This fire. Live in brookneal, katie brook, abc 13 news. We have just learned prosecutors have rested their case in the trial for ashley white. White is charged with felony child abuse and neglect. Her fiveyearold son noah thomas was found dead in a septic tank four days after he went missing. In opening statements, prosecutor told the court white admitted she lied about leaving her children at home. There was a lot of discussion during testimony about the septic tank and the lid. Investigators testified the lid was on the tank when they look for noah. The defense has motioned lack of evidence. The judge is considering that motion. Lets take a quick break and check in with melissa le fevere. It is valentines weekend. What should we know . Melissa everyone is going to want to bundle up. Valentines day weekend. Theres a live you. Clouds over Liberty University right now as everybody is heading toward the lunch time hour. A quick check of your weather. Were seeing overcast skies with tempe
A look at whats left of . . s 3 home. It has been reduced to rubble. But help has been coming in, from more ways than one. We caught up with dr. Chris king the pastor of the Evergreen Baptist Church who tells me donations have been pouring in. Incue we were just overwhelmed by. Outcue over the next few daysmona liveu3 dr. King says at this time they do not need anymore perishable food donations. He says for those that would like the donate should look at their facebook that is where they will be posting what items are most needed. Mona kosar abdi. 3 3 3 noreen plasma that church itself may not be able to fit more right at this moment but the area is still in need of your help. Gleaning for the world is set up right now at the sams club in lynchburg, collecting items for the victims today and tomorrow from 10 a. M. Until 6 p. M. Theyll also have a collection site at the walmart in appomattox tomorrow from 10 to 6. Theyre looking for non perishable food items, personal care items, cleani
3 mona3 famed american author harper lee has died at the age of 89. Thats according to the Mayors Office in her alabama hometown. Lee was best known for her book to kill a mockingbird. She said for years that she would never write another book. But last year the manuscript for a second novel go set a watchman, was published. 3 mona plasma it seems we are getting a break from the Winter Weather this weekend. Lets check in with Melissa Lefevre over in the weather center. Melissa we are talking temperatures in the sixties. 3 partly cloudy and dry the rest of today with highs in the upper 40s. Temperatures reach the lower 50s on the southside. Lows fall into the mid to upper 30s by saturday morning. Overall, its going to be a pleasant and mild weekend for us. Highs reach the 60s both saturday and sunday, with overnight lows in the upper 30s to near 40. Well be dry for saturday with a mix of sun and clouds. Mostly cloudy for sunday, with the chance for a few showers 3 mona tight the Virgini
So far, no motive. According to police, the mayhem in michigan started shortly before 6 00 saturday evening in the residential complex. A woman was shot several times. She survived. About four hours later, the car dealership parking lot, father and son shot and killed. Minutes later, outside the Cracker Barrel restaurant, five people shot, four died including retired teacher mary jo nigh. Jason dalton taken into custody without incident. Police are looking for reports. This man who asked to remain anonymous said he was one of daltons customers during the rampage. I joked with him and said, you are not the shooter are you . He said, no. Tired. Driving through lawns, speeding along. Finally, once he came to a stop, i jumped out of the car and ran away. There was nothing in his background indicate he was a problem. Reporter today, police said they have new hope for the youngest victim, 14yearold girl initially believed to be braindead. Eventually, gave doctors to thumbs up. We had a warm
Affect the road conditions, were talking about that momentarily. About 5 and a half inches right now outside. Were seeing the transition from snow to icy mix that we will see the rest of the afternoon. Noreen Mona Kosar Abdi is driving around. What you finding out there . Reporter we are driving down word road, which is an example of a primary roads that lynchburg public works has been working all morning. It is in need of a good plow. The road is barely visible. It is hard to tell which lane youre driving in. Right now, were going about 22 Miles Per Hour on a road that is typically a 35 mile an hour road. The crews have been coming down and plowing roads. Snowfall, they have not been able to make a dent. In the last hour, we caught up with the lynchburg public works director who told us the plow Truck Drivers are working on a twopart system. First, they clear the roads and then they add salt for traction. She also tells us that right now we are getting a selfsleet mix and that is maki