Found toxic levels of lead in it. Danner that led flint to switch back to detroit water. But the work is far from over. Annie andersen was there as they prepared for the next step. Annie rkelive the water problems in flint actually started decades ago. The epa never 3 took a baseline reading of the Water Quality there. That means the team at Virginia Tech only has last years numbers. Which was at the height of the citys water crisis to compare to. Today, the team prepared test kits so they can see if the situation is any better. 3 3 after fighting with the epa about the Water Quality in flint. Virginia techs Flint Water Study Group is now working with them. dr. Marc edwards flint water study, Virginia Tech epa is going to fund us to go back to all 271 of those homes or as many as we can, resample now so we can compare home by home, how now, if at all. They spent the morning preparing the kits. With the team excited to see the results. Edwards its quite possible that flint is meeting the federal Drinking Water standards. In fact its quite probable. anurag mantha, phd student, Virginia Tech for the time being, if they keep using detroit water, it will at least and prevent more lead from leeching. Testing shows some houses are still testing at 10 thousand parts per billion. Thats higher than toxic waste levels. And way higher than the allowable 15 parts per billion. Edwards says thats actually not against the law. edwards you can have any amount of lead in some homes. Even hazardous waste. It has to do with how this law is crafted. It allows 9 pecent of homes that are tested in a city to have any value of lead whatsoever. So if you live in those 9 percent of houses, maybe you don;t realize this. Its your job to protect yourself. But for flint long term, the study group says the lead pipes need to be replaced. And it could take years to find out where they are. edwards they have these maps but it turns out when they looked to see what the accuracy was of mapping where the lead pipe was they 3 annie rkelive3 you heard that shocking statistic that 9 percent of houses in any city can have unlimited lead levels. Edwards told me, even in richmond, there are houses that have lead levels in thousands and its all totally legal. Danner, mark . 3 danner its been a Beautiful Day out there and warmer weather is coming for your weekend. Mark this is a live look at lynchburg tonight from our tower camera. Will stafford has his eye on the forecast. Will people are going to want to get outside in this weather. 3 good friday to you summary you can expect warmer weather for the weekend, showers on sunday and heavy rain next tuesday. Forecast temperatures will jump this weekend. Afternoon highs will reach 60 to 65 on both saturday and sunday. Your saturday will be partly cloudy, breezy and dry. Sunday will be mostly cloudy with showers increasing during the afternoon. Light rain will increase after lunch time on sunday, but not all of our area will receive rain. 3 mark this is a live look at the late Justice Antonin Scalia lying in repose at the is set for tomorrow. Danner Vice President joe biden and his wife will attend. Scalias flagdraped casket was carried up the steps of the Supreme Court to begin a day of public mourning for one of the courts most influential members. The eight remaining members of the court, scalias family and nearly 100 former law clerks attended a short ceremony in the courts great hall. Scalias casket rested on the same platform used for president abraham lincoln. The reverend paul scalia, the justices son and a catholic priest, said prayers. Fr. Paul scalia sonyou have called your servant antonin out of this world. May he rest in peace. Danner scalias clerks will take turns standing vigil throughout the day as members of the public and dignitaries including president obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pay their respects. 3 3 3 mark tight the teen who allegedly led police on a chase through two counties is now in custody. Were learning new details on the 15 year old involved in last and subsequent manhunt. The 15 year old escaped from a minimum security facility in early december and police had been searching for him ever since. State police finally arrested him in roanoke. With help from local police. Hes facing five charges. 3 mark box salem has named its Police Officer of the year for 2015. They say chris shelor has helped keep people safe even off the clock. Back in december, shelor started investigating a robbery and assault at a walmart on west main street. He got information on possible suspects. And the next morning, when he was off work, he saw two cars that matched those descriptions. He called in and police made arrests, charged the suspects, and recovered stolen property. 3 mark the Justice Department is now compelling apple to cooperate with the fbi. But apples got some support in its corner. danner and its a priceless reaction after this teacher got a big surprise from his students. 3 3 from the terrorism alert desk in washington. Im michelle marsh. U. S. Airstrikes on an isis camp in libya kill at least 40 people. The operation targeted a suspect linked to two deadly attacks last year in neighboring tunisiait was the second u. S. Air strike in three months against isis in libya. Isis is deploying children as fighters and on Suicide Missions at far greater rates than previously estimated. This according to a new report published from the combatting Terrorism Center at west point. At least 89 boys died fighting in the name of isis from january 2015 to january 2016. , some of those boys were younger than 12 years old. And, a leading suspect sought in connection with the paris attacks hid in a brussels apartment for three weeks s3 3 good friday to you summary you can expect warmer weather for the weekend, showers on sunday and heavy rain next tuesday. Forecast temperatures will jump this weekend. Afternoon highs will reach 60 to 65 on both saturday and sunday. Your saturday will be partly cloudy, breezy and dry. Sunday will be mostly cloudy with showers increasing during the afternoon. Light rain will increase after lunch time on sunday, but not all of our area will receive rain. Monday will be mainly dry with only isolated showers and cold rain moves in during the morning. The rain chance will be near 100 , and heavy rain is likely. Temperatures will be in the upper 30s and lower 40s which should be too warm for us to get winter precipitation. Well keep you updated on how much colder air gets pulled into virginia, but right now, current data suggests our local precipitation will be all rain with snow possible for the mountains. Rain tapers off on wednesday and completely ends by thursday. Tuesday thru friday will be cold with highs in the 40s, lows in the 30s 3 danner hoverboard crackdown. Mark now the government is stepping in to 3 facebook and twitter have sided with apple after the Company Refused to help the fbi break into the iphone of San Bernardino shooter syed farook. The social media site says. Forcing apple to break into the phone would set a chilling precedent. And pledged to fight aggressively against government efforts to weaken the security of Consumer Tech products. Twitter Ceo Jack Dorsey also expressed his solidarity with apple tweeting. We stand with tim cook and apple. But the Justice Department has filed a motion to compel apple to comply. danner the government is cracking down on hoverboards. In a importers and retailers u. S. Regulators say they will seize or recall any of the of the twowheeled, self balancing scooters if they fail to meet federal safety standards. The u. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission noted 52 reports of fires users say were caused by hoverboards in 24 states. Those fires led to two Million Dollars in property damage, including destruction of two homes and an automobile. 3 3 3 3 mark see a true moment of friendship. Danner. After stage fright hit a woman spmonday will be mainly dry with only isolated showers and highs near 50. On tuesday a cold rain moves in during the morning. The rain chance will be near 100 , and heavy rain is likely. Temperatures will be in the upper 30s and lower 40s which should be too warm for us to get winter precipitation. Well keep you updated on how much colder air gets pulled into virginia, but right now, current data suggests our local precipitation will be all rain with the mountains. Wednesday and completely ends by thursday. Tuesday thru friday will be cold with highs in the 30s and 20s. 3 danner the power of friendship. Is showing its true strength after a woman got a terrible case of stage fright. Hi my name is Suzy Cloutier i like strive. At strive we meet. 10 mark3 thats Suzy Cloutier about to make a speech at strive. A nonprofit that serves tweens, teens and young adults with developmental disabilities. Yesterday, the group celebrated the completion of a new addition cloutier whos part of the program was overcome with stage fright. Until a good friend stepped in. Friend walks up. You alright suzy . Yeah, thanks inaudible okay i can do it now. cheers from audience 10 Mark Cloutier finished her speech. And got congratulated for a Job Well Done by a state senator and congressman. 3 3 mark talk about a close call. Danner video you have driver got awfully close to 3 3 danner a bus full of students has a terrifying encounter with a speeding train. Mark and a teacher has a tearful birthday your must see video tonight. 3 terrifying video out of houston shows a speeding train barely missing a school bus. You can see the train passing by mere inches from the rear of the bus with students on board. The driver reportedly pulled across the tracks and barely made it through before the train passed by. We were all screaming and telling her to move forward. Everyone was really terrified at the moment. The school released a statement saying the driver has been let go for not following proper procedures. Virginia firefighters shared some dramatic video. Of emergency crews saving a dog that had fallen through some thin ice on a frozen lake. natsyelping you can hear the frightened pup yelping as she clings to the ice with her paws. After carefully making their way to her, rescuers were able to free the canine and reunite her with her owner. If this doesnt put a smile on your face, nothing will. Students at a Texas High School suprised their english teacher with a classroom birthday party. After they birthday cake in almost ten years. The teacher was visibly moved to tears as the students sang happy birthday to him. And presented him with a cake, balloons and gifts. Students described his reaction as this, im jeremy roth. 3 danner3 we are staying on top of the latest details out of Hargrave Military Academy, where federal and local authorities are investigating a possible terror threat. At six. Valerie bragg is live from chatham with the latest. mark and its attracted a lot of attention from across the nation. We get to the bottom of this photo of a dog the cold and snow. 3 mark we are following the very latest tonight on the potential threat at Hargrave Military Academy in chatham. County Sheriffs Office tells abc 13 they are getting closer to a suspect tonight. Our Valerie Bragg is live outside the school now, with what we know up to now. Valerie sat live sheriff mike taylor tells me this investigation is still very active and they are working closely with state police and the cyber crimes unit tonight to find the person responsible. Take a look behind me. You can see the Sheriffs Office and state police are blocking the entrance here and theyve been doing this since last night. I spoke with general don broome today. He tells me many parents picked up their children. But they have more than 40 international students. Who cannot simply go home. Those students will remain on throughout the weekend. And for their safety. The school will restrict their activities. But Sheriff Taylor is confident tonight they have prevented the threat from happening. He assures me they will catch the person who can rest again. 3 19 sheriff mike taylor until a name is attached to that crime, then it sort of brings things into focus. So the monster out there, that is a perceived monster, now you know who that person is and how that person had disrupted our community. Valerie sat live i asked the commonwealths attorney. Bryan haskins. What kind of charges the person who made this threat could face. He says they do not know at this time. The Sheriffs Office is being tight lipped tonight about what the threat is. But the schools general told abc 13 last night. They claim they are from isis. Live in chatham, Valerie Bragg, abc 13 news. 3