After that. The defense began its case. Wsls tens Bethany Teague was in court all day. And says white testified. And got emotional during her time on the stand. White said. She previously told noah not to play on the septic tank lid because she was afraid it would crack but said. She never inspected it herself. The defense also called a Health Department representative to the stand. He said a childproof lid is required for the type of septic tank that was in the familys yard. The Health Department representative said. The septic tank was the landlords responsibility. White also admitted to leaving noah and his little sister home alone when taking paul thomas to work. Thats because she said the kids were asleep. And she didnt want to disturb them. White also said she was on a medication at the time. To help her with her drug dependency. She says she voluntarily sought out treatment and counseling for the problem. Wsls tens Bethany Teague is still in court. And will bring us an update on
And savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. We just gave away our lead guest. Right there, donald trump, live in our studio. A man of his word. Yesterday, he said, if i win, ill join you in your studio. Guess what . Here he is. The big winner, wasnt even close on the republican side or democratic side. Huge shifts on the left and the right. Lets get to where things stand this morning. Fueled by recordsetting voting turnout, Bernie Sanders won over Hillary Clinton more than 20 points. Hillary clinton conceded moments after the poll closed. Things arent closer on the republican side, at least at the top. Donald trump doubling his closest competitor, the surprise of the night, john kasich. Cruz finished third after a win followed closely be jeb bush and marco rubio with Chris Christie in a disappointing sixth. Well talk to trump and kasich in a moment. First, lets start with the democrats. Kristen welker, good morn
Get into the Higher Elevations towards the mountains where there is a light bit of snow which was been trying to stick in amherst and nelson counties. If youre traveling up highway 29 toward charlottesville, the road will be wet. There is slow going right now along interstate 81 near blacksburg. This is very heavy snow and that is causing low visibility near interstate 81 near blacksburg and roanoke. Use caution if youre traveling this weekend. Temperatures are above freezing for most of us. 34 in lynchburg. Above freezing in blacksburg. Danner and one of the areas expected to see some of that snow overnight is craig county. Tonight if they need to. They pretreated the roads. Pretreated. Many residents are taking this next round of winter in stride. A snow day. Aint nothing we can do about it. It aint going to be no worse that be what weve already had. Danner vdot crews say be patient. They may have trouble getting to all of the roads quickly. And we are keeping you up to date on this
Blood . And we do say good morning, america. Good to have lara back from l. A. Baby, it is cold outside. Take a look at buffalo, where snow is piling up on the ground. Its 15 degrees. The wind chill, just 5. Two days until valentines day. Its going to get colder and colder. Build a fire. Get cozy. You guys are dressed for thing. Were willing it. Willing it. Its in your mind, and so it shall be. Meanwhile, the polar plunge taking aim at a lot of the country. Its a little more than mind over matter. You can see my breath. Wind chills near zero. It will get cloelder through the next couple of days. The cold air filtering over the great lakes. Over three feet in some spots east of ontario and lake erie is where the snow zone is. The bitter cold will continue. These are the wind chills we expect sunday morning. This is what it will feel like against your skin. This is dangerous stuff. If youre going out, you have to cover up everything if you can. Tomorrow morning, 2 degrees the actual temp
Pictures. They show heavy smoke and flames. Thurston says a recycling plant has been in the process of tearing down the former Textile Building for the last six months. Vdot says drivers can expect delays around earl street. All north and south through lanes are closed on route 501. We have a crew headed there right now. Information as it comes into our newsroom. Is underway. She is charged with three counts of child abuse and neglect. Whites son. Noah thomas. Was found dead in a septic tank back in march. Wsls 10s Bethany Teague explains what happened in court today. Day one of ashley whites bench trial went to about 530 this evening. The prosecution indicated that it has just a few more witnesses to call tomorrow. We learned today that the prosecution is alleging two of ashley whites child abuse and neglect crimes occurred when she left noah thomas and his six month old baby sister home the childrens father, paul thomas, to work. The third offense occurred when she fell asleep after