Etheridge. Etheridge was found guilty in 2013 on federal charges related to bank fraud in the collapse of the bank of the commonwealth. Once the bank began to collapse, tivest went 2010. Tivest defaulted on loans, laid off its employees, and Dwight Etheridge declared personal bankruptcy. Etheridge is currently in the federal prison in petersburg serving a four year prison sentence. Matt gregory 10 on your side. Now to a decision impacting voters in almost every Hampton Roads city. Who represents you in washington, d. C. Could soon be changing. We told you last night about a federal panels ruling to redraw the lines for virginias third Congressional District. The new lines mean a shakeup for several surrounding districts, too 10 on your sides joe fisher is here now to break this all down. Joe. Anita, stephanie right now, democrat bobby scott represents the Third District which runs from richmond to norfolk. Last year, the district was ruled unconstitutional because of its predominence of just yesterday came an agreement on new lines which, if approved will change many peoples representation across Hampton Roads. Even 3rd district congressman bobby scott agrees telling 10 on your side, he believes his current district is unconstitutional. 56 percent of the population african american. But new lines, reconfigured and released this week, shift richmond, henrico, surry, and other areas. The move makes the district more Hampton Roads centered. The africanamerican voting population would drop to 45 percent. c3 6 07 i am satisfied legally that the new district will pass the constitutional muster. c3 6 33 the districts are designed for the people, not the for the the candidates or the incumbents. My job is to take the districts that are drawn and do the best that i can with it. c3 10 29 the finding of the court was that if you had a Hampton Roads district, race would not be a prodiment factor in drawing the lines, it also, more of hampton, including the area course. In norfolk, the larchmont and lakewood neighborhoods would shift into the Third District. In chesapeake, south norfolk, greenbrier west, and Deep Creek North would also be represented by the winner of novembers election. Also included northern suffolk from hobbs, south to harbour view. And all of franklin and isle of wight county would be moved into the Third District, too. Whether the u. S. Supreme Court Affirms the decision to change the lines or keep the lines the same congressman scott, first elected in 1992, says he plans to be a candidate. c3 12 04 if the supreme Court Affirms the threejudge panel redrawing i would expect to be a candidate and do the best i can. Plans to be a candidate, he tells me, but no formal annoucement for his reelection. The deadline for candidates to file is in april. If the supreme courts review takes too long he says its possible the june primary will have to be pushed back. Were working to post a link on wavy dotcom that shows streetbystreet, which Congressional District voters fall live in the newsroom, im joe fisher, 10 on your side. Its been a dreary friday. Looking ahead to the weekend we could see some warmer temperatures, but also some showers. Chief meteorologist don slater is in the super doppler 10 Weather Center with our first forecast. Don . Tonight a chance of rain before 9pm, then areas of drizzle after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 5 to 10. Saturday areas of drizzle before 9am, then a chance of rain after 1pm. Not a washout. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Saturday night rain likely, mainly between 9pm and midnight, then showers after midnight. Low around 53. East wind 9 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Sunday a chance of breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. A gloucester man is now facing multiple charges for exposing himself in a walmart parking lot. The Sheriffs Office says 22 year old devin parker flashed three different women after asking for directions. Were told it happened monday and tuesday of this week. Parker is currently in jail. An attack on a philly Police Officer is being investigated as an act of terror. The suspect was captured minutes after he fired on an officer sitting in a parked cruiser. When questioned by detectives the man claimed allegiance to the captured the moment when the gunman opened fire unloading his clip. The officer managed to return fire even though he was hit three times. The bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. His will to live undoubtedly saved his life. And were ever so thankful to god that hes here today, because this could have easily been a police funeral. Family expect the officer to pull through. Police say suspect Edward Archer used a gun stolen from an officers home in 2013. Investigators say their biggest question now is whether archer acted on his own or whether this was a coordinated act of terror. A new york man accused of plotting to bomb a bar in rochester to prove his loyalty to isis remains behind bars. 25 year old Emanuel Lutchman was in court today. The federal public defender did not request a detention hearing to ask for bail to be set or for a mental competency lutchman has mental issues. They say he only became a self professed muslim when he was in prison for robbery because he needed protection while inside. The fbi arrested lutchman on december 30th. Hes due back in court next month. Belgian investigators believe explosives used in novembers deadly paris attacks may have been made in an apartment in brussels. It was rented under a false name. A fingerprint of a key fugitive, sala abdeslam, the brother of one of the attackers was found there. And material that could be used to make explosives was located in the apartment during a raid. So far, belgian authorities have arrested ten people, including one who rented that apartment. Today is the fifth anniversary of the tucson shooting that left six dead and injured 13, including former us congresswoman, gabby giffords. Giffords was shot in the head. She has a speech disorder and the right side of her body is also largely paralyzed. Giffords along with her husband, retired astronaut mark kelly, have since founded a Political Action committee that calls for her shooter is serving life without parole. A mother and her son were killed in an early philadelphia. When firefighters arrived on the scene the home was engulfed in flames. Authorities say there were six people inside when the fire started. All but one made it out. But a mother ran back into the home to save her son and died holding his body. Fire investigators say the home had no working smoke detectors and a portable heater might have started the fire. President barack obama has vetoed legislation that would have repealed his Affordable Care act and cut federal funding for planned parenthood. The bill goes back to the republicanled congress. Lawmakers do not have the votes to override the veto. In decision 2016 republican president ial candidate donald trump is pledging to get rid of gun free zones. At a jammed packed rally last night in vermont trump called for the elimination of gun free zones in schools and u. S. Military bases. He vowed to sign an order on his first day as happens. Trump also said that if law abiding citizens were allowed to carry guns, incidents like the shooting in San Bernardino last year could have been prevented. Coming up on wavy news ten at five thirty a Major Airline now owes the federal government big bucks. What landed United Airlines in hot water. Plus implants and cancer how one may lead to another and why so few people be a direct link between breast implants and cancer. A certain type of lymphoma can develop in the scar tissue around the implant. Doctors say theyre seeing anaplastic large cell lymphona developing around the implant. Since there arent a lot of women to study doctors arent sure who all is at risk. Just to put this type of cancer into perspective. 10 to 15 million women have cases of this type of lymphoma have been found. United airlines is facing 2point7 Million Dollars in fines from the federal government. The fines are for violating consumer rules that protect disabled passengers and long tarmac delays. The dot review found passengers with disabilities did not get prompt Service Getting on and off planes. In many cases, united damaged or delayed return of wheelchairs and other mobility devices. The airline insists its committed to following all Transportation Department rules. Coming up on wavy news ten at five thirty some Important Information for parents about concussions and which sport for kids is here come the food police again. Theyre saying you still eat too much salt. And they think they know cdc recently reanalyzed earlier data from a small group of adults. They found nearly all americans are eating more than the recommended amount of sodium. The excess doesnt come from salt from a shaker. It was found mostly to come from processed and restaurant foods. As we all know too much sodium can raise your Blood Pressure and lead to Heart Disease and lot about football as a leading cause of concussions. But youth hockey may actually be more dangerous. Researchers followed nearly 400 12 to 14 year old hockey players for two seasons of practice and games. They found the overall concussion rate was similar to football with most incidents resulting from illegal contact. The biggest difference was age. Those players got more concussions than older players which is the opposite from other youth sports. Keep this in mind if youre going to kick off the weekend with an adult beverage. A british study now says even a moderate amount of alcohol could lead to cancer. Changes guidelines about weekly cocktail consumption. The new rules six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine. In the past, the guidelines have focused on daily consumption, but officials want to discourage people from thinking drinking every day is fine. These new guidelines mean the uk now has one of the worlds lowest recommended alcohol drinking levels. Tonight a chance of rain before 9pm, then areas of drizzle after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 5 to 10. Saturday areas of drizzle before 9am, then a chance of rain after 1pm. Not a washout. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Saturday night rain likely, mainly between 9pm and midnight, then showers after midnight. Low around 53. East wind south after midnight. Sunday a chance of showers before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight a chance of rain before 9pm, then areas of drizzle after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 5 to 10. Saturday areas of drizzle before 9am, then a chance of rain after 1pm. Not a washout. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Saturday night rain likely, mainly between 9pm and midnight, then showers after midnight. Low around 53. East wind 9 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Sunday a chance of showers before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Ahead at 530 new proof of a growing economy one that means more jobs and bigger paychecks for many americans. And im tom schaad. Next on wavy news 10 at 6 a well known name in norfolk City Government facing big allegations tonight. We continure our Team Coverage of what the charges mean for Anthony Burfoot and reaction from some of his closest colleagues. And a unique case for a judge in virginia beach. A same sex couple wants who gets custody of the child . See what happened with a decision these stories and more when nicole and i see you at 6 keep it right okay. So right now, everyone is saying, hurry you gotta get fios. But why . Well, because theres never been a better time to get a greatdeal from fios, the Fastest Internet and wifi available. Only fios has speeds from 50 to 500 megs. Because your devices run better on a better internet. And for just 79. 99 a month online, you can get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for yourfirst year. Plus with a 2year agreement, fios gives you 400 back, and all of the premium movie channels for a year. This is your last chance. Offer ends january 16th. Back now with a very good way to finish off the year for the nations economy, hopefully this will help the stock market cheer up a bit. Both the job market and many paychecks ended last year on a positive note. American employers added million jobs. Nearly 3hundred thousand alone in december. It was the second best year for jobs gains since 1999. Americans saw their paychecks go up as well. Wages grew 2point5 percent in december some of the biggest growth in almost six years. And the new year is starting off on the right foot for apple. New years day was a record breaker. Iphone and ipad owners spent more than 144Million Dollars on apps and inapp purchases that day. The holidays were also very good. More than a billion dollars was spent in the app store between christmas and new years. Next at 530 a special celebration for the king of rock and roll and its not here in the us. Well take you to one of the largest elvis events in the world next. Then at 6 live Team Coverage. A local city leader facing federal charges. The crimes hes accused of committing and reaction to the shocking its hard to believe if elvis were alive today, and some people still think he is hed be 81 years old. And theres a big celebration going on in australia today. More than 20thousand fans descended on the city of parkes, for the annual Elvis Presley festival. It runs five days and its the largest gathering of its kind in the southern hemisphere. The event includes lots of elvis costumes and impersonators of course. This years 1963 movie fun in acapulco. Stay with us. Wavy news 10 at 6 is next. Have a good weekend hes one of the most recognizable names and faces of City Government in Hampton Roads. Tonight Anthony Burfoot is a suspect in an fbi investigation. Norfolks city treasurer faces a list of serious federal charges dating back a decade and involving a lot of money. Its a busy friday night. But our big story at 6 a bombshell dropped on norfolk city hall. Instead of going to work norfolk city treasurer Anthony Burfoot went to federal court all thanks to this 30 page indictment. The crimes inside it all surrounding a corruption probe dating back to events in 2005. It alleges that burfoot solicited money and items in exchange for the use of his power in city and as treasurer. Ulrimately it could mean decades in prison for a familar face to the people of norfolk. We have two reports on this major story for the city of norfolk. 10 on your sides andy fox sorts out the facts behind the indictment. First jason marks at federal court with more on what happened there today. Jason . Anthony burfoot turned himself in to us marshals earlier today. Hes facing some very serious charges charges his Attorney Says arent true. 10 3 55 we are prepared to fight everything absolutely prepared and ready and raring to go norfolk city treasurer Anthony Burfoot and his attorney andrew sacks are confident in burfoots innocents. Hes facing 8 federal charges of public corruption. 10 4 06 anthony knows what he did and what he didnt do these things the truth is the strongest alley you have in a case though city records. The feds say he used his role as vice mayor and city treasurer to accept money charged with perjury
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