For a rally. He will join us after the events to take your phone calls. It gets underway tonight at 7 00 eastern here on cspan. , politics, books and american history. Coverage ofe alive president ial candidates at the iowa state fair continues. Chris christie at noon and bobby jindal at 1 00 p. M. Sunday evening at 6 30, scott walker holds a town hall meeting in ashland, new hampshire. Saturday come up with tv is live at the inaugural mississippi book festival beginning and 11 30 a. M. Rights, history and biography and the literary lives of harper lee and eudora wealthy. Shares her critical thoughts on the obama administrations relationship with millennials. Saturday afternoon at 5 00, andrew on the preservation of new yorks cultural, political and architectural landmarks in the history of the commission created to protect them. Railamerica, three films on the program administered by the Johnson Administration to help improve relations between the police and the community after the Ma
Just one person is dead after a deadly crash in vinton involving two cars. It happened late last night. Crews arrived at the scene on hardy road near temple drive. A vehicle traveling westbound crossed the center line and struck another vehicle headon traveling east. Rushed to the hospital with serious one of the drivers, 19 year old Kayla Simmons of Roanoke County, died as a result of her injuries. Passengers. Investigators say drugs and alcohol may have played a role in the crash. Well bring you more it both on the air and on our website at wdbj7dotcom. Late yesterday afternoon a Pulaski County judge ruled ashley white abused and neglected her children. Wdbj7s justin ward tells us what white said happened the day her son noah thomas went missing nearly a year ago. Ashley whites lawyers had nothing to say friday afternoon just moments after judge Bradley Finch ruled white is guilty of three counts of child abuse and neglect. Finch said this was a disaster waiting to happen. White admi
Developing news in campbell countythe abandoned dan river plant caught fire today in brookneal and it continues to burn at this hour. People who work in the area tell wfxr news they noticed the thick smoke around 3 this afternoon. According to the town manager, the plant has been closed for about 10 years and was major employer in the area. The plant has been empty since it closed and was in the process of being demolished. The fire shut down part of route 501 as crews worked to put out those flames. People we spoke with say the smoke changed from light to dark and ashes were falling from the sky. Its been black, black billowing smoke and then it looked like it lightened up. It seems to have picked up and right now it looks like its more black smoke coming. I looked like it blew up, i anything that close. No evacuations have been ordered at this time but city leaders say the heavy smoke is so bad that some who live near the plant have decided to leave their homes for the night. And wer
And im january keaton. Our top story this morning the building itself was in the process of being torn down. Now the abandoned dan river plant in brookneal is competely burnt down. This is what it looked like at the plant around 330 thursday afternoon. According to the town manager, the plant once home to a number of jobs in the area closed 10 years ago. Wfxrs paris holmes joins us live from brookneal with the latest on this fire. Paris, what do you know right now . Good morning guys. As you can see behind me the fire continues to blaze. There are about 2 piles of rumble burning right now, and the corner of the roof on part of the building is burning. But for the most part firefighters i spoke to say the fire is contained. There three fire trucks here right now and about 5 firefighter and they keeping a very close eye on whats going on right now. But obviously is the aftermath. The brookneal fire deptment is here right now but dept from all over the including lynchburg, liberty, alta v
Thank you for choosing good day virginia. Its friday february 12. Im january keaton. And im kyle benjamin. The weather is giving some local students a couple extra hours to sleep in this morning. Schools in allegheny county, covington and wythe county are all starting two hours late this morning. Our top story this morning the building itself was in the process of being torn down. Now the abandoned dan river plant in brookneal is competely burnt like at the plant around 330 thursday afternoon. According to the town manager, the plant once home to a number of jobs in the area closed 10 years ago. Paris holmes is at the scene of the fire this morning and she joins us live. Good morning guys. As you can see behind me the fire continues to blaze. There are about 2 piles of rumble burning right now, and the corner of the roof on part of the building is burning. But for the most part firefighters i spoke to say the fire is contained. There three fire trucks here right now and about 5 firefig