In fact, saturday brings partly cloudy skies. Highs will be in the upper 40s and lower 50s. By sunday, highs will be in the lower 50s under a mix of sun and clouds. Rain moves back in next monday our Storm Team Coverage continues now allison mechanic is in the berkeley section of chesapeake allison how are things looking out there right now . Describing the scene neighbors tell me that they are worried that today s rain caused this much flooding here and are concerned that if nothing is done to fix the drainage problems that it will be disastrous when a major storm comes through. 23 02 40 help we need your help come out and help us out and get this done, just please come out and help. Neighbors on berkley avenue in chesapeake are tired of seeing their street become a lake when it rains. 23 01 18 our neighbors have been living here for 2 years now and they are furious because they would have never moved here if they knew that the street today s rain caused the roadway to flood in less than an hour. Trapping some drivers who thought they could make it through the water while trapping others in their homes. 23 01 02 we couldnt even get out because we were worried about car damage. Austin says he has called the city of chesapeake about the flooding multiple times including today. 23 01 29 no explanation at all and i am concerned now even more because its already up getting close this evening the city sent out Police Officers to block off the roadway until public works arrived on scene. But instead of sending crews to help to drain these signs. 23 01 58 its ridiculous what out here and get something done. Second one this is the lowest flood water here on berkley avenue and as you can see its way past my ankles but the moment that you walk off of berkley avenue onto the water to be seen. Berkley avenue and we just want and he wants it fixed before a major storm hits. 23 02 25 alli are you worried . Yes, because i worried about getting damage as well and it coming in the yard will tear the yard up. I did reach out to chesapeake public works today. Originally they told me they were sending a crew to this street after we saw them put out these signs we called again to see if they were going to do any more work out here but we have them. Live in chesapeake im allison mechanic newschannel 3. Stay on top of changing weather download the new newschannel 3 storm team app. You can watch live vipir radar and check the forecast and get any breaking weather alerts. Go to wtkr dotcomslash apps it s free tonight a community in North Carolina comes together to mourn the loss of a nine year old killed in a car accident earlier this week in norfolk. A nine year old who touched a lot lives. Elementary school. A Community Remembers lucas ballard. His grandmotherm oved by the turnout. Audio track in addition to familyfriends, classmates of the 9 year old came together to mourn his death. 4225 right now it s hard to sayp p he s in a better place because4529 it s hard for me because4533 he was such a loving child and he brought such joy to us to say he s in a better place when we re going to miss him so much 4542 audio track because right now especially for his mother. Lucas best friend was also in the crash on monday. He was able to come home from the hospital last night. In Virginia Beach a woman is recovering after being shot by her 20 year old son, according to her family. Right now police are looking for 20 year old Devante Williams who they call armed and dangerous. It happened in the 1700 block of kitimal drive in ocean lakes subdivision in Virginia Beach. She is home from dj s dad spoke to newschannel 3 and said he has a wanted by police. He says that the family loves dj. They want to get him the help he needs but he says dj must be held accountable for what he has done. Police now describe him as armed and dangerous and say he s wanted for attempted murder, carjacking and other related charges. Sot dylen riggs neighbor 00 30 to me they ve always been a happy family kathlyn sutter neighbor 21 31 i felt sad terribly heartbroken for whatever the situation is i can imagine being a mother and going rough any of this family members say they do not know where dj is. Police say he left the scene driving a 2014 red toyota camry with a license plate that reads prosper. NewsChannel Three is following breaking news out of new york city two Police Officers are in the hospital they were shot around eight o clock tonight our sister station in new york reports the officers are expected to survive. Officer was grazed in the head and the other was shot in the leg. One suspect reportedly killed himself one other suspect is in custody at this hour. More than 100 officers are one the scene. The shooting happened less than five miles from where mayor bill de blasio is delivering his state of the city speech. New tonight a man in Virginia Beach says someone broke into his home earlier today, stole cash, but the suspect left his cell phone behind. Police are still trying to find the person. It happened on morgan trail near indian river road. The victim came home from his lunch break to discover the breakin. They only stole a few dollars but the person broke his bedroom window. He says police told him they re phone to try and find the burglar. New details there s a push tonight to recall norfolk s city treasurerp from office. Anthony burfoot faces political corruption charges. As we waits for his trial a group says he s not able to properly do his job. Newschannel 3 s Brendan Ponton 12 16 youre stopping me youre stopping me a few supporters of Anthony Burfoot heard at a meeting tonight that sometimes turned tense. Norfolk city treasurer. 14 58 the man is innocent until Proven Guilty in the court of law burfoot is waiting for his trial in may. In january he was indicted on federal charges of political corruption and has pleaded not guilty. He s accused of using his position as a deals. In the meantime a Group Calling themselves the Citizens Recall Committee has started a petition for a recall. 30 16 we dont feel he can effectively do his job burfoot isn t allowed to speak with some potential witnesses before the trial unless his lawyer is there. The potential witness list includes city Staff Members and members of city council. Some are worried that would make it tough for burfoot to do his job. They say they d want his lawyer to always be there. 30 36 if hes going to take mr sacks in his office on permanent retainer we d be happy other than that we want resignation and we ll take leave of absence burfoot so far has said he won t be stepping aside. This recall effort needs more than 43 hundred signatures. 27 25 all we re asking is for him to step aside until the trial. He refuses to do that so the citizens are taking it into our own hands i spoke to burfoot s attorney on the phone tonight. Andrew sacks told me it s quote totally irresponsible to punish burfoot before his trial. He says burfoot can still email and write to city staffers so his Job Performance won t suffer. Sacks say the people behind this effort are grabbing at straws. Burfoot s trial is set to begin on may 3rd. Live in the control room, Brendan Ponton newschannel 3. Virginia beach Police Arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a man and trying to abduct a woman, in two separate incidents. The similar crimes happened just a few days apart in january. Police say on january 16th, 63 year old Raymond Ellis approached a woman in a parking lot on rosemont road. Knife the woman started screaming and managed to get away. Then 10 Days Later Police say ellis struck again. Investigators say on the same area on rosemont road ellis asked a man for a ride. That s when police say he robbed the man at knife point and then sexually assaulted him. Tonight ellis is being held without bond in the Virginia Beach jail. Tracking rain and snowflakes but the weekend is looking dry. As we move through this thursday evening, a lot of us will have courtesy of a cold front that is lingering offshore. Effects of hard hits among nfl players. But they re not the only ones getting concussions playing the game and that has selling mattresses the traditional way isnt the best way. Most are made in a large factory, and shipped hundreds of miles to a retailers warehouse, where theyre marked up and up before finally selling and delivering them at the original Mattress Factory we take a straightforward approach. We have eliminated the extra steps and created a direct line from our factory to you. We re hearing more headlines about nfl players and concussions. But what about the children learning to play the game . Newschannel 3 s Erica Greenway spoke with some of the country s top experts in sports concussions and asked should your children be playing football . Nats of hit there s no question Football Players take hard hits. Nats it s been called america s most dangerous game. Nats but the danger hits home for more than just from behind me and slammed me into the ground 34 lj, Football PlayerLawrence Anderson was in hard enough to cause a concussion. 4 26 11 everything was a blur 12 4 25 51 i didn t know what i was doing or where i was 54 lj, Football Player for anderson it s only happened once. But as more and more nfl players talk about the devastating effects of hit after hit it s tough for parents to hear. 4;21 52 its a little scary because you dont want your son to grow up and have mental issues 56 mom of player so what can be done to make kids safer . 16 can we change practice, can we change games, can we make better equipment 19 stefan duma that s what researchers like dr. Stefan duma are trying to figure out. The Virginia Tech professor just started a five year, three Million Dollar study to track kids starting at age nine. One thing they re looking at their helmets. 22 45 26 right now youth football helmets are basically adult football helmets with a little different material 31 professor the problem is kids heads are disproportionall y large compared to their necks and bodies. Theres very little musculature, they the same force to the head ends up with a larger acceleration than the adult counterpart 03 are just part of the equation, though. 22 51 02 its not all about the equipment, its about how you coach and how you play 04 professor stefan duma standup some changes have already taken place in recent years like the way those jarring and it s making some parents question whether or not they should even let their kids play. Crystal chandler s 14 yearold son hasp played for years but now p she s sixyearold follow in his footsteps. 4 21 34 im afraid for him to play football because of all the concussion stories thats going on right now, so maybe one day hell be able to play but right now im not so sure 43 so what should parents do . 2;57 59 thats a great question and a tough question doctor dr. Joel brenner director of chkd s Sports Concussion Program says its not a black and white answer. There are a lot of benefits to sports we want kids to be physically active we dont want them to be just sitting at home, 27 doctor and it s not as easy as having them just play another sport. 22 54 46 a lot of parents will say well im gonna not let my kid play football, thats not the solution because theres concussions in hockey, theres concussions in wrestling, theres concussions in soccer, in basketball in all the sports 56 professor 2;54 33 we actually see more cheerleaders during the fall than we do Football Players 38 doctor people who love the game say football can be dangerous but they re working to make it safer because it s worth it to keep playing. 4 51 19 it s the greatest sport in the world, you know it s the greatest sport in the world, these kids are learning so much about so much in life, from the discipline, the structure 26 coach 4 51 39 we teach life lessons and we use the game of football to teach those 44 coach we ve posted a lot more information about concussions and some of the Ongoing Research toss to patrick tracking rain and snowflakes but the weekend is looking dry. As we move through this thursday evening, a lot of us will have to dodge some heavy rain, all courtesy of a cold front that is lingering offshore. Some of the rain could cause ponding on the roads, so keep that in mind. Otherwise, expect mostly cloudy skies, breezy winds from the north and chilly temperatures. Overnight lows will drop into the mid 30s. Rain will linger into early friday morning, but with the 30s, some snow could mix in with the rain. At this time, we re expecting little to no accumulation on the ground since we ve seen so much rain recently. That will likely limit any snow that develops to accumulate except on some grassy surfaces, but we ll keep an otherwise, as we go through the day on friday, expect clearing skies and high temperatures in the mid 40s. Winds will continue to be breezy from the north between 10 and 20 mph. This weekend, we re expecting dry weather. In fact, saturday brings partly cloudy skies. Highs will be in the upper 40s and lower 50s. By sunday, highs will be in the lower 50s under a mix of sun and clouds. Rain moves back in next monday ahead at 11 we re live at the super bowl Makenzie Walter is live now with more on her interview with one of the pro athletes in town to you by pomoco news Channel Three is live at the super bowl Makenzie Walter joins us live now makenzie you spoke to buffalo bill and hampton native tyrod taylor yeah we were lucky enough to snag tyrod taylor coming right off the nfl network set he recognized news Channel Three and of course gave a big shout out to Hampton Roads. It all started in the 757. Born and raised in Hampton Virginia down there a lot of people say theres somehting in the water as far as the athletes. But i think its just competeitiveness evryrone down there competes whether they go off to school out of state stay in state you to be the best that came from your area and thats something that we that we stick with even to this day and that mindset is exactly why taylor and so many others from Hampton Roads have made it to this level. He may not be playing in super bowl 50 but he is here signing autographs which has to mean hes done something right. Its awesome of course you want to be on the other end as far as playing but its good to come out here and enjoy talking to a couple Media Outlets and get your face out there and just meet people and he deserves it after finally being named the bills starting quarterback this season something i worked hard for in my career something that ive prayed for and that it finally happened it wasnt the best season on a personal note i did some good things but i could definitely be better and i expect to be better moving forward but the ultimate goal moving forward is for me and our team to go to the playoffs so thats where we gotta take it so maybe we ll have a hampton native in super bowl 51 . Either way hes making us proud. Just saying hello to the hampton your support defintiely doesnt go unnoticed. Tyrod taylor has a 25hundred you can catch more behind the Makenzie Walter and wtkr three on twitter. And remember you post. Superbowl 50 this sunday right here on newsChannel Three. Rapper snoop dogg had a good time at media day some fun with the players he got a chance to try on his reporter hat. It was just one of so many distractions for the players in the days leading up to the big game take a listen to the exchange with broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall 37 i m a big ol kid too always wanted to play analyst and ask questions to the super bowl team, babe so. Sack. Dab ha ha that was funny 52 at one point snoop asked Peyton Manning if the papa johns in colorado. Manning said yes you may remember manning is a delivery chain. Music fans around the world are in mourning tonight. Maurice white the cofounder of the r b band earth, wind and fire has died. Music do you remember the 21st night of september. That s white singing one of the band s hits called september. White died at home in los angeles after a long battle with parkinson s disease. The band had a string of hits including boogie wonderland, shining star and let s groove. The band was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2000. White was captioning sponsored by cbs band playing