'll find something you like there, david, for who ever you love! >> john: the coffee is terrific and they just got an award. >> we were one of 28 coffee shops to not miss in orlando. >> reporter: the coffee garden. joyce adams owns it. you have a special announcement go! >> we may be crazy but we'll be the only florist in orlando to be open 24 hours with a drive through florist. >> reporter: the night before valentine's day. >> 3:00 saturday afternoon the 13th to 3:00 the 14th. >> reporter: no excuse to not get your sweetie a -- flowers because joyce will be open 24 hours. let's talk to the vep dors here who come into the shop occasionally. and, tomorr

time. 3 pattie tight the state supreme court has denied the appeal of a man convicted of killing alexis murphy. alexis's aunt, trina murphy, tells abc 13 that commonwealth's attorney anthony martin told her the news about randy taylor yesterday. taylor is behind bars.. but alexis's body has never been found. she disappeared in august of 2013 from a gas station in lovingston. taylor was sentenced to two life terms. 3 3 you'll need the jacket and umbrella as cloudy, cool and wet weather is here to stay through wednesday. widespread rain will continue for the morning commute, before the rain begins to taper off later this morning. clouds will linger, and occasional showers - will be possible at any time during the day. temperatures hover in the 40s for tuesday. the rain will pick back up later tonight, and continue into wednesday. most local rain totals will range from 1" to 3". we'll be monitoring the threat for flooding across the heart of virginia. a few flash flood warnings are likely, especially toward the southside, including the dan river. we could even see a few strong storms on wednesday afternoon. highs reach the upper 40s and lower 50s for 3 whit tight right now a wanted