There. Cant you anything in San Francisco. It might be like that later on tonight. Alex savidge is in. Sal is out. Having a great day off. Independence day filled with so many traditions from the fireworks to the parades. One of my favorites. I love the pancake breakfast. You take the children down to a local fire house. I wish i could join them today. Favorite traditions for today. All about family. We get together for a pot luck. I love the sparklers and i love to cook. Any celebration that involves barbecue is a good one for me. I was off yesterday, food poisoning. We have been talking about that all morning. Kevin durant is celebrating because he has decided to stay with the Golden State Warriors after taking a pay cut. He has agreed to a two year deal which is 9 million less than the max he could is signed to stay with the warriors. By doing so, it allows golden state to keep iguodala and livingston. Keep the bench in tact. 9 million. I know they make a lot of money. A lot of peop
Burn at the dan river mills plant in brookneal. The fire started yesterday around 3 30 and the smoke could be seen for miles. The plant has been closed for a few years, but crews had been working to recycle some of the material from the building. We still do not know what started the fire. But crews say there are a lot of debris piles from demolition that will take a while to burn out. A person had to go the hospital after being hit by a vehicle in roanoke. According to the Roanoke Police Department Facebook page, that person was hit around 8 15 last night while walking along the 500 block of orange avenue. Police say the driver stopped. Stay with wdbj7 for more details Virginia State police says its following a new lead in the search for the 15 yearold who wrecked a car in Roanoke County after a police chase wednesday night. Four passengers were taken to the that lead was discovered after investigators again searched for the teen near the roanoke Franklin County line yesterday. The pu
Scene. Important to remember most of these are volunteer firefighters out here tonight. And they will be working through the night. Crews say there are a lot of debris piles from demolition that will take a while to burn out. A big concern here is the tempertures and making sure the water lines are not freezing. Stay with us on wdbj7 mornin and wdbj7 dot com for the latest. Live in brookneal, Danielle Staub wdbj7 a pedestrian was taken to the hospital tonight after being hit by a vehicle in roanoke. According to the Roanoke Police Department Facebook page, the person was hit around 8 15 p. M. In the 500 block of orange avenue. A westbound lane of orange avenue is closed between Williamson Road and plantation road. Police say the driver stopped. An investigation is underway. Upas chris mentioned it is a out there bro hell write it about twenty degrees right now temperatures are falling fast skies are clear the winds of calm down a little bit and that just lets any continuing years just
We are here with matt vaugner are he is here taking pertures, he lives quarter mile away from this fire. How were you first alerted about this . I was at work and a little after 4 00 and someone came in and told us about it and started seeing all the fire trucks and the police cars and ambulances going down the road, and then i stepped outside and i saw what was the biggest smoke i ever seen in my life. A huge cloud. Reporter tell me, what does this mean to your community . [inaudible] noreen all right, we are having trouble with that live shot. Some technical difficulties. We will go back to courtney as soon as we can get that fixed. Of course as the temperature goes down outside, we are hiking it up inside our home. If you were not cautious you could pave the way for a fire. We talked to experts warm and safe. Toll stole live in danville. First, if you were using your fireplace for the first time this season. Have is professionally inspected. It can have an oil buildup that can cause
Danner a massive fire is burning right now in brookneal. A breaking story that we have been on top of all night long. Courtney wheaton has been scene all night long. Reporter i just talked to a firefighter and he told me 15,000 gallons of water is being used every five minutes. Imagine that number multiplied by the number of trucks out here. Thats a lot of water and the fire is still going strong. I asked him what it was like down there, and he said luckily the smoke is going up, clear. It has now gotten darker which was caused some difficulties. They could be here all the way until tomorrow sometime, but they are determined to get this fire out. We dont know a cause yet, but hell talk to me as soon as we gets a chance. Danner earlier you were hearing explosion sounds from the site of that fire. Are you still hearing that now . Reporter no, its a lot calmer. I just see three main areas but i do not see the explosions anymore. Danner i want you to step away from the picture so we can ge