Those balloons hitting the sky for the 91st annual macys thanksgiving day parade and security is pretty tight for one of the biggest events on this holiday. Some nice gloves you got there. So, who are you wearing . Mickey mouses finest. Good morning. A happy thanksgiving, everyone. Lets start with washington, though. The growing scandals rocking d. C. , both sides of the aisle from Sexual Harassment to lewd images. Texas congressman joe barton is apologizing after someone posted a nude selfie of him online. Had are now the Washington Post is reporting new details of a, quote, secret sex life and why the congressman says he could be the victim of a crime. In the meantime, michigan congressman john conyers says he will not be stepping down amid harassment claims. His lawyers citing allegations against president trump. Abcs Stephanie Ramos is in d. C. For us on this holiday. Steph, literally every day this week another scandal out of there. Reporter yeah, youre absolutely right, kendis. A
Driving by there and probably not adviseed a lot of down trees in that area. Power outages are reported. But this shows the amount of this is a very unusual homes flying. Amanda taylor will spend the rest of her life in prison. Montgomery county judge marcus long certified the sentence a jury recommended following taylors murder trial in november. She asked the judge to reduce her sentence in court this morning and said her fatherinlaw, Charles Taylor didnt deserve to be here anymore. She killed Charles Taylor in april after stabbing him 29 times. Taylor is accused of later shooting her friend, sean ball. Former state senator Madison Marye has died at the age of 90. The shawsville democrat represented western virginia for almost three decades in the general assembly. Wdbj7s joe dashiell covered marye for many years, and hes in the studio tonight with colorful career. Jean, Madison Marye was one of a kind, known for his length of service, his determination to represent his rural constit
In appomattox county, and waverly, virginia tomorrow. Those are two of the hardest hit areas from todays storm system. One person is missing in the evergreen area of appomattox county. There have been at least three deaths, and a centra spokesperson confirms three people are being treated for critical injuries at Centra Community hospital two others are being treated there two people with injuries are being treated at Lynchburg General Hospital. Tomorrow, appomattox county schools will be closed. And Patrick County schools will operate on a twohour delay. Some of the worst damage in our region is in appomattox county. Dozens of homes are damaged or destroyed in the community of evergreen. Wdbj7s tim saunders is live there tonight. Melissa, this is what were seeing all over this area. Trees are down and so are power lines. Virtually no one in appomattox county has electrictity dozens of homes are damaged, and a mobile home across the highway from where im standing was completely torn ap
Gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow showers. A reported funnel cloud in appomattox has killed at least one person, and injured several others. 20 homes have been destroyed, and more than 100 are damaged. Wdbj7s Amanda Kenney is at one of two shelters in appomatox where volunteers are waiting to help victims. Kimberly, the appotmatox Community Shelter has cots, blankets, and pillows to keep victims comfortable. Just like the rest of the town, the shelter does not have electrcity. Theres no heat here, but the lights are staying on thanks to a generator. Wednesdays storm caused Severe Damage throughout the county. Homes are damaged, trees and power lines are down, and the electricity is out. Right now. Dominion is working to repair a damaged metering point that serves appomatox Virginia Governor Terry Mcaullife has also declared a state of emergency. That means Public Safety agencies can devote every storm response and recovery. The Virginia National guard has already soldi
And thats because vdot is distributing brine. It will help keep snow from sticking sticking to the highways. A spokesperson for vdot says that no one will stop them from being on the roads. Well be at work. It doesnt matter the holiday. We dont stop because of the holiday. Its our job. Were out here to make sure that people are safe on the roadways. Mark vdot will have a Skeleton Crew this weekend and will continue to monitor the situation. Robert trent is charged with production of child porn, taking indecent liberties with a child under 13 and using a computer or Communication System in the commission of its a multiagency investigation. He is currently being held without bond at the lynchburg detention center. The rubble at the dan river plant are still smoldering. Crews worked overnight and into the morning putting out those flames. The Campbell County School System provided two School Busses so firefighters could get out of the cold and rest up. The verdict is in. Ashley white is g