Good morning, its wednesday, february 24th. Thanks for starting your morning with good day virginia. Im january keaton. Kyle benjamin. Well get those stories in just a moment, but first a developing story just in to our newsroom. Danville police are investigating an Early Morning homicide. Shortly after midnight, officers responded to a home on halifax street. They found a man with gunshot wounds. Police say firefighters pronounced the man dead at teh scene. Police sent the body to the medical Examiners Office to pinpoint the cause of death. As jason just mentioned, the rain were expected to see later today is coming from the deep south and that extreme toll on the southeast. New this morning at least three people were killed tuesday night across the deep south in mississippi. Around 1hundred trailers were damaged when a tornado slammed through a mobile home park. In the past 12 hours, there have been at least 15 reports of tornadoes in louisiana, mississippi and alabama. Those states
President ial hopeful who has stirred up the race for the white house. Then president ial survey. Sot we have a questions sort of relating to how angry people are, how unhappy they are with their own individual political party. Local College Students taking to the phones to gage who might win the virginia primary. I was wrong when i thought the board would take into consideraton the will of the people. A group sumitted a last minute proposal to keep two historic slave buildings on thier orginal site. But the question now is whether Botetourt County officials will accept that proposal. Thanks for joining us im travell eiland. And im becky freemal. Wfxrs Kristen Eskow was a meeting today where dozens of protestors showed up shes live in the newsroom with more on that becky and travell the Botetourt County board of supervisors unanimously approved the lease of the Botetourt Center at greenfield to the Economic Development authority. But also at todays meetings activists offered a lastminu
At war. Making a historic move. A group trying to keep former slave quarters on their Current Location make a different kind of offer to Botetourt County supervisors. The Donald Trumps the nevada caucus. Will his steamroller push into virginia next week on super tuesday. Were winning, winning, winning the country. And campaigning in the commonwealth, Bernie Sanders brings his effort to get the democratic nomination to our state. Thank you for choosing good day virginia. Its wednesday february 24. Im january keaton. And im kyle benjamin. Well get those stories in just a moment, but first a our newsroom. Danville police are investigating an Early Morning homicide. Shortly after midnight, officers responded to a home on halifax street. They found a man with gunshot wounds. Police say firefighters pronounced the man dead at teh scene. Police sent the body to the medical Examiners Office to pinpoint the cause of death. Were waiting to find out more details as Police Investigation a death in
Good morning, its wednesday, february 24th. Thanks for starting your morning with good day virginia. Im kyle benjamin. And im january keaton. As jason just mentioned, the rain were expected to see later today is coming from the deep south and that extreme weather is already taking a toll on the southeast. At least three people were killed tuesday night across the deep south in mississippi. Around 1hundred trailers were damaged when a tornado slammed through a mobile home park. In the past 12 hours, there have been at least 15 reports of tornadoes in louisiana, mississippi and alabama. Those states are all under state of emergencies right now. Were waiting to find out more details as Police Investigate the death in northwest roanoke. Roanoke police say they found a man dead inside a home in the 5hundred block of westwood boulevard, just before 5oclock tuesday night. Police say they are still gathering facts. Right now, we dont know the name of the man, or if police are questioning any s
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