Joining us for wsls 10 at seven. Im lindsey ward. And im dawn jefferies. Its been two days since the e f3 tornado touched down in appomattox county. Bringing with it winds up to 165milesper hour. The damage is extensive. And today. Families. Emergency crews. And volunteers are lending their support to those in need. Storm team ten chief meteorologist Jeff Haniewich is on the ground in evergreen toured the devastation today. He has the latest on the Public Safety agencies like the National Guard are planning their roles in the cleanup after Governor Terry mcauliffe declared a state of emergency wednesday following the tornadoes that touched down across the commonwealth. Wsls tens rachel lucas has more on how soldiers are helping in appomattox county. There is still a lot of work to be done, a lot of debris, downed trees. Its going to take a while l but i can tell you we have been here since early yesterday morning and in that time a lot of progress has been made. And the National Guard has really made a difference. Vo we have had a lot of great volunteer groups but theres been a lot of heavy lifting and that she needed to be done. Since Governor Terry mcauliffe declared a the National Guard to be activated and sent here to help with the cleanup i followed some of the soldiers around today is that he hoped various homeowners do work that they never wouldve never been able to do on their oh no. And i think its certainly lift the spirits of those who is desperately needed help. Sot cont vo in all there are little more than 50 soldiers here. They brought their humvees chainsaws other equipment thats really help you get a lot of this work done. Now for a check of the weather. Storm team ten meteorologist Jonathan Kegges joins us now. Jonathan. Sunshine and eventually warmth will dominate the upcoming weekend. After a day in the 40s with wall to wall sunshine by the afternoon on saturday, we crank up the thermostat to the low to mid 60s on sunday. Tonight partly clear with lows saturday mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 40s. Sunday mostly sunny and warm with highs in the low to mid 60s. The relative warmth continues through the support for the victims of wednesdays deadly tornado grows. As the cleanup gets underway in evergreen. This morning. Gods pit crew in danville brought water, gatorade, toiletries, and nonperishable food items to those who needed them. The nonprofits Operations Manager says the Community Support has been overwhelming. But its sad to see so many people in our area in need. Local students are also joining the efforts. A team of Liberty University students is in appomattox helping in the clean up. Its part of a new School Program called lu send now where students are mobilized to help in the wake of disaster. A team of students is also heading to flint, michigan. Their job is to install water filters in homes following the meanwhile. Several organizations are collecting bottles of water. To help residents in flint. The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity has collected more than 15 hundred cases of water. The Pilgrim Baptist Church donated more than 11thousand bottles of water and sweet union Baptist Church donated six thousand bottles. Gods pit crew will pick up all the cases of water next saturday. Mike hamlar chairman of operation of flint project we build bridges and we were sitting here and we were thinking what could we do to help the community. Granted its in flint but they need it. If youd like to help. You can donate bottles of water at the cave spring corners kroger th is saturday. From 10 am. To 1 pm Law Enforcement agencies are cracking down on red light runners across the Roanoke Valley. Its part of an effort by the blue ridge Transportation Safety board. Police are patrolling problem areas to warn drivers wsls tens duke carter has more on the initiative. We took a ride with Roanoke City Police officers earlier this afternoon and they have bumped up patrols esepcially along this busy street orange avenue. Vo rick clark is a Traffic Safety officer with ronaoke city police department. He says city officers are working with ronaoke county as well as blacksburg and christiansburg to get people aware of not running red lights. Clark says its important people know that when they run red lights theyre taking the risk of harming or even killing the other driver. Sot what do people normally do when they try to beat the light, they speed up, you got a car thats pulling out into the intersection you have all that exposed passenger compartment area so thats the first part that gets hit, thats why running red lights is so dangerous because its not usually the person who is running the red light thats hurt its the individual who is the victim. Cont vo a new triplea study finds about ninety four percent of people surveyed say its unacceptable to run red lights. Duke but that same survey also found. More than one in three light in the past thirty days. Officers say if you run a red light tonight, you will be stopped. In roanoke duke carter wsls ten. A woman is charged after allegedly transferring guns to a man who opened fire at his workplace. Killing 3 people and injuring 14 others. Sarah hopkins is charged with one count of knowingly transferring a firearm to a convicted felon. Police say the alleged gunman. Cedric ford shot two people. Stole a car and drove to the excel Industries Plant where he continued shooting. Ford was served with a protective order filed by his girlfriend hours before the shooting. Ford was killed during a shootout with officers. A ceremony marks 23years since the World Trade Center bombing that killed six people and injured more than a thousand others. A truck bomb exploded below the World Trade Centers north tower in february 1993. The names of the six victims were commemoration attended by victims relatives and friends. Anthony shorris first deputy mayor of new york city today the world comes to the World Trade Center to remember what and who we lost, but also to remember what we found. Courage. Strength. Fait h. The bombing was one of the worst terrorist attacks in u. S. History at the time. It was overshadowed by the september 11th attacks when terrorists hijacked airplanes to destroy the towers and kill nearly 3 thousand people. Things heating up down south as the democratic president ial candidates gear up for this weekends primary. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders face off saturday in south carolina. Some polls in the state have clinton leading sanders by as much as 50 points. While campaigning today. Clinton spoke about gun control. The party frontrunner says she supports president obamas executive action proposal and closing gun show loopholes. Roanoke today. Roanoke college released a pre super tuesday poll showing donald trump and Hilary Clinton projected to be landslide winners in virginia. Professor harry wilson says on the republican side, that means the focus will turn to trumps challengers. One of those, marco rubio, will campaign at the College Sunday night. Harry wilson, director of the institute for policy and research 00 05 22 if at this point in time trump is going to be stopped, somebody needs to emerge as the challenger to trump, not 3 or 4 other challengers to trump, so there has to be some consolidation of that field, and if there isnt, those candidates just continue to split all those votes. Wilson says clinton is expected to win on the democratic side by 17 points. He says clintons new Roanoke Office may indicate shes already preparing for the general election. In a public ceremony today. John fishwick was honored for his new role as us attorney for the Western District of virginia. Lynchburg. Roanoke. Danville. Abingdon and big stone gap. The public installation ceremony took place at the poff Federal Building this afternoon. Family. Friends. And a number of state lawmakers attended. A Patrick County woman is getting her stride back after losing her leg following a medical emergency. The piece of equipment here in the Roanoke Valley helping to make it possible. But first. Jonathan. Coming up in your storm team 10 sunshine and life as spokesbox is great. People love me for saving them over half a grand when they switch to progressive. So im dabbling in new ventures. It was boardgame night with the dalai lama. Great guy. Terrible player. Go paperless dont stress, girl i got the discounts that you need its a balancing act, but i got to give the people what they want more box. Any words for the critics . What can i say . Critties gonna neg. [ applause ] the what . [ laughs ] valley is helping a Patrick County woman walk again. Its called the alterg anti gravity treadmill. It was patented by nasa in 2013 and is used by the n fl. Now, the springtree rehabilitation facility in the valley to invest in this new technology. Wsls10s Christina Craig learned its doing wonders for amputee patients. Step by step. 70year old Beatrice Hughes gains back her strength with the help of this antigravity treadmill. 718 when i talked to the doctor and he told me you have got one of two options. He said we can take your leg and we can treat you with an antibiotic or we can consider the amputation. My exact words to him were cut it off. Problems started for hughes this summer when she experienced a stroke and broke her ankle. Then it became infected. After a month of intolerable pain, she made the choice for doctors to amputate her leg. Now, with a new limb that just doesnt feel like her own. The alter g anti gravity treadmill at the Springtree Health and rehab center is teaching hughes how to adjust. Better, because i know more on how to place my feet. First, hughes zips up in an airtight bag. The cockpit as they call it fills with air, calibrates her weight and then determines how much air is needed to make hughes feel lighter. 1 051 13 it eliminates body weight. So, we can take up to 65 to 70 percent of their body weight off of them while walking on the treadmill. So, they dont have pain, they dont have all their body weight coming down on their legs as they are walking. With a camera below pointed towards hughess feet, a monitor above displays her exact physical therapists to then focus on the mechanics of walking. Im just come and that im going to be able to run. Maybe pretty soon. 70 yearold hughes says technology, nothing will keep her down. In roanoke, Christina Craig, wsls10. Helping hundreds of High School Students better prepare for future technical careers. Today. The college held the district three virginia skills usa more than 200 High Schoolers from fifteen different schools competed in everything from traffic stops to competing in welding says the competition is really helping him. Spencer morris welding competitor ive really been opened up to a new world. It shows me how to do better time management today even. Winners from each event will compete at the statewide april. Now a look ahead to stories that will be making headlines this weekend. Patrick coming up this weekend on virginia today. The editor of bridebook talks about the latest issue and what brides will find inside. She also unveils the new cover for the magazine. Plus. Roanokes rich Railroad History will be on full display for one night only. How you can experience the star citys history through a unique ballet. Join us this weekend on virginia today from six to eight am right here on wsls 10. Jonathan will have another check of your storm team 10 forecast in just a few minutes. Then. Girl scout cookie season is here. Plus we talk with last years top selling scout. About her sunshine and eventually warmth will dominate the upcoming weekend. After a day in the 40s with wall to wall sunshine by the afternoon on saturday, we crank up the thermostat to the low to mid 60s on sunday. Tonight partly clear with lows in the mid to upper 20s. Saturday mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 40s. Sunday mostly sunny and warm the relative warmth continues through the early portion of the new work week with highs in the low to mid 60s through tuesday. Wednesday will feature some changes as a large storm system affects the area. Depending upon the track we could see thunderstorms or a wintry mix. We will be tracking this system closely. New tonight at 7. When you head out to the Grocery Store this weekend you might want to carry a few extra dollars in hand. Eventually warmth will dominate the upcoming weekend. After a day in the 40s with wall to wall sunshine by the afternoon on saturday, we crank up the thermostat to the low to mid 60s on sunday. Tonight partly clear with lows in the mid to upper 20s. Saturday mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 40s. Sunday mostly sunny and warm with highs in the low to mid 60s. The relative warmth continues early portion of the new work week with highs in the low new tonight at 7. When you head out to the Grocery Store this weekend you might want to carry a few extra dollars in hand. This weekend girl scout cookie booths start up across the Roanoke Valley. The competition is stiff. We talked to last years top cookie seller. Who sold more than 13hundred boxes. She says selling Girl Scout Cookies has given her valuable selling experience. Annabelle moore cadet girl scout with troop 173 it teaches us how to be a good sales person obviously. So, you just. It teaches me how to be ready, how to talk to a lot of people. If feels great. It moore says she has two weeks left to sell cookies and is hoping to beat her record from last year. The court will decide the fate of Cleveland Browns quarterback johnny manziel. After allegations of domestic Johnny ManzielsDomestic Violence case is referred to a grand jury. The Cleveland Browns quarterback will now have to answer questions in court. Regarding allegations about an attack on his ex girlfriend late last month. According to reports. Colleen crowley claims manziel confronted her at a hotel. Hit her. And threatened her life. Manziel could face up to one year in jail and a fourthousand dollar fine if charged and convicted. One of the rarest of all the beatles records will be auctioned off next month. It was the bands first to be pressed and helped them get a record contract. The song hello little girl is on one side and till there was you on the other. The disc was found in the home of an english pianist. Omega auctions will auction off the record next month. Its expected to sell for more than 14thousand dollars. Heres what you can expect to at eight. Its caught on camera with nick cannon. And at nine. An all new dateline. Then be sure to join us back here on wsls ten at 11. For your news. Weather and sports. Thanks for joining us for wsls 10 at seven. Dont forget to join jeff, john, and me back here for wsls military state of security at the oscars. Reporter mixed with the glamour will be intense security, bombsniffing dogs. And then outright war. If he hadnt inherited 200 million, you know where he would be right now . Trump watches. This guy a joke artist and liar. And who is the woman who wouldnt stop screeching . I dont know why [ screaming ] plus