sources say rankin has witnesses who say he had no choice but to shoot 18 year old william chapman the second saying chapman was the agressor outside the frederick boulevard walmart last year. with the rankin trial in mind, the new portsmouth police chief, tonya chapman, says-- transparency will be a top priority at the department. chapman was sworn in this morning. she is the first african-american woman to be police chief there, and she says she wants to build trust with the community. "transparency and accountability leads to legitimacy so that is extremely important to me and it has been important in my career to up hold the highest ethical standards and to hold others accountable as well so i will be as transparent as possible" just before new chief took her oath, william chapman's family gathered to peacefully walk to city hall. they say they support the new chief, but want her to know they're watching. tell her this morning that the time for justice is always right now" william chapman's mother sally met chief chapman after the ceremony. they say they are going to sit down soon

former police officer stephen rankin shot and killed william chapman last april 22 in the parking lot of the frederick blvd walmart. chapman was unarmed. in the motiuon, prosecutor stephanie morales does not want uniformed officers in the courtroom. she calls their presence intimidating in the motion she states the family of the man rankin killed william chapman, should be able to demand that their son's killer be tried in a manner that excludes any suspicion, intimidation, or improper influence. moarales writes, "the stifling presence of so many law enforcement officers will have a chilling effect on the jury's ability to minds and without fear of rendering a verdict based soley on the law and evidence presented." we asked rankin's attorney james broccoletti about that. in the motion which i will have more of beginning at four, morales asks the court if uniformed officers are not prohbited, then morales asks for no more than 10 in the courtroom at a time, and only three uniformed officers can sit together at a time. today at four, what rankin's attorney james broccolett thinks about

we also want to tell her this morning that the time for justice is always right now" william chapman's mother sally met chief chapman after the ceremony. they say they are going to sit down soon and talk. lawyers want to revisit the scene of a deadly police shooting in norfolk. they were arguing the motion today in the case of michael edington junior. the nofolk police officer faces manslaughter charges in the death 20-14. police say latham threatened them with a knife before edington opened fire on west 30th street. latham's family says he suffered from mental illness. a longtime virginia beach police officer is in jail tonight -- accused of driving under the influence. fellow officers pulled sergeant margaret hobbs over last night. jail records show she had a child in the car with her. 10 on your side's liz palka joins us from newsroom. liz, what are her colleages saying about this? nicole - the people we have spoken to within the department are stunned. she's been with virginia beach police for 17 years and is highly respected. they also say hobbs got into some sort of accident righ

morales also wants morrison to rule that stephen rankin cannot talk about william chapman's alleged shoplifting at walmart on the stand. she says it would bias the jury to think chapman was violent. the defense disagrees - saying removing that the day's events. c002 1:26:30 you can't start the story in the last chapter. the jury has a right to know from the beginning to end so they can put everything into context. 1:26:38 the judge did not rule on that motion today iether. saying both would take time to think over. but again - the big news - the trial is pushed back now for five more months. per ert - east bound tunnel is closed due to multi vehilce accident happpened just before plans to replenish beaches in the outer banks have run into a delay. and it all comes down to dollars. there's just not enough of them in the budget. ten on your side's lex gray spent the day on the outer banks. she's been talking to homeowners who are desperate for this project to be completed. lex? anita and stephanie-- the woman you're about to beach won't make it through another hurricane season without the town's

here's what william chapman's cousin said about that motion. earl lewis/chapman family spokesman 1:19:56 if they're not working and they're in that courtroom just to see what's going on, no we don't wnat them there. wearing their uniform we understand it. but at the same time we do not no way in on form want the jury to be afraid of too many officers being in there. 2:18 now of course, the defense argued that it's unnecessary to limit the number of police officers in uniform. they said it could infringe upon first amendment rights. the judge even hinted that if he ruled in favor, then he expects the defense will ask him to limit the number of family members in the court room supporting the victim. he did not make a decision today. coming up tonight at 4,5,6 we'll break down all of that more clearly - and explain another twist. why the commonwealth wants to bar rankin from talking on the stand about the suspicion that william chapman was shoplifiting from the walmart - before the shooting took place. i'm dl 10 on your side. also breaking from th

rankin is accused of murdering eighteen year old william chapman in a walmart parking lot. last april the victim's cousin says he doesn't mind this delay we are thrilled with the facts we know what to say it was now in court tuesday stephanie morales also asked the judge to be an off duty officers from wearing their uniforms in court during the trial she argues their large police presence could impact a jury's ability to make a fair decision that no way the jews to be afraid of offices and offices in the defense disagrees saying that could infringe on first amendment rights the judge did not rule today but says if he grants that motion he expects the defense to ask him to limit the number of family members allowed to support the victim. morales also wants to ban rankin from talking about chapman's alleged shoplifting at the walmart before the shooting. another thing rankings defense attorney disagrees with you just can't sanitize the evidence you have to tell the story seem to recall that the judge will rule on both issues at a marcella robertson thirteen is now getting peo

and eric along with the soaring and came to protest apparently lucy is put on by the family of william chapman the unarmed teen shot and killed by ex be on trial for murder next month but chase and video some supporters walking through downtown it was a peaceful protest that started at the courthouse before they headed over to the swearing in ceremony at city hall the new chief tanya chaplin officers to the highest a reception following chief chapman actually met the chapman family. there's no relation there but it was a civil exchange of words her swearing in today was historic because chief chapman became the first black woman to be appointed chief of police in portsmouth and in a city that's predominately african american the chief says it's crucial the department reflects the community they serve is very significant to me. i mean just you know to be a role model for all the police department police officers on is always been significant to me on but you know that complete surprise we should be reflective of the community as much of the camp and before coming here to portsmouth chief chad w

unavailable for the original march trial date rankin is accused of murdering eighteen year old william chapman in a walmart parking lot last april the victim's cousin says he doesn't mind the delay affects me. we talked about with the fact that we know what to say it was an out of the commonwealth's attorney stephanie morales also asked a judge to ban off duty officers from wearing uniforms during the trial or at least to limit the number of officers allowed in court to just ten. she argues their large police presence could impact the jury's ability to make a fair decision one that no way no form wanted you to be afraid of offices and offices been in that offense disagrees saying that could infringe on first amendment rights the judge did not rule say if he grants that motion he expects the defense to ask him to limit the number of family members allowed to support william chapman is taking time to be thoughtful with the decision and there was another twist in today's motions hearing why commonwealth attorney stephanie morales doesn't want the victim's alleged shoplifting mention that part of

who's prosecuting the ex cop from or ranking is charged in the shooting death of unarmed teen william chapman to ainge has reaction from both sides. well prosecutors say a large number of uniformed police officers showed up in support of ranking could sway the jury. chapman's family agrees but the defense says it be hypocritical for the prosecution to ban uniformed officers when they so often rely on them to testify in courts hearing after hearing uniform portsmouth police officers have come to court supporting their former brother in bloom stephen rankin charged with murder but a motion filed by commonwealth's attorney stephanie moore alice asks to limit the number of uniformed officers during the trial was a long time ago earl lewis the cousin of alleged murder victim william chapman says the officers' presence during pre trial hearings has antagonize the family with iphones justice math and goofy overgrown constable was one for police to reason why because they are endorsing the killing of innocent man in her motion rao says the officers show of unity in the high profile case she writes th

highest ethical standards the boat we chat and swearing in ceremony was led by the family of william chapman the unarmed teen shot and killed the ex cop stephen rankin i was not here when it changes need to be i was certainly open to meeting with the family didn't seem you know the challenges the changes they would like the seed on the cheek briefly met the chapman's even posing for a picture with the teens mom was a beautiful field. it was a wall feel it was a community of chief chapman's a plane is historic. she's the first female african american police chief to serve in the city that's predominantly black but can we survive we should be reflective of the community as much to the camp in the chapman family says she has their support the hope she can bridge the divide between the us and the community. the grizzlies to the world that she supports with the support her before coming to portsmouth chief chapman served in governor mcauliffe administration as the deputy secretary for public safety and homeland security. eric came thirteen years now lawyers for the democratic party of virginia ar

department that is under the microscope after officer stephen rankin was charged with killing william chapman last year. the new chief says in this day and age, police departments need to open what's going on. chapman/portsmouth police 55=:42:50 "transparency and accountability leads to legitimacy so that is extremely important to me and it has been important in my career to up hold the highest ethical standards and to hold others accountable as well so i will be as transparent as possible" chief chapman is the first african american woman to be chief in portsmouth. today just before her took her oath william chapman's family held a peaceful march from the courthouse to their message to the new chief starting today at 4. live in portsmouth jason marks 10 on your side within the last hour hampton police identified the man shot and killed in their city this morning. they say his name is jermaine jackson of hampton. someone shot him on powhatan parkway near victoria boulevard around 3:50 this morning. the shooter is still out there. 10 on your side's lex gray is working to find lex? right katie

former portsmouth police officer rankin is accused of gunning down william chapman ii in the frederick blvd walmart parking lot. the commonwealth's motion claims officers dressed in uniform will be intimidating and will have a "chilling effect on the jury's ability to deliberate with open minds and without fear of rendering a verdict based soley on the law and evidence presented." rankin's attorney disagrees with the motion and will argue against it next week. we also asked a chapman family spokesperson what he thought about it. on the phone earl lewis/chapman family spokesperson ((i dont' see how the presence will have any chilling affect on the jury deliberation so i dont see how the law enforcement chilling affect.)) ((its a big difference andy it's common sense 49:46 if you bring in 25 police officers they work different sections of the city and everyone will be influenced if they know the police work their district)) in other trial news commonwealth's attorney stephanie morales wants additional taser analysis on rankin's taser that chapman apparently swatted out of his hand and wh

she comes into a the microscope after officer stephen rankin was charged with killing william chapman last year. the new chief says in this day and age, police departments need to open about what's going on. 55=:42:50 "transparency and accountability leads to legitimacy so that is extremely important to me and it has been important in my career to up hold the highest ethical standards and to hold others accountable as well so i will be as transparent as possible" chief chapman is the woman to be chief in portsmouth. today just before her took her oath william chapman's family held a peaceful march from the courthouse to city hall. i will have their message to the new chief coming up at 5:30 live in portsmouth jason marks 10 on your side. the uber driver accused of going on a killing spree in kalamazoo, michigan is staying behind bars. jason dalton was arraigned this afternoon on six counts of murder, two counts of assault and eight gun charges. police arrested dalton early sunday after they say he killed six people over different locations. two others were wounded. prosecutors say dal

. >> william chapman ii. receiving fair justice. >> stephanie morales writes that the stifling preference of so many law enforcement officers will have a chilling effect on the jury's ability to deliberate. the chapman family spokesperson earl lewis spoke with her mother. >> i talked with selling this morning face-to-face and she said she was very much concerned about that. that is overkill. >> morales does not want uniformed officers in court even though she has been in uniform and many other cases. >> these are law enforcement officers, sworn law-enforcement officers that she and her officers call every day as witnesses in the case. >> she says if she doesn't get the uniform band then she only wants 10 uniformed officers in court at a time and no more than three sitting together. >> we are not talking about some other group, motorcycle gang. these are law enforcement officers. >> she writes that the family should be able to demand that their son's killer be tried in a manner that excludes any suspicion, int

rankin faces charges for shooting and killing 18-year-old william chapman in april. police say chapman was confronted him in the walmart parking lot on frederick boulevard. the commonwealth's attorney and chapman's family say letting uniformed officers into court may influence the jury. (47:42 16) earl ((we are not intimidated to the fact that we are scared no but we also feel that could be an intimidating factor to the jury and we are very much concerned about that.)) runs; 10 rankin's attorney says he disagrees with the motion. a judge is scheduled to hear the motion next tuesday. rankin's trial is set to start next month. today a local cold case murder is scheduled to move forward involving a woman who died in 2008. police charged michael brown in angela lechlitner's death. of tabernacle church and worked at norfolk botanical garden. we told you in september officers in goldsboro, north carolina arrested brown. detectives have not told us his connection to few showers. mostly this morning. highs will be in the upper 40s. winds ne 5-10mph. tonight: partly cloudy. c

she also asked the judge to limit his ability to testify about william chapman's alleged shoplifting which happened before he arrived on the scene. >> you cannot sanitize the events. you have to tell the whole story so the jury can have the whole picture. tom: the judge said he would need more time to decide on that. today, prosecutors also asked the judge to limit the number of uniformed police officers allowed in the courtroom. the judge also chose not to rule on that today. nicole: authorities in york county say they have put a name and face behind a series of gas station holdups. 18-year-old william hayes was picked up yesterday. the one common item in several of the robberies and obvious in the surveillance video was found in his car. erin kelly has the latest developments. erin: in several of the cases, he wore a surgical mask, which is what was found in his vehicle. the bicknell road also says hayes admitted to six robberies, five in york county and one in williamsburg. >> this is an example of good police work at our police erin: he says his deputies read the report of a robb

nats 12=6:26 "we also want to tell her this morning that the time for justice is williams chapman's family marched right to city hall.. in a showing of peace and quest for justice. chapman was killed by a portsmouth police officer last year. the trial starts next month.. 56=46:17 "we had to walk down here to let her know we got your back" chief chapman says her goal is to reduce crime. she also wants her officers to treat all citizens with respect and to do the right thing when no one is looking. 55=:41:42 "i envision the department working with the community we need to work together to prevent and reduce crime. the chief said she wants her department to be open with the public 55=42:52 "transpearency and accountability leads to legitimacy that is extremely important to me" in amongst the many hugs and pictures- 54=:39:53 "i'm going to meet with you all let me know what we can do" the chapmans met face to face, even posed for picture.. they hope to

he faces charges for shooting and killing 18-year-old william chapman last april. the shoplifting suspect was unarmed when rankin confronted him in the frederick boulevard. the commonwealth's attorney and chapman's family say-- letting uniformed officers into court may influence the jury. (47:42 16) earl ((we are intimidating factor to the jury and we are very much concerned about that.)) runs; 10 rankin's attorney says he disagrees with the motion. it will go before a judge next tuesday. trial is set to start next month. a woman once charged with hiding her son's body -- now faces a murder charge in his death. prosecutors in hampton say they've upgraded their case against tonya slaton. last june, virginia state police say troopers found the remains of quincy davis in her car when troopers pulled her over on i-64. police say davis attended school in virginia beach, but no one has seen or heard from him since 2004. slaton is due in court next week. after a warm and soggy tuesday -- we're expecting another temperature drop. overnight showers that could last into the

. >> william chapman ii. receiving fair justice. >> stephanie morales writes that the stifling preference of so many law enforcement officers will have a chilling effect on the jury's ability to deliberate. the chapman family spokesperson earl lewis spoke with her mother. >> i talked with selling this morning face-to-face and she said she was very much concerned about that.

just before new chief took her oath, william chapman's family gathered to peacefully walk to city hall. former police officer steven rankin is charged in chapman's murder. chapman's family say they support the new chief, but want her to know they're watching. good news if you are looking for a job. l-l bean is opening up a new store in virginia beach. the company says it plans to hire 100 new employees, from managers to sales reps. the new store will open at the lynnhaven mall this spring. if you're interested we put how you can apply on wavy dot com. just search for this story. the race for the white house comes to hampton roads. ahead we'll break down the poll numbers as a presidential candidate campaigns locally. plus ballot mixup. 10 on your side investigates why local voters recieved absentee ballots that were already filled out. but first, distracted driving. researchers find some bad habits worse than other here's some motivation if you're trying to lose weight. a new study found overweight people can significantly improve their health by shedding just five percent of their body

rankin faces charges for shooting and killing 18-year-old shoplifting suspect, william chapman. he was unarmed, when rankin confronted him outside the walmart on frederick boulevard. a chesapeake family is search for one of their own. they say it's been a month since anyone has seen or heard from him. they say 53-year-old andre eason vanished january 25th. neighbors saw eason near their homes on hoover avenue that day, but not since. loved ones tell 10 on your side, they're looking for any news good or bad. call police. new tonight -- norfolk international airport says business has been trending up. airport officials tell us, more than 210- thousand passengers came through last month. that's up about ten-thousand passngers, from the numbers in january 20-15. they also say the airport has seen growth in passenger activity, over the past eight months. we're a week away from decision 20-16 in virginia. the presidential primary is next tuesday. democratic hopeful vermont senator bernie sanders is trying to rally voters in our area. thousands of people packed norfolk scope to hear hi

rankin is accused of shooting and killing 18-year-old william chapman last spring outside a walmart. the trial was supposed to start next month - now it's pushed back until august. 10 on your side's deanna leblanc was in court for the hearing today and has the latest from the wavy newsroom. anita the delay is because three of the commonwealth's witnesses, including one expert - cannot make the march 21st start date. the defense did not object to that motion. but, the two sides squared off over a different motion: the commonwealth's attorney asked the judge to keep uniformed police officers out of the court room. about a half dozen police officers showed up in uniform today at former

morales asking the judge to ban uniformed officers from the rankin murder trial in the death of william chapman ii (line 12) she writes the commonwealth will be prejudiced at trial by the show of force (line 12.) (2:32) ((i dont think they will be way shape or form the jury is going to be instructed by the court to consider the facts and the law. )) runs:08 (line 13) morales suggests even worse a "chilling effect" by the power of the police presence intimidation that could sway a jury to vote for rankin. chapman family spokesperson earl lewis (47:42 16) earl ((we are not intimidated to the fact that we are scared no but we also feel that could be an intimidating factor to the jury and we are very much concerned about that.)) runs; 10 (phoner 3;26) (( i dont' see how their presence will have any chilling affect on the jury deliberation so i dont see how the law enforcement officers will have a chilling affect.)) runs:12 (48:09 16)earl ((if they show up they should show up in suit and tie just like we show up in suit and tie dressed for the occasion not in uniform when we see that it is like endo

he faces charges for shooting and killing 18-year-old william chapman last april. the shoplifting suspect was unarmed when rankin confronted him in the walmart parking lot on frederick boulevard. the commonwealth's attorney and chapman's family say-- letting uniformed officers into court may influence the jury. (47:42 16) earl ((we are not intimidated to the fact that we are scared no but we also feel that could be an intimidating factor to the jury and we are very much concerned about that.)) runs; 10 rankin's attorney says he disagrees with the motion. it will go before a judge next tuesday. trial is set to start next month. a woman once charged with now faces a murder charge in his death. prosecutors in hampton say they've upgraded their case against tonya slaton. last june, virginia state police say troopers found the remains of quincy davis in her car when troopers pulled her over on i-64. police say davis attended school in virginia beach, but no one has seen or heard from him since 2004. slaton is due in court next week. after a warm and soggy tuesday -- we'

serve as chief of police or swearing in ceremony was not with a protest led by the family of william chapman the teen shot and killed by an officer last year the chapman family says they support the new chief and they hope she can be a bridge that divides the police department and the community to stop and met with the family and posed for picture i was not here when it happens i can say with those changes need to be ours certainly i'm open to meeting with the family didn't seem to know what their issues are you know the challenges to see done before coming to portsmouth chief top and served as as government on the college administration as the deputy secretary for public safety and homeland security a man was killed overnight in hampton and tonight the shooter is still on the run and happen in power ten parkway near shell road this morning. police identified the victim as thirty five year old jermaine jackson. officers found his body and a car were told he was sitting in the driver's side and the car was parked in the backyard of a home neighbors say he was visiting a friend in the shot whe

rankin is charged with shooting and killing eighteen year old william chapman last year the judge will rule on to other issues at a later date whether officers will be banned from wearing their uniforms in court during the trial and whether rank and will be allowed to talk about chapman's alleged shoplifting at the walmart before that shooting of a damaged police officer accused of dui is out of jail tonight. the judge granted bond for sergeant margie hobbs she is accused of being nearly three times over the legal limit and having her two young kids in the car when she was pulled over on sunday night as part of a bond hobbs is not allowed to drive or have date is april gates as a wants his client's corruption trial postponed. andrew sachs house thirteen years now he wants to wait until after the supreme court rules on former virginia governor bob mcdonnell is corruption case socks as mcdonald's case creates a state of uncertainty in the law controlling a substantial part of the instant prosecution a grand jury indicted nor for treasurer bradford on corruption charges last month. no inf

rankin faces charges for shooting and killing 18-year-old william chapman the second last year. the shoplifting suspect was unarmed-- when rankin the frederick boulevard walmart. a chesapeake family is search for one of their own. they say it's been a month since anyone has seen or heard from him. they say 53-year-old andre eason vanished january 25th. neighbors saw eason near their homes on hoover avenue that day, but not since. loved ones tell 10 on your side, they're looking for any news good or bad. sot - corey eason, andre eason's nephew - clip 41 1:30:42 we're wishing for the best but also we know we've got to prepare for whatever the worst may be. 1:30:47 if you can help find eason, call police. new tonight -- norfolk international airport says business has been trending up. airport officials tell us, more than 210- thousand passengers came through last month. that's up about ten-thousand passngers from january 20-15. the airport says the airport has seen growth in passenger activity, the past eight months. we're a week away from decision 20-16 in virginia. the presidenti

rankin faces charges for shooting and killing 18-year-old william chapman. police say chapman was unarmed when rankin confronted him about shoplifting outside the walmart on frederick boulevard. severe weather across the that killed at least three people. nats of winds check out these strong winds that raced through pensacola, florida. most of the area is still under a wind advisory this morning. police urged drivers to stay off the roads as the 60 to 80 miles an hour wind gusts continued. the storm hit lousiania the hardest. a possible tornado hit the town of convent, near baton rouge, and took out most of a mobile home park. police say some people died and dozens of others were hurt. strong winds also destroyed a gym in new orleans. the powerful storm ripped off part of the roof and a side of the building, exposing the equipment inside. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: am fog. mostly cloudy with scattered showers. we'll see scattered thunderstorms be strong to severe. warm and windy. highs will be in the low 70s. winds south 10-20mph with gusts to 30

rankin faces charges for shooting and killing 18-year-old william chapman in april. unarmed when rankin confronted him in the walmart parking lot on frederick boulevard. the commonwealth's attorney and chapman's family say letting uniformed officers into court may influence the jury. (47:42 16) earl ((we are not intimidated to the fact that we are scared no but we also feel that could be an intimidating factor to the jury and we are very much concerned about that.)) runs; 10 rankin's attorney says he disagrees with the motion. a judge is scheduled to hear the motion next tuesday. rankin's trial is set to start next month. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: partly to mostly cloudy with a few showers. mostly this morning. highs will be in the upper 40s. winds ne 5-10mph. tonight: partly cloudy. colder. lows near 30. winds north 5-10mph. thursday: mostly sunny but chilly. highs will be near 40. winds north 10-20mph. a weak disturbance is moving through the region this morning. it is spotty showers. this will move out by later today. then we'll see a mix of sun and c

rankin faces charges for shooting and killing 18-year-old william chapman in april. police say chapman was unarmed when rankin confronted him in the walmart commonwealth's attorney and chapman's family say letting uniformed officers into court may influence the jury. (47:42 16) earl ((we are not intimidated to the fact that we are scared no but we also feel that could be an intimidating factor to the jury and we are very much concerned about that.)) runs; 10 rankin's attorney says he disagrees with the motion. a judge is scheduled to hear the motion next tuesday. rankin's trial is set to start next month. today a local cold case murder is scheduled to move forward involving a woman who died in 2008. police charged michael brown in angela lechlitner's death. lechlitner was a member of tabernacle church and worked at norfolk botanical garden. we told you in september officers in goldsboro, north carolina arrested brown. detectives have not told us his connection to lechlitner. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: partly few showers. mostly this morning. highs will be

just before new chief took her oath, william chapman's family gathered to peacefully walk to city hall. former police officer steven rankin is charged in chapman's murder. chapman's family say they support the new chief, but want her to know they're watching. good news if you are bean is opening up a new store in virginia beach. the company says it plans to hire 100 new employees, from managers to sales reps. the new store will open at the lynnhaven mall this spring. if you're interested we put a link with how you can apply on wavy dot com. just search for this story. the race for the white house comes to hampton roads. ahead we'll break down the poll numbers as a presidential hampton roads. decision 2016 comes to hampton roads. bernie sanders will be in norfolk today. just one of the first of many candidates to visit our area. 10 on your side's rico bush will have a preview. fighting words. find out what republican john kasich said at an event in virginia that offended a lot of voters. running for re-election. beach mayor will sessoms says he wants to lead the city again. and car brea

rankin faces charges for shooting and killing 18-year-old william chapman. police say chapman was unarmed when rankin confronted him about shoplifting outside the walmart on frederick boulevard. severe weather across the south created tornadoes that killed at least three people. nats of winds check out these strong winds that raced through pensacola, florida. there is minimal damage there, but most of the area is still under a wind advisory through this morning. police urged drivers to stay off the roads as the 60 to 80 miles an hour wind gusts continued. the storm hit lousiania the hardest. a possible convent, near baton rouge, and took out most of a mobile home park. police say some people died and dozens of others were hurt. strong winds also destroyed a gym in new orleans. the powerful storm ripped off part of the roof and a side of the building, exposing the equipment inside. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: am fog. mostly cloudy with scattered showers. we'll see scattered thunderstorms later today. some could be strong to severe. warm and windy.

reagan is accused of murdering unarmed teenager william chapman in walmart parking lot back in april of last year the hearing is still going on right now for an update this afternoon starting at four clock protest protesters in more than thirty cities across the world plan to rally outside apple stores in support of the tech giant to strike those gatherings come a week after the fbi got a court order requiring apple to unlock encrypted i phone use by a gunman in the december terror attacks in san bernardino california so apple has refused saying that it sets a very dangerous precedent. today microsoft in and sided with the governments well the courts are going to rule and it'll be good to have that that precedent. i do think people want the government act on the red hot that they feel like the safeguards or are their gates and likens this to the people getting records of the police getting records from the phone company the heads of many tech companies like facebook twitter and google have all sided with apple over to beach police sergeant charged . the if we take you back to our nor

she also wants the judge to limit stephen rankin's ability to talk about william chapman's alleged shoplifting. she says the mention of that alleged crime could make the jury believe chapman was violent and could bais the defense strongly disagreed. saying rankin has to be able to talk about the events of the entire day- not just the moments before the shooting. you just can't sanatize the events. you have to tell the whole story so the jury can have the full picture. the judge did not rule on that motion today - saying he needed time to think about it. tonight at 530- i'll have much more on the motion to limit the police officer presence in the courtroom. and hear what the victim's family thinks of all of this. i'm dl 10 on your side. a plan to replenish beaches in the outer banks won't start as early as expected. town leaders say they want to keep the project within the 43-and-a-half million dollar budget...which means giving contractors more time. but a homeowner contacted 10 on your side...concerned that decision could be disastrous for the shoreline. our lex gray j oins us now from duck.

note family and supporters of william chapman the unarmed teen shot and killed by police held a peaceful protest outside city hall this morning or attained has more on what the family wants from the new chief judge at the chapman family met the chief and they were impressed. they hope they can work together to find more in common than just their last name the calls for reforming the police department heard throughout downtown portsmouth monday morning the opinion of william shatner the unarmed teen shot to death by ex cop stephen drake in leading a peaceful protest to the swearing in ceremony of the city's new top cop is what we call it the spot with a safe space i have again and again to get as i've been advised again and again i have a difficult task ahead of me i assure you you cheat on you chapman did not mention the pool shooting but promised more accountability and high standards from her officers i was not here when it happens i can say with those changes need to be ours certainly i'm open to meeting with the family didn't seem to know what their issues are you know the challenges

next month's trial work wasn't a long time ago earl lewis the cousin of alleged murder victim william chapman says the officers' presence during pre trial hearings has antagonize the family meal in court. we expect to be at peace with death and justice math and you feel very well constable why because they are endorsing the killing of innocent man in her motion rao says the officers show of unity could influence the verdict in the high profile case she writes the stifling presence of so many law enforcement officers will have a chilling effect on the jury's ability to deliberate with open minds the high rankings defense attorney nicole below says the prosecution's request is baseless and a trial open to the public should be open to officers wearing badges to the factory that had you that the jury is not going to be able to call it during their game thirteen use now legal analyst and former prosecutor kevin geffen says the effect of the officers' presence on the jury is hard to measure jurors are human too and george pay attention to a lot more than just the facts that are presented to them in

rankin faces charges for shooting and killing 18-year-old william chapman in april. police say chapman was unarmed when rankin confronted him in the walmart parking lot on frederick boulevard. the commonwealth's attorney and chapman's family say letting uniformed officers into court may influence the jury. (47:42 16) earl ((we are not intimidated to the fact that we are scared no but we also feel that could be an intimidating factor to the jury and we are very much concerned about that.)) runs; 10 motion. a judge is scheduled to hear the motion next tuesday. rankin's trial is set to start next month. today a local cold case murder is scheduled to move forward involving a woman who died in 2008. police charged michael brown in angela lechlitner's death. lechlitner was a member of tabernacle church and worked at norfolk botanical garden. we told you in september officers in goldsboro, north carolina arrested brown. detectives have not told us his connection to lechlitner. today we expect to learn more about the plan to extend light rail into virginia beach. h-r-t plans

rankin faces charges for killing 18-year-old william chapman. police say chapman was unarmed when rankin confronted him about shoplifting outside the walmart on frederick boulevard. good morning, hampton roads. let's check severe weather across the south created tornadoes that killed at least three people. nats of winds check out these strong winds that raced through pensacola, florida. there is minimal damage there, but most of the area is still under a wind advisory through this morning. police urged drivers to stay off the roads hour wind gusts continued. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: am fog. mostly cloudy with scattered showers. we'll see scattered thunderstorms later today. some could be strong to severe. warm and windy. highs will be in the low 70s. winds south 10-20mph with gusts to 30mph. tonight: mostly cloudy with scattered evening showers and storms. ending overnight. lows will be in the upper 40s. winds south/west 10- 20mph with gusts up to 30mph. thursday: partly cloudy. highs will be in the upper 50s. winds west 15-25mph w

reagan is accused of murdering william chapman last april. well you know what happens today. norfolk city council set to discuss allocating funds to make upgrades to the former j c penney store at military circle mall the city's economic development authority would fund the project that project is just one of several to be discussed at a public meeting scheduled at city hall to begin at four clock or set apart to check the roads yeah let's take a look now at our maps you can see things are starting to clear up and get a little bit better although we do it and acts in this popped up on the shoulders blocking sixty four. he's been right there just before two sixty four so watch out for that you had an after action jr be one of them under the bridge opening coming up at four o'clock if you're headed in that direction that time this afternoon and of course the one big troubles but we're watching is sixty four eastbound exit the hr bt to take a look at the camera she can see traffic there is still the cameras clicking on the other doesn't like me but is as you can see they are bac

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