Thanks for being with us. Im bill wadell. This bitter cold weather is affecting a lot of peoples plans this weekend. Heres a live look outside from atop our studios here in Roanoke County. The temps will continue to plummet the winds expected to kick up then some of us will see snow. Taylors here with us. This is one of those weekends where its a good idea to limit how much time youll be spending outside. Layers will be the key this weekend, bill. A wind chill advisory will go into effect in about an hour for most of the viewing area including roanoke. Wind chill values have already dropped near zero in hot springs, and are forecast to reach that mark in the lower elevations later tonight. Winds are howling out there in roanoke, wytheville, have to tonight. Well let you know how long the chill will stick around in just a few minutes. Alright taylor thanks. Well check back with you in about in Pulaski County a judge finds ashley white guilty of abuse and neglect. The Roanoke Times says the judge handed down the sentence this afternoon in a bench trial. Noah thomas body was found in a septic tank near the familys home back in march. White was found guilty of leaving him unattended the day he disappeared. Ashley white is expected back in court for sentencing on may 16th. In danville two people are recovering after they were shot in a moving car. Police tell us they were called to Stonewall Court just after two this morning. A 21yearold man and a 22 yearold woman were both shot in the upper extremities. The two were driving through the intersection of first street and abbott when someone opened fire. Theyre expected to be okay. No arrests yet in the case. Wfxrs Kristen Eskow just got back from another rally against violence. Shes live with what residents are saying tonight. Bill it was a Smaller Group than last weeks walk but weather outside the danville boys and girls club to walk against violence. 0 140 180 180 230 460 51 just one week after Danville Regional Medical Center hosted of doctor Randolph Neal,people joined again to pray and walk against violence. Williams ive been thinking about it this week, and i think one of the most important things is to share hope with this commmunity. Larson a lot of people said please keep this going, please stay committed to working as a community. Danville Regional Medical larson says he did not want to be the only one. He says he wants to run more walks to encourage people to continue sharing ideas on how to make communities safer. Danville as a crimefree community. Were hoping to find new locations each week where we can walk and share ideas and get commitment to improving our cartwright hopefully it will be just a start of more changes of buildings bridges. Bridges. And i did get a chance to ask larson about how doctor Randolph Neal is doing he said he continues to recover and is doing well. And the website we told you about last week which is run by the hospital to collect ideas on how to make communities safer is still up and running. If you have an idea you would like to submit, you can find a link on our website virginia first dot com. Live in the studio, Kristen Eskow, wfxr news. In Campbell County crews are still keeping a close eye on an old plant that has been smoldering for 24 hours. Theres little left of the former dan river plant in brookneal. It took more than 12 hours to get the fire under control. Volunteer firefighters say it took at least half a million gallons of water to control the blaze. Two school buses from Campbell County School System were used to give firefighters a break from the cold. One witness told wfxr news that the fire was started by a worker cutting steel which led to sparks landing on nearby trash. Investigators have not yet released an in Montgomery County were getting our first look at video of the duo charged with Nicole Lovells abduction and murder. Cnn obtained video from the Montgomery County sheriffs office. It shows David Eisenhaur and natalie keepers being booked seperately. Both Virginia Tech engineering students are locked up without bond waiting for their next court appearance. In Roanoke County police have ruled a Death Investigation as a murder suicide. Officers were called to pinewood drive early monday morning. Police say thats where they found 79 yearold Henry Rothrock and his 81yearold wife nora dead inside their home. In lynchburg two men are locked up following a big drug bust. Police tell us they seized 58 pounds of high grade marijuana along with several vehicles and 65 thousand dollars. Randall simpson of forest and David Johnson of goode are both facing possession charges. If drug activity in your neighborhood we have the numbers to leave an anonymous tip or even to send a text message on our website. Virginia first dot com in roanoke one store in the valley view mall is still closed after a sprinkler malfunction. Shoppers sent us pictures of the handwritten closed signs on the doors at jc penny. The Fire Protection system went off wednesday afternoon drenching a lot of stuff inside. Weve reached out to corportate offices but so far no word on how much damage is inside or when that store will reopen. The historic grandin theater is getting a bit of a face lift. The Theaters Box Office and entrance have faced a lot of weathering over the years and its director says it started giving guests trouble getting in and out. With a 50 thousand dollar grant they received last summer, the Grandin Theater Foundation is putting news doors and windows in the entrance and have moved the box office to the middle of the entrance where it Ian Fortier Grandin theatre foundation, executive director if there were individuals that still come of the facility that remember the facade from its original days and im sure we still have a few we hope for them that it brings back some reminiscence and recollection of what it was like to come to the grandin when they were kids and we also hope that the whole new facade will make it easier to get in and out of the building. The theater is still open its normal hours everyday during the renovation work. Its expected to be complete by the end of this month. In salem february is heart month and food lion is helping to feed those who go hungry with healthier options. Today, they supplied feeding america southWest Virginia with 600 cans of soup as well as fresh fruits and vegetables like carrots and celery. Officials from feeding america say this is important because those who dont have much money to eat, often pick Unhealthy Foods that are the cheaper option. This load of Fresh Produce will be able to give local dinner. Mike english pastor we see first hand the children that come in that are hungry, that wouldnt have anything to eat, but now they do. We see our elderly that are crippled and disabled and cant buy their medicine and food. Well now they can eat and take their money and spend it on medicine. The donation is part of food lions plan to provide 500 million meals by the end of 2020. Candidates head south and the tone turning sour for some. Your local election headquarters update is coming up. And some new brews coming to a local grill. Well show you how much hops it takes to make beer. Bitter cold this weekend, and then another snow storm on down after the break. A big dip in the jet stream sent a couple waves of snow through the commonwealth on friday. Scattered snow showers will continue to fall around the appalachians and the surrounding foothills through saturday morning. A Winter Weather advisory is in effect until 7 a. M. Saturday for grayson, smyth, and tazewell counties in virginia and greenbrier, mercer, and summers counties in west pick up any more accumulating snow, but there are spots that will pick up another inch or two before conditions clear out saturday afternoon. For the entire region, the next couple of days will likely be the canadian air move over the be very windy. Wind gusts friday night through saturday along and west of the blue ridge mountains. Even the piedmont will have to deal with breezy conditions at times that will make it feel very cold. A wind chill of southWest Virginia and virginia from 11 p. M. Friday areas could be in store for wind chills in the 10s and 20s. A wind chill warning is in effect for western Greenbrier County in virginia and western Highland County in virginia during the same time frame. Wind chill values as low as 30 are possible in the warning areas when wind chills drop below 18, it only takes 30 minutes for frostbite to develop. High pressure will slide overhead saturday n as a result, winds will die down, but that will just allow digits. The first step in selecting a new mayor for the star city will happen tomorrow. The firehouse primary will be held in the Berglund Center tomorrow from noon to 7. Voters will select the democratic nomination for roanokes next mayor as well as three sears on city council. Sherman lea and David Trinkle are both in the running. So far no republicans are running for mayor. The two remaining democrats throw down in a contentious debate ahead of nevada. While republicans engage in attacks that have gone even waldman has more from washington. 41 47 561 01 1 131 261 271 301 311 42 the South Carolina republican could be make or break for some of the the remaining gop candidates. And, the intensity is palpable, with frontrunner, donald trump, tweeting about ted cruz nearly half a dozen 24hours for being disingenuous, while simultaneously appealing to an important southern voting bloc how can ted cruz be an evangelical christian when he lies so much and is so dishonest . New hampshire second place finisher, john kasich, claims hes trying to stay above the fray, despite slamming jeb bush for being, as the Ohio Governor puts it, an enthusiastic supporter of obamacare. Kasich says when i think of New Hampshire and they spent i dont know 6million, 7Million Dollars jeb bush, who will get a muchneeded assist in South Carolina from his brother, former president george w bush. Is fighting to keep his campaign relevant. Bush says untested people during difficult and dangerous times is a risk. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders showed democrats also have a penchant for pugilistic posturing. Everything from healthcare. To president obamas Job Performance at a pbs debate thursday night. The kind of criticism that weve heard from senator sanders about our president i expect from republicans, i do not expect running for the democratic nomination to succeed president obama. Sanders says madame is a low blow. Waldman says and, while debate moderators took some heat for avoiding the controversy altogether, the will release 550 emails from Hillary Clintons private server this weekend. In washington, joel waldman, and this evening we learned that donald trump is threatening to sue ted cruz. The republic frontrunner took to twitter saying if ted cruz does not stop cheating and running negative ads natural born us citizen. Some critics say its just another distraction. Whens the best time to milk a dairy cow. Up next in ag life experts say it should be up to the heifer not the farmer. And some new flavors on tap can try them out ahead find fantasy shows. When it comes to the things you love, you want more. Love romance . Get lost in every embrace. Into sports . Change the way you experience tv is picking up steam at local bars. Leftys main street grille in blacksburg is one of the newest to start brewing up their own craft beers on site. Wfxrs Charlie Cooper shows us the unique variety of hand crafted brews theyre making that will be ready next month. 00 15 1500 18 00 track 1the end result is a cold glass of beer but the beginning looks more like this. Evan graham head brewer, leftys main street grilleferment is just about done. Track 2its a step in the beer brewing process at leftys main street grille in blacksburg which will soon offer hand crafted beers brewed in house. Evan graham head brewer, leftys main street grilleyou only have four ingredients. Theres malt, hops, water and yeast. This is the darling of the fantastic hop very lemon limey, citrusy. Track 2hell use this in some of the five new beers being added on tapsome more traditional and others not so much. Evan graham head brewer, leftys main street grille these weird funky flavors that you never really experienced before with discriptors like barn yard and horse blanket but in a good way. Track 4 theyre unique brews but all of them keep the menu in mind. Evan graham head brewer, leftys main street grillei can tailor the beer to whatever recipe. Beer and food pairings if you get just the right combination is a completely different experience. Track 5an experience he hopes will be a recipe for success. In blacksburg Charlie Cooper wfxr news. The Governors Office says virginia is now the nations leader when it comes to agriculture and forestry exports to cuba. Revealthe latest total tops 41 point 6 Million Dollars worth of business. Revealexports to cuba have increased 67 percent over last year. Revealvirginia has passed louisiana, georgia florida and alabama. Revealsoybeans and soybean meal are the hot commodities. Despite the growth the Governors Office says there are still limitations when it comes to ag exports and even travel bills in congress which would ease or even abolish the embargos in place. New Research Suggests Dairy Farmers should listen to the cows internal schedule versus your own. According to an article from progressive dairyman, farmers should Pay Attention to the natural rhythm of a dairy heard to yield the most amount of milk with nutrients in it. They also say that cows tend to feed in the afternoon and need a mix of sunlight and darkness to produce good milk. Hokies back on the court with chris clark. We take a closer look at his return with a preview of virginia sports live. Plus a bizarre attack involving a machete. What police are are now saying games scrapped tonight because of the snow. But our virginia sports live team marches on. Sports director jeff archer has a look ahead at the matchups theyre covering tonight at 11. 01 06 18 24jeff archer once again a big week of College Basketball in the area and to hlep us break it down were joined by mike barber. One of the things that we saw on tuesday night was the return of chris clarke. How will this affect the hokies Going Forward . Mike barber i think its a huge addition. One for his talent, his rebounding, his intensity and his avbility to get to the rim. More importantly this team is thin. Its hard to compete in the acc. Its an all out effort and i think you syracuse. Getting chris clarke back makes them deeper. Gives them energy. Brings them talent. Its a huge addition for htem. Jeff archer his game . He didnt seem very rusty to me. Mike barber sometimes a guy like that can come back a little easier. Its not about its about getting to the rim. Being athletic. I asked him on the dunk where you nervous . He said no, i was worried that i was out of shape and wouldnt be able to dunk the basketball. Jeff archer obviously he did. And hes a big piece of that Buzz Williams tetam both offensively and defesnively. Well have much more on this. Along with High School Basketball. All that coming up on virginia make sure to tune it back to you guys. Police say two 15yearold girls were shot dead outside Independence High School in glendale, arizona. Each teen had one gunshot wound and a weapon was found near the bodies. Both were 10thgraders. Investigators are not searching for a shooter but police would not go as far as calling this a murder suicide. A lone wolf attack. Thats how investigators are describing a machete attack at a columbus, ohio restaurant last night. Police say the attacker doesnt appear to have ties to isis or any terror group. Four people were injured. The suspect later shot and killed by police. Investigators suspect the nazareth restaurant and deli was chosen under the mistaken belief the owner is jewish. The deli owner identifies himself as an israeli christianarab. What she thought was a good natured dog. But her family says the pit bull turned on her, attacked her, and killed her two weeks after she adopted it. Matt gregory spoke to the victims mother. 00 00 00 05 09 12 42 48thursday in snug harbor, north carolina, debbie brown took the same trip down the street to her daughter suzanne storys home. We were together about everyday if we werent together we was talking on the phone. Brown says her animals. Two weeks ago she added a fifth dog to the house buddy, a pit bull. Her mother fighting through the grief says she never saw the dog. They told me that the guy that, there was an ad in the Virginian Pilot for a dog that said easy going good with kids. The dog proved anything but easygoing. Wednesday afternoon, story went to clean the dogs cage and buddy turned violent. The Perquimans County sheriff eric tilley sent his deputies out. She had lacerations about the neck the face area it took approximately five to seven minutes to control the dog. By the time medics could get to the home, time had nearly run left here with her. They were gonna put her on the helicopter, and when they got there to put her on the helicopter she had already died. Brown says today the rest of the family has pulled together. Theyll try to salvage what they can for storys two daughters, but they dont know where to turn next. We wanna find the people that gave her the dog and told them it was goodnatured and everything. Wed like to find that out. That was matt gregory reporting. Police are still investigating. The city of flint, michigan introduced a fleet of mobile pediatric clinics today. The Health Facilities on wheels are aimed at getting p roper care and treatment to children harmed by the citys lead water crisis. At least one of the mobile clinics was donated to the city by the new yorkbased Childrens Health fund. The mobile clinics come Health Officials sent letters warning Flint Residents about excessive lead levels in the citys water. Some residents are being warned not to drink the tap water, even if they have a filter. Heres a look at the booking photos of the final armed occupiers in oregon who are now in custody. This, after they spent 41days at a National Wildlife refuge. They took over part of the refuge last month to protest federal land policies. Theyve been indicted on a federal conspiracy charge in portland. Pope francis making history today. Becoming the first pope ever to meet with the head of the Russian Orthodox church. As Steve Harrigan reports. Francis called the controversial meeting quote 0 491 001 161 24 \1 241 33 millenniumlong rift between the eastern and western branches christianity. Today in havana, meeting for the history books. Between pope russias patriarch kirill. Ever a Catholic Pope has met with the head of orthodox church. But, many critics see kirills sit down with francis as a political move the meeting was brokered by cuban president raul castro. Kirill has close ties with Vladimir Putins government. And, it comes at a time when russias relations with the west are strained. Volkov says this is a meeting of two Church Leaders and there is no politics in this meeting. Meantime, the vatican sees it as an important ecumenical event, drawing attention to a shared concern of both churches christians in iraq and syria being killed by the islamic state. And others. Because of their faith. Wenski says almost a genocide is happening very quietly and so the pope and the Russian Orthodox patriarch meeting hopefully will bring some attention to the situation of christians in the middle east. Following the meeting pope francis is off to mexico for a visit to reach out to the poor and victims of violence there. While in mexico, francis is set to perform mass at the u. S. Mexico border. A move some, including donald trump are publicly criticizing. Trump says i think he doesnt understand the problems our country has. I dont think he understands the danger of the open border we have with water main well show you this frozen mess coming up. Doctors warning people about this weekend. Taylors here tracking how cold it will get headed for virginia early next week. Well take a look at the chances for heavy snow after the break. A big dip in the jet stream sent a couple waves of snow through the commonwealth on friday. Scattered snow showers will continue to fall around the appalachians and the surrounding foothills through smyth, and tazewell counties in greenbrier, mercer, and summers counties in West Virginia. Many areas wont pick up any more accumulating snow, but there will pick up another inch or two before conditions clear out saturday afternoon. For the entire region, the next not only will cold move over the commonwealth, but it will also wind gusts friday night through saturday evening will gust up to 30 mph along and west of the blue ridge mountains. Even the piedmont will have to deal with breezy conditions at times that will make it feel very cold. A wind chill advisory is in effect for most of southWest Virginia and much of West Virginia from 11 p. M. Friday through 10 a. M. Sunday. In the 10s and 20s. A wind chill warning is in effect for western Greenbrier County in virginia and western Highland County in virginia during the same time frame. Wind chill values as low as 30 are possible in the warning areas when wind chills it only takes 30 minutes for frostbite to develop. High pressure will slide overhead saturday night. As a result, winds will die actual temperatures to drop to the in many parts in many parts of the country. This week could see some of the coldest temperatures this winter. When the thermometer does dip. Temperatures can affect your health and specifically your heart and cardiovascular doctors say this cold weather places greater stress on your body. Wind chills at or below zero are expected for a large part of the eastern United States this weekend. You should to take steps to avoid what could soon turn into emergencytype situations. 01 07 01 27 parikh says so when people are exposed to the cold, a number to their cardiovascular system. One is that with cold in order to conserve heat your body will constrict they blood vessels in the extremities so your limbs will get lower blood flow and consequently you may feel cold in your hands and feet but thats body temperature. Hypothermia temperature. Body temperature. Hypothermia and frostbite are very real concerns this weekend. When in doubt get inside and warm up. And check out this mess in scranton, pennsylvania. A 12 inch water main snapped sending water shooting into the frigid area. As expectedly it quickly froze on everything. Trees, signs and power lines. Around a dozen line is fixed. Plenty of salt being used to try and melt all that ice. From the frozen tundra to the tropics. Well have the latest on the fight against has texas residents protecting themselves from mosquitos. And experts telling officials more needs to be done and spread of the disease. Rudy koski has our update. 00 00 00 050 53 0 591 11 1 261 34 1 44swarms of tiny already begun to emerge because there hasnt been a long hard freeze. But the mosquito population is in check so far according to officials with austin vector control. Mos says the temperatures are cold enough at night to discourage the mosquitoes from actually going through their life cycle to becoming adult mosquitos. Typically the mosquito problem starts in may. And the concern is usually about but now the zika virus has emerged as a new threat. The usual strategy in austin of larvacide in areas with stagnant water and not using fog trucks remains in play. Mos says i would say it is use the larvacide because the larvacide kills the mosquito ever become an Jennifer Castaneda is aware of the birth defects associated with the zika virus. An not ignoring the risk castaneda says its pretty scary yknow especially since i have friends who are pregnant and theyre staying indoors dont want to risk anything. Jennifer says the mosquito prevention plan for her two kids. Involves using a lot of repellant natural and also those containing deet. Castaneda says im going to lather them upthe recent cases of zika virus found in texas involve people who were infected in another country and recently returned. A researcher at ut austin believes the risk for that remains high but he also warns the mosquito that carries the virus is already in texas. Professor Sahotra Sarkar first spotted the zika virus several years ago while studying another mosquito borne illness. Sarkar says i absolutely think we are going to begin to see what are called local outbreaks in the summer. The same mosquitos that carry this particular disease also carry dengue and during the last ten years there have been several episodes of dengue expansion along the mexico texas border in florida and elsewhere. The professor told me local governments are running out of says i think control measures need to become a lot more focused and a lot more serious. Sarkar believes the zika problem will not become the status quo in north america. He expects that the virus will be defeated much the same way malaria was once beaten back. A genious design or a public nusiance. The controversy over this new restroom. Were smart idea or a bad investment . A new open air bathroom in california is causing an uproar. Claudia cowan shows us the new facilities and what taxpayers are saying about it in San Francisco. 10 12 15 18 39 421 12 19 1 37 53just blocks away from San Franciscos famous dolores mission, whats believed to be a first in the nation an public, open air, bathroom at citys most popular parks forrest says my first reaction was shock i thought their nose. Jones says its disgusting . Or their ears when they hear San Francisco spent 15thousand dollars on this concrete urinal drain with a partial screen and not much else. Near trains, kids, and residents like Patrick Sullivan sullivan says there were so many people using it last saturday that the urine was dripping over to where people were getting off the train. It was recently with other upgrades to dolores park which, on a sunny weekend, can see thousands of visitors, and had very few toilets. While no one from the city would talk to us on camera, a parks and rec spokeswoman said the urinal is quote an peeing in the bushes and peoples front yards, which was all too common at the old dolores park. Maybe so, but some critics say the open air design poses a health hazard, violates privacy rights, and discriminates against women and the disabled dacus says this doesnt solve the problem, its irresponsible, its illegal, the city has to change its position or face the legal consequences. The Pacific Justice institute has threatened to sue if the urinal isnt, well, eliminated. In response, the City Attorneys Office would only say it intends to give their legal theories all the consideration they deserve. Translation the very public potty. Is staying put. At least for now. The good news the park now has several dozen normal toilets, thanks to the recent renovations, and vines have been planted around the screen, which should provide a bit more privacy, eventually. Otters are celebrating tonight. Sea otters in japan are celebrating valentines day. Its become a tradition for the otters to get heartshaped treats at this sea paradise. Yutan a male sea otter shows off for guests watching as he digs into his holiday treat. The sea otters at the aquarium are the only lucky ones to get this special treatment. Aquarium staffers say its a fan favorite among visitors. Thanks for joining us for wfxr news first at ten. Dont go virginia sports live is next. Coming up tonight on virginia sports live. The hokies get a boost by the return of a big man. The winning. And more importantly, theyre enjoying their time while they do it. And of course we have plenty of High School Basketball as the regular season nears its end. Virginia sports live, starts now. Hello and welcome to the hello and welcome to the final night of the High School Basketball regular season. Its one final chance to get some momentum heading into the postseason. Its a night filled with rivalry games, bragging rights and district titles on the line. And we start tonight in danville with George Washington hosting game. These two rivals met just three days ago with martinsville getting the four point win. So the eagles looking for redemption. 1. Isaiah bethel to patrick robinson. Drives baseline and kisses it high off the glass. 105 eagles. Nice move. 2. Martinsville knows how to shoot. Aaron martin drains the baseline three, cutting the gw lead in half. 3. Devonnte holland running the break. The perfect bounce pass to cam bradley for the layin. The bulldogs love to run. 4. The eagles would respond. Corey beard for three. 2922 George Washington. 5. Same spot but this time its dyante fuller mcdowell. He has 3 names, he scores 3 points. The crowd loves it especailly this wonderful lady. George washington pulls off the four point win, 5147 over martinsville. Kevaney martin has more from danville. 00 06 17 23 29 35every
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