Portsmouth. Tracy lawrence is charged with assault and Battery Police say lawrence went to Lakeview Elementary School tuesday. She has a tiled who attends the school while talking with the assistant principal lawrence reportedly became violent and head to the administrator in the hat the assistant principal lost consciousness momentarily as part of our bond lars must stay away from the school by now enough of School Assistant principal is in jail accused of sex crimes against a child police took sixty four year old gary jordan into custody on monday hes charged with taking indecent liberties with the child. Police say earlier this month jordan made some kind of inappropriate comments to a child at Madison Alternative Center jordan is an assistant principal at madison and his staff picture right here is from the schools website today that same website still lists to jordan as a School Administrator for Public Schools as jordan is on administrative leave during the investigation. Online due in court next month. Some high profile support for Fourth District congressman randy forbes and his quest to be elected to represent the soon to be vacant Second District seat some heavy hitters in the region have now back to the idea my coming to us is now what this comes after some high profile opposition that is true or do you remember just this past monday we heard from b to sheriff ken stahl who said that ran before removing from the fourth to the second would be a betrayal of voters trust. But now a dozen business and political leaders say its a good idea we were trying to make sure a big boost for randy forbes a dozen local business and political leaders are now backing the idea of forbes running for the second Congressional District seat they include beach councilman bob dyer beach delegate jason me ari is retired admiral Jack Cavanaugh and chamber of commerce heavy hitter shop miller in a letter to forbes they encourage the switch they write that the recent to redraw congressional maps in virginia has put Hampton Roads at risk of losing one of its most valuable asset your leadership as a Senior Member and chairman of the House Armed Services committee they go on to say that for his leadership to protect the military assets in this region has been unmatched and his absence would result in immediate negative impact on our region earlier this week sheriff can stall he said making a move like this is the kind of thing people hate about government he said forbes should stay put in the Fourth District now for his part randy forbes himself has not uttered a word publicly about this possible switch leaving it to his press secretary in an email to say that he is exploring his options. If you want to read this newsletter you can we have it on thirteen news now dot com under links in the news reporting live like that in thirteen years now. There was sex and had ten hundred some people will lose their jobs this spring a sports spokesperson confirmed Customer Service care center about a three hundred sixty eight people will be like now the care Center Closes on april twenty nine the spokesperson says brent is working to contact more than two billion dollars in expenses and Online Services make Customer Service centers less useful workers were reportedly notified last friday. More bad news in the workplace this time involving one of the more Significant Companies in Hampton Roads based here today Norfolk Southern announced plans to cut about twelve hundred jobs this year and a hundred more by twenty twenty. No word on how many of those are local jobs that announcement is in the wake of Earnings Report showing a big drop in profits last quarter the company says it has less freight to deliver this comes as Norfolk Southern fights off takeover bids from Canadian Pacific new information a special prosecutor will handle the criminal case against the portsmouth Merrick Annie confirmed a private lawyer verbena ask you a former jobs will lead the prosecution white is charged with felony eluding after he led the sheriff on a slow speed chase earlier this month only thirteen is knock on the entire episode on camera right now a hearing is set for next month. Standing room only at the last Portsmouth CityCouncil MeetingCommunity Members say theyre concerned about a number of issues that list includes the budget. The charges against the mayor an increase in violence last month mayor kenny wright said hed come up with a plan to cut down on crime and lay it all added a few weeks. Eric came checked in to see if the mare is close to finishing that plan in december mayor kenny wright brought Community Leaders together announcing hed put four to play in the coming weeks to combat the rising rate of crime in portsmouth on the puzzle now tony goodwin president of the Old Town Business Association stood behind the mayor at the press conference but a month later from city hall information coming back from the city in the follow up to that yes we havent seen that a deadly shooting on high street this past thanksgiving rocked the old town community. We took it personally to narrow down the community here are now moving forward on their own meeting with the police chief earlier this month to discuss ways to increase security around the popular restaurants that line the historic neighborhood having open communication between our neighbor impact officer and also nine one one just to know that when you see something report it. This city manager told council yesterday the city is still seeking input from experts as they develop their plan. We are looking for not just a band aid or something but to law and hand out from a knowledge is and how sociologists who are experts in working with communities across the United States to develop our play and i did reach out to the mayor to see if he had an update on the status of his plan he told me that he was up in legislative issues and he didnt provide it for the comments reported in portsmouth. Eric came thirteen years now just weeks after on how the u s sailors for sixteen hours. There are rumors and name tensions between america and iran but the situation isnt what it sees thirteen years now has more on whats really going on as a cold virus that is causing devastation around the world has reached a virginia. Now local Health Officials are monitoring the cold air set already i knew were rumors of contents between iran and the u s navy has to do with Iranian Naval drills in reports by the iranian media iranian news media reports claim iran warned the norfolk based ship uss monterey twice to leave waters where iran has been conducting a live fire naval drill it was in the volatile strait of hormuz at the last mth of the persian gulf problem is that ship is currently tied up at a pier at norfolk station naval Navy Commander also went on tv saying there is no need here and only you professor retired Army Lieutenant says this episode is nothing more than inconsequential threats my guess would be that neither side is looking to provoke the other in this situation its fairly routine movement to have exercises to have forces are acting in close proximity and both sides essentially seem to be saying lets put the incident behind us and move on the only american cruiser in that part of the world right now is the us as an seo part of the Truman Strike Group stealing from my house a lot of that is what one man and Elizabeth City is charged with tonight. He is accused of stealing from a truck was offering. Police say fifty six year old Timothy A Stallings stone turns offerings at Calvary Baptist church. He walked in there now over the course of the month. Police say stallings help themselves to nearly a thousand dollars he is now in custody on the one and the roses on high alert tonight for those eco virus the majority of the patients eighty percent or more are going to be a symptomatic meaning that i dont really notice it so therefore they cannot afford to hear the advice local doctors have four patients to nine and rain is in the extended. A mosaic of virus is the global epidemic making International Headlines is the case is a pop up all over america. Theres even a case in virginia now president obama is urging more is eco Research Within is a birds egg on top with local specialists who are monitoring the situation or even ems Obgyn Department has been closely following seeking developments their concerns are of course for pregnant women as experts say this virus has the potential to severely impact unborn children. The concerns over mosquito borne virus he can continue to grow it can spread widely before its ever noticed the majority of the patients eighty percent or more are going to be a symptomatic meaning that i dont really know this is dr nancy kerr nori is a professor at Eastern Virginia Medical School and is an expert on Infectious Diseases he says the primary concern hypothesis at this point is that the reason there seemed more babies and mike are separate is because their mothers are infected with busy careers. Dorie says that most babies with a mike or sicily either die in the uterus or live handicap life. Health officials all over the country are closely monitoring the virus. Some even say they expect the virus has the potential to rapidly spread in the us we give reported case in the local mosquitoes who already been here a bite the person and then bite of the people who have not seen in those parts of the world where physical violence is prevalent. We then collect local transmission but it becomes a local transmission days when you start pouring in that case is over double and triple and quadruple and gone on if someone suspects they have contracted the virus they should notify their primary care doctors from where the centers for Disease Control will get proper test for the virus nor is there a vaccine. Regina thanks kristina. Officials are assessing major damage when taken to after the weekend storm and take a look at this picture from our partners and delmarva now dot com this is the recreational be tension to take National Wildlife refuge the storm destroyed two parking lots there and carved new inlets into this at the repair work will cost about eight hundred thousand dollars but the refuge doesnt have the money to pay for the repair so the lots are closed indefinitely little bit of rain across the area today just generally couple hundreds in most spots. Now you can see pretty nice evening and is building certainly very significant looks like about ten miles or so as i look at the latest observations and the sort of just confirms that we got some clouds around weve seen some breaks of times were that over the past few hours weve been watching some of the rain that was around earlier today basically fall apart and continue to move off to the east in the atlantic ocean. Compare right now to yesterday and we are down and down hills bought twenty three degrees of Virginia Beach twenty two colder than yesterday in chesapeake. Only five fifteen nineteen from smithfield over the areas of the pencil then on up into Hampton Williamsburg also only six colder so for this evening right now its mostly cloudy and thirty nine will stay mostly cloudy by nine pm about thirty six and again these are average temperatures little colder in the rural spots a little less cold may be right near the beach as well call it thirty four degrees mostly cloudy still at midnight and then later tonight we look for a weak system to come and bring another chance a couple of isolated light showers right now thirty nine southside forty one on the peninsula forty Elizabeth City while its island and thirty nine our highs were anywhere from well up into the night just after midnight and now even slide sliding sliding throughout the day temperatures if you are out this morning he noticed a big difference when you walked outside at lunchtime or in the afternoon how cold it was compared to early and out entries again will continue to fall will see some clearing at times in the middle the night especially the farther north you go and then that next system begins to build in from the south that there is any stray precipitation out ahead of the main batch wouldnt rule out a spring cold or even a flurry early but again that the odds are that are pretty low. As for the most part we just have to wait for the system to gradually build a little bit of strength later in the day tomorrow and even into tomorrow night. I think late today. Itll hit party Hampton Roads but the heaviest accumulations are the amounts of rain i should say will tend to be down to the south as we get into friday. Tempers begin to moderate the stark old man dubbed way up into the forties so lets take a look then at the forecast for tonight breezy and cold thirty three degrees with and then the forecast for tomorrow calls for some scattered showers the heaviest showers in North Carolina and also for most of us later in the day we go and especially overnight itll be gone by friday forty eight its looking like a good and the work week saturday fifty two sunday almost sixty and in the sixties monday night that the weekend things that i spent as keeping it in the family tonight. Its red and Old Dominion University many young adults want to get away from home for the College Experience for branded stuff. Hes just fine spending more time with is that Antonio Brandon is a powerful word on the Basketball Team showing steady improvement for the march. His father brian was one the best players in uga history and had a great nba career now hes an assistant coach with the you know hes been close ever since i was little kid and started in the League Football when i was about to he closely throughout move the football he was a close call for use in my high school when any other way going up a missed a lot of those precious moments when he was little when al Stewart Robin plan in va and for me have an opportunity to come back whole and be able to be infested. You know in their dear lives and their careers it means alot to me especially brandon spends most of his time in the paint his father can teach him a thing or two about working close to the basket or in the paint he was a predator he was the reason may raise the heat to low bid everything so you know have an nba nba veteran as a as a father and the coast. This was a huge upside. What is the best advice that hes given are continuing to work or know of you know even though youre sometimes not the most skilled player on the court or work hard work will be skilled in every day you have given brandon so for us to be himself. You know dont try to be you know who your father is dont try to live up to those expectations because as been unfair to have the new step family continues to grow bj staff is redshirt him this season so hes already on board got to take a back to uva is near. Last night uva scored twenty points in the last minute forty of the game for three pointers in the last minute still took a crazy buzzer beater for the win over wake forest they were down by ten with a minute when they go down seven with eighteen seconds to go down to here with four seconds ago have been dairies thompson with a sixty nine defenders face banked in for the win seventy two to seventy one is the first road win of the season for uva way to get it made them to be a star something for them on the road they got some other tough games come up a rope unbelievable i have my pics got another thirteen years now at six oclock youre up to date at this hour the latest weather headlines breaking news at a time of tonight, the noshow. Five days to iowa, and donald trump says no to fox news. He says he will not appear in their debate. Taking aim at the moderator, meg