is posted ri at six :00 with the tom schaad, don slater, and bruce rader with sports. tom: what an incredible day it has been in hampton roads. one of the many places to be outside today and there is more nice weatherhead. something people along the outer banks have been waiting for, a new bonner bridge. anita: ground was broken this morning. the current bridge has been on borrowed time. erin kelly has more on what is next. erin: the governor called this day historic and said building a new bridge was personal. >> it is awesome. something we wanted a long time. >> a brand-new connection to north carolina. ceremonial digs in the sand. the project is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2018. for so many on the outer banks, it is about safety. >> they were nervous about going across it with the amount of commercial work that went over it. it had a low rating and it was well past its prime. >> mothers would not let their kids go on the bus. they would have windows opened in case something happened. >> it features high-performance concrete, and an eight foot shoulder. de

and i'm tom schaad. meteorologist ashley baylor is in the super doppler 10 weather center with our first forecast. tonight: rain across the southside and north carolina..a rain/snow mix possible north and west of the metro. all rain after 2 am. lows: upper-30s to low-40s. friday: periods of rain through midday. drier sunny. spotty showers possible late. highs: upper-40s. winds: light south. the clouds have been filling in throughout the day. we will be tracking mainly cloudy skies through the evening hours. an area of low tap into some rain and a wintry mix for parts of our viewing area. after 7 pm, rain showers will spread across the rain and wet snow. i wouldn't rule out some minor accumulations (coating) on the grass/sidewalks/cars from northern surry co, northern sussex co, to williamsburg, and points north along the middle peninsula, and northern neck. the higher accumulations will be temperatures will start to warm into the low-40s, so we'll all see rain into friday morning. you of rain through the

and i'm tom schaad. next on wavy news 10 at 6-- a big day for virginia voters. super tuesday is just about over. we check in with our crews to see where things stand with the turnout. and it was the second devastating fire in a norfolk community within days-- this one took a life. now family members have a lot of questions-- the biggest one-- what happened? that and more when nicole it right here. air pollution may increase the risk of pre-term birth for women with asthma. researchers at the national institutes of health are warning expectant mom's to avoid traffic related pollution in early pregnancy. their studies found that both long and short-term exposure to nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide were especially risky just before conception and in early pregnancy. more studies are in the works. building a better mosquito trap. that's what entrepreneurs in canada are doing to help fight tthe zika virus. it's a compostable -- and you only need to add water to attract the mosquito. s/ morgan wyatt / you and sucks your blood, it has an incredible it will go and fin

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