governor terry mcauliffe was there assessing the damage. it was his final stop after visiting appomattox county and waverly. 25 people are hurt ... and at least 15 buildings destroyed. buster tharp / family hurt in storm - he said it was basically through his house. he woke up underneath his truck, you know, 40 yards away. his little boy was over in the field essex county schools are closed ... along with several roads ... and neighborhoods due to downed power lines. state police are asking people to stay away from affected areas while crews work to clear the damage. we will of course continue to follow this situation tonight on wsls 10 at 11. when we're not on the air ... head to our website... w-s-l-s dot com. still ahead on wsls 10 at 7 ... changes are coming to the jackson river technical center. what it means for students in alleghany county and the city of we're learning more details about a case out of franklin county. as we've previously reported ... police charged katherine dellis woman ... after a baby was found dead in a dumpster

terry mcauliffe says a fifth death may have been storm- related. he told members of the media the fifth death was a drowning. officials say the death is unconfirmed, but that there have been reports the victim drowned in the

while we wait for the nga winter session to resume, we will hear gary herbert and terry mcauliffe. they talked about this year's meeting. of utahve the governors and virginia. , the chairy herbert of the national governors association winter meeting and the vice chair, governor terry mcauliffe.

governor terry mcauliffe tours the devastation. gov. terry mcauliffe: "it's incredible, after a tornado of this size and width and length, to see everybody out, the communities pulling together -- doing what we can to help everybody." for many .. debris is all that's left of what was once called home. meanwhile .. signs of hope as prayers are said tonight and helping hands reach out to those picking up the pieces. "god has a plan for this community to rebuild and it's going to be better." we have live team coverage of the mess mother nature left in her path. good evening and thank you for joining us for wsls 10 at six. an emotional day of clean-up across our region .. following the destructive tornadoes that tore through neck of the state. four virginians died during the tornadoes .. including 78- year-old edward harris of appomattox county. state police say .. his wife was among the seven people hurt during the storm. two of them remain in the hospital tonight. meanwhile -- 20 homes and 100 other structures were damaged. as communities

governor terry mcauliffe signs gun compromise legislation ... enacting stronger gun laws across the commonwealth. the bills will expand concealed carry agreements with states across the country... require people under protective require state police presence at gun shows for voluntary background checks. governor terry mcauliffe the debate on gun safety has had sharp edges that has kept all of us apart for so many years, but we braved those sharp edges together this year, and we can be proud of the accomplishment s. i look forward to building upon the progress that we are making here today despite heavy criticism... the governor says he made his decision to sign the bills based on safety and not politics. an accident is under investigation tonight in lynchburg. police say the driver of a moped was hit after he failed to stop at a red light. it happened around 3:30 this afternoon at the intersection of 12-th and church street. 25-year-old warren grooms junior was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. meanwhile police across the

virginia governor terry mcauliffe visited the community this afternoon. several agencies are there helping the victims. we have a team of reporters in waverly right now --- jason marks, erin kelly and tom schaad. they are putting the finishing touches on news 10 at 5. tonight: decreasing clouds. lows: upper-30s. winds: w 10-20 mph. friday: scattered clouds. cool breeze. highs: mid to upper-40s. winds: nw 10-15 mph. saturday: mostly sunny. cool. highs: mid-40s. winds: light nw. update on waverly tornado: the national weather service's storm survey team in wakefield has confirmed an ef-1 tornado touched down in waverly. max wind speed: 100-110 mph. max path width: 300 yards. path length: 9 miles. after a very, very long wednesday in the weather department, we have been tracking (somewhat) quieter conditions today. i say somewhat because the wind was/is relentless! we will be tracking sustained winds at 15 to 25 mph, gusting up to 35 mph at times through the evening hours! temperatures dropping back into the upper-30s. it'll remain windy all night, into your

republican lawmakers and advocates are hoping democratic governor terry mcauliffe has a change of heart and signs legislation to allow home-schooled students to participate in public- school sports. rob bell appealed thursday to home- schoolers around the state to write letters to mcauliffe asking him to approve the so-called "tebow bill," named for tim tebow, the former nfl quarterback who was home-schooled and allowed to play football for his local high school. a similar version of the legislation has than two decades. last year, the legislation passed the general assembly, but was vetoed by mcauliffe. ( weather anim - with track) this afternoon: scattered clouds. cool and breezy. highs: upper-40s. winds: nw 10-15 mph. tonight: mostly clear. cold. lows: upper-20s. winds: n 5-10 mph. saturday: mostly sunny. still cool. highs: upper- 40s. winds: n/nw 5-10 mph. high pressure is taking control today. we'll be tracking scattered clouds through the afternoon. highs will only be in the upper-40s because of a cool temperatures will dip into the upper-20s. a chilly start will give way to a chi

governor terry mcauliffe visits appomattox county to assess the damage. and ... we're bringing you live team coverage from that area as the community begins to recover. good evening, and thanks for

today governor terry mcauliffe will visit waverly and appomattox - the areas hardest hit by the storm. the governor cancelled his original plans for also declared a state of emergency so that public safety agencies can make resources available to the recovery. listen to what a shop-owner on main street in waverly told our jason marks yesterday, minutes after the storm passed. well it was, there's no words to express how bad it was, it was getting dark, the wind was blowing so severly it could have been a tornado, did it touch down here? when i saw the debris fall from the building, i realized we must have been in the midst of a tornado, and as you can see, most of it was in the middle of main pushed it off. you said it came out nowhere? i just started blowing from, just so much that the midst of a torndo. what was that like? hear you are, its blowing straight down mainstreet and what was it like? next thing i know, i ran back into the building, the lights on and off, my heart was beating and i wondered if this was the reid opened his shop just four weeks ago. he says he hopes to repai

governor terry mcauliffe after severe storms on wednesday. four people are dead, including one person in appomattox county. wfxr's paris holmes joins us live in appomattox county where a press conference was held at the top of the hour. strong upper level trough strong upper strong upper level trough moves across today into tonight. highpressure builds in by friday afternoon and then shifts to thesoutheast advisory in effect until 7 am a traffic alert this morning for drivers in giles county-- a rock slide has blocked part of route 623.. also known as cascade drive... about three miles north of route 460 in pembroke. one lane of route 623 is back open. workers will try to get the other lane back open later this morning. in botetourt county: the group pushing to stop two historic slave houses from being relocated say they are the site. a representative from the friends of greenfield preston plantation group says the county's actions during the past few days prompted the protest. the group made a proposal to the county that would allow the buil

since governor terry mcauliffe declared a the national guard to be activated and sent here to help with the cleanup i followed some of the soldiers around today is that he hoped various homeowners do work that they never would've never been able to do on their oh no. and i think it's certainly lift the spirits of those who is desperately needed help. sot cont vo in all there are little more than 50 soldiers here. they brought their humvees chainsaws other equipment that's really help you get a lot of this work done. now for a check of the weather. storm team ten meteorologist jonathan kegges joins us now ... jonathan ... sunshine and eventually warmth will dominate the upcoming weekend. after a day in the 40s with wall to wall sunshine by the afternoon on saturday, we crank up the thermostat to the low to mid 60s on sunday. tonight: partly clear with lows saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 40s. sunday: mostly sunny and warm with highs in the low to mid 60s. the relative warmth continues through the support for the victims of wednesday's deadly tornado grows ... as the

governor terry mcauliffe proclaims today as "frank beamer mcauliffe proclaims today as "frank beamer day." he made the declaration as virginia tech came to the capitol for their annual lobby day. the virginia house of delegates honored the former hokies head football coach with a copy of the resolution .. which was passed by both the house and the senate. beamer says he's honored. frank beamer, retired hokies football coach: "i've really been treated better than i've deserved all the good wishes and i'm just overwhelmed with how carrying and how great our people are at virginia tech beamer retired at the end of the last football season after 29 we've got hoopla to get you caught up on..the hoos moving forward..plus tonight's action.. and the matmen...step into the spotlight...with some extra motivation..at parry mccluer.. malcolm brogdon/27 points vs bc:"....i've just been patient i'm trying to play with in the offense try not to four shots and when i feel like when you work hard every day when you get your skills are you working every day really work you're really work and things pa

governor terry mcauliffe declared a state of emergency in virginia and tour the damage today. we're on your side with live team coverage of how people are cleaning up. rico bush is live in the hardest hit area, the town of waverly. he has all the overnight developments. and jeremy wheeler is live in the super doppler 10 weather center. jeremy, your technology helped you predict yesterday's weather. how are things looking for today? ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: partly cloudy. mild, but windy. highs will be in the upper 50s. winds west 15-25mph with gusts up to 35mph. tonight: partly cloudy. lows will be in the upper 30s. winds west 10-20mph. friday: mostly sunny. highs will be in the upper 40s. winds nw 10-20mph. yesterday's storms caused damage to parts of the region. there was a lot of upper level wind energy in the region as well as warm/humid air. so there severe weather. today we will dry out behind the cold front, but conditions will still be windy. winds will gust up to 35mph out of the west. this could hamper clearnup efforts. we'll have fair skies today with

governor terry mcauliffe declares a state of emergency as governor terry mcauliffe declares a state of emergency as cleanup is underway across the commonwealth .. and here in our area. he'll be touring some of the hardest hit areas today.. which includes appomattox county. that's where w- s-l-s 10's erin brookshier joins us live ... erin-- but for the most part it is extremely dark out here this morning.. about three- thousand dominion customers in appomattox county are currently without power. dominion power plans to be on scene all night and says it will likely be mid day tomorrow before they get everyone's power is restored. everyone's power is restored. "this is catastrophic. it's going to take a while to get it back on. we are just going to work safe, take our time. dominion power says they will have about 150 crew members out here tomorrow working to get all cleanup efforts will begin this town in sussex county. at least three people were killed... eight others were hurt. rico bush has the latest. virginia state police confirm a man and a 50-year- old man were killed in the town

governor terry mcauliffe signs gun compromise legislation ... enacting stronger gun laws across the commonwealth. the bills will expand concealed carry agreements with states across the country... require people under protective and require state police presence at gun shows for voluntary background checks. governor terry mcauliffe the debate on gun safety has had sharp edges that has kept all of us apart for so many years, but we braved those sharp edges together this year, and we can be proud of building upon the progress that we are making here today despite heavy criticism... the governor says he made his decision to sign the bills based on safety and not politics. turning to national headlines this morning ... a woman is arrested in connection with the deadly kansas shooting rampage. police say the gunmans former girlfriend sarah hopkins is charged with knowingly giving a firearm to a convicted felon. if convcited, hopkins could face ten years in federal prison. polo sandoval takes us through what happened the day cedric ford opened fire sh

jeff: it's direct and aggressive and comparing terry mcauliffe to the n.r.a. executive director. it has tweets to urge the governor to ditch the gun deal with the g.o.p. work of every town usa, the antigun group backed by former new york city mayor michael bloomberg. >> it's hard hitting and needs to be. jeff: andy parker is the father of alison parker the tv reporter shot and killed on live tv with camera man adam ward. >> i suspect the governor probably didn't anticipate the kind of pushback he is getting. we are not going away. we are not going to change our mind. >> last week in richmond, governor mcauliffe joined republican and the democratic leaders announcing the agreement which reverses attorney general mark herring decision to end reciprocity for concealed carry permit for gun owners in 25 states with standards considered weaker than virginia. among other changes the new deal requires state police to attend gun shows to provide background checks for private sellers who choose to screen buyers. monday, governor mcauliffe defending the legislation and saying this about eve

thirty minutes in that event is open to everyone this morning a smaller group including governor terry mcauliffe discuss the issues that young black males face it's part of a national conversation fueled by the group cities united city leaders say this is about fighting to change crime statistics. the data tells us that young african american males have been this portion with disproportionately impacted as both victim as well as defenders so we want to change that narrative from one affair to hope tonight's public symposium starts at five thirty at the hampton roads convention center the event will include a resource fair that will connect families in need with organizations that can help them. thirteen news now is taking a look at any eating disorder you've probably never heard of for the rec cia takes healthy eating to a dangerous level. christina surgical talk to doctors about the disorder they say more people are struggling starts out with great intentions to a person wants to eat healthy and clean food to feel better and will lose some weight but when that desire turns into an obsession tha

and expanding access governor terry mcauliffe is expected to sign the legislation later this week. candles illuminated kalamazoo, michigan tonight... as a crowd of people gathered to honor six people killed in a shooting spree over the weekend. police say in all .. eight people were shot in three separate locations... at an apartment complex ... restaurant and car dealership saturday night. jeff getting/ kalamazoo prosecutor there is video tapes of these incidences, he walked up to these people and he shot them meanwhile -- accused gunman jason dalton was arraigned earlier today. he's charged with six counts of murder. according to the prosecutor ... dalton admitted his involvement. police also believe he was servicing customers as an uber shooting. if convicted dalton could be sentenced to life in prison. the man charged with first degree murder in the death of 13-year own attorney. is now being represented by anthony anderson of anderson and friedman ... and john lichtenstein of lichtenstein law group. also faces charges related to lovell's death. both suspects have preliminary h

wfxr headquarters with the governor terry mcauliffe declaring a state of emergency.. after powerful, deadly storms sweep through the commonwealth. good morning. it's thursday, january 25th thanks for joining us here on good day virginia. i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. four people are dead and dozens more are injured across virginia after severe weather strikes wednesday afternoon. the storms swept through appomattox county in the evergreen community, killing one man and injuring seven others.right now, there are reports that a tornado touched down in evergreen. official confirmation would come from a national weather service survey team. no word yet on appomattox county. here's what it looked like on wednesday evening along route 460 in appomattox county.the high winds damaged dozens of homes-- some are missing their roof--others are missing walls as rescue crews from across the region raced to the scene, our crews saw neighbors pitching in, helping families search through damaged homes. one woman says she ran outside, held onto a big tree in a ditch, as t

gun law advocates say they )re not happy with a deal governor terry mcauliffe made with state republicans. approved. but it would reverse an order from the attorney general. under it --the commonwealth wouldn t have recognized concealed carry permits from 25 states -- including north carolina. it does take steps to take guns away from people with protective orders and would allow for more voluntary background checks at gun shows. advocates say the governor gave up too much. outcue: ".. " duration:0:00 jeanette richardson -- wants tougher gun laws 04:44 definite betrayal. he was the last person i expected to go back on this deal in an interview in washington d-c --governor mcauliffe defended the deal -- saying he had to compromise. he says the deal will save lives.a a young boy who went viral for his homemade sports jersey is now getting recognized by his [coughing] [coughing] [coughing] [coughing] coughing disrupts everyone's life. that's why so many people are turning to delsym for longer lasting cough relief. delsym has an advanced time release formula that helps silence coughs for a fu

clinton has some key backers from the commonwealth - including governor terry mcauliffe - and senators tim kaine and mark warner. but she wont be here alone - republican candidate ben carson will also be in hampton roads this afternoon - speaking at regent university at so hillary clinton will be speaking tonight at 8 o clock here at lake taylor high school in norfolk. it is free and open to the public - and of course tomorrow is the big day - virginia is one of ten states holding primaries tomorrow - now here )s kristen crowley with friends family and fellow officers got together to remember a prince william county police officer --killed on her first day on patrol. the vigil was held in woodbridge last night for officer ashley guindon. guindon and two other officers were responding to a domestic dispute saturday night when they were shot. guindon, a 6 year marine corp reservist and previous intern with the police department... was just sworn in friday. the two other officers who were shot are still in the hospital. shooting them -- 32 year old ronald hamilton -- is an active duty arm

today governor terry mcauliffe will visit waverly and appomattox - the areas hardest hit by the storm. the governor cancelled his original plans for today so he could see the damage and spend time with the victims. he also declared a state of emergency so that public safety agencies can make resources available to the recovery. listen to what a shop-owner on main street in waverly told our jason marks yesterday, minutes after the storm passed. well it was, there's no words to express how bad it was, it was getting dark, the wind was blowing so severly it could have been a tornado, did it touch down here? when i midst of a tornado, and the roof is right here on the ground in the middle of main street. actually it was in the middle of main street and they just pushed it off. you said it came out nowhere? i came out of nowhere. i saw the sky get dark and the next thing i know, the wind just started blowing from, just so much that the debris was just coming everywhere. i saw the flags blowing and i realized that i was in the midst of a torndo. what was that like? hear you are, its blowing

clinton has some key backers from the commonwealth - including governor terry mcauliffe - and senators tim kaine and mark warner. but she wont be here alone - republican nominee ben carson will also be in hampton roads this afternoon - speaking at regent university at 2 o clock. so hillary clinton will be speaking tonight at 8 o clock here at lake taylor high school in norfolk. it is free and open to the public - and of course tomorrow is the big day - virginia is one of ten states holding primaries tomorrow - a vigil will be held tonight for the young boy and the two other people killed by last 50-year-old old larry turner, 26-year-old devine string- field - and two- year-old ian lewis were killed when their mobile home was destroyed during thursday s storm. tonight s candle light vigil is being organized by the women s social club of wakefield. it gets underway at 6-30 p-m at the annie b jackson elementary school in waverly. just days after the tornado outbreak --the virginia national guard, along with local, state, federal and volunteer organizations were out helping those in need i

again national guard came through with chainsaws helping to clear away fallen trees and governor terry mcauliffe pledged to do whatever it takes to get the people of waverly back on their feet was a major burn as i say our heart goes out everybody worked very hard to get power back to those of lost our first responders on throughout the state team is out of the damn team is up managing to get everybody out out of our team really did run hard until tomorrow there will be going back out here helping with those cleanup efforts as well as going ga ga trying to help people see if they have any temporary need are things that can be fixed around their home for now this latest in waverly and kerry were both thirteen years now. operation blessing sent a small team to waverly today to help people who suffered losses they said does these new pictures from waverly were told the volunteers brought a construction trailer with that they met with pastors to offer spiritual support and help remove debris states as it is using nearly every resource possible to help clean up after the storm state police of an unse

police say there are also reports of downed trees and power lines we told you before governor terry mcauliffe is expected to visit the area today. this underway and tap a headache in essex county after severe storms roll through that area yesterday so we're working to get more information about this from troopers were told that it doesn't appear there are any fatalities. however several because of downed trees were told i'm guessing that meant several wounded because of downed trees or tall crews are working to remove people were injured troopers would not confirm how many bows the police tell us the storm damage at least thirty buildings and destroyed fifteen others several roads remain closed and this morning three because of the morning debris that is on the roadways there's still lots to do around the area is incredible how some areas barely saw any of the action and others were destroyed people killed in when really you know we are watching this system approach we knew was gonna be worth a little bit out to the west was interesting cuz we kept talking about the storm prediction center th

gov terry mcauliffe at the height of the storm, dominion virginia power reported more than 27-thousand outages in hampton roads and 80-thousand across the state. crews have been working to get customers' power back on. right now we have about keep sending us your storm damage photos. it helps us tell the story. a 10 on your side viewer sent us this incredible photo from virginia beach. the powerful winds blew over the canopy at the it's the same gas station, just before the top fell over. you can see some of the columns are leaning over. you can see more viewer photos like these and also see the damage chopper 10 surveyed right now on still ahead - the powerful storms tore through other towns in virginia. ahead we'll show you more damage plus - hop aboard chopper 10. we'll survey more of the tornado damage from above. and - it's a very cloudy day as we look outside towercam 10. meteorologist jeremy wheeler is tracking the blustery weather. he'll tell us how long the winds will stick forecast. lowe's presents: how to put your foot in your mouth. man, wish my yard looked like yours. hey,

governor terry mcauliffe declared a state of emergency after severe storms on wednesday. four people are dead, including one person in appomattox county. wfxr's paris holmes joins us live in appomattox county where a press conference was held at the top of the hour. paris, what can you tell us? central virginia was not the only place virginia was central virginia was not the only place hit hard by the severe weather. take a look at the damage in waverly, that's not far from the petersburg area. investigators say a 2-year-old and two men were tossed from thier mobile home and killed tuesday afternoon. a curfew for the community and law enforcement have spent the night going door to door to make certain all residents are accounted for. desmond gardner/witness: it is nothing like this before i lost a good friend in the storm and my prayers go out to their family. the bodies of those killed have been sent to the medical examiner's office in norfolk for positive identification. four other buildings in waverly were destroyed by the moves across today into tonight. highpressure

governor terry mcauliffe and local leaders will meet for an important conversation - preventing young african american boys from turning to leaders will meet for an important conversation - preventing young african american boys from turning to violence! the city of hampton is hosting a regional symposium to address the issue. data shows young black males are disproportionately affected by crime as either victims or offenders. rico bush is in hampton with more on what some are calling the crisis in the black community. rico. brandi, don, with this symposium today, leaders hope to use it as an opportunity to change the narrative from black youth and men. state and local leaders say they want to turn the page on crime and send a united message that they won't tolerate it in the seven cities. in hampton alone, african american men between the ages of 15 and 24 make up nearly half of all arrested for violent crimes, but the group is less than five percent of the population. overall in hampton, violent crimes rose 20 percent from 20-14 to 20-15, which has prompted the city to have more com

governor terry mcauliffe is a member of the clinton privy council, and clearly he hopes to deliver a big win for mrs. clinton on tuesday, and hopes to hold the state for the democrats in the general election in november. this was a state that was on autopilot for republicans for years, for about four decades. the republicans carried the state for the presidency. a very rapid shift in the demographics of the state, explosive growth in population that has turned this into a very purple state, in very short order. >> finally, we are talking with jeff schapiro, a political columnist. how much political capital does governor mcauliffe have in this state among democrats? >> keeping in mind, governor mcauliffe would acknowledge this, he won by plurality in 2013, largely because of who he was. ken cuccinelli, fiercely , and governor 's momentum has not really been maintained in the succeeding years. it was a very big legislative election last year. he was unable to take the state senate back to democrat control. here is a chance for him to demonstrate a measure of muscle in this fast-growing

governor terry mcauliffe announced the virginia main street grants on tuesday. the state is handing out 150- thousand dollars in grants to help historic downtown neighborhoods. mcauliffe says ... the grants create jobs within the community and boost revenue. roanoke county police officers were up bright and early in the morning having coffee with people in the community. this is the first time the police department has held a "coffee with a cop" event. it's something that more than two-thousand departments across the nation are doing.. to connect with community members.. build relationships.. and of course, have some morning coffee. officers say it's nice to interact less stressful environment. still to come on virginia today .... we have a furry friend visiting with us. how you can add this loving and [ female announcer ] most of the time it's easy to know which option is better. other times, not so much. so it's good to know that mazola corn oil has 4 times more cholesterol blocking plant sterols than olive oil. and a recent study found take care of those you l

terry mcauliffe.### senator mark warner travels to southwest virginia today as part of a five day tour through virginia. he meets this morning with with community in lynchburg for a round table discussion. this afternoon he joins students at longwood university for a town hall meeting. warner is expected to share his ideas to strengthen and diversify virginia's economy. congressman bob goodlatte hosts a veterans' resource fair today at the armory in staunton. the fair gives veterans a chance to connect with programs veterans... active military and their families. # today: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s tonight: mostly clear with lows in the middle & upper 20s friday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s & lower 50s saturday: sun & clouds with highs in the lower 60s sunday: isolated showers possible with highs in the lower 60s monday: isolated showers possible with highs in the middle 50s tuesday: passing rain showers with highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s today: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s tonight: mostly clear with lows in the middle & upper 20s friday:

governor terry mcauliffe praised the passage of the bills... saying they're the first meaningful steps forward on gun safety legislation in the state in more than 20 years. mcauliffe also added... he looks forward to working with the general assembly to finalize the agreement. police in northern virginia are looking for a woman who has been missing for two days. 22-year-old sarah waye was last seen in fairfax wednesday afternoon. she was driving a black 2009 toyota police say the girl has been treated for mental health conditions and her family is concerned for her welfare. she's been entered into the national crime information center as a missing person. anyone with information is asked to call police. almost 500 local soldiers in the virginia national guard are preparing for a year long deployment in the middle east. the lynchburg based national guard, made up of men and women from across the area will deploy to qatar in may. they will provide security detail and will relieve another winchester based national guard unit who will return home f

the vote comes a few days after governor terry mcauliffe and republican leaders announced a rare compromise on gun policy. those measures must be approved by the general assembly. 3 pattie tight the virginia house has passed the so-called king's dominion law. that lets schools start before labor day. it now senate. the measure would remove the requirement that school start after labor day and allow local boards to set their own calendars. 3 pattie plasma some parents in amherst county are concerned after documents reveal the school board was looking into closing a school. under the 2017 budget discussions, the school board listed the pros and cons of closing pleasant view elementary. abc 13 spoke with superintendent dr. steven nichols, yesterday, who says that's not the case. dr. nichols says the paperwork was there for a board member who brought up the option. but he says the budget was written without any closings considered. 3 pattie box university officials in virginia say.. a william and mary student contracted the zika virus while traveling in central america over winter break. it's t

terry mcauliffe is the 72nd governor of the great commonwealth of virginia. a former national democratic party chair and a prodij us fundraiser before that. no one is closer in politics to bill and hillary clinton that terry mccall-- mcauliffe and we're pleased to have him here. >> great to be with you. >> we'll talking about some virginia sent rick issues but let's start with national politic, handi cap the hillry bernie race, why so tight. >> i think in fairness, he's been saying a lot of things that just can't happen. he's promising everybody free college education. his governor of virginia i would love to give everybody in virginia a free college education, there is zero chance that could ever be passed and put into law. we can't afford it. he's promising everybody, even where the hardworking president obama did on health care, he's promising everybody free health care. so i think for a lot of folks they hear that, it sounds great. but the reality is, you and i have been-- you and i are older than dirt. we have been around longer than ever. at the end of

governor terry mcauliffe said yesterday, reducing carbon emissions should continue. in fact, a group of company executives, environmentalists and others are meeting tomorrow to work on it. 27 states are currently in a legal battle over obama's plan. norfolk police say one man is responsible for several restaurant burglaries in the city, and they hope you can help catch him. start with surveillance picture of man. the clear one of his face! take a good look at his picture. police say he's broken into at least four restaurants in two weeks. each time getting away with cash. here's video of him attempting a fifth break-in at the ole bay seafood restaurant on lafayette boulevard. he was unsuccessful here. we spoke to the family who owns the restaurant "ole.") c12 4:25 - he had a bag. purple bag. and then he opened his bag and and he had a hammer inside. c12 6:46 - we didn't lose anything. but we had to pay for the door to be fixed. :50 police need your help to catch this guy. if you recognize him - ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: mostly sunny. cold. highs will be

maureen: governor terry mcauliffe declared a state of emergency in virginia. area hit hardest was the town of waverly south of richmond. three people were killed jeff goldberg starts our team coverage from there. jeff? jeff: everywhere you walk in waverly this is what you see. somebody and sadness all over town. governor mcauliffe saying he expects the damage across the commonwealth of virginia to be in the tens of millions of dollars. it gives a sense of the power as the storm came down. >> dropped the whole car down the aisle. >> the twister hit them directly. >> we hold each other and said we love each other. we were just praying. >> williams survived but the neighbor did not. 50-year-old larry turner and his stepson 26-year-old stringfield were both killed. along with stringfield's 2-year-old son ivan

. >>> many descended upon the state capital demanding more action from governor terry mcauliffe. barbara and andy parker came with 3,000 signatures. they opposed mcauliffe's compromise. the governor defended his action saying there's no evidence that anyone with a conceal carry permit hurt anyone. >>> the attorney general's office announced the testing will start shortly on the state's backlog of rape kits. crime labs will begin processing the rape kits, some of which are nearly 30 years old. the testing will identify predators and show survivors that the state stands with them. >>> police release new robbery. officers said 25-year-old benjamin cooper used a gun to hold up the bb&t bank. it was robbed about 3:40 p.m. cooper was arrested on henry street. cooper also faces charges stemming from an attempted mugging on february 2nd. >>> plans are moving forward to build an amtrak. >> they cited distance and low projected ridership. bedford out. we have more on a new study and how much it's going to cost. >> several localities and organizations are moving forward with plans of a poss

governor terry mcauliffe has declared a state of emergency. the virginia national guard has already sent more than 50 soldiers to essex, richmond, westmoreland, sussex and patrick counties to help with debris clean up. more will be sent to other areas to help if they're needed. we're also waiting on more details about the governor's visit. governor mcauliffe is schedule to visit appomatox and waverly, virginia today. kimberly and garrett, there is also a press conference cominig up at 7:00 in wayside evergreen regarding have been killed by the devastating storm system that swept from the gulf coast into the northeast. the same storm system brought twisters to southern louisiana and mississippi tuesday, where at least three people were killed. the storm brought heavy rains and strong winds to other places like new york, making a mess of travel. rain quickly built up on roads in washington, d.c., putting some vehicles underwater. bruce caylor: "when the water gets this high, it's scary because your cars are here and you don't know what's going t

clinton has some key backers from the commonwealth - including governor terry mcauliffe - and senators tim kaine and mark warner. republican contender ben carson -- will be in virginia beach. he )s appearing at regent university -- part of the school s presidential candidates forums. jeb bush, john kasich and ted cruz have all appeared at the university during the campaign season. last night - hundreds packed the virginia beach convention center to see republican candidate marco rubio. a c-n-u poll has rubio with the highest approval rating among virginia voters - but still polling behind trump in the republican party. clinton s event is free and open to the public. there are no tickets left for carson s event -- but you can catch the live stream on wtkr dot com. in the control room -- jessica larche -- newschannel three. one senator says that s not enough room. the reason why airlines may soon be expanding seat-sizes. can t remember where you set your car keys? you may want to hit the gym! the surprising link between your weight and your memory. six hours. that )s how long one boy s a

look at the krog >>> governor terry mcauliffe virginia tech came to the capitol for labor day. the resolution was passed by both the house and the senate. >> have all these wonderful hokies around me. what a neat day. >> class act as always. the coach retired at the and of the last football season after 29 years. >> all right. well martinsville has the highest food insecurity rate of any city feeding america southwest southwest virginia serves. that's why hour wsls10 cares food drive is set up inside. we go to the kroger in martinsville. has it been busy there? >> reporter: yeah, it has been. people have been coming through of course, that is exactly what we want to see. we've filled up several feeding america food boxes. they estimate about 3100 are food insecure meaning they don't know where their next meal will come from. that's about 23% of the population here in martinsville. one martinsville resident i spoke to said she is glad to see everyone donating. >> definitely, definitely. there's no jobs. i think it's great that people are giving. that's a good thing. >> reporter:

the other is at the pamplin fire department on pamplin road. 3 danner tight governor terry mcauliffe came to appomattox today to see the damage firsthand. this is a picture he tweeted out earlier as he saw the damage andersen is live in appomattox. with the governor's reaction to all the damage. annie satlive it was just sadness and shock. looking around, this tornado just demolished houses... turning them into just pieces like this (show wood from one of the houses)....take sot: "it was just amazing he length and width of this tornado that struck here. but as you go on you'll see structures totally gone and you'll see just gigantic areas of trees snapped in half, gigantic trees on the ground and you can clearly watch the wind as it obviously came here toward appomattox." annie the governor toured some of the houses that were hardest hit here in evergreen. at this house, one of the people who live here is still in the hospital after the tornado threw him about 200 feet. while in evergreen, mcauliffe also met with phil hysel of the national weather service gusts of 120 miles per hour.

chairy herbert of the national governors association winter meeting and the vice chair, governor terry mcauliffe. gentlemen, thank you for being here. mr. herbert: thank you for having us. mr. mcauliffe: thank you very much. >> gentlemen, what do you plan to bring to the table? >> we will ask on behalf of the governor and what we are doing on the war on terror and economic opportunities and particularly, the role of states going forth. the role of states have a particularly important role, and we would like to foster relationships not only with the white house but also with the congress. >> you have been focusing domestically and locally on the opioid crisis. mr. herbert: we have had governors reach out and see if they could help with abuse of all kinds of drugs, substance abuse and that is an area where we have significant concern and we recognize that the states are probably best suited to reach out with education aware awareness. we are trying to help people to get to the root cause of their criminal activity. healthso involves mental courses to help get to the root cause and avoid having cri

>>> right now governor terry mcauliffe making a major announcement in richmond on highway 36. a view that could change your commute in the future. >>> a little chilly out there today, but wait until this weekend. we have a big cooldown in terms of temperatures, coming up. >>> big turnout and big wins in new hampshire. now a test for the candidates as they head south. news4 midday starts right now. >> well, that cold air has moved into our region. yesterday we topped out at 40 degrees. we got a little sunshine in the afternoon. today we're stuck in the 30 won't even be the coldest day by far. wait until this weekend as that cold air continues to move in. the winds will really be a factor in how it feels outside. in fact, we have wind chills in the 20s right now. by the weekend they'll be in the single digits, even below zero. our next chance of precipitation doesn't look to be until monday. maybe a few flurries out there but few and far between. our high will be between the midded to upper 30s, so it's going to be pretty brisk. we've had a wind about 10 miles an hour average ou

that's why governor terry mcauliffe is creating a statewide task force to fight the virus. the group will work with local officials on mosquito surveillance and control programs - prior to the beginning of mosquito season. virginia has three reported cases of the virus - while north carolina doesn't have any. florida has the highest number of cases reported at 28. we have a 10 time saver traffic alert to tell you about this evening. interstate 264 is moving a little more smoothly at this hour. three separate accidents between independence and lynnhaven blocked the interstate in virginia beach this afternoon. eyewitnesses say a flipped over 18- wheeler caused a big part of the backup. the road re-opened within the last 30 minutes. vdot says the shoulder is boulevard. veterans waiting for access to health care from the hampton v-a got an opportunity for help the hampton location joined v-a hopspitals accross the country hoping to cut back on hours this morning. waiting to see specialists were able to make saturday appointments today between 9 and 1. the director says the v-a

jummy: a live picture of governor terry mcauliffe touring virginia, where one person died and the storms that blew through the area yesterday. the governor will then go to waverly around 1:00 this afternoon, and after that he asl head to exes county -- six in tappahannock, virginia. stay with us right here on abc seven for the very latest. after much delay, the d.c. streetcar service will finally be open for business on saturday, but they are not the only ones. -- these color phil trolleys will offer free service between the atlas performing center to the new nando's restaurant on h street. a clever idea. stumbling, stunned, and -- veterinarians are seeing dogs who have ingested marijuana. times face fines and jail if they intentionally drove their dog. in most cases, they say the dog got into their marijuana edibles by accident. tonight, kimberly suiters investigates why so many dogs are on dope. boybig gift for a little who took the internet by storm. double be back with andy: it was a heartwarming heartbreaking image that swept the internet, a little boy in afghanistan whose brother m