virginia beach city manager dave hansen... c31 8:34:17- committing to the purchase of the light rail vehicles at 50/50 and following through on the mou just seems logical for our city council to consider. most residents at the open house seemed to be tracking the latest conversation between the transportation board and city leaders. noting: the board and transportation secretary funding will be on the line without the mou. c5 8:20:21 - i can understand the city's perspective and not wanting to committ before they know how much it's going to cost. but i hope they can do that quickly. because i'd be really sad to see the money go somewhere else. c30 8:31:58 - i think that they should use the 155 million dollars that the government has given them because if they don't then they're going to have to stand in line and wait their turn again. resident dane bly(the) calls the idea of extending the tide from norfolk to virginia a "financial time bomb." c32 8:41:13 - of course, locally id like for us to spend that 155 million dollars on r

virginia beach city manager dave hansen... c31 8:34:17- committing to the purchase of the light rail vehicles at 50/50 and following through on the mou just seems logical for our city council to consider. most residents at the open house seemed to be tracking the latest transportation board and city leaders. noting: the board and transportation secretary aubrey layne say state funding will be on the line without the mou. c5 8:20:21 - i can understand the city's perspective and not wanting to committ before they know how much it's going to cost. but i hope they can do that quickly. because i'd be really sad to see the money go somewhere else. c30 8:31:58 - i think that they should use the 155 million dollars that the government has given them because if they don't then they're going to have to stand in line and wait their turn again. resident dane bly(the) calls the idea of extending the tide from norfolk to virginia a "financial time bomb." c32 8:41:13 - of course, locally id like for us to spend that 155 million dollars on roa

mayor will sessoms - city of virginia beach 5244 the city of virginia beach, in last year's budget, funded the construction of light rail to town center. 5250 that money, along with the $155 million dollars allows us to move forward with light rail. 5256 mayor sessoms says he is optimistic the state and city will work something out. but if it comes down to holding a referendum or losing that $155 million - sessoms says it would be irresponsible for the city to forgo that money -- given that a prior referendum a few years ago showed most supported it. live in virginia beach, erin kelly, 10 on your side. we are learning new developments in the case of a woman charged with concealing her son's tonya slaton were nolle prossed. the case will go to circuit court - where slaton now faces second degree murder. she's scheduled in court on that charge on the 25th. state police found the decomposing remains of her son in her trunk when they pulled her over for an expired registration, in june. her son -- quincy -- had years. last month, the medical examiner's office said it could not determine a of d

meetings and attending events us supreme court agreed last month to hear bob mcdonnell's appeal a virginia beach city council and once the state to take back the one hundred and fifty five million dollar grant for light rail are a cane was in virginia beach all day learning the latest on this funding fight terror david the councilman says it's irresponsible of the state to offer money on what the counts and considers a failure and the councilman is also asking the city manager to stop spending money on pushing forward with a project that has been approved yet. virginia beach councilman john moss calling on transportation secretary aubrey layne to withdraw the state's hundred and fifty five million dollar offer to

it impacted how townebank does business, how the city of virginia beach does business, how city council members do business. (25;37 7) (what are people going to think reading this )) runs:03 virginia beach mayor will sessoms was worried investigation hit the headline his votes benefited townebank borrowers. the investigation forced townebank to change policy. bank senior executives like sessoms can no longer run for elective office. sessoms had to choose between keeping his job with townebank or be mayor. he chose the people with a little nudging (37:17 8 after 37:25) ((i think you can't understate the parachute it was very generous )) runs: 05 sessoms parachute. he gets $425,000 a year until 2019 then his retirement kicks in $215,000 a year for 15 years. (37;45 8) ((if it was not as generous would you have resigned as mayor and remained at the bank? i don't know the answer to that question because that wasn't presented to me)) runs: 08 another change, financial disclosure forms developers need to fill approval for projects. this is the new disclosure form for virginia beach. much more

(from 4pm) mayor will sessoms - city of virginia beach runs 0:14 5148 i believe he's wrong. i think instance, we pay for the eis that's going on right now, we are honoring every timeline that we've committed to from day one. 5202 the transportation board is working on a resolution -- which should have more on what it's asking from the city. starting today, schools out a new learning tool to students - chromebooks. high school students will recieve a laptop to take home with them. it's part of the state's push to fund e-learning. the computers arrived at schools yesterday. the goal is to get students engaged in learning beyond the classroom. now to a follow-up on a local school district's calendar. the virginia beach school board voted to remove some teaching days. instead of 183 school days, next year will have 181. the board says that will include two- and-a-half days of professional development for students and staff. supporters believed it would help the entire system run more smoothly. opponents said it would hurt hourly workers. developing this morning, apple says it wi

well the fight to extend the light rail from norfolk to virginia beach continues as virginia beach city councilman asks and set aside for light rail in virginia beach are erik ainge has the latest developments. regina one virginia beach city councilman is asking the city manager to stop spending money before the council approved agreements with the state virginia beach councilman john martz calling on the state to withdraw its one hundred and fifty five million dollar offer to help extend light rail from norfolk to town center must tells thirty news now he wrote to transportation secretary opry lane telling him the transportation board cannot be faithful to their fiduciary duty to the taxpayers of the commonwealth by appropriating the money the councilman cites a study which concluded the extension would not reduce traffic grow the economy or healthy environments. it's a tremendous bet everybody will have to pay for the ridership is miserably low city treasurer john atkinson is leading an effort to put light rail on the november ballot. atkinson agrees with the resolution moss will put

ease all let you know more about how long the warmup them are last in just few minutes by the city virginia beach could lose one hundred and fifty five million dollars that's how much state funding the city would miss out on it the light rail extension project goes to referendum in november. transportation secretary andrea lane says it's not financially responsible to fund a project that is contingent on a vote opponents of light we are now scrambling to put the issue on the ballot are generally joins us now live from town center. when those who are opposed to extending the light rail from north bay to town center and then eventually down to the oceanfront are working as hard as they can to gather as many signatures as they need to put their spin on the bat on the ballot in no in november and let the voters decide whether or not they treasurer john atkinson who is championing this cause is he's gathered seventeen thousand signatures so far he's confident he's going to get a twenty seven thousand that need to bring this referendum with the three dollars and cents issue we do not need a loser and t

marcella robertson thirteen is now clock is running for the city virginia beach state leaders are looking for a commitment from the city to extend light rail virginia beach city leaders now have until april thirtieth to sign on the dotted line. amelia's live to explain exactly what needs to go into that contract again and this is really good news for light rail supporters because this means that a referendum would not at all jeopardize the one million dollars in state funding but the city must sign an agreement and commit to buying light rail cars april thirtieth in order to lock in that money weren't a whole lot better position than we were yesterday. mayor willis sms breathing a sigh of relief. very thankful for secretary elaine transportation board passed a resolution this morning telling virginia beach that it will get one hundred and fifty five million dollars in state funding if it submits an application to buy light rail cars and signs a memorandum of understanding or an agreement by april thirtieth believe will allow the city to move forward the referendum that we should desire wi

virginia beach city council members want a referendum in november in regards to the project due to this estate a secretary of transportation aubrey layne is threatening to pull back state funding lane says he doesn't want to allocate funds that are based on a vote to get those multimillion he says within the next two months. there must be a significant financial commitment now coming up at five thirty you'll hear mayor will says also your interest in attending this meeting is scheduled for six o'clock here tonight at the weston live in virginia beach police brown thirteen years now for thirty four time a recipe for trouble in newport news where police found what appears to be a second meth lab in say that they found meth making items inside of the units inside the heightened would north apartments. detectives tell us that they received a tip materials at a nearby home on sunday. officers found two adults and a thirteen year old boy inside of the apartment two women one man and a four year old child later showed up. police released them to children are staying with friends on the docket

when the state wants virginia beach city leaders to act. plus, jen lewis tracks the big backups we've been experiencing all morning after a shooting on the interstate. and meteorologist jeremy wheeler has the latest on your forecast and what you can expect as we head ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: mostly sunny. chilly & breezy. highs will be in the low 40s. winds north 10-20mph. tonight: mostly clear. cold. lows will be in the upper 20s. winds north 5-10mph. friday: partly sunny. highs will be in the upper 40s to near 50. winds south 5-10mph. high pressure is bulding into the region today. this will bring us lots of sunshine, but it will also create a breezy north wind. so it will will warm up to near 50 in the afternoon. we'll see a great weekend with highs in the 60s both days. clouds will increase late sunday with a few showers possible by the evening. the region next week. so there is a high chance for rain tuesday into wednesday. looks very warm on wednesday at this time. stay tuned good morning, hampton roads. let's check hono

and the state gives virginia beach a deadline for light rail. you'll hear how soon the city will have to act to good morning, hampton roads. let's check ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: mostly sunny. chilly & breezy. highs will be in the low 40s. winds north 10-20mph. tonight: mostly clear. cold. lows will be in the upper 20s. winds north 5-10mph. friday: partly sunny. highs will be in the upper 40s to near 50. winds south 5-10mph. high pressure is today. this will bring us lots of sunshine, but it will also create a breezy north wind. so it will be chilly. tomorrow we'll develop light southerly winds with the sunshine. so we will warm up to near 50 days. clouds will increase late sunday with a few showers possible by the evening. moisture will push into the region next week. so there is a high chance for rain tuesday into wednesday. looks very warm on wednesday at this time. stay tuned for updates. honoring the late supreme court justice. new this morning, when and how the president will pay his respects to antonin scalia. plus the president prepares for a historic tr

hobbs is currently being held in the virginia beach city jail. she will have a bond hearing early tomorrow morning. i'm liz palka, 10 on your virginia beach police say they robbed a abducted her. 22-year-old ronnie anderson is also accused of sexually assaulting the victim. police couldn't show us the second suspect because he's underage. 10 on your side's erin kelly has been working to learn more from nearby businesses off northampton boulevard. erin? most of the surrounding businesses would have been closed at the time this is alleged to have occurred. but there may be surveillance video -- and tonight it's not clear what that could show. virginia beach police say wingate by wyndham hotel burton station road. around 12:30 am sunday -- officers say a woman was about to get out of her car -- when 22-year-old ronnie lesha anderson came up to her with a knife and demanded something she had. then, police say an underaged male who also woman's purse. when that didn't turn up anything of value, police say anderson forced his way into the woman's car --

meetings and attending events us supreme court agreed last month to hear bob mcdonnell's appeal a virginia beach city council and once the state to take back the one hundred and fifty five million dollar grant for light rail are a cane was in virginia beach all day learning the latest on this funding fight terror david the councilman says it's irresponsible of the state to offer money on what the counts and considers a failure and the councilman is also asking the city manager to stop spending money on pushing forward with a project that has been approved yet. virginia beach councilman john moss calling on transportation secretary aubrey layne to withdraw the state's hundred and fifty five million dollar offer to norfolk to town center or by sheer probability an attack there on the whiteboard ma cites a study which concluded the extension would not reduce traffic grow the economy or help the environment they should take the money back to waste on tuesday moss will introduce a resolution asking the city manager to stop spending money on the project before city council signs off on an agreement with th

virginia beach city hall may be getting a new address: town center. this is only in the planning phase. the current compound sits on princess anne road, away from major highways and bigger parts of the city. the director of public works says, the building is 50 years old and needs to be updated. so do you renovate city hall or build a new one at town center and repurpose the current building? the next step would be for the city to approve money in next year's budget for a feasibility study. the virginia beach school board has not voted on a new school calendar -- school officials tell us, some board members want more time to discuss the options. the board was supposed to decide whether to enact an 183-day schedule, or remove a few teaching days. school officials calendar could help them be more efficient. they plan to hold a special meeting about it next scandal at a local high school. search warrants say a teacher at ocean lakes discovered it. they say a 17-year-old student admitted to having an app that stored nude photos of at least eight female st

but so 10 on your side's matt the city of virginia beach rolls on with light this week, city manager's office presented the city council with a vision for growth in virginia beach. and it all tied into light rail. while the city moves forward so has the opposition. 10 on your side's matt gregory has the latest from town center. if the plans go through,here at town center would be the final stop on the new light rail extension. its where the old norfolk soouthern line ran. but if a group in virginina beach has their way, it wont even get that far. to give you the latest on the light rail here's what you should know. this week's presenation is just the first of several aimed at giving city council a view of what light rail could do.. here's a look at what the council saw. the study shows that in other cities businesses and apartments grew up around light rail. from the perspective of the city, they say the new transportation could do that here. in the meantime citizens against light rail say their supporters continue to grow. transportation choices is critical for any city of our size an

virginia beach. h-r-t plans to hold an open house tonight to discuss station locations, bridges, and road crossings. last year virginia beach city council voted to extend the tide from the current newtown road station, to town center. you can hear about the latest plans and ask your questions to transportation officials tonight. the meeting is at the westin hotel in town center from six to 7:30. officials, he's committed to light rail. we've been telling you, transportation secretary aubrey layne told the city to use state funding for the project or lose it. layne says he cannot hold $155-million dollars from other projects if city council decides to take the issue to a referendum. (from 4pm) mayor will sessoms - city of virginia beach moving forward with this project. for instance, we pay for the eis that's going on right now, we are honoring every timeline that we've committed to from day one. 5202 the transportation board is working on a resolution -- which should have more on what it's asking from the city. today congressman bobby scott will focus on making veterans and drug court programs successful. he'll hold a round tabl

hobbs is currently being held in the virginia beach city jail. she will have a bond hearing early tomorrow morning. i'm liz palka, 10 on your side. tonight two people are locked up -- after virginia beach police say they robbed a woman at knifepoint and abducted her. 22-year-old ronnie anderson is also accused of sexually assaulting the victim. police couldn't show us the second suspect because he's underage. 10 on your side's erin kelly has been working to learn more from nearby businesses off northampton boulevard. erin? most of the surrounding businesses would have been closed at the time this is alleged to have occurred. but there may be surveillance video -- and what that could show. virginia beach police say it started here -- at the wingate by wyndham hotel on burton station road. around 12:30 am sunday -- officers say a woman was about to get out of her car -- when 22-year-old ronnie lesha anderson came up to her with a knife and demanded something she had. then, police say an underaged male who also had a knife, took the woman's purse. wh

one guard in virginia beach marcella robertson thirteen years now i have a date april phase is when the virginia beach city council vote on whether to make a commitment to the state about extending light rail for years city leaders have been talking about extending the norfolk line the commonwealth transportation board wants city leaders to promise to buy light rail cars the board said in april thirtieth deadline before the city council votes on the contract you can weigh in on the decision and were told there will be a public hearing on march fifteen there's a big group here in shape our future and you may already know some of them very well with blanks explains these people might be living in your house. i'm talking about your children there is a huge number of middle and high school students going up right now and is a mission here in hampton roads to understand them because of their influence and potential power they are incredibly important one for the wee one of the society coming together and accept each other for our differences i see it daily then talking about drugs everybody wants the blue devil

for my furry babies just like we look out for children born deformed frankie was abandoned in virginia beach city wild rescue him. they had just a massive growth. the don battles a connective tissue disorder. his skin tears like paper. he also has a crippling bone deformities he couldn't walk more than two steps without stumbling and falling like frankie baby bear was also deserted and has his checklist for the veterinarian area carvers pooch had three knee surgeries and he is partially blind diabetic would happen i live with kisses and pets galore it's easy to see the dogs are loved and while wagner's get the royal treatment through chiropractic in the laser therapy treatments what we're looking for are any areas where he has either discomfort or decrease motion time between two key role segments that marion paul rowing says this is a sign of decreased airflow with a quick thrust to grow in relieves pressure and aligns bones in conjunction he uses lasers which are raising our two biggest things that the laser does is it speeds healing but healing time almost in half and reduces pain and the dons

layne says he cannot hold other projects if city council decides to take the issue to a referendum. virginia beach mayor will sessoms told state officials, he's committed to light rail. h-r-t will hold an open house tonight to discuss station locations, bridges, and road crossings. last year virginia beach city council voted to extend the tide from the current newtown road station, to town center. you can hear about the latest plans and ask your questions to transportation officials tonight. the meeting is at the westin hotel in town center from six to 7:30. 10 on your side will be at the meeting - look for updates on wavy news 10 at 6 and later at 10 and 11. we have a lot more to get to in the next half hour, but now it's time for your forecast. it'sa very nice day, and that rain this morning has moved out. here's a live look at tower cam 10 at the skies over downtown norfolk. center... rest of today: partly to mostly cloudy. highs will winds ne 5-10mph. tonight: partly cloudy...a stray evening shower is possible. colder. lows near 30. winds north 5- 10mph. thursday: mostly sunny but chilly. high

dollars and cents issue we do not need a loser and that's all you can call light rail is a loser virginia beach city treasurer john atkinson says he only needs ten thousand more signatures to let voters answer this question should city councils and local funds to build light rail if that question make it to the ballot in november. secretary of transportation aubrey layne says the city may move a hundred and fifty five million dollars in state funding he told delegate ron villa nueva in a letter that he simply cannot allocate funds to a project that's contingent on the boats come march for the presidential primary on super tuesday we're going to have man every expect to get another ten thousand signatures light rail supporters like martha mclean says the region is in desperate need of a multi modal transportation system that knitting patterns that are all over the place and so people have to have some other alternatives besides getting in their car and driving everyday and if the city doesn't get state support for this now expanding the light rail me never happen. it'll be next to impossible for the

virginia beach. discuss station locations, bridges, and road crossings. last year virginia beach city council voted to extend the tide from the current newtown road station, to town center. you can hear about the latest plans and ask your questions to transportation officials tonight. the meeting is at the westin hotel in town center from six to 7:30. virginia beach mayor will sessoms told state officials, he's committed to light rail. we've been telling you, transportation secretary aubrey layne told the city to use state funding for the project or lose it. layne says he cannot hold $155-million dollars from other projects if city council decides to take the issue to a referendum. (from 4pm) mayor will sessoms - city of virginia beach runs 0:14 5148 i believe he's wrong. i think instance, we pay for the eis that's going on right now, we are honoring every timeline that we've committed to from day one. 5202 the transportation board is working on a resolution -- which what it's asking from the city. starting today, schools in portsmouth will pass out a new learning tool to students - c

cities stand to lose? we continue to follow developing news out of virginia beach. where city leaders now have a deadline looming over their heads regarding light rail. the commonwealth transportation board said today - it needs virginia beach to show committment to light rail by the end of april. 10 on your side's liz center with more on the developments and a meeting going on tonight - liz? stephanie and anita - april 30th is the deadline for the city. the board saying the city must submit an application to buy the light rail cars. and agree to a memorandum of understanding. all of this came out in a resolution released by the commonwealth transportation board today. transportation secretary aubrey layne adding, the m-o-u does not fully commit virginia beach to extending light rail to town center. but if they can't come to an the line. the discussion came about after word the city may have a referendum on this november's ballot related to light rail. this after the state had already committed money. layne said today - the city can go ahead and virginia beach stays

virginia's growing killer of thirteen years now but com just click on the investigate staff virginia beach city hall may move to town center according to our partners at the virginian pilot their concerns the current city hall building is deteriorating the city's public works department reports the problems include asbestos outdated technology and aging h vac systems. if city hall moves to town centers believe the change complete the idea said to be just in the beginning stages and there's no exact word yet on how much this move would cost a construction alert in virginia beach right now busy section of lynn haven parkway is closed. albright drive to dalrymple straight stretch of road was open again until september. crews are adding two more lanes to the road neighbors we talked to have mixed emotions about the change is that me a headache when is going on and is a bigger headache has completed the void we know some interruption dead some inconvenience but we know overall a swim workout band along with a road widening crews are also installing a water line storm sewers and sidewalks drivers wil

and you will hear more about the pitch to get the tide rolling into virginia beach. >> that is coming in the city manager's office. matt gregory is live with the pitch. and the growing opposition. >> this area here is where the city of virginia beach envisions growth between living and businesses over the next few years thanks to light rail. in the next few months opposition plans to get enough momentum to stop light rail. old southern line solve the last train cars passover years ago but this straight line may have a future in light rail. >> to have an additional option to diversify choices is critical . to connect the two largest is necessary. >> this week with this presentation each of the city council how it has provided jobs. >> it is critical. >> even more crucial because in the coming months the city has to by the light rail cars. >> from the point you order them to the point they go into systems testing is a 30 month time difference because there are special order vehicles. reporter: city treasurer john at can send -- >> i'm supporting the no light the lack of need. the cost. reporter: he

brian solis / city of virginia beach c0046 00:30:26 " to have an additional option to diversify your transportation choices is critical for any city of our size and to connect the two largest cities in the commonwealth just makes a lot of sense." 00:30:35 " brian solis is the lead for the city on light rail expansion. this week, with this presentation he showed the city council how other cities jobs and popultation. brian solis / city of virginia beach c0046 27:11 "providing city council with a full comprehensive picture of what the light rail project could mean to our residents and our visitors is critical." 27:20 even more crucial because in the coming months the city has to buy the ligh rail cars. that from the point that you order them to the point they go to systems testing is a 30 month time diference because they are a special order vehicle." 28:29 in the same city building, on the first floor. city treasurer john atkinson. john atkinson/ light rail opposition c0003 00"04:46 "im supporting the no light rail position." 00:04:48 has his reasons john atkinson/ light rail oppositio

virginia beach. h-r-t plans to hold an open house tonight to discuss station last year virginia beach city council voted to extend the tide from the current newtown road station, to town center. you can hear about the latest plans and ask your questions to transportation officials tonight. the meeting is at the westin hotel in town center from six to 7:30. virginia beach mayor will sessoms told state officials, he's committed to light rail. we've been telling you, transportation secretary aubrey layne told the city to use state funding for the project or lose it. layne says he cannot hold $155-million dollars from other projects if city council decides to take the issue to a referendum. (from 4pm) mayor will sessoms - city of virginia beach runs 0:14 5148 i believe he's wrong. i think instance, we pay for the eis that's going on right now, we are honoring every timeline that we've committed to from day the transportation board is working on a resolution -- which should have more on what it's asking from the city. starting today, schools out a new learning tool to students - chromebooks. high school stud

homeowners are websites like err b and b are putting up the cash in virginia beach city leaders asked lawmakers to look into the issue their concerns are just with the tax revenue but also with the safety of visitors and residents and neighborhoods city leaders requested lawmakers to take a bit longer not make hasty decisions. although she use becoming more popular i think people are doing with your place you on the golf course and many in the hospitality industry including hotel owners are very concerned of what this bill could do to their business. read more of their thoughts on our website at their teen years now. dot com reporting live in virginia beach and receiver jacob thirteen is now a new survey from goldman sachs shows that once people use air being be they are more likely to keep using the site of the two thousand people surveyed only forty percent of people who stay in peer to peer lodging said they still prefer traditional hotels the survey also revealed it's not just younger people using sites like they're being be home away and flaky in the survey twenty nine percent of

state leaders are looking for a commitment on light rail from the city of virginia beach city leaders not have an april thirtieth deadline for that commitment. state transportation board passed a resolution this morning virginia beach will get one hundred and fifty five million dollars in state funding if it submits an application to buy light rail cars and signs a memorandum of understanding if the city commits the state funding would be locked in with or without a referendum and even if the issue makes it to the november ballot and voters say no to light rail the city would not be in the hole if the referendum i believe the car could be sold to another train to come transportation secretary aubrey layne also said the state is not asking the city to commit money to the full construction of light rail because the final numbers on the cost will be out for another year so a start a house an open house tonight to give the public information about different light rail proposals was held at the weston town center there were details about the preferred route for the extension of the tide as

virginia beach city hall may be getting a new address: town center. this is only in the planning phase. the current compound sits on princess anne road, away from major highways and bigger parts of the city. the director of public works says, the building is 50 years old and needs to be updated. so do you renovate city hall or build a new one at town center and repurpose the current building? the next step would be for the city to approve money in next year's budget for a feasibility study. the virginia beach school board has not voted on a new school calendar -- school officials tell us, more time to discuss the options. the board was supposed to decide whether to enact an 183-day schedule, or remove a few teaching days. school officials say: shortening the calendar could help them be more efficient. they plan to hold a special meeting about it next week. virginia beach police are investigating a sexting scandal at a local high school. search warrants say a teacher at ocean lakes discovered it. they say a 17-year-old student admitted to having an app

parkway is expected to be complete in october of next year developing now the countdown is on virginia beach city leaders have until april thirtieth to commit to light rail or lose one hundred and fifty five million dollars in state funding the state transportation board passed a resolution yesterday but the city must submit applications by light rail cars and signed a memorandum of understanding know if the city commits the state funding would be locked in with or without a referendum if the referendum should occur in it should fail i believe the car could be sold to another train to come transportation secretary audrey lane also said the state is not asking the city to commit money to the full construction of light rail the final numbers on that cost won't be out for another year will support for apple this morning there is pushback that would require them to give the government security feature one case involving an i phone is heading security hawks against privacy advocates how can set a new precedent for all americans moving forward but first a major developments in the washington d c mansio

the state transportation board confirm virginia beach to the entire project or prohibit a referendum, as long as the city stays on schedule. virginia beach mayor will sessoms told state officials he's committed to light rail. h-r-t will hold an open house tonight to discuss station locations, bridges, and road crossings. last year virginia beach city council voted to extend the tide from the current newtown road station, to town center. you can hear about the latest plans and ask your questions to transportation officials tonight. the meeting is at the westin hotel in town center from six to 7:30. 10 on your side will be at the meeting. look for a preview in our next ninety minutes of news. today ocean view residents are getting a closer look at the damage after a devasting weekend fire. chopper 10 flew over the smoking remains in the willoughby area after saturday's fire destroyed eight buildings and damaged six. today andy fox is back on the scene still active with investigators,crews, and residents. four days into this and still on scene four days into this and fire investigators are still on scene (n

people opposed to the light rail extension are trying to get this issue on the ballot in virginia beach city treasurer john atkinson is leading this cause he says he's gathered seventeen thousand signatures so far and he's confident he'll get the twenty seven thousand he needs for the referendum on the presidential primary on super tuesday we're going to have man every precinct we can and i fully expect to get another ten thousand signatures. it'll be next to impossible for the city to come up for the region to come up with that kind of dollars necessary to do it independent we spoke with mayor will systems on the phone today he says he's writing a letter to opryland to get more clarification on that state funding. crazy out there the difference between southside in the peninsula fairly soon now everybody out right now basically seeing rain free conditions although again we have the fog little bit more the north as i mentioned that case you just tuning in the pub the broadcast that talked about how we've gone from forty one to fifty four and two hours on the south side with a south southeast

and the state gives virginia beach a deadline for light rail. you'll hear how soon the city will have to act to keep millions in funding. nap time, waits for no one. good clean food, waits for anyone who orders it. order online and avoid the line. at panera. nap time, waits for no one. good clean food, waits for anyone who orders it. order online and avoid the line. at panera. food as it should be. roads. let's check ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: mostly sunny. chilly & breezy. highs will be in the low 40s. winds north 10-20mph. tonight: mostly clear. cold. lows will be in the upper 20s. winds north 5-10mph. friday: partly sunny. highs will be in the upper 40s to near 50. winds south 5-10mph. high pressure is bulding into the region today. this will bring us lots of sunshine, but it will also create a breezy north wind. so it will be chilly. tomorrow we'll develop light southerly winds with the sunshine. so we will warm up to near 50 in a great weekend with highs in the 60s both days. clouds will increase late sunday with a few showers possible by the evening. moistu

new demand on apple that could bring a break in to the investigation here at home a big day virginia beach the city wants your opinion on a controversial transportation issue believes ah, this lucky boy... he has no idea what's coming. my taste - so huge, yet so unexpected. i'm like a boxer in a ring. a small boxer. you don't expect much... and then, wham! i hit 'em with a whole lotta creamy goodness! left! right! uppercut! leaving taste buds... deliciously dizzy! look! his tongue is knocked out! oh! mom steps into the ring! bring it, girlfriend! mini babybel. snack a little bigger. . feel it the recipe for trouble hazmat teams swarming neighborhood investigating a possible meth lab for the second time this week is expanding light rail into virginia beach still on track will live with the key issue facing the project and our own sandra parker puts herself to the task for a sleep study this nor mike is in place now. stick around to starts right now. good wednesday morning to you is coming one six thirty right now i'm on tracy and embassy bustamante thank you for joining us this morning we'll talk ab

the building now the clock is ticking on light rail funding for virginia beach virginia beach city leaders have until april of thirty f to commit to a light rail or they will lose one hundred and fifty five million dollars in state funding the state average of transportation board passed a resolution yesterday but to the city must submit an application to buy light rail cars and sign a memorandum of understanding. yet the city commits the state funding would be locked in with or without a referendum if the referendum should occur the cars could be sold to another train to come transportation secretary audrey lane also said that the state is not asking the city to commit money to the full construction of light rail the final numbers on that cost will not be out for another year if your commute takes you through virginia beach to listen to this the dot permanently close barbary lane at nine o'clock this morning. detours are posted there. the closure is part of the new holland road connection project the project will change the existing two lane road to a new four lane divided roadway connect

virginia beach city leaders have until the end of april to show commitment to the light rail project. the city's intentions came into question when word of a referendum on november's ballot got back to state leaders. transportation secretary aubrey layne now says, the city needs to apply to sign an agreement with the state that they will stay on schedule with the project. if not - the state will pull the funding. a resolution on the topic came out the day hampton roads transit held a light rail open house. we asked residents what they think the city should do. james gardner - for light rail c5 8:20:21 - i can understand the city's perspective and not wanting to commit before they know how much it's going to cost. but i hope they can do that quickly. light rail c32 8:41:13 - of course, locally id like for us to spend that 155 million dollars on road projects that are badly needed. and we have a back log right now any way.:20 layne said the agreement that must be signed by april 30th does not make the project a done deal. the before city council in 30 days. there's good news for local s

virginia beach city leaders have until the end of april to show commitment to the light rail project. the city's intentions came into question when word of a referendum on november's ballot got back to state leaders. transportation secretary aubrey layne now says, the city needs to apply to purchase rail cars. and sign an agreement with the state that they will stay on schedule with the if not - the state will pull the funding. a resolution on the topic came out the day hampton roads transit held a light rail open house. we asked residents what they think the city should do. james gardner - for light they know how much it's going to cost. but i hope they can do that quickly. because i'd be really sad to see the money go somewhere else. dane blythe - against light rail c32 8:41:13 - of course, locally id like for us to spend that 155 million dollars on road projects that are badly needed. and we have a back log right now any way.:20 layne said the agreement that must be signed by april 30th does not make the project a done deal. the city manager told 10 on your side the memorandum of u

that's right many local school divisions there and in their day early and that includes virginia beach city public live in princess anne high school where students are getting ready to get a job that we can lease. that's right guys the ground is bare but it sure feels like it's going to snow in preparation for the storm. schools across virginia beach are getting our early teens here at princess anne high school ran out the door as soon as possible while they're excited that their weekend is starting early it's going to be a long day for virginia beach public works crews virginia beach public works crews are ready force now be prepared have been since hot summer days. public works spokesman jim langford says they put in a sea and in some orders in july the mixture is stored in a giant igloo shaped shed. we've got about three thousand tons of salts and it's already mixed and we have another three thousand tons of salt and sand can be mixed if we needed but reserves during this storm ross patrol crews were up before the birds or friday morning. that's three tracks are going to treat the bridge

qualify go to thirteen news now developing now virginia beach councilman john moss is asking the state to take back money and set aside for light rail in the city. moss wrote to secretary of transportation aubrey layne saying it would violate the commonwealth's fiduciary duty to help to extend light rail from newtown road in virginia beach town center mall cites a study that found light rail would not reduce traffic congestion and in some places make it even worse he adds that extending the tide would not contribute to virginia beach's economy quality the state offered to give the city o hundred one hundred fifty five million dollars for the light rail project without a commitment from city council lane already said virginia may take the money back a box of tools cause some excitement and shut down part of a roadway in norfolk this weekend please close part of north military highway in front of the gallery and military circles around twelve thirty yesterday afternoon. someone saw something suspicious looking on the sidewalk there officers blocked off the southbound lanes and re directed drivers to the mall's parking lot the bomb squad came out

new at 4 - mayor will sessoms says the city of virginia beach has already shown it's committed to a light rail expansion project. he says the city cannot lose $155 million in state money for the plan. but some on virginia's transportation board want reassurance the beach plans to move forward. 10 on your side's erin kelly explains what happened in a meeting about the issue today. talked about what should happen to state money set aside for expanding light rail here. this followed a letter secretary of transportation aubrey layne sent delegate ron villanueva -- which said that money could be used for other state projects instead if city council chooses to take the issue to the voters again in a referendum. layne has said -- if the beach needs to hold another referendum -- it should -- but the commonwealth has limited resources -- and they can't hold for a project that might occur. today mayor will sessoms sent layne a letter in response. "5148 i believe he's wrong. i think virginia beach has shown a firm eis that's going on right now, 5159 we are honoring every timeline that we've committe

if the city doesn't, it could lose $155 million in funding. virginia beach has been tossing around the idea of letting voters make the decision in november, but the state wants to know before that, because the money could be used elsewhere. city would also have to apply to buy railcars by that. meantim, there is a public meeting going on right now running until 7:30. liz palka will have more tonight at 10:00 at 11:00. anchor: plenty of you are still talking about that huge of fire in norfolk over the weekend. investigators are still out out where it started, and some residents are led to go back into recover whatever it is left -- whatever is left. reporter: i've cover these fires before, and it is possible that because the fire burned so ferociously for so long, they might not come up with a cause. but they were out here today -- you can see it behind me, a big hole there, a condo burned down. there were nine buildings destroyed by the fire, a total of 27 units and 38 people displaced. today we got a look at some of the apartments were the lucky ones lived.

he says within the next two months he wants the city to sign an agreement that would include the purchase of light rail cars and construction virginia beach mayor will the money time thirteen years now the city has been on course doing what needs to be done on it sent to move the project forward lane isn't convinced the city is one hundred percent commited but says he'll bring up a resolution before the transportation board to today and clearly as i said there's a lot going on with this if you are interested in going to hrt meeting here at the westin is scheduled to start at six and also her interest in hearing more about the funding portion of this project we will keep you updated throughout the day live in virginia beach. elise brown thirteen years now keep following that story townhouse five thirty for a recipe for trouble in newport news where police found what appears to be a second meth lab in that city last night officer say that they found meth making items inside of the units at the height and one north apartments detectives tell us that they received a tip after finding similar materials at a nearby found two adults in a thirtee

in 2017, youth coaches say they may not see a league in virginia beach and the city says it's a big misunderstanding. look on the wall of the office. youth football runs deep for don mccari. >> i've been a coach for six years for the great neck athletic association and a football commissioner for the last five years. matt: last fall he and other coaches received some unpleasant news. >> in november, there was some talk about doing away with football starting in 2017. matt: the city's parks department overseas the entire program and supply the fields on saturdays in the fall for them to play football and without that oversight, he says that can be a problem. >> we started a petition online. we have almost 800 signatures already. matt: is it true these fields will be empty in 2017? we talked kevin benington. >> it's still in the budget there. matt: what about 2017? >> we haven't created that bunt yet. matt: he says it's all a misunderstanding. so does that mean football will kick off when the 2017 season rolls around? >> that's yet to be decided. matt: it's a future that don mccari wants to make sure