virginia tech has been involved in very close games, especially in acc play. six of the seven decided by five points or less. that includes a win against no. 4, virginia on january 4th, 70-68. only win against a ranked team this season which louisville is. 16th in the country. lee at the line. >> dan: louisville has done a great job keeping the pressure on the hokies from the offensive end of the court. they are shooting over 57% as a team in the second half and damion lewis, who made six three-point shots is now 8-8 from the free-throw line. what a performance. >> tom: 26 points for lee. that is just one shy of his season high onuaku had the block, all in one motion, louisville basketball, what a play. >> dan: no reason for onuaku not be aggressive. four personal fouls but at this point in the game you play. he blocked the shot, recovered it and bounced off zach leday. >> tom: nine different players scored for louisville tonight as opposed just four for virginia tech. 2:30 to go. from blacksburg, cassell coliseum. lewis trying to get around the edge. a foul ag

a civil engineering professor at virginia tech .. conducted a six month study and were the first to learn the water in flint michigan is contaminated with high levels of lead. wsls ten's duke carter spoke with the flint mother who first contacted the virginia tech research team with her concerns "i just want to say thank to the students at virginia tech," leeanne walters is a mother who is proud to know that after months testing the tap water in flint michigan.... ...government leaders are now addressing the issue --- after she sent a sample to virginia tech back in august 2015. leeanne walters/lives in michigan "it's been a very long journey, and it wouldn't have been possible without all the efforts of everybody involved, walters asked doctor marc edwards a professor of civil engineering to test the water after she did some research online. he along with a group called the "flint water study" took samples over a six month period and learned there were major problems with the water supply. siddharta roy/virginia tech student "how co

the virginia tech tennessee game is set for the 10th.. even a passing glance at buzz williams hokies...year two.. will register improvement.. despite a murderer's row of acc opponents..the hokies are in---very nearly every game..to the final possessions.. last night..no different.. with rick pitino's 16th ranked louisville team at cassell..the hokies did nearly everything they were asked to do..except win the game. the hokies fell 91-83-- scoring 83 points against the nation's best field goal percentage defense.. they were even in rebounding..and committed three fewer turnovers.. if not for the cardinals 12 of 18 shooting from 3..virginia tech...probably wins the game-- zach leday/hokies forward:"...i offense we figured out what they were doing we just attacked went downhill and they just made a whole lot of threes it's hard to overcome that jalen hudson/hokies guard: "you know we were just hoping to get stops when we needed him and and obviously they made a lot of shots obviously they're a good team so they scored more than us which is n

. >>> what we can expect to hear tonight from the virginia tech water crisis innd crematory roanoke and the new river valley. >>> there is now a confirmed case of the zika virus in virginia. >> noreen: but health officials stress that the person who tested positive for it did not contract it here in the united states. we have been digging into this, what it always means, and we go to suri crowe with all the latest details on this. suri? >> reporter: i have been talking to health department officials all day and they have confirmed that a person -- they won't say whether it is a man or a woman who traveled to central america has contracted the zika virus sand back home in northwest virginia. about the zika virus. >> there appears to be a link between the zika virus infection and pregnant women having babies born with microhaving babies born with >> reporter: the condition in which infants are born with small heads and a concern in brazil and other south american countries where the virus is widespread, but haley evans, district epidemiologist for this central virginia district says there

this virginia tech group traveled there several times to get samples from homes. rebekah martin/virginia tech doctoral student: "you know a lot of people from the outside are looking in saying why don't they just leave flint, why don't they just move? a lot of them can't and a lot of them just don't want to. they're not going to walk out on a community just because there is an issue. they're going to try to stand up and fix it." the reseachers have been called hero's for their work. william rhoads: "i think we can look back at what we did and be extremely proud of what we did." justin ward/wdbj7 gained international attention because of the research. he and the team are sharing their findings with the virginia tech community thursday night. in blacksburg, justin ward, wdbj7" we're learning more about a deadly shootout in oregon overnight, which could help end the occupation of a federal wildlife refuge by armed men. this video shows fbi agents and police intercepting militant leader ammon bundy and several other militia members on a oregon highway, not far from wh

a tough loss for the virginia tech women.. wsls 10's john appicello has the highlights.# appy college hoopla now.. and virginia tech's women...much improved from a year ago..with another shot at a marque win over a ranked last year.. blacksburg tonight. vo dennis wolfe's team...14-5, 2-4 in the rugged acc coming in.. and they were trailing #17 miami by 17 points...third quarter.. and then..this..rega n mcgarrity...the catch and convert down low for 2 of her team leading 11... th lead is 11. early 4th quarter. vanessa panousis....the 3 but miami..settles down and pulls away. it's jessica thomas..the penetrate..and the touch...for 2 of her 14 miami gets the win 57-45... virginia tech is 2-5 in conference play full screen jestin lewis 22 mercer over vmi and cuse puts 4 in double figures to defeat number 25 notre dame. appy with speedweeks...fa st approaching at the birthplace of speed...i wanted to show you this.. vo it's been a couple years since i've been at the complex.. watch..this time lapse..of the improvement project start

the virginia tech hokies are back in action tonight against the panthers. the tip off in ten minutes. we'll have highlights at 11:00. notre dame, number two u.n.c. and most recently, louisville. laday, hudson, and allen all scored at least 20 points. there was a 13-point loss to clemson on wednesday. and u.v.a. put up a convincing win on the road in louisville. gill and brogdon both scored 13. and the team rode that hot handed in the second half shooting 58% against the second ranked defense in the and bennett said the key was getting the squad to believe in themselves. >> i said you can do this. will you, i don't know. you can and you have in the past played a team like this in this kind of setting and performed and been right. will you? you got to know first you can. don't ever forget that. and they did in the first half and i said you did it for 20. will you try to do it again? you're capable. >> reporter: and last night the team members were presented with their championship rings at a fundraiser in charlottesville. while most of the team will suit up f

that investigation continued today on virginia tech's campus. several divers searched for evidence in a pond near the university's veterinary school. while police won't say what they're looking for ... state police have confirmed it's in connection to the nicole lovell murder investigation. lovell's church held a special service this morning to remember her and support her family. youth pastor josh blankenship at auburn baptist church says this is a shock to a community that loved and cared for lovell. she participated in sunday school at auburn, riding the bus every sunday with her friends. blankenship says she will be missed dearly. josh blankenship, youth pastor: 00:56:27 "everybody is in shock. you ask yourself why this would happen to such a sweet, innocent, girl nicole. she was never, never met a stranger and was very faithful at the church. loved the lord and was very loved by her family." blankenship says he's asking everyone to keep nicole's family in their prayers. people in the community are mourning nicole's death. singing songs and

a virginia tech athlete is now in jail - in connection to the disappearance of 13 year old - nicole lovell. today police arrested 18 year old david eisenhauer he faces felony abduction charges. officers say new developments in the investigation led them to eisenhauer. being held without bond at the montgomery county jail. as we've reported nicole was last seen at her home between midnight and seven a-m wednesday. since then police have used ground crews and drones to search for her. in our continuing coverage of this story. wsls ten's duke carter is live in blacksburg where a vigil for nicole is underway. duke what new details are police telling you about this case? people are slowly coming for nicole's vigil tonight. it has been an emotional week for the family and hundreds of people are expected to be here in front of nicole's home to show their support. details are still limited into nicole's disappearance. i attended a press conference earlier this afternoon held by blacksburg police and they are still piecing together what happened. they say 18 year old david eisnehauer from maryland

virginia tech has been competitive in every conference game... and hope to continue that trend. tipoff is today at 6:30. that wraps up your morning still to come in the second half hour of virginia today .... one former seminary student is being charged after police say with a minor. what authorities are saying about the search is over for a blacksburg teen who went missing earlier this week. what police are saying about the 13-year old's death and the suspect they have in custody. plus ... two escaped prisoners are back in police custody. what's next for the maximum security prison where the men good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm rachel lucas. and i'm jonathan kegges. here's a live look at interstate 5-81 in roanoke. the warmth continues as we close out january today. with the help of sunshine for the first half of our sunday temperatures will flirt with the 60 degree threshold. today: mostly sunny and warm with highs around 60. tonight: increasing clouds with lows in the low 40s. monday: chance for afternoon showers. warm with highs

he was a former member of the virginia tech cross-country team. he graduated from wild lake high school in columbia, maryland, where he was a three-time state champion. we went to his family's home today, but nobody answered the door. investigators say that david eisenhauer and nicole lovell to each other before she disappeared, and he used the relationship to his advantage to abduct 13, then kill her. keepers, investigators say, then helped abduct her and dispose of the body. the university issued a hope the, saying they entire virginia tech community extends their support to nicole's family and friends. kimberly: so sad. thank you, diane. it is back to school tomorrow morning for some kids for the first time in a week. right now, fairfax and loudoun county schools are operating on a two-hour delay. foster kenny schools are on a one-hour delay. we are going to take a look at roads and sidewalks in just a moment. first, meteorologist devon lucie has a look at the forecast. all the sunshine was not enough to not the snow. devon: it will be around f

bill - according to university officials - david eisenhauer is a freshman here at virginia tech who is from maryland - and is studying engineering. we spoke with several students on the tech campus earlier today - they tell us students were sent an email from university officials - about eisenhauer's arrest.we went to the dormitory on-campus where several students told us he lived. signs were posted on the doors - barring media crews from entering that dorm.students here on campus told us they were shocked to hear the news - that one of their own - is a suspect in a teenage girl's disappearance. and haven't been able to find anyone who knew eisenhauer - since we arrived on-campus this but students here say they remain a bit shaken up tonight - happen. corey buck - virginia tech freshman"we leave our doors open here sometimes. like, even steal from other rooms here. so to hear that a kid somehow is connected to a 13-year-old girl abduction is pretty sickening." kendall richardson - virginia tech freshman"i was really shocked. i would not expect anything like that to happen here at tech.

. >> danner: this is now a live look at the conference happening right now at virginia tech. on the flint, michigan water crisis. a virginia tech researcher and his team are talking about their efforts on campus now. >> reporter: the flintwater study presentation is just about to begin. virginia tech is being hailed as heroes during the whole flint water crisis for their testing on lead levels. tonight they'll have a special guest, leeian walters. her house had the highest levels of lead in flint and one of her children had lead poisoning. >> danner: crews are out counting the homeless in our area and they are working to put essentials in the hands of those folks. they are looking to provide water, clothing, hats, gloves, even blankets. and a way to help organizers to get an accurate count of which determines the necessary funds to help them. but there's also a much-needed hand from the local community. >> i'm from this community and to see people really care about those who are less fortunate than them to give them a hand up and not a hand out. >> danner: that event has been

virginia tech faces off against number 16 ranked louisville. wsls 10's alyssa rae has the highlights from the a-c-c matchup.# alyssa last year the virginia tech men's basketball team finished the regular season with only two conference wins. this year.. it has already doubled it's in- conference wins going 4-3. last nite they hosted #16 ranked louisville in cassell colliseum. vo coach buzz williams showing the players how to play a little bit of defense. -its a 4 point game in the 2nd half.. damion lee knocks down the triple from the corner to extend the lead for louisville. -hokies not going down without a fight.. jalen hudson driving and will bank in the shot for 2... he had a good night... he finished with 27 points and 7 rebounds. -more from lee.. this time on the assist..looking inside to chinanu onuaku for the easy jam. -and this is what buzz does not want to see on defense.. lee on johnson in the backcourt for the dunk and the foul.. the cardinals top th ehokies 91-83. vo more acc action.. pittsburgh at clemson.. -tigers up 5 in the firs

virginia tech defensive end dadi nicholas was invited. some of the big names will be ohio state wide receiver braxton miller and north dakota state's quarterback saturday afternoon and will air on the nfl network. to news and notes.. lebron james is upset that he is being blamed for the firing of cavalier coach david blatt. -spurs coach gregg popovich will coach the west team in the nba all-star game. -and dwight howard returns from an ankle injury to play tonight against the spurs. for your light of the night! the carolina panthers are headed to california for super bowl 50 to face the denver broncos. and when im saying the panthers are going... i mean the entire panther organization. team owner jerry richardson is paying for every employee in the organization to go watch the team play. richardson has a philosophy that from interns... to players... to executives... carolina wins as one. an iconic car is coming back to the near future. the iconic delorean -- famous for it's role as the time machine in "back to the future" is getting back

the mayor of flint, michigan says she's hired a virginia tech professor to oversee all water testing done by the state and federal governments. marc edwards and a team of researchers from virginia tech helped bring the city's water crisis to light after a mother discovered high levels of lead in her water. the team from blacksburg found alarmingly high rates of lead in the water - 18 times more than what was found in detroit's water. researchers are calling for more strict regulations on water throughout the country after working with this issue first hand. william rhoads/virginia tech doctoral student: "all that we're getting, that flint is getting going to help push the changes that we need to make in how make those changes." edwards and the team of researchers are sharing their findings with the virginia tech community tonight at seven in goodwin hall. it will also be streaming live online. three local organizations are to make sure the given a chance at a better life. conference creation of arch - which stands for, advocate, rebuild, change and heal was announced. arch is a merge

but heritage wins in ot 55-51. 3 college hoops, miami at virginia tech. regan magarity drills in 3 of her 11 points. second quarter, hokies down eight, young steps into a three and knocks it downbut the hurricanes led by 13 at the half. down 17, tech stormed back to tie the game. but the 'canes outscore the hokies 17-5 from there and win 57-45. 3 and longtime virginia tech assistant bryan stinespring has a new job. he's jmu's new tight ends coach. stinespring is a 1986 jmu grad. that is sports. have a great weekend. >> will: earlier in the show we were talking about melting snow. we melted more yesterday outside of our storm board we have an and really if you want to the snow to really condition to be on the grand charlottesville and the western facing slopes in west virginia the snow is starting to melt. tell do so a lot this weekend talking temperatures in the 60s. the temperatures back in the 40s. sunny for central virginia. breezy, cool and dry. similar on the south side. 46 in martinsville. 48 for south boston. there are a few snow flurries flying in

and the hokies looked to win their third in a row at notre dame, highlights from both virginia tech, picked to finish at the bottom of the confrence has surprised a lot of teams with a 4 and 1 start in the acc--and all of the games went down to the wire. tonight the hokies, winners of four of their last five games, put their two game line at notre dame. coach buzz williams team riding a two game winning streak in the tough acc. first half. shot clock winding down....and jalen hudson beats the clock with the baseline dunk. tech led by 8 at the half. now late second half, tech now down 1, and big play here by notre dame's zach august...basket and the foul. irish up 4 with less than 2 to play. still time for the hokies. down 2 and time ticking away. seth allen, goes for the win, he gets a good look, but the shot is off the mark. virginia tech blows an 8 point second half lead and the hokies lose to notre dame 83 to 81 in a close one in south bend. if north carolina beats virginia tech on sunday, there is a good chance the tar heels will be the number one team in the nation next week, bu

and virginia tech hosts #16 louisville toinght in cassell... men's basketball team finished the regular season with only two conference wins. this year.. it has already doubled it's in-conference wins going 4-3. tonight the team is looking to bounce back from it's 5-point loss to unc... as the hokies host #16 ranked louisville. i don't think they were going to be judged based on our test against north carolina or tested notre dame i think in the end we keep getting the same test because we keep having the the same test and i think we have to be accountable in a different way and that's why am different than just being a ball coach or a ballplayer. tip off tonight is at cassell coliseum at 8-pm... we will have highlights from the match-up at 11. coliseum at 8-pm... we will have 11. ranked 11th in the country this week and had a phenomenal come-back win last night to beat wake forest. it's too good not to show again... virginia trailing by 7 late in the game.. when wake's devin thomas makes the basket and draws the foul to extend their lead. -it

virginia tech's president tim sands is speaking out. in a statement he says today's events have quote "everyone in speaking on behalf of our community, let me say that our hearts go out to nicole's family and friends. as a father, as well as viriginia tech's president, i want to reassure you that our community is supportive and resilient. it is normal to feel anxious and overwhelmed at a time such as this. you are not alone. " today has been an emotional rollercoaster ride for people in our community. this evening --- crowds gathered to show their support to the family of nicole lovell. "justice for children without voices" held a prayer vigil tonight. gatherers had hoped nicole would come home safely. tonight their hopeful prayers changed to condolences. wsls ten's duke carter reports. nats people singing amazing grace as some people sang amazing grace, you can hear others sobbing. nats "she's not alive" some were crying and weeping--- others were hugging each other ---because they in the blacksburg community has passed away at a "i wa

and around one thousand virginia tech corps of cadets members. right now they are focusing on about a half mile to a mile radius around nicole's home... and will go out from there if need be. they have set up a mobile command center... and say it will remain here until there is reason to go elsewhere. lt. mike albert, blacksburg police department "it's one of the darkest and worst things that you can deal with, but nicole also requires medication daily for a medical condition. we know that we're going on 36 plus hours without her not having the medication." the blacksburg police department has set up some phone numbers for anyone with information to call. you can call in to 540-552-2222... or police say they can't stress enough how important it is that the community pull together to offer anything find nicole. john...? do we know exactly how long nicole can go without this liver medication? we don't know the exact timeframe. has never gone this long without it since she was a baby. the fear is that even just one day could cause irreversible damag

mike many wins he thinks virginia tech will pick up in acc play. it's a bit intriguing, plus high school basketball coming up on virginia sports live tonight at 11:00. don't miss it. we'll go ahead and give it back to you guys." thanks jeff. to catch up on their reports - check out the sports section of virgnia sports live. to interact with jeff, jermaine and kevaney during the show - just give them a follow on twitter - at w-f-x-r sports. this time last week - much of our region was virtually shut down. a good foot of snow fell across central and southwest virginia. businesses closed - plenty of drivers stuck in the snow. the mild weather since - has over the past week. sunshine and mild temps - melted snow during the day - but the runoff would freeze overnight. the thaw and freeze cycle - and closings. time - were going from alright taylor. thanks. a sea of blue... thousands attending a carolina panthers pep rally - ahead of the super bowl. fans are not the only ones enjoying the rally.... carolina panthers players, as well as the "top cats" cheer

virginia tech beats virginia 31 to 7, winning 8 of the 10 weight classes. virginia tech's women's basketball team on the road this afternoon, where they fall to 11th- ranked florida state 68 to 50. chanette hicks was all over the court for the hokies with a team- high 11 points, 6 assists and 5 steals. florida state's shakayla thomas led all scorers with 22 points. virginia tech's men's basketball team just tipped-off against pittsburgh at 6:30-- also on the road. we'll have highlights of that at 11. the men's final of the australian open early this morning, where novak djokovic makes quick work of andy murray, in a rematch of last year's final. djokovic wins the first set 6-1 in just 30 minutes, then takes the next two 7-5 and 7-6. the top-seeded won all 6 of his aussie open finals matches, and has won it 5 of the last 6 years. this victory marks his 11th grand slam title. and as for his series against murray, djokovic has won 11 of the last 12 matches against him. the super bowl is exactly a week away now, and as we countdown to the big game, we're gettin

the virginia tech hokies try to snap a two game losing streak against louisville. we'll have highlights from last night's game, next in sports. and, work continues at levi stadium to super bowl. increasing sunshine and warmer temperatures. highs near 46. the hokies played another tight game in the acc last night and roanoke college fell in odac action. here's travis wells with highlights. good thursday morning everybody. virginia tech has dropped its last 2 column against 16th-ranked louisville last night. the hokies hosting the cardinals for the first time since 1995, looking to snap a 10-game losing streak in the series. hokies rocking the pink shoes and pink trim for cancer awareness. early on, tech off to the solid start. seth allen gets to the rack for 2. he scored the hokies' first six points tonight. then it's jalen hudson, pushing ion transition, and how about the acrobatic finish that gave tech a 12-7 adavantage and the crowd was into it. justin bibbs then got freed up for a long 3 point bomb in the corner pocket. that tickles the twine. zach leday then go

achla marathe is a professor who works at virginia tech's biocomplexity institute. she and her team used a computer simulation of the new river valley to follow how influenza spreads through a community. they found it's about finding who has the most contact with others for long periods of time. (achla marathe, professor of agricultural and applied economics at the biocomplexity large households contact time and number of contacts. marathe's been published so communities could begin implementing vaccination priorities based on her findings. coming up, barbie what mattel is doing to make her more relatable. man paid to get his hands on a picture of a potato. the complete first alert forecast forecastyou could definitely tell that the upper-level winds where schooling and across virginia to as clouds goes singing by i'm no precipitation from this batch clouds just yet certainly won't be surprised to see a few snow flurries flying across the region by tomorrow morning attorney dropped to twenty seven degrees in covington relative humidity of ninety percent in right now

but heritage wins in ot 55-51. 3 college hoops, miami at virginia tech. regan magarity drills in 3 of her 11 points. second quarter, hokies down eight, young steps into a three and knocks it downbut the hurricanes led by 13 at the half. down 17, tech stormed back to tie the game. but the 'canes outscore the hokies 17-5 from there and win 57-45. 3 and longtime virginia tech assistant bryan stinespring has a new job. he's jmu's new tight ends jmu grad.3 mona yesterday, on 13 news midday i introduced you to our lynchburg pet of the week... bagel bite. yeah the 5-year-old cat had quite a bizarre name. but what happened next was even more bizarre.pattie turns out bagel bite's real name is gabriel and he disappeared from a home in hurt.. more than 6-months ago. once his owner saw him on our show..he knew that was his long lost cat. our marissa parra has the story. 3 guy johnson, pet owner: "we were just emotionally a wreck..." 6 months ago, guy johnson's furry pal gabriel vanished from their home.guy johnson, pet owner: "we searched and searched. it was probabl

the virginia- maryland college of veterinary medicine at virginia tech and virginia cooperative extension hosts the beef cattle health conference. the conference is designed to give beef cattle producers an opportunity to learn strategies to improve the health of their herds. it's happening today from eight a-m until two- thirty this afternoon in virginia tech's litton-reaves hall. registration is eight dollars. medical students hit the court morgan basketball challenge. virginia tech carilion school of medicine students battle jefferson college of health sciences on the court. the two teams will be practicing today in hopes of taking home the trophy next week. the big game is february fourth. in addition to the game, there will be a ten-thousand dollar half court shot as well as a silent auction. all proceeds will go towards the morgan dana harrington memorial scholarship fund. storm team ten meteorologist jonathan kegges has more -- jonathan. savor the warmth as we close out january because it won't last long. temperatures under mostly sunny skies for our saturday climb back into the mi

. >>> and the virginia tech student accused in the death of a 13-year-old girl. his friend also under arrest. >>> and jet, making an emergency landing. >>> good evening, as we come on the air tonight, the candidates are all over this state. 24 hours before the iowa caucuses. the race on both sides, too close to predict. hillary clinton with a slight lead over sanders. but his crowds large and fired up here. we start with a new poll on the republican side, showing trump taking the lead back from ted cruz. trump fighting to close the deal after skipping the final debate before iowa. ted cruz, making news because of a continueroversial voter mailing. here's jon karl. >> reporter: tonight in iowa, trump and his family trying to close their biggest deal of all. >> he will be unbelievable. the best deal maker, the best master negotiator. >> reporter: shaking hands, signingautographs, holding babies. an all-out push to turn poll numbers into real votes. >> i don't care if you have a 104 temperature, you can't leave. you will not be able to make it. get out of bed and ca

in blacksburg to help bring a girl home.why they say her life is in danger.and-help for flint.a virginia tech professor shares his findings tonight- about the ongoing water crisis in that city.also- the final gop debate.and republican frontrunner donald trump is nowhere to be found- right now- hundreds of officers are in blacksburg searching for this missing 13 year old girl. nichole madison was last seen around midnight, wednesday morning.investigators say she is in urgent need of medication for a liver transplant she had when she was younger.wfxr's solina lewis has been following this developing news in blacksburg. she joins us live tonight - with details of a search that has gripped a community ... it's more urgent now because of a daily medication she needs to take as a result of a liver transplant when she was younger. a thousand cadets, a drone, state and local police were out in full force to find nicole lovell, possible leads, help save the next girl has joined the search and have been working to get the word out on social media, and consoling the parents... "i spoke with tammy this m

here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonight, two virginia tech students under arrest. in connection with the death of 13-year-old nicole lovell. >> late saturday night, the investigation led us to david e. eisenhower, a virginia tech student. >> reporter: police say he was charged with kidnapping and murder, knew the victim, and used that relationship to his advantage. a second student, charged as an accessory, accused of helping him to get rid of the body. lovell's parents say she disappeared after climbing out of her bedroom window. more than 1,000 volunteers searched. she had a liver transplant and needed daily medication. >> i didn't think that would happen to her. because she was always the cutest little thing. >> reporter: saturday, police discovered her body 80 miles away. her father, breaking the news on facebook. tonight, both suspects being held without bail. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> thank you. >>> to california tonight, and the dramatic takedown. the hunt for fugitives considered armed and dangerous. we've been reporting on the tying sheets togeth

the virginia tech situation comes to mind. we can go through other cases but in virginia tech that young man had been in and out of institutions. who knew? you can help? who could intervene? and their ability to get these guns. we had a shooting at a columbia mall. we all have shootings. that is what is terrible. we all have shootings. i look forward to hearing your comments on the mental illness aspect. but it know we have excellent other senators. you will get to their questions. i want to hear your questions and answers. thank you very much. >> senator langford. >> good morning to you and thank you for being a part of this. let me bounce a couple of questions off of you that are timely. previously in the house of representatives, we would part of the -- we were part of the committee process for additional documents for the fast and furious investigation on guns. those were delayed to us. privilege was announced on that as of yesterday. a court has told the attorney general's office this document the to be turned over by feb

. >>> and the virginia tech student accused in the death of a 13-year-old girl. his friend also under arrest. the fugitives, armed and dangerous. how they got them. >>> and the jet, dumping fuel. making an emergency landing. >>> good evening, as we come on the air tonight, the candidates are all over this state. 24 hours before the iowa caucuses. the race on both sides, too close to predict. hillary clinton with a very slight lead over bernie sanders. up here. we start with a new poll on the republican side, showing trump cruz. marco rubio in third. trump fighting to close the deal after skipping the final debate here before iowa. so many asking, will that help or hurt him? ted cruz, making news because of a controversial voter mailing. tom llamas leading us off, right >> reporter: tonight in iowa, donald trump and his family trying to close their biggest deal of all. >> he will be unbelievable. the best deal maker, the best master negotiator. >> reporter: shaking hands, signing autographs, even holding babies. an all-out push to turn poll numbers into real votes

virginia tech freshman is murder. another virginia tech student was also charged in this case. >> i did not think that would happen to her because she was always the cutest little thing. feeling coming back. >> both suspects are in jail with no bond. investigators say the teenager another -- did know one another. commitment 2016, countdown to the iowa caucuses. candidates are spanned out all over iowa making their final pitches to voters. >> i wanted to hear him speak before i went and caucus tomorrow. >> they say donald trump can do practically anything and they are still voting for him. >> a new des moines magister -- register poll has donald trump in first place. ted cruises in a close second on by marco rubio. >> you vote for people and they go to washington and nothing changes. >> on the democratic side, mark o' malley trails far behind hillary clinton and bernie -- and is staying optimistic. the former maryland government -- governor told supporters to hold strong. >> sanders fired up a crowd and an afternoon ra

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he's from columbia maryland and a student at virginia tech. he was initially charged with kidnapping but is now facing first degree murder charges. the 13-year-old was last seen around midnight wednesday. police have not said how she and eisenhower new each other. at the press conference the police department thanked the community for the outpouring of support and tips and said they still have a lot of work to do. >> this investigation is far from over as we continue to conduct multiple interviews, the process additional evidence related to this crime. the focus of this investigation is to reconstruct the timeline leading up to nicole's tragic death. this is the most devastating thing that you can do to a family. we have some very wounded folks in our community. >> a virginia tech released a sfament that says in part quote the devastating loss of a young member of our community along with the investigation of a virginia tech student in connection with the case has everyone in the state of shock and sadness. the victim's father also posted an e

there it was used five years before virginia tech as a protective measure. of those compilation occurrences anywhere that i know of. yet, we see them all the time. those are the kinds of things we're defending. hundreds of clients. never had a client inappropriately use a gun. defended clients who have drawn their guns in defense themselves rotect from prosecution, for instance, and all of those have been favorably. but that is understated here. here's no questioning the tragic outcomes that happen time and time again. also the case that second rights and guns drawn to protect people, to defend stop crimes in progress. senator shelby: share with us for a minute something we all and we're taught and practiced. we have a right to defend ourselves, do we not? absolutely. it's a natural right. a natural law country. one of nd amendment is the justices, i believe scalia said didn't give us this right. it preserved the right that we already had as a matter of natural law. shelby: thank you. professor malcolm? >> yes. senator shelby: the president has announced str

virginia tech researchers are presenting their findings on the contaminated water in flint. michigan's governor appointed tech professor marc edwards to oversee water testing done by the state and federal governments. people in flint asked for independent testing after contamination. edwards led a group of students to conduct the tests which examined water from detroit and flint for three weeks. the found higher levels of lead in flint's water. students say they're pleased word is spreading about the contamination. christina devine / virginia tech student i had no idea that happened until this year, the fact that people are acknowledging that this is a problem and it's a serious issue that any city in the us could face," wsls 10's duke carter will have a recap of tonight's meeting and how the community reaction tonight on wsls 10 at 11. the search for a missing and endangered blacksburg teenager expands to a ground search. more than a thousand police officers and virginia tech corps of cadets members combed the area around the home of 13- year-old nicole lovell this afternoo

the schedule out is for virginia tech and virginia. a new era in blacksburg. frank beamer is enjoying retirement after leaving the program and now it's in the hand of justin fuente. he will have a number of fun games. they open against liberty and then circle your calendar -- september 10, the battle at two straight thursday night games and then at pittsburgh. with virginia. the cavaliers have fallen on hard times. hoping bronco mendenhall can turn things around. richmond much more on the schedule tonight on the fox 43 sportswrap. michael geyer announce his retirement from baseball, wrapping up a successful career on the diamond. so what is next? we caught up with the godfather of local big leaguers to give us an idea. >> before there was david wright and ryan zimmerman and before there was the upton brothers, there was michael. >> i wanted to make sure i was >> drafted by the twins, he recently announced his retirement after a 15 year major league career. >> i don't think most out -- most scouts and college coaches come in like that. a lot of us oh our succes

virginia tech up one. second half. hokies up six.mer terp seth allen coming up with the big steal. virginia tech on the run. the bucket and the foul. hokies looking like they are in control. late in the game. under 30 seconds. anthony gil knocks down the three. with a hoos within two seconds of the game. uva down. can't get it to go. some contact there. no foul called. and virginia tech takes down fourth ranked virginia, 70-68. first win over a top five team for the hokies since 2011. >> big deal. >> it sure was. >>> and finally, our big boss here at nbc washington is a self-proclaimed table tennis star, or ping-pong star. but she better watch out, because we think we found somebody who can take her on. check him out. he is 93. his name is bill. he is from missouri. he has been playing table tennis for eight decades. he is now headed to north carolina in hopes of qualifying for the 2016 summer olympic games in brazil. guilfoyle is expected to be the oldest athlete at the trials. and while qualifying may be a long shot, he says the co

state police continue to search for evidence on the virginia tech campus. >> virginia tech released a statement extending its support to lovell's family and friends. police have noteleased a motive or cause of death. the coroner's office tells cbs news the autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow. >> glor: jericka, thank you very much. the super bowl teams arrived in the bay area t tay one week ahead of the big game. the denver broncos landed about an hour before the carolina panthers. behind the scenes teams in federal and local law enforcement officials are fine tuning their security plansnsor the super bowl. john blackstone has an inside look. >> reporter: celebrating the biggest week in football, san francisco is e eecting a millili visitors a day. six blocks downtown has been turned into super bowl city. it's a place where football fans big and small can plala interactivee games. and pose for photos. line up to go through metal detectors. san francisco's police chief greg su hr. >> there will be officers in plains clothes, but a lot will be unseen to the recognize person that will just

achla marathe is a professor who works at virginia tech's biocomplexity institute. she and her team used a computer simulation of the new river valley to follow how influenza spreads through a community. they found it's about finding who has the most contact with others for long periods of time. achla marathe/ professor of agricultural and applied economics at the biocomplexity institute: "it's really the school aged children of large households who have very high contact time and number of contacts." marathe's research has already been published so communities could begin implementing vaccination priorities based on her here's a look at what's trending on facebook this morning. the world health organization is estimating that three to four million people could be infected with the zika virus. officials say the virus is spreading very quickly in the americas. a special meeting will be held on monday to determine if a public health emergency needs to be declared. -------- donald trump really did skip the republican debate last night in iowa. instead he hosted a funra

the virginia tech situation comes to mind. we can go through other cases but in virginia tech that young man had been in and out of institutions. who knew? you can help? when do we intervene? and their ability to get these guns. we had a shooting at a columbia mall. we all have shootings. that is what is terrible. we all have shootings. i look forward to hearing your comments on the mental illness aspect. but it know we have excellent other senators. we will get to their questions. i want to hear your questions and answers. thank you very much. >> senator langford. >> good morning to you and thank you for being a part of this. let me bounce a couple of questions off of you that are timely. i served previously in the house of representatives, we would processgh the subpoena and ask your predecessor for additional documents for the fast and furious investigation on guns. those were delayed to us. privilege was announced on that as of yesterday. a court has told the attorney general's office this document the to be turned over by