Backups are about six miles right now. Youre asked to avoid the area. A man is behind bars. Following a car chase in amherst county. Deputies say 53 yearold lawrence crank from lynchburg sped away from deputies after trespassing at Riveredge Park in Madison Heights tuesday. After an 8mile chase. Deputies say crank got out of his car. And ran off. He was arrested a short time after. Crank faces several charges. Including possession of meth with intent to distribute. Felony eluding. And trespassing. Today the defense calls witnesses for the first time in a federal trial. Stemming from the murder of Waynesboro Police reserve captain kevin quick. Prosecutors rested their case. After twelve days of presenting evidence. Against six alleged gang members. Four of which are charged with murder. Wednesday was all about the cell phone evidence the prosecution says first led police to quicks body. The prosecution points to a gang killing. Claiming all of the suspects are members of the the military is struggling to provide care for soldiers with post Traumatic Stress disorder or p tsd. Thats according to a new study by rand corp. After reviewing 40 thousand cases. The group found many veterans with ptsd and depression are not getting the minimum number of therapy sessions needed. According to military guidelines. They should get four. Within eight weeks. Or at least two to manage new medications. Military officials blame this on lack of Mental Health professionals. And will turn to civilian therapists. Available through pentagon contracts. President obama is heading to cuba. The president aims to restore ties with the nation. As well as help its citizens. He will be the first sitting president to visit cuba in more than half a century. White house Officials Say the commander in chief will discuss human rights. And Political Freedoms with cuban president raul castro. President obama will visit the nation in march. As the republican president ial candidates gear up for this primary. That primary is only two days to shake up in the gop. According to an nbc news wall street journal poll. Ted cruz is leading the party for the first time. Beating trump by two points. Meanwhile marco rubio picks up a key endorsement from south carolinas governor nikki haley. Marco rubio r president ial candidate in my campaign for president today, i got the endorsement of a governor of indian decent, who endorsed a president ial candidate of cuban decent, and tomorrow will be campaigning alongside an African American republican senator, all three are doing that here inside south carolina. That says a lot about the republican party. On the other side of the spectrum. Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders face off in the nevada primary this weekend. Youll start to see Hillary Clinton ads on television starting today. Hillary Clintons Campaign launched the Advertising Campaign in virginia ahead of the march 1 primary. The Campaign Says the 30 second spots highlight clintons record on foreign clinton is running against senator Bernie Sanders for the democratic nomination. She enjoys a lead in virginia polls. And has the support of both the states u. S. Senators and Governor Terry mcauliffe. New at noon. Senator mark warner just wrapped up a round table discussion with Lynchburg Community leaders. At Central Virginia community college. He talked about building a work force in southwest and Central Virginia. Geared towards cyber jobs. He says currently there are 18thousand open cyber jobs in virginia. And local colleges and universities should refocus students toward earning a degree in cyber related fields. He also says local virginia the Unmanned Systems industry. Like drones and driverless vehicles. A measure to reduce emphasis on standardized testing in schools. Advances through the general assembly. The legislation requires the state board of education to stress Critical Thinking over was approved by a unianimously passed the senate. The bill also directs state leaders to emphasize internships and technical training. Which is something multiple lawmakers have pushed for. Some Central Virginia groups are rallying against the Atlantic Coast pipeline. After new developments. Energy companies behind the pipeline came up with a new route. But these groups say its still not good enough. The new path reduces the impact to National Forests by one third. But affects 249 new land owners. The Piedmont Group of the sierra club wants to see Renewable Energy built. Instead of gas pipelines. Joe lovett, executive director of appalachian mountain advocates 15 56 38 we should be making a transition from coal to renewables not from coal to natural gas a dominion spokesperson says the company is investing in Renewable Energy too. But the company says Renewable Energy alone cannot produce enough Energy Around the clock. To make up for all the coalfired power stations closing. Thousands are still left without including 1700 in roanoke and roanoke county. 400 in franklin county. And 200 in patrick and henry counties. Thats according to appalachian power. Appalachian says more than 650 workers are helping restore power. And expects it all to be back on by late tonight. The company also wants to remind customers about generator safety. If you are using a portable or rv generator do not plug it into your circuit box. Instead. Follow the manufacturers instructions and plug essential appliances directly into the generator. Turning to your forecast. For more on what we can expect throughout the evening and over the next several days lets check in with kristina montuori. Today mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s tonight mostly clear with lows in the middle upper 20s friday mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s lower 50s saturday sun clouds with isolated showers possible with highs in the lower 60s monday scattered showers possible with highs in the middle 50s tuesday passing rain showers light snow ice possible with highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s wednesday passing rain showers light snow ice possible with highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s sunny with highs in the middle 40s have hosted online give days. To raise money for local charities and nonprofits. And now. Its coming to roanoke. The first ever Roanoke Valley gives day is expected to bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars for local organizations. Wsls tens Erin Brookshier explains the expected outcome. This is the first day of its kind. Goal for the Roanoke Valley to reach. 150 thousand dollars in just 24hours. Full screen this is the first time that the Roanoke Valley has ever taken part in an online day of giving like this. Based on other similar events across the state. Leaders are expecting it to be very successful. Online giving events have raised anywhere from onehundred thousand dollars. To more than a million and a half. Vo and for the 120 organizations taking part in Roanoke Valley gives, like Family Service ofanoke valley. This is monat willave b imptneir day today operations. Th cassell, the chief velopment offic, tells me that money raised line that y will be used to advance eir program forhildren. T get online, do someresearch and see what really means something to you and what youre passionate about. When you find it 100 of your donation will go to that agency. It gives them money they need. For us, its child therapy and money we cant get from anyplace else. Despite having a handful of dedicated therapists and three child therapy rooms. There are still more than thirty children on a waiting list for play therapy. Cassell is hoping that they money they raise will help the Program Reach even more children. Live you still have some time to decide how your want to donate your money. Roanoke valley gives begins just after midnight on march sixteenth. And runs for 24 hours straight. Im Erin Brookshier, wsls 10. Americas National Parks are popular vacation destinations. New numbers show more people visited National Park sites last year. Than ever before. With a record 307 million visits. 57 of the 59 sites officially classified as National Parks set new records for visits last year. The Blue Ridge Parkway was the most visited place in the park system. While the most popular spot was the great smoky mountains. In august, the National Park service celebrates its 100th anniversary. Kristina has another check of just a few minutes. Plus. Today is National Drink Wine day. The Health Benefits of pouring yourself a glass. Pothole protection. The new feature that prevents your car from damage. Coming today mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s tonight mostly clear with lows in the middle upper 20s friday mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s lower 50s saturday sun clouds with sunday isolated showers possible with highs in the lower 60s monday scattered showers possible with highs in the middle 50s tuesday passing rain showers light snow ice possible with highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s wednesday passing rain showers light snow ice possible with highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s sunny with highs in the middle 40s tonight mostly clear with lows in the middle upper 20s friday mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s lower 50s saturday sun clouds with highs in the lower 60s sunday isolated showers possible with highs in the lower 60s showers possible with highs in the middle 50s tuesday passing rain showers light snow ice possible with highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s wednesday passing rain showers light snow ice possible with highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s sunny with highs in the middle 40s tonight mostly clear with lows in the middle upper 20s friday mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s lower 50s saturday sun clouds with highs in the lower 60s sunday isolated showers possible with highs in the lower 60s monday scattered showers possible with highs in tuesday passing rain showers light snow ice possible with highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s wednesday passing rain showers light snow ice possible with highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s that prevents your car from damage. Coming up in a wsls 10 middle 40s tonight mostly clear with lows in the middle upper 20s friday mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s lower 50s saturday sun clouds with highs in the lower 60s sunday isolated showers possible with highs in the lower 60s monday scattered showers possible with highs in trending at noon on this thursday. Get ready to drink today is National Drink Wine day. Wine consumption does have some Health Benefits moderate drinkers have lower risks for liver disease. Type two diabetes. And heart attacks. It can also reduce bad cholesterol so make sure to pour yourself a glass. Tumbleweed takeover. A fast growing tumbleweed known as hairy panic invaded the streets of a rural australian town. As you can see here. Neighborhoods and homes were clogged with the stuff. According to local media. The tumbleweed has been around for a couple of years. But dry conditions have made it worse. Break from their studies to build a giant igloo. Take a look at this. Students at new yorks university of rochester spent the day creating the massive structure. They even stayed there overnight. The igloo is ten feet high. And twelve feet wide. The students even made sure to include a hole at the top to vent out excess body heat and keep the structure from melting too early. Still ahead out with the old in with the new. Why you may want to ditch your credit card and get a new one. Drivers beware. Toyota is recalling more than one million cars due to seat belt problems. The recall involves rav4 s uvs from 2005 through 2014. Toyota says seat belts in both come in contact with a metal seat cushion frame during a frontal crash. Cutting the belts and no longer restraining the passenger. The company says it will add plastic covers to the seat cushion frame for free. Ford is taking an approach toward preventing pothole damage. The company is using pothole Protection Technology on its 2017 fusion v six sport sedan. Ford says the shock absorber system automatically stiffens when sensors detect a pothole. Keeping the wheel elevated instead of dropping into the hole. The company says the fusion is its first mid sized car in its price range to offer the feature. If youve been using the same credit card for years. You may be missing out on big rewards and bonuses. A new study by credit cards dot com finds 25 million cardholders have not changed their go to credit card in at least 10 years. Another 20 million have never changed it. Card issuers continue to add compete for customers so you may be missing out on special deals. Gamers get ready to shake things up. Hasbro is revamping its classic monopoly game. The company has showed off a new version called monopoly ultimate banking game. It eliminates both the games signature paper money as well as the banker position. Instead. Players can scan special bank cards on a handheld banking unit. Were now just a few minutes from daytime blue ridge. For more on whats coming up today lets check in with natalie and lindee. Coming up today on daytime. Tim white is here to perform on our daytime stage and to talk with us about what is on the song of the mountain schedule for march. And we head back to the daytime kitchen for buffalo mac and cheese with corned beef and company. Stay with us. Daytime is coming today mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s tonight mostly clear with lows in the middle upper 20s friday mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s lower 50s saturday sun clouds with sure to join us at 5 pm for our daytime blue ridge. Im natalie faunce. And im lindee katdare. I have no interest in discussing politics on this show. But i dont good afternoon and welcome to daytime blue ridge. Im natalie faunce. Im lindee katdare. We want to thank all of you who have gone on to facebook and liked our page. Gotten quite a few more likes and we would like to get to 5000. So please, like daytime on facebook. We are constantly giving away prizes and offering recipes and all sorts of stuff. We share lots of fun things on our Facebook Page that dont make it on air. So its good to interact. I dont know if you know this or not but the president joe campaign is coming out right now. And i actually have no interest in discussing politics on the show ever but i dont think anyone can disagree that this president ial race has been the most shocking and unpredictable ever. Yesterday, donald trump tweeted this. He tweeted, jeb forgot to renew the right for his domain name to his website. Guess who bought the website . Can you guess who rex. So jeb bush had jeb bush. Com , and it expired