Her main interest is the history of Hampton Roads from 1890 to the present. After publishing short online history pieces, she has devoted her research and writing over the last four years telling the story of the roma and her crew. We join me in giving a warm dhs welcome to make the shepherd. [applause] thank you for that warm introduction. I would like to thank the Virginia Historical society for having me, and cspan for coming out here and taping. Very exciting. As andy said, my name is nancy e. Shepherd. I am a author from Hampton Roads. This has been my project for the last five years. To tell you about roma to get started, this is a forgotten piece of our printing your virginia history. It was the deadliest disaster of a u. S. Hydrogen airship, one long forgotten. It has been my honor to bring it to the world and to you today. So, i will take you back to 1921. This was a time of innovation, prosperity, hope for our new future. We had survived world war i, the spanish flu epidemic.
Chill. Its just going to keep meteorologist Ashley Baylor is in the super doppler weather center. Tonight increasing clouds with a small snow flurries. Lows in the mid 20s. Wind sw 510mph. Thursday mainly sunny with highs in the mid 30s. Wind wsw 1015mph. Friday mainly cloudy with a chance for afternoon evening light snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s. Wind n 510mph. An upper level trough of low pressure continues to bring periods of unsettled weather to our area. So, expect another shot at some light snow showers flurries tonight for areas around the middle peninsula and the eastern shore. And even a small chance for area in northeastern north carolina. No accumulations are expected. High pressure grabs hold of our area for thursday, and itll bring sunshine. However, itll be cold with highs only in the 30s. Friday, a will move offshore of the carolinas and swing some moisture our way. In the form of snow showers by the afternoon evening. That system quickly moves out by the weekend, b
Tomorrow a weak area of low pressure will form to our south. It will bring some moisture into the best chance for snow this teens. Wind chills by updates to all of these systems. Good morning, Hampton Roads. Lets check traffic now. To put a stop to crime in Hampton Roads. Governor Terry Mcauliffe and local leaders will meet for an important conversation preventing Young African american boys from turning to violence the city of hampton is hosting a regional symposium to address the issue. Data shows young black males are disproportionately affected by crime as either victims or offenders. Rico bush is in hampton with more on what some are calling the crisis in the black community. Rico. Brandi, don, with this symposium today, leaders hope to use it as an opportunity to change the narrative from failure to hope among black youth and men. State and local leaders say they want to turn the page on crime and send a united message that they wont tolerate it in the seven cities. In hampton al
30s. Wind wsw 1015mph. Tonight increasing clouds with a small chance for some light snow flurries. Lows in the mid 20s. Wind sw 510mph. Thursday mainly sunny with highs in the mid 30s. Wind wsw 1015mph. Tonight increasing clouds with a small chance for some light snow flurries. Lows in the mid 20s. Wind sw 510mph. Thursday mainly sunny with highs in the mid 30s. Wind wsw 1015mph. The county flag is flying at half staff tonight in a Maryland Community that lost two deputies in the line of duty. The Harford County deputies were shot and killed today at a emotional pause . One of veteran of this agency. Served with the Court Services division. The other deputy had served this agency for the last 16years and was assigned to the Community Services division. The sheriff believes david evans targeted a deputy in uniform at the crowded restaurant. He says a second deputy and evans got into a shootout a few minutes later. Evans also died. We now know he had warrants out in maryland and florida
Grabs hold of our area for thursday, and itll bring sunshine. However, itll be cold with highs only in the 30s. Friday, a weak area of low pressure will move offshore of the carolinas and swing some moisture our way. In the form of snow showers by the afternoon evening. That system quickly moves out by the weekend, but an arctic ridge of High Pressure will move in and take control of our area. This will bring some very cold air our way with teens low 20s for morning lows. And next week, were watching the potential for more wintry weather monday into breaking news coming in from maryland. We just learned two sheriffs deputies from Harford County have died. They were both shot responding to a call. Deputies also shot and killed the suspect. Officials say one deputy responded to a disturbance at a panera bread just before noon. The suspect shot that deputy and took off. Were told a second deputy found the suspect and got into a shoot out. Both the second deputy and the suspect were hit. W