experts say tangier island has lost close to 70 per cent of its land in just over 165 fishing islands in the bay, 14 miles west of virginia's eastern shore, it's been called one of the first casualties of climate change. (open with sunset shot, maybe some bird nats :02) media2 clip 0075 tc 4343 it's a special place. it is. (water lapping :01) denny crockett media 2 clip 0074 3903-07 what makes tangier tangier is the watermen) media2 clip 0075 tc 4327 and it's a great i wouldn't trade anything for this place, media3 clip 0030 1213-1219 they are the last fishing community on an island in the virginia portion of the chesapeake bay all the others are already gone. media 1 clip 0118 5626-35 "you can't find it anywhere else. what we do here. we don't want to lose it" (more nats :02 ) but that's precisely what's happening to tangier island, a one square mile stage for a showdown between the chesapeake bay, (nats :01) and a way of life. media2 clip 0075 4456 our descendents come from cornwall, england captain john smith came here in 1608. the british used the island the war of 1812. (nats) an

we don't want to lose it" (more nats :02 ) but that's precisely what's happening to tangier island, a one square mile stage for a showdown between the chesapeake bay, (nats :01) and a way of life. media2 clip 0075 4456 our descendents come from cornwall, england captain john smith came here in 1608. the british used the island as a staging area during the war of 1812. (nats) and the voices you hear reflect a distant culture from a different time. media2 clip 0075 4644-48 you can get four or five men wound up to talk and you wouldn't understand a word we're sayin.' media 1 clip 0065 2327-32 tangier english (group conversation) media 1 clip 0060 what did he say? its the language of work and survival. tom media2 residents here. but in a twist of fate, this water is slowly swallowing the land it helped sustain for centuries. (fade mayor boat nats under last part of standup) mayor james eskridge shows us the effects of erosion and what the army corps of engineers calls relative sea level rise. media 1 clip 0035 938-42 when it gets to your doorstep you pay more attention to it. media 1 clip

how much time do these people have before tangier island becomes uninhabitable? oceanographers estimate, if nothing is done to protect the island, about 50 years. if you notice i'm walking with the mayor of tangier island, james eskridge. he took me to a once thriving neighborhood on the meteorologist ashley baylor tonight: mainly clear. cold. lows: upper-20s. winds: n 5-10 mph. friday: mostly sunny. seasonable! highs: near 50. winds: s 5-10 mph. saturday: plenty of sunshine. nice and warm! highs: mid-60s. winds: sw 10-15 mph. even though we have seen plenty of sunshine today, temperatures were stuck in the low to mid-40s breeze. that will all change heading into friday and the weekend. this evening, expect the mercury dropping into the mid-30s by 9 pm. overnight, we'll be tracking mainly clear skies, so as a result, temperatures will drop into the upper-20s. expect a mix of sun and clouds tomorrow with highs back near 50. our average high is 51, so winds turning out of the southwest, we'll see mostly sunny skies on saturday with temperatures topping out in the mi

tangier island shows both an isolated independence, and a vulnerability to nature. david schulte/army corps engineers media 3 clip 0030 1010-19 on the west shore, that's why the tangier islanders think its a big problem. it really is. after an hour chopper flight from the eastern shore. we examine a way of life that appears in danger of washing away. media3 clip 0030 1213-1219 they are the already gone. it's people come from centuries, residents of this tiny island, that''s lost 70 encroaching chesapeake bay, have been at one with the water, which surrounds them, and now threatens their very existance. media 1 clip 0114 5012-5018 and where we're going right now, this was land to begin with. this was all land where we are now in the boat. (standup close) tonight at six you're getting a closer look at a way of life that is going under, that is unless the state and federal government acts. we'll tell what solutions are being proposed to keep this unique culture on dry ground, and more importantly, if its not too late save tangier island. don't miss tom schaad's speical

just last week i put together a special report about how rising sea levels are affecting the tangier island community. rising water could soon swallow the small fishing village. parts of the island that were thriving less than 100-years-ago, have already fallen victim to the waves. see our special report on tangier island -- by looking for this story on wavy dot com. along the outer banks will have to wait. officials with duck, kitty hawk and kill devil hills have been rejecting bids to rebuild the washed-out sand. the towns have budgeted 43-point-5 million dollars for the project, but to keep the cost that low -- duck's town manager says they had to give contractors more time. a homeowner we spoke to -- doesn't think they can wait much longer. editor please put runtime/super times for sot (2) 1:25 we have been desperately holding on, suffering year after year, serious beach erosion (2) 8:12 if we were to have a large storm of that kind again, our section of duck will be of projects going on, it's not like you can go out to home depot and rent a dredge. (6) 15:30 so no, we're not going to s

tangier island shows both an isolated independence, and a vulnerability to nature. david schulte/army corps engineers media 3 clip 0030 1010-19 on the west shore, that's why the tangier islanders think its a big problem. it really is. after an hour chopper flight from the eastern shore. we examine a way of life that appears in danger of washing away. media3 clip 0030 1213-1219 they are the last fishing community on an island in the virginia portion of the chesapeake bay all the others are already this tiny island, that''s per cent of its land to encroaching chesapeake bay, have been at one with the water, which surrounds them, and now threatens their very existance. media 1 clip 0114 5012-5018 and where we're going right now, this was all land to begin with. this was all land where we are now in the boat. under, that is unless the state and federal government acts. we'll tell what solutions are being proposed to keep this unique culture on dry ground, and more importantly, if its not too late save tangier island. don't miss tom schaad's speical report: "a way of lif

david schulte/army corps engineers media 3 clip 0030 1010-19 on the west shore, that's why the tangier islanders shore. we examine a way of life that appears in danger of washing away. media3 clip 0030 last fishing community on an island in the virginia portion of the chesapeake bay all the others are already gone. it's people come from cornwall, england. for centuries, residents of this tiny island, that''s lost 70 per cent of its land to encroaching chesapeake bay, have been at one clip 0114 5012-5018 and where we're going right now, this was all land to begin with. this look at a way of life that is going being proposed to keep this unique culture on don't miss tom schaad's speical report: "a way of don't miss tom schaad's speical report: "a way of life going under tonight at 6, with coverage beginning at 4. virginia beach city leaders have until the end of april to show commitment to the light rail project. the city's intentions came into question when word of a referendum on back to state leaders. transportation secretary aubrey layne now says, the city needs to apply to purchase rail cars.

you can also see where tangier island is. to you -- we will move on and for a closer view. tom schaad is covering, with some information in terms of the flooding going on there. big thunderstorms moved out over the day. another line of thunderstorms with all signs of warnings. eastward at about 45 miles per hour. the line itself is progressing eastward at about 45 miles per hour. we will get this one right into here. it is headed toward smithfield by about 7:00. smithfield around 7:15, 7:10. cape charles at about 8:00. that is advancing east-northeast as well. that is a dancing toward franklin at about 7:18, downtown suffolk at about 7:46. chesapeake, around 8:00. that is what is going on into the area. we let have a tornado watch which is continuing for the region. the other line moves in at 7:00. by 9:00, it is moving offshore. that should continue to move things on through the region. then we will be done with it. i will have more coming up in a few minutes. >> we believe there was a tornado that hit waverly this afternoon. jason marks has been walking us through the com

tangier island shows both an isolated independence, and a vulnerability to nature. david schulte/army corps engineers media 3 clip 0030 1010-19 on the west shore, that's why the tangier islanders think its a big problem. it really is. after an hour chopper flight from the eastern shore. we examine a way of life that appears in danger of washing away. media3 clip 0030 1213-1219 they are the last fishing community on an island in the virginia portion of the chesapeake bay all gone. it's people come from cornwall, england. for centuries, residents of bay, have been at one with the water, which surrounds them, and now threatens their very existance. media 1 clip 0114 5012-5018 and where we're going right now, this was all land to begin with. this was all land where we are now in the boat. (standup close) tonight at six you're getting a closer look at a way of life that is going under, solutions are being proposed to keep this unique culture on dry ground, and more importantly, if its not island. don't miss tom schaad's speical report: "a way of life going under tonight

tonight-- a look inside tangier island. the peril it faces in global warming-- the incredible history unearthed by rising sea people have there to stop it-- that something from. please don't miss that story next on wavy news i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? (husband) i heard that. switching to better internet is now easier than ever. only fios has the fastest internet available, with uploads up to 5x faster than cable. get 100 meg upload and download speeds. plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online with no annual contract. breaking news in newport news - here's a look at the wavy jamcams on i-64 at the bland boulevard overpass near jefferson avenue. you can see some back - due to a traffic bound lanes are stopped on jefferson ave. police tell us there are injuries. if you're headed to that are

scientists say a combination of erosion and sea level rise are eating away at tangier island. this is one the last fishing villages left in the chesapeake bay, and a report from the army corps of engineers says its 470 residents could be one of north change refugees." the island has lost about 70 per cent of its land since 1850, and there are proposals before the state and federal government to save this culture that dates back to the 1600's. the corps of engineers is proposing a network of sea walls and sand dunes that includes a process called spray dredging to stop the erosion. david schulte/us army corps of engineers 1047-1100 we would dredge sand out of a bay bottom and spray it over the island in a thin layer, and that would be over six inches thick. if we do that periodically we could maintain the elevation of the island as the bay waters continue to rise. the cost to you the taxpayer: about 30 million dollars. but is it too late to save this unique culture that is a vital part of virginia's heritage? my special report "a way of life going under" airs tonight at 6. comi

tangier island shows both an isolated independence, and a vulnerability to nature. david schulte/army corps engineers on the west shore, that's why the tangier islanders think its a big problem. it really is. after an hour chopper flight from the eastern shore. we examine a way of life that appears in danger of washing away. media3 clip 0030 1213-1219 they are the last fishing community on an island in the virginia portion of the chesapeake bay all the others are already gone. it's people come from cornwall, england. for centuries, residents of this tiny island, that''s lost 70 per cent of its land to encroaching chesapeake bay, have been at one with the water, which where we're going right now, this was all land to begin with. this was all land where we are now in the boat. (standup close) tonight and federal government acts. we'll tell what solutions are being proposed to keep this unique culture on dry ground, and more importantly, if its not too late save tangier don't miss tom schaad's speical report: "a way of life going under tonight at 6, with coverage begin