a virginia beach veteran has taken on a new role in the resort city. city counil named dave hansen the new city manager tonight. they say he has spent ten years working for the city, and he had a 30-year military career. hansen takes over for former city manager james spore. he retired last month after 24-years with virginia beach. new information about a couple of planned projects in virginia beach. tonight, city council planned to discuss a proposal for the 15th street pier. mayor will sessoms says: leaders will be working with the developers-- and pier proposal - clip 48 17:05;05 the largest city in the commonwealth outta iconic i'm very excited about that do i know if the numbers will work yet? i don't. a private group has asked to re-develop the area between 14th and 16th streets at the oceanfront. we could see a new pier, hotel, restaurants, and more parking. it would cost 245-million. the mayor also discussed plans for a fitness park at the oceanfront. city council did not approve the project when they voted on it earlier this month. tonight, the

a virginia beach veteran has taken on a new role in the resort city. city counil named dave hansen the new city manager tonight. they say he has spent ten years working for the city, and he had a 30-year military career. hansen takes over for former city manager james spore. he retired last month after 24-years with virginia beach. new information about a couple of planned projects in virginia beach. tonight, city council planned to discuss a proposal for the 15th street pier. mayor will sessoms says leaders will be working with the developers and the public to make it happen -- sessoms on 15th street pier proposal - clip 48 about that do i know if the numbers will work yet? i don't. private group has asked to re-develop the area between 14th and 16th streets at the oceanfront. we could see a new pier, hotel, restaurants, and more parking. it would cost 245-million. the mayor also discussed plans for a fitness park at the oceanfront. city council did not approve the project when they voted on it earlier telling people not to give up hope. feeds fitness

next on newschannel 3 at 4 - improving fire safety in the resort city. where the city wants to add a new station - and how it could impact you. plus-- a virginia college student makes a big donation to a tracking rain, then a gradual drop in our temperatures....a s we move through our friday night, have your umbrella handy. we )re tracking a good chance of rain, courtesy of an area of low pressure moving up the coast from the south. this low will spread heavy rain in some spots, capable of a couple of thunderstorms are possible as well, which could produce gusty winds. otherwise, expect cloudy skies with low temperatures in the upper 40s. most of the rain will be out of here overnight tonight into early saturday morning. in fact, for most of saturday, we )ll see partly cloudy skies. highs will be in the upper 50s to near 60. a cold front moves in saturday, causing our highs to drop into the upper 40s by sunday. now, talking about sunday, expect mostly cloudy skies and a few showers. we )ll start to see a bit more sun monday and tuesday, but it won t be wa

anchor: the resort city is preparing to get body cameras like norfolk and other before they do that, they are hearing what residents think about it. brandy: tom, the ideas to get citizens input before they finalize their body camera policies. by 2017 the department plans to have most of the uniformed patrol officers wearing those body cameras. or have been some civil rights groups like the american civil liberties union or the aclu that have been very critical of policies related to body cameras. in october we told you that the aclu said they examined body camera policies across the state and found that they were inconsistent at best and chaotic at worst. the group called for a uniform policy that would specify details such as what actions and events should be filmed. those privacy concerns will be we did interview captain todd jones who is the lead researcher on the body cameras here in virginia beach. i asked him if the public and expect to see more of the body camera video to be released for greater transparency. captain jones: we want to educate people that it is not always just a

it's a hotel in the resort city of puerto vallarta. his attorneys had file paperwork to block mexico attorneys to allow deportation. the case involving the deaths of four people during a drunk driving accident that dates back to 2013. tanya couch, the mother, has already been brought back to the u.s. and charged in assisting in her son's escape. >>> major breakthrough in the world of space travel. the falcon plummeting toward earth and making a landing. it's ready to fly again. the space x corporation says the rocket was not damage during its launch and abrupt return to earth. technological breakthrough crucial to cutting costs and using rockets to deliver in outer space. >>> three of those believed to be sickened by blue bell products died. prosecutors are determining wrongdoing in this. blue bell removed all of its ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbert and other frozen items in stores across the united states. >>> 3, 2, 1, happy new year! >> frank: a crowd in wisconsin welcomed in 2016 at lake michigan. the annual polar bear plunge in ja

gabby how s the resort city preparing for the big winter storm? i can t tell you how many times people have come by the fountain today to take pictures of this fountain. now the big concern for public works crews is that same effect that youre seeing on the fountain could happen on the roads. thats why crews are 30 trucks on standby -- ready to go in case the virginia beach roads get ugly the next couple days. 47;01 we haven )t been bored with weather conditions over the last five years so it s come a common place with us and it )s our jobs and that )s what we do frost patrol is once again hitting the roads early tomorrow morning. three trucks will start out at 1 am, staying through rush hour at 8 -- theyll be spreading a salt and salt mixture on bridges and overpasses. and if things get bad -- thats when the 30 trucks come into play. 41:53 we don )t know exactly what to expect out of this storm so we probably won t be using all 30 but we )re always prepared in vb for this type of things thats exactly what they did today -- making sure all the spr

cold all day kindergarten be coming to chesapeake and the resort city? a new measure may mean more time in school for your young children. a major sporting event isn t complete without a referee. and a dog sporting event isn t complete without a "rufferee" we ll tell you about the hampton roads a full six hour school day could be in the future for kindergarteners in chesapeake and virginia beach. today newschannel three s makenzie walter talked to parents and educators about a bill that could make it happen. its a staple across hampton roads... 2.01.00 you want to spend all day at school buddy? yes every city besides chesapeake and virginia beach offer full day kindergarten classes.... but soon - that could change. a proposed bill would require the two school districts to offer a full day option to (all ( students. 2.13.37 given the two options of course full day is better virginia edwards says that although a full day would be beneficial, this unfunded mandate from the state would fall on taxpayers. 2.10.14 where we are now to next year would eb about 1

right now, a proposed bill would give the state power to make financial decisions for the resort city, including the right to sell off assets and land. also, there will be a statewide referendum in november asking voters if two new casinos should be allowed to open in north jersey. supporters say it would help new jersey's economy, but atlantic city council says it is ready to fight that proposal. >> for those of us who are against it, we have to come out in numbers and get the vote out. it all comes down to the balance kwot box. i'm sure our good friends will be active in the campaign against it. >> mayor guardian will address the metropolitan business and association at noon at harris center. >>> it's 4:07. the sign says it all. $1.5 billion could be yours in tonight's record powerball jackpot. and winning all that money will put you in some exclusive company. nbc 10's katie zachary is live with more. >> tracy, that fact is not lost on people, that winning tonight's $1.5 billion powerball will put the you in some exclusive financial company. behind me, it's pretty quiet right now. b

(**take vo**)in egypt...two tourists were stabbed during an attack on a hotel in the resort city of hurghada.the suspects are said to have arrived by sea and carried isis flags.police shot and killed one of the suspects. the two tourists, said to be this comes just one day afafr a terror attack at a hotel in cairo near the pyramids....no one was hurt in that attack. from the terrorism alert desk in washington, i'm alison starling. 3 3 3 taking a live look over norfolk tonight on our square tire sky watch camera. 3 *cold.* and getting *colder.* chad has the frigid details 3 "first alert weather with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 3 3 3 larry, diana and chad talk about today's weather and the upcoming forecast. 3 <

improving safety in the resort city. could a new fire station - do just that? it )s raining now in hampton roads - but will it damper your weekend plans? let s get right to meteorologist dominic brown tracking it from

city ordinances to stop the retail sale of milled animals in local pet stores. news channel 3 s makenzie walter shows us the group is taking action to make the resort city next on the list. kara moran we have 10,000 puppy mills in the united states and i guess the idea is to slowly shut them down and stand up for the puppies and dogs that are left behind kara moran started a petition online asking the virginia beach city council to stop local pet stores from selling puppies and kittens from mills. kara moran not only are you buying very expensive puppies that are coming from horrible conditions but youre buying a sick puppy and you dont realize until you get it home virginia beach pet stores have been accused by the humane society of working with massive out of state brokers in the midwest who are directly connected to puppy mills. that breeded for sale in conditions that are considred inhumane like what youre seeing in this video. now virginia beach residents are trying to join the movement and become the first city in the state to ban the sale of milled animals. kara we can lead the rest of the state on standing up for or agasint puppu mills and making sure th

the two were captured in the resort city on december 28. since her return, tonya told the sheriff she is uncomfortable in jail. >> explained to her that this was a jail not resort. >> ethan is fighting his extradition. it could be months before his return to texas. charles hadlock, nbc news. >>> four days after north korea's claim it tested a hydrogen bomb, the u.s. responded with its own show of force over the korean peninsula, it did so with a symbol u.s. responds to communist north korea in the 21st century. ron allen at the white house with more on this. hi, ron. >> good evening, kate. the administration says b-52 bomber capable of dropping atomic weapons flew over the peninsula to reassure the south and to warn the north that testing a nuclear device last week will have consequences. the massive cold war era bomber a not so subtle reminder of u.s. military might. the u.s. trying to turn up the pressure on the north's kim jung-un, seen, touring military headquarters in the days since the test blast. the u.s. doubts the claim the bomb was

anchor: in other news, gun men in egypt opened fire on a hotel used by foreign tourists in the resort cityn the red sea. egyptian security forces reportedly killed at least one of the attackers. it is also being said that the assailants may have arrived by sea. despite subzero temperatures in the balkans, large numbers of refugees are continuing to make the overland journey to europe. around 20,000 people cross into the eu in the past week alone. medics working at refugee points say that their health is at increasing risk in the freezing weather. our european correspondent has spent the last few days on the border between serbia and croatia. he sent this report. reporter: along europe's refugee trail, temperatures have plummeted. still, they keep coming, 2000 to 3000 a day. children without shoes. and growing numbers of families. it had been thought that winter would slow the arrival, but here at the gates of the european union they are still lining up to get in. a few days ago. this is in critical. further -- this is incredible the cold. for them, even more so. reporter: more and more are

(**take vo**)in egypt...two tourists were stabbed during an attack on a hotel in the resort city of hurghada.the suspects are said to have arrived by sea and carried isis flags.police shot and killed one of the suspects. the two tourists, said to be swedish, were hospitalized. this comes just one day after a terror attack at a hotel in cairo near the pyramids....no one was hurt in that attack. from the terrorism alert desk in washington, i'm alison starling. 3 3 six months after escaping a mexican prison, one of the world's most wanted criminals is back in custody tonight. 3 coming up after the break... what it took to track down the 3 3 the most wanted drug lord in the world is back in custody. "el chapo" was recaptured in mexico today... nearly six months after the second prison escape of his career. 3 as omar villafranca reports... he's also wanted for several crimes in the u.s. 3 ((narr-1))mexican authorities finally got drug kingpin joaquin guzman back in their grasp.the man known as "el chapo" was arrested friday in chopper)mexican marines were met with a firefight - that ended with five o

squaring off in a training session in the resort city, broadcast on state tv. italian a russian passport >> bob: new tonight at 11:00, a year ago a 5-year-old girl lost her life. officers say that phoebe's father threw her off of a bridge near the sunshine skyway. by the time anyone could get to her, she was already dead. today a man has started the journey to try and help keep her memory alive as fox reports, he's logging hundreds of miles for phoebe. >> michelle lives with a major void in her heart. >> my life has been so hard this whole year without her. >> her 5-year-old granddaughter was killed one year ago. police say her own father threw her from a bridge leading up to the skyway. rescuers found phoebe, but it >> i myself am having a hard time for getting the tragedy and to her because her daddy loved her. she loved her daddy so much. >> a picture phoebe rests over her heart, as alex gears up to make sure she's not forgotten. >> i never want to forget her. >> for three days alex will run this path back and forth in her honor. he doesn't want people to focus on the day she died. he

the way for atlantic city. new jersey governor chris christie vetoed a bill that would have closed the resort city's 30 million budget gap. atlantic city will run out of money come april. four casinos have closed in the past year and the city lost $200 million to property tax appeals. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and let's check in with meteorologist jeff smith. >> we do continue to watch the prospect of a major winter storm for the weekend. in the meantime, quiet. not as bad. 28 degrees. a mix of sun and clouds. probably more clouds during the afternoon. high up to 37. you are at the bus stop this morning, sending the kids to the bus stop you need to bundle them up. the windchill is not as bad as it was yesterday. getting into the upper 30s this afternoon. normal this afternoon with diminishing wind. more details on the impending storm during the next half hour in the full forecast. we send it to debbie duhaime with the roads. >>> on the subways 1 and 2 back on or close to schedule. up to john del giorno high above the l.i.e. good morning, john. what is happening? >>

the snow starts to fall will your city be ready? newschannel 3s gabriella deluca was in virginia beach today and preparing roads in the resort city. in front of lesner bridge bridges and overpasses are the big concern when it comes to preparing -- and the lesner bridge is no exception. it will be one of the first spots crews hit tonight when they roads. mound after mound of 6000 tons of sand and salt -- sits waiting to be used to treat virginia beach roads if the snow starts up tonight. that could take care of several snow storms we )d have to have a real snow mageddon to use up 6k tons virginia beach frost patrol will hit the streets around 7 tonight to spread the mixture. then again a few hours later. their big concern -- bridges and overpasses. 27;28 they freeze up faster there )s no ground underneath them to keep them warmer. lesner bridge is one of the first ones we look at, and for drivers -- they know snow in the beach means take precaution on the roads. 28:03 people usually can t drive too well around here so i think everyone should just stay off the streets but tonight s not the big worry -- its what could come in a few d

hotel occupancy in the resort cities of sharm el sheikh and regatta stand at less than 20% and the cities lose more than $250 million every month. russia suspended all flights to egypt, and britain halted flights to sharm el sheikh in october. lawyers for the boston marathon bomber filed appeals of a. earlier this month, a judge denied the bid for a new trial. no details were provided on the grounds of that appeal. was convictedaev last year and sentenced to death in connection with the bombing. news 24 hours a day, powered by our 2400 journalists in more than 150 news bureaus around the world. i am mark crumpton, david, back to you. david: we are talking with the u.s. economy. new data out today, fourth-quarter gdp road -- rose today. yearhold spending less rose at a steady clip, well companies are pinched by strong dollar and weak overseas sales. points ofhese data just about the health of the u.s. economy, and we expect to see a rebound in the coming quarters? let's start with gdp. disappointing, but not altogether unexpected. we had slightly -- we try to estimate what the fourth quart

a proposed bill would give the state power to make financial decisions for the resort city, including the right to sell off assets and land. also there will be a statewide referendum in november asking voters if two casinos should be allowed in north jersey. >>> more than one and a half billion dollars could be yours in tonight's record powerball jackpot and winning that money would put you in very exclusive and elite company. nbc 10's kate y zachry reports from bucks county. >> reporter: lottery retailers are no doubt going to be busy selling powerball tickets for tonight's record drawing. if you win, you would be richer than tiger woods and eagles owner jeffrey lurie. you'd have to win two powerball jackpots to equal oprah winfrey's fortune. and warren buffett and bill gates are in a league of their own. we found one store luckier than most in our area. this sunoco station on lancaster avenue has sold a couple of two million tickets. employees hope that streak continues with tonight's powerball drawing. the manager suggests buying tickets at lunchtime rather than the evening because

the driver of that ford and another man who apparently fled on foot. ken macleod, wbz news. >>> a big deal between the city of boston and wynn resorts everettt casino. the city has to drop the legal fight against the casino. wynn resorts will pay $368 million over 15 years. some of the money will improve traffic and infrastructure and the 1.7 billion dollar casino project will open in late 2018. >>> a hingham man held in iran for more than a month is time. matthew tray adviceic said he was about to leave tehran when he was pulled off the street and held for 40 days. his captors told him he would never go free. >> i am sitting there spotlights on me and they say matthew, matt this is your last chance. you know admit why you are here admit you are here to overthrow the government. >> he was wrapping up a four month lang program at a institute associated with tehran university. there's no word on yes was captured in the first place. he says he is now reajesting to life at home in hingham. >>> a manhunt for a killer ending if fitchburg. dana williams shot himself in the head as they closed in in on his apartment. he murdered his exfather-in-law in virgin

the two were captured in the resort city of puerto vallarta on december 28th. , she sun comfortable in jail. >> i explained to her that this was a jail, an resort. >> ethan is fighting his extradition. it could be months before his return to texas. charles hadlock, nbc news, fort worth. >> a virtual valet. tesla owners don't even have to get behind the wheel to park their cars. check out the summon feature in action. one person posted this video to youtube. tesla says it featured tesla drivers trying to get into their cars in really tight space. the feature can open and close your garage door which is kind of like, not that big a deal. but parking your car is a big deal. the update with tesla owners over the weekend. >> very cool. >> you a good parker? >> i'm an excellent parallel parker. though i do have a ding in my car from garage parking. >> you need a tesla. >> i do. >>> coming up next, a wild day in football. nfl wild card sunday. we have the dramatic highlights coming up straight ahead. >> plus, 49ers search for their next head coach. and 49ers spent five

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the city will get 300 -- 300 million more to build the wall. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is calling for a state takeover of atlantic city. he said the resort city isn't capable of getting its finances together. the takeover would last five years instead of the 15 originally proposed. atlantic casino revenue is down in the last decade. >>> a milwaukee man arrested on a charge of trying to buy machine guns from undercover agents planned a series of attacks. he is accused of plotting a mass shooting at a masonic temple. prosecutor say he wanted to travel to the middle east and he changed his mind because he couldn't afford the airfare. the fbi was investigating him since last september. >>> a spanish bull fighter may be in trouble for what he brought into the ring. francisco rivera posted a picture on instagram of himself in the ring with his baby daughter. the picture touched off complaints to child welfare. rivera is standing by the to the to. he said it's a tradition in his family to fight bulls like this with children. the little girl was not hurt. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," the video of the toddler in her crip tha

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the night and back to chris christie. he's calling for a state takeover of atlantic city. the governor says the gambling resort city is incapable of getting its finances together after years of overspending. the mayor has decided to accept the state's help. years instead of the 15 originally proposed. casino revenue is down more than $2 billion in the last decade. >>> a gas leak prompted an evacuation of the school in westchester county. it happened at the school in tarrytown. a backhoe ruptured a gas line outside of the building. the school is kleesed out to a county service for special needs children. up to 60 children and 30 staff members were forced out as a precaution thankfully. no one was hurt in the incident. >>> there are some new details about a suspect who was shot by police in manhattan. police say the 25-year-old man was armed with his a knife when he charged at officers just after midnight inside the jacob reese house. officers say the suspect was ordered to drop the knife several times. he was shot once in the chest. he's now recovering at the hospital. police say he's a parolee wanted for quest

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militants have stabbed and wounded two foreign tourists, a danish and german, at a hotel in the red city resort city of hurghada. police member opened fire --men opened fire at the attackers killing one. not clear how serious the conditions of the tourists are. >> michelle: the attack came hours after the local affiliate of the islamic state, isis, claimed responsibility for the attack a day earlier in cairo. nobody was hurt in that attack on thursday. egypt has been battling an insur yebsy by islamic mill tablts led by the islamic state afill yants and these are different pictures of people posting on twitter as they're watching all that happen. while those two breaking stories were going on we heard of a third story. >> krystal: a lot going on on this friday. this time out of london. again, you see images coming from social media. people there this was unfolding when a commuter train station at london bridge was shut down. >> michelle: we go through what's a tool here that we're able to use and able to type in the london bridge and pull up all of the pictures and videos and tweets that are co

city. the governor says the gambling resort city is incapable of getting its finances together after years of overspending. it would last five years instead of the originally proposed 15 years. >>> new information in the case of a friend who apparently was aren't too friendly when it he was arraigned overnight on grand larceny charges accused of stealing a friend's winning powerball ticket worth $50,000. prosecutors say he told the other man it was worth $4. investigators say he was going to use the money to escape to the dominican republic. >>> an indiana school district is mourning the loss of a long- time principal killed pushing children out of the path of an on an oncoming school bus. a school bus lurched on to a curb as jordan's students prepared to go home. she managed to push the students to safety before she got hit. >> we will work closely with the authorities. we want to make it clear that it was an accident. and we just ask that everyone in this community and beyond please pray for our students and our great leader. >> two children did get hit but no charges have been filed agai

city has been on a losing streak new jersey lawmakers introduced a bill to add more casinos. atlantic mayor said that will competition will hurt the casinos more. city council president said the resortwants to keep governorring itself. another possibility being discussed for atlantic city is filing for bankruptcy, it's really bad. >>> 35:57. they say good things come in threes. that's how many powerball tickets matched all the numbers in the $1.6 billion party. people had a party where one was sold. >>> a driver hits a patrol car with two police officers inside. a live report is up next. okay. so right now, everyone is saying, "hurry! you gotta get fios." but why? well, because there's never been a better time to get a great deal from fios, the fastest internet and wi-fi available. only fios has speeds from 50 to 500 megs. because your devices run better on a better internet. and for just $79.99 a month online, you can get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for your first year. plus with a 2-year agreement, fios gives you $400 back, and all of the premium movie channels for a year. this is your last chance. offer ends january 16th. get out of the past. get fios. 6:00 a.m., thursday,

. >> from the jersey shore bureau, atlantic city's mayor says the resort may have to reconsider bankruptcy now that governor chris christie effectively vetoed a financial aid plan for the city. the mayor says if the state doesn't come up with the funding in the next weeks bankruptcy would be the only option. lawmakers had passed a package of bills including one that would have allowed casinos to make six payments instead of paying taxes over 15 years. the governor failed to sign the bill by yesterday's new deadline. now legislative leaders have been pushing for a bill introduced calling for a proposed state takeover of the city. >> it looks like rebel will be getting a second chance as a casino. the new owner says he plans to reopen the property as a smaller casino than before. he didn't say when it would open but hotel rooms could be open by june he says. also says construction on a new water park at the former rebel could begin as early as may. >> we have another frigid start to our workday for sure. layers are necessary this morning especially for the kids heading out to the bus stop. w

. >>> money problems in the gambling resort of atlantic city have gotten so bad that the state of new jersey now wants to take over. governor christy announced a deal preventing atlantic city from going bankrupt. it would give the state power to control the city's finances for five years. >>> and also today an apology from governor christie to the mayor of wildwood. >> i got carried away last night at a town hall meeting. it's not the first time. i had a night to sleep on it, i woke up this morning and i didn't feel good about what i said to him. >> the town suffered heavy flooding after its dune system was compromised by the storm. tonight, thousands of new if their tap water is safe to drink. environmentalists say a small amount of chemical contamination has turned up in a dozen jurisdictions. the chemical known as pfc is widely used in items like teflon cook wear and microwave popcorn bags. but it's not regulated, and not known if it is dangerous. it has been found in the taupes of orange, port pleasant, union, aqua and atlantic city. >>> this happened in the frenzy over the record