reporting live in roanoke, taylor kanost wfxr news. wfxr news.taylor kanost in roanoke, reporting live in roanoke, taylor kanost "around this more crowded every day, people going to roanoke every you have to wait to have i-73 run through six to have i-73 run the plan is out in the road." the plan is to have i-73 run through six states, but the commonwealth is the only state where construction hasn't started. coming up a little later right here on good day virginia. why that is and what's next for the future of the proposed interstate. aha! oof! weee! slurp. mmmmmm. cinnamon. milk. cinna-milk. cinnamon toast crunch. crunch! crave those crazy squares. (vo) want to be happy with your next vehicle purchase? at enterprise, we guarantee it. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... over the ohio valley will move easttonight into thursday. weak upper shortwaves will move across themountains through tonight resulting in scattered snow showers andsnow flurries. a clipper system will cr

wfxr's taylor kanost joins us live in downtown roanoke with more. good morning. a lot of people that celebrated the new year here in downtown roanoke relied on uber to get home safely, but the company ruffled some feathers when riders were charged upwards of nearly ten times their standard rates due to their surge pricing policy. uber is a unique company work on their own schedule. when demand for drivers is high like it was on new year's eve, the company increases prices to encourage the company's drivers to be available. on the opposite end of the spectrum, the company has found that in some cities, decreasing prices when demand is low can often lead to more business, and that's exactly what the company plans to do for the forseeable future in roanoke by offering 35 percent reduction in prices. seasonality affects every business, and uber is no exception. when people hunker down at home, demand for rides drops and this is tough for our driver partners. this is the first time uber has cut prices in roanoke so this is still very much a matter of trial and error t

reporting live in roanoke, taylor kanost wfxr news. "around this wfxr news.taylor kanost in roanoke, taylor kanost wfxr "around this area, we get more crowded every day, people going to roanoke every day. sometimes you have to wait almost five minutes to pull out in the road." the plan is to have i-73 run through six states, but the commonwealth is the only state where construction hasn't started. coming up that is and what's next for the future of the proposed a strong upper low centered over the ohio valley will move easttonight into thursday. weak upper shortwaves will move across themountains through tonight resulting in scattered snow showers andsnow flurries. a clipper system will cross our region on friday with some light snow accumulations...especially in the mountains. busiest route 220 is one route 220 is one of the busiest and congested roads in our region.there are plans to end the traffic headaches with the construction of a new interstate ... that would also run through several states.to the south, north carolina already w

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meteoologist taylor kanost is keeping an eye on the roads this morning in roanoke county. thanks to the warm conditions yesterday, city and vdot crews were able to get a lot accomplished yesterday. most accomplished a lot and vdot crews yesterday, city conditions the warm thanks to thanks to conditions yesterday, city were able to get a lot accomplished major roads have been cleared of that came crashing down along with that, most roads secondary neighborhood to be clear of snow at this we aren't around the this morning in roanoke and of southwest virginia which could be an issue. even if not drop below freezing, all of will pond on the roads. bottom you shouldn't have any trouble you need to go today, but it's idea to take a bit slow and reporting taylor kanost wfxr news. a cold front will cross through the ohio valley today andtonight...then will dissipate over the mid atlantic region bythursday morning. high pressure builds in behind the front andwill cover much of the eastern united states on thursday. a lowpressure system in the upper mississippi valley friday will mo

reporting in the studio, taylor kanost wfxr news. there are two fewer republicans in the race for the white house.following monday's poor showings in the iowa caucus, both rand paul and rick santorum quit the campaign.paul said yesterday he would concentrate on winning re-election to the u-s senate.after exiting the race, santorum endorsed florida senator marco rubio. on the democratic side, hillary clinton and bernie sanders took the stage last night in new hampshire. but it wasn't a debate... and, they weren't on stage at the two remaining democrats managed to to continue a war of words...over being a true progressive. jackie ibanez has the latest. 00:00-00:0910-:22:22-:32 1:27-1:34clinton says: "i don't agree with senator sanders that we should start over, that we should throw our country into a contentious national debate about healthcare again." for the first time since former secretary of state hillary clinton's historically narrow victory at the iowa caucuses... clinton and vermont senator bernie sanders....taking part in the

reporting in the studio, taylor kanost wfxr news. filers going through the process of submitting your taxes. the internal revenue service is reporting there was a hardware failure with a number of tax processing systems. the agency also saying it is in the process of making repairs. a number of taxpayer and tax practitioner tools are unavailable right now. irs- dot - gov however is still working, but a number of features including where's my refund are not. the irs says taxpayers can continue to prepare and file their tax returns to their e-file provider as they normally would, companies will hold the tax returns until the irs resumes accepting electronic tax returns. cool high pressure will gradually build into the centralappalachians from the west today...passing overhead friday intosaturday. sunday...low pressure moves across the southeast and off the coast. at this time this system will keep the main precipitation southeast of our startling news from the world health organization, the zika virus is not just being spread by mosqui

reporting in the studio, taylor kanost severe weather is possible across the region today. damaging wind gusts & tornadoes are the primary concern for us. there is also flooding concerns with heavy rain moving through and dumping over already saturated ground. high pressure will remain wedged south along the eastern slopes ofthe appalachians into tonight allowing periodic rounds of rain ordrizzle. on wednesday...a strong storm system...currently locatedin the southern plains...will move through the region from thesouthwest bringing gusty winds...heavy rain...and some thunderstorms. for the remainder of the week...canadian highpressure will build in bringing much colder temperatures alongwith as jason said we are facing some heavy rain today, but some parts of the country have already had to deal with very severe weather.the details are still to come on good day virginia. next in our ag life report: turning a future farmers of america project into money for school!experts at virginia tech explain how!you're watching good day virginia. so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cel

reporting live in roanoke, taylor kanost wfxr news. this morning, we're sitting down with roanoke mayoral candidate sherman lea who won the democratic primary last weekend. we want to get the answers that matter to you as citizens of roanoke. what are the plans to keep jobs here in the roanoke railroad is a huge part of roanoke's history -- are there plans in place to keep them here? what are needs to >> january: and chef jeff already putting me to work in the kitchen. you probably already know who this is. this is kev jeff. joins us every week, sometimes a couple of days a week. we wish he could be here every day but today an interesting dish for us. a little surf and turf. >> the italia is something everyone is intimidated but about what we olive oil and onion and short grain italian rice and saute that together but you want it toasted and coated and add white wine to it and adding broth and the key is to stir, stir, stir. >> stir? what will happen if you dont stir? >> if you don't stir, it won't become creamy because these little gr

reporting in the studio, taylor kanost wfxr news. nevada declares a winner in last night's gop cacuses. who came out on top in the silver state. and while the republican candidates battled it out in nevada, bernie sanders didn't get the warm welcomed he hoped high pressure will remain wedged south along the eastern slopes ofthe appalachians into tonight allowing periodic rounds of rain ordrizzle. on wednesday...a strong storm system...currently locatedin the southern plains...will move through the region from thesouthwest bringing gusty winds...heavy rain...and some thunderstorms. for the remainder of the week...canadian highpressure will build in bringing much colder temperatures alongwith wfxr news wfxr news is your local election headquarters. new this morning: cnn has projected that donald trump has won the nevada republican caucuses. it's now his third straight victory in the g-o-p race. trump now has a wide lead over the other republican candidates in the delegate count. the two candidates left fighting for the democratic nomin

reporting in the studio, taylor kanost wfxr news. a big problem for e- filers going through the process of submitting your taxes. the internal revenue service is reporting there was a hardware failure with a number of tax processing systems. the agency also saying it is in the process of making repairs. a number of taxpayer and tax practitioner tools are unavailable right now. irs- dot - gov however is still working, but a number of features including where's my refund are not. the irs says taxpayers can continue to prepare and file their tax provider as they normally would, companies will hold the tax returns until the irs resumes accepting electronic tax returns. experts are monitoring this year's flu season very closely. new this morning:health officials say the weather could play a factor in whether you get sick.fox's zohreen adamjee has more. the number of people with the flu could be related to the unusual weather hitting california. but it may not be what you think - the number of sick people isn't going up. fewer people are e

meteoologist taylor kanost is keeping an eye on the roads this morning in roanoke county. thanks to the warm conditions yesterday, city and vdot crews were able to get a lot accomplished yesterday. most major roads have been cleared of all of the trees that, most roads including secondary neighborhood streets appear to be clear of snow at this point. however, we aren't completely out of the woods just yet. temperatures are expected to hover right around the freezing mark this morning in roanoke and other portions of southwest virginia which means black ice could be an not drop below freezing, all of the snowmelt will pond on the roads. bottom line is most of you shouldn't have any trouble getting where you need to go today, but it's still a smart idea to take a bit slow and give yourself a little bit extra time. reporting live in roanoke, taylor kanost wfxr thousands of people are still in the dark in our regional at this moment. here is a live look at appalachian power's outage map. you can see the highest numbers still 24 hours later in roanoke county and franklin county

taylor kanost wfxr coming up-what should you do to get ready for the next big snow storm?in today's ag life report- experts explain the past couple of weeks has been a rollercoaster ride when it came to the weather.... snow - to temps in the sixties! changes - can take a toll on and livestock. w-f-x-r's bill wadell shows us what farmers should do now - before the next big storm. 00:00 - 00:0500:08 - 00:13 last weeks forecast - left many farm insurance agents - a "when you start talking about snow in feet, that's when you start worrying about barn structures collapsing due to the weight of the snow. " luckily - stacy simmons says - there were no claims from any of his farmers - after the storm that dumped a foot of snow across our region. now that most of the snow has melted - simmons says - now is the time to inspect barns and other buildings. stacy simmons "see if there's any damage, any rafters sagging, or any damage like that, even if the building didn't collapse, it could do damage to it."just like home or car insurance - not everything is covered for most farmers. col

reporting in the studio, taylor kanost wfxr news. there are two fewer republicans in the race for the white house.following monday's poor showings in the iowa caucus, both rand paul and rick santorum quit the campaign.paul said yesterday he would concentrate on winning re-election to the u-s senate.after exiting the race, santorum endorsed florida senator marco rubio. on the democratic side, hillary clinton and bernie sanders took the stage last but it wasn't a debate... and, they weren't on stage at the same time... still the two remaining democrats managed to to continue a war of words...over being a true progressive. jackie ibanez has the latest. 00:00-00:0910-:22:22-:32 1:27-1:34clinton says: "i sanders that we should start over, that we should throw our country into a contentious national debate about healthcare again." for the first time since former clinton's historically narrow caucuses... clinton and vermont senator bernie same town hall sanders says: "of course we're an underdog. we're taking on organization in the country,

reporting live in the studio, taylor kanost wfxr news. high pressure wedges southward today into tonight. a strong coldfront will arrive on wednesday bringing widespread rain. seasonably colder air returns to close out the week. coming up-what should you do you coming up- what should you do to get ready for the next big snow storm?in today's ag life report- experts explain how here in vineland, home of progresso, we f furededut h h to o t rich ingredients like bacon into 22 light soups, without giving up rich flavor do what we do...make it progresso. you say avocado old el paso says... zesty chicken and avocado tacos in our stand 'n stuff tortillas . (record scratch) you say stand n' stuff tortillas old el paso says... cancer is one of the leading forms of cancers in this country forms of cancers >> anchor: welcome back, everybody, to "good day, virginia". we know breast cancer is the leading form of cancer in the country and it can prove deadly and this is why the komen is dedicated to stop the cancer. they raised millions for local brea

reporting in the studio, taylor kanost wfxr news. severe weather is possible across the region today. damaging wind gusts & tornadoes are the primary concern for us. there is also flooding concerns with heavy rain moving through and dumping over already saturated ground. high pressure will remain wedged south along the eastern slopes ofthe appalachians into tonight allowing periodic rounds of rain ordrizzle. on wednesday...a strong storm system...currently locatedin the southern plains...will move through the region from thesouthwest bringing gusty winds...heavy rain...and somethunderstorms. for the remainder of the week...canadian highpressure will build in bringing much colder temperatures alongwith as jason said we are facing some heavy rain today, but some parts of the country have already had to deal with very severe weather.the details are still to come on good day virginia. next in our ag life report: turning a future farmers of america project into money for school!experts at virginia tech explain how!you're it's future farme

wfxr's taylor kanost is monitoring he's live in salem with more. hey jason. i'll start with the good news - this is just rain. thankfully temperatures are happening today, news. kanost wfxr in salem, taylor reporting live in happening today, weather permittingcrews will begin the process of moving two historic slave dwellings in botetourt county.at a recent rally, protestors said they hoped to have their day in court before work resumed to relocate two buildings at the historic greenfield plantation.a statement from botetourt county officials say parts of international drive will be blocked as crews work to move the first structure starting at 9-am. deputies are still working to sort out a scare in bedford county. this was the scene along jordantown road in the stewartsville area of the county just after 8-o'clock. our crew on the scene saw several people being interviewed and officers right now, it's still unclear if any shots were fired. deputies tell wfxr news they expect to release more information later today. virginia's supreme court has denied an appea

meteorologist taylor kanost takes a look in this wfxr news special report. godzilla el nino. no, it's not exactly a giant monster parading through downtown roanoke, but it has sparked some wild weather in southwest virginia from historic flooding to record heat to crippling winter storms. predicting what's next is no today wraps up future farmers of america week. next in our ag life report, we sit down with two local students involved with ffa. we'll hear how they're making a difference in their today wraps up future farmers of america week across the commonwealth the first ever 4-h-ffa youth expo was held on february 22nd at lord botetourt high school we're joined this morning by two chapter officers from botetourt county -- davis fenster and mason sowers. why did you guys get what can they look forward to? tell us about the career development events you guys have takent part in? you're unpacking already? yeah, help me find some mugs. sure. (beep) hey... o.k. they'll do. wake up to the mountain grown aroma of folgers. the best part of wakin' up so, where do you want to start

meteorologist taylor kanost takes a look in this wfxr news special report. godzilla el nino. no, it's not exactly a giant monster parading through downtown roanoke, but it has sparked some wild weather in southwest virginia from historic flooding to record heat to crippling winter storms. predicting what's next is no easy task, but i'm going to give it a shot. since climatologists began measuring the temperatures of the pacific ocean in 1950, only two el ninos have lived up to the strength of "godzilla": the 82-83 el nino a lot of the attention going into super tuesday next week has gone to the multiple republicans running for the white house.but the democrat race has not been settled.next on good day virginia, we will look at the campaign of bernie sanders. bernie sanders.campaign of will look at the next on good day been settled.race has not white house.running for the republicans the multiple week has gone to tuesday next week has gone to the multiple week has gone to into super attention going a lot of the a lot of the attention going into super tuesday next week has gone

wfxr's taylor kanost is in roanoke county with the latest numbers. good morning. i'm at glenvar high school which lost power earlier this week. that caused school to be closed as recently as yesterday, but thanks to the quick work of aep crews, power was restored to the building yesterday afternoon so school is back in session today. not everyone is back up high pressure builds into the area for today the internet helps the world stay connected, but the digital universe also has a dark side. just this year alone local investigators have arrested two men who allegedly abducted teenager girls they met online. most recently 13-year-old nicole lovell was stabbed to death by a man friends say she met on the internet. there is a local law enforcement agency that strictly focuses on cyber crimes against children.as wfxr's sophia borrelli reports- - the group is trying to keep more kids from becoming it starts with parents for more information about how to talk with your teen about their online activity, you can head to our website at virginiafirst.com. the danville city

reporting live in salem, taylor kanost we have a traffic alert for drivers in pulaski county: emergency pothole repairs have a portion of interstate 81 shut down right now. the northbound right lane near mile marker 89 is closed. that's right at the bridge near route 100. you are taking a live look at that area right now from a virginia department of transportation traffic camera. the repair work will require concrete to be poured and set. that closure expected to be in place for about another hour. next on good day virginia:gop presidential hopeful john kasich looks to boost his support in advance of tuesday's primary here in the commonwealth. plus... ted cruz is in the market for a new and more than dozen bailed out of the 2016 race for the white house.why that might not be such a terrible fate after all. you're watching good day virginia. (vo) shop all makes, models and colors in your neighborhood... all with worry-free ownership. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... moist southeast winds aloft will wfxr news is your l

meteorologist taylor kanost is in salem where he is monitoring the possiblity for flooding. i'll start with the good news - this is just rain. thankfully temperatures are staying above freezing this morning so we don't have to deal with any freezing rain or snow. now the bad news is we have received a fairly steady amount of rainfall over the past couple of days. that rain combined with significant snow melt we received last week means we can't handle much more rain before flooding returns to the region. roanoke has already picked up nearly 4 inches of moisture this month including the liquid equivalent of the snow and ice if it were all melted. that puts the roanoke valley at a surplus of 1.5 moist southeast winds aloft will run over the top of a cool wedgeof high pressure at the surface...resulting in rain across theregion tonight through tuesday. on system will move through the region from the southwest...bringingheavy rain showers and gusty winds to the area. canadian highpressure will then build into the region and bring much colder happening today: crews will begin the

wfxr's taylor kanost is live at washington and lee university in lexington with some of the students that hope to continue that streak this weekend. good morning. top...courtesy of british astronaut tim peake. check out this video... released tuesday ... it's a lightning storm striking earth seen through the eyes of brit tim peake. peake filming the video from his spot in the international space station...captured the storms as they crossed through europe and africa. peake is in the midst of a six- month mission in the i-s-s for over the ohio just in case you didn't know just in case you just in case you didn't know today is ash wednesday, so many christians around the world will begin observing lent. the 40-day lent period lasts until midnight on easter sunday.during that time, many believers will give up something, such as their favorite food or pleasurable activities.that's done in remembrance of jesus' fasting in the wilderness.another custom for christians during lent is taking up acts of charity.the observance of lent dates back to the fourth flint michigan's mayor plans to get

wfxr's taylor kanost is in roanoke county with the latest numbers. good morning. i'm at glenvar high school which lost power earlier this week. that caused school to be closed as recently as yesterday, but thanks to the quick work of aep crews, power was restored to the building yesterday afternoon so school is back in session today. not everyone is back up and running yet though. the hardest hit area remains roanoke city where over 1,000 customers remain without power this morning. all together, about 3,600 customers in roanoke, franklin, campbell, botetourt, and patrick counties still need work done and patrick counties, power is expected to be restored shortly, but it may not be until late tonight that power is restored to most customers in franklin and roanoke counties as well as roanoke city. more than 650 aep workers including 500 line workers and 150 tree contractors continue to work this morning to restore power to these remaining customers. we'll keep you updated with the latest power outage numbers on virginiafirst.com. high pressure builds into the area

wfxr's taylor kanost is live in downtown roanoke this morning with more on what's ahead for 611 over the next few months. good morning. as you mentioned, 611 is leaving the virginia museum of transportation this morning for north carolina. it will be taking the old virginian route through hurt, then switching to the southern route through danville, and greensboro later on today. 611 is slated for a number of passenger excursions this spring, the first of which will travel from spencer to lynchburg on april 9th. in may, the steam engine will head back up to roanoke for several half day excursions from roanoke to lynchburg and roanoke to walton. the excursions will then wrap up in manassas, virginia in early june. as many of you know, 611 was restored last year and is the only remaining train of roanoke back in the 1950s. 611 is the last of the j class. j class was designed and built right here in roanoke at the roanoke shops. there were 13 of them. 611 is the only one that survived and the only one that's actually out on the tracks and pulling under steam. train lovers day here at the

wfxr's taylor kanost is live at washington and lee university in lexington with some of the students that hope to continue that streak this weekend. good morning. there's a lot of excitement not only on the campus of washington and lee, but all of lexington for the 26th mock convention. more than 1,500 washington and lee undergraduates will act as delegates in a mock republican convention to ultimately determine who will get the presidential nod. student organizers raised nearly a half million dollars for research on procedures, create this convention hall, hold an opening parade, and book some big-name political speakers such as former vice president dick cheney and former speaker of the house newt gingrich among others. this event has proven to be pretty darn accurate by correctly predicting 19 of 25 presidential elections since this all began back in 1908. the event begins tomorrow evening and continues through feed of the event at wlu.edu. check out this video... it's a lightning storm striking earth seen through the eyes of british astronaut tim peake. peake filmed the video fro

wfxr's taylor kanost will have more on how uber hopes to ride sharing company uber is doing a little re-imaging!new this morning:take a look at the company's new logo! of the stylized white and black 'u,' the new design features an image the company calls the "atom and bit."a company spokeswoman says the new logo will be used worldwide, with a different color scheme in each of the 68 countries the company operates. ever since uber began 2014, the company used trial and error to determine what price range best suits the region to maximize business. back on new year's eve, some riders were surprised to find rates had skyrocketed for the holiday, but now that business has slowed down, prices are much more reasonable. uber is a unique company that allows their drivers to work on their own schedule. when demand for drivers is high like it was on new year's eve, the company increases prices to encourage the company's drivers to be available. on the opposite end of the spectrum, the company has found that in some cities, decreasing prices when demand is low can often lead to more business,

around it's the republican party which has been accurately forecast by mock con since 1948.wfxr's taylor kanost is live at washington and lee university in lexington with some of the students that hope to continue that streak this weekend. good morning. there's a lot of excitement not only on the campus of washington and lee, but all of lexington for the 26th mock convention. more than 1,500 washington and lee undergraduates will act as delegates in a mock republican determine who will get the presidential nod. student organizers raised nearly a half million dollars for research on procedures, create this convention hall, hold an opening parade, and book some big-name political speakers such as former vice president dick cheney and former speaker of the house newt gingrich among others. this event has proven to be pretty darn accurate by correctly predicting 19 of 25 presidential elections since this all began back in 1908. the event begins tomorrow evening and continues through saturday. you can catch a live check out this video... it's a lightning storm striking earth seen through the eyes of

meteoologist taylor kanost is keeping an eye on the roads this morning in roanoke county. thanks to the warm conditions yesterday, city and vdot crews were able to get a lot accomplished yesterday. most major roads have been cleared of all of the trees that came crashing down tuesday morning. along with that, most roads including secondary neighborhood streets appear to be clear of snow at this point. however, we aren't completely out of the woods just yet. temperatures are expected to hover right around the freezing mark this morning in roanoke and other portions of southwest virginia which means black ice could be an issue. even if your area does not drop below freezing, all of the snowmelt will pond on the roads. bottom line is most of you shouldn't have any trouble getting where you need to go today, but it's still a smart idea to take a bit slow and give yourself a little bit extra time. reporting live in a cold front will cross through the ohio valley today andtonight...then will dissipate over the mid atlantic region bythursday morning. high pressure builds in behin

however, as meteorologist taylor kanost found out, punsutawney phil isn't nearly as accurate as you might think. that's right. you would think with all of the fanfare surrounding groundhog day that there would be something to phil's forecating skills. it turns out that's not the case since this tradition began back in 1887, phil has seen his shadow 102 times and has not seen his shadow only 17 times. that means we would usually expect winter weather to extend well into the month of march. in reality, the split between an extended winter and an early spring is close to 50/50. so let's look at how phil's predictions compare to virginia's weather in february and march. determining if the weather is "winter-like" or not is kind of subjective, but for the sake of argument let's say the threshold for winter weather in virginia is around 40 degrees. since records have been kept, phil has correctly forecast virginia's weather 55 times while guessing incorrectly 61 times. that means phil is only accurate 47 percent of the time. that percentage will put you in the hall of fame in baseball, but in r

wfxr's taylor kanost is in roanoke county with the latest good morning. i'm at glenvar high school which lost high pressure builds into the area for today and tonight. a lowpressure system in the upper mississippi valley friday will moveeast across the great lakes on saturday. this system will bring aweak cold front into our region on fire prevention week continues here at wfxr and emergency responders are reminding people that installing smoke detectors in your home can save lives.wfxr's charlie cooper spoke to a local fire department and the red cross about how they're helping the community take an active role in protecting their families. 5-1021-27100-106 nat sound of smoke alarmit's a modest investment that can save your specialista lot of people either dont have smoke alarms or even worse they have smoke alarms that they think work but actually dont. they are teaming up with roanoke fire ems to install smoke alarms in as many homes as possible. charlie cooper, reportingafter facing some fatal fires in southeast roanoke last year, roanoke fire ems ins

however, as meteorologist taylor kanost found out, punsutawney phil isn't nearly as accurate as you might think. that's right. you would think with all of the fanfare surrounding groundhog day that there would be something to phil's forecating skills. it turns out that's not the case at all. since this tradition began back in 1887, phil has seen his shadow 102 times and 17 times. that means we would usually expect winter weather to extend well into the month of march. in reality, the split between an extended winter and an early spring is close to 50/50. so let's look at how phil's predictions compare to virginia's weather in february and march. determining if march. february and march. determining if the weather is "winter-like" or the weather is "winter-like" or not is kind of subjective, but for the sake of argument let's say the threshold for winter weather in virginia is around 40 degrees. since records have been kept, phil has correctly forecast virginia's weather 55 times while guessing incorrectly 61 times. that means phil is only accurate 47 percent of the time. that percentage w

around it's the republican party which has been accurately forecast by mock con since 1948.wfxr's taylor kanost is live and lee university in that streak this weekend. good morning. there's a lot of excitement not only on the campus of washington and lee, but all of lexington for the 26th mock convention. more than 1,500 washington and lee undergraduates will act as delegates in a mock republican convention to ultimately determine who will get the organizers raised nearly a half million dollars for research on procedures, create this convention hall, hold an opening parade, and book some big-name political speakers such as former vice president dick cheney and former speaker of the house newt gingrich among others. this event has proven to be pretty darn accurate by correctly predicting 19 of 25 presidential elections since this all began back in 1908. the event begins tomorrow evening and continues through saturday. you can catch a live feed of the event at wlu.edu. joining us now with more on the presidential campaign is the chairman of the political science department at hollins university,

reporting live in roanoke, taylor kanost two senior military leaders say women should be required to register for the draft. restrictions that barred women from combat jobs in the u-s were lifted by the defense department last year. marine corps commandant general robert neller told a senate hearing yesterday that every american who's physically qualified should register for the draft. acting secretary of the army patrick murphy encouraged congress to look into the issue.the current system requires men between 18 and 26 living in the u-s to register for the selective service system.they could be called into service in the event a draft is re-established. today in new hampshire, the campaign trail will be crowded with presidential candidates trying to steal some momentum from ted cruz and hillary clinton. and, there will be plenty of chances with town halls all over the state, giving voters there a chance to make themselves heard. fox news correspondent garrett tenney has more from washington. :00-:07:23-:281:02-1:12 1:21-1:32 with iowa in the rear view mirror, it's all hands on deck