this is good day virginia. it's wednesday, january 27th. thanks for starting your morning off with us, i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. just a few hours from now, f-b-i and law enforcement officials will hold a press conference. that news conference comes less than 12 hours after a shootout between police and protesters left one occupier dead. reid binion reports. "honestly, there are things more important than your life, and freedom is one of them." oregon protester lavoy finicum -- telling n-b-c news that he would rather die than be arrested...tuesday night, finicum was killed......as authorities arrested protest leader ammon bundy and several members of the armed group occupying the malheur national wildlife refugeofficials say it started with a traffic stop, and that finicum and bundy's brother - ryan - ranch claimed on facebook that finicum "had his hands up and was shot 3 times."officials.. haven't commented much beyond saying it's not clear who fired first.ryan bundy suffered minor injuries -- finicum died at the scene.he had been one of the most outspoken members of the armed group......that took over the refuge earlier this month to protest federal land policies. "hello america, this is lavoy finicum. we are not going anywhere. we're here to do a job."tuesday's incident ended with ammon and ryan bundy and three followers in federal custody on felony conspiracy charges.three other activists were arrested separately.i'm reid binion, reporting also happening today: a federal judge has ordered the relase of hundreds of documents realted to the conviction of boston marathon bomber, dzhokar tsarnaev. he and his brother tamerlan placed two bombs near the finish line three people were killed and more than 200 hurt. tamerlan was killed during the manhunt. dzhokhar was convicted and has been sentenced to death. it'll be business as usual in washington d-c-- hopefully-- as metro lines and schools slated to reopen today after that monster weekend snow storm. government officials working around the clock say they've made great strides in the clean-up process, thanks to a ban on city streets. but the costly cleanup effort is eating up most of the city's annual 6-million-dollar snow removal budget. d-c officials now asking for federal disaster assistance to help. with yet another day of school delays or closings -- we've got those scrolling across the bottom of your screen and at virginia first dot-com. many parents throughout central and southwest virginia are feeling the snow day blues. we found parents scrambling to pick up their kids from babysitters and daycares in lynchburg on tuesday night.tuesday marked five or even six snow days for they're forking out a lot of extra cash for the unexpected days off. amber ly "i'm a little upset because they could go two hours late. i don't understand why they're just closing it." teritta brown "the kids, of course they're enjoying it, but as far as me getting back and forth to work, the roads clear and everything. it's been hard."there are plenty of new babysitter listings popping up online.parents, do your homework, check references before dropping yours kids off somewhere new. frontal boundary shifts east today with high pressure movingoverhead by thursday morning. a will reinforcing shot of cold air. reinforcing shot nightwith a thursday to flint, michigan. six million bottles of water being sent to students throughout the city. walmart, coke, pepsi and nestle all pitching in.. promising to provide clean water throughout 2016. high levels of lead were traced back to the city's tap water.. and flint officials have been struggling to provide resources to residents. the next republican presidential debate scheduled for thursday night on fox news won't include donald trump. trump refuses to face questions from fox news. this news came down just hours after liberty university president, jerry falwell announced his endorsement of the billionaire businessman.in a statement, falwell called trump quote a successful executive and entrepreneur. trump is still leading the early polls with 39-percent to texas senator ted cruz's 25, that according to a new c-n-n poll released on tuesday. last weeks winter storm forced the american red cross close some donation centers.now the donations.as wfxr's solina lewis tells us, the american red cross in our area is calling for anyone who can donate, to step up and help. 27-371:11-1:202:13-2:18 the snowstorm caused a lot of get enough donations and are urging anyone who can donate, to help""when he was dying of cancer, he got platelets and it was like an energy drink he could sit up and it, it gives them a chance to say goodbye to the ones they love, it was helpful especially at the end" for lisa, a nurse at the red cross in roanoke, who lost her grandfather to cancer, getting people to donate blood and platelets is a cause that is close to her heart....unlike many she hates missing work, because each day the red cross was closed, was another day patients weren't getting the platelets and blood they so desperately need"you do take it home with you when you cant get to work, because it does matter to us and it matter to our donors too"many of whom are regulars, coming back week after week..."i come in every two or three weeks and lay around for a couple hours" larry locke discovered his hidden talent after donating blood--his platelet count was extremely high, allowing him to provide enough platelets for three people at once... "it's my secret gift that i didn't know i had"lisa says in her 16 years she's seen some incredibly generous people, coming in to help people they don't even know and may never meet..."i had a 79 year old here today he said i cant do much lisa but i can do this if you would like to help out and donate, we've got that information posted on our website, virginia first dot-com. chances are you've got dozens of apps on your phone. coming up -- why some say a new app one police department is using is being called controversial. and someone in virginia tested positive for a mosquito borne virus linked to birth defects where health officials believe that person contracted the frontal boundary shifts east again! again! again! again! again? again! again! general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. so you can love cereal... today with high pressure moving overhead by thursday morning. a trough will slide by thursday nightwith a reinforcing shot of cold air. high pressure builds in friday through the weekend as normal..today...mostly cloudy this morning...then becoming partly sunny.highs around 40. northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. gusts up to 30 mphthis morning. .tonight...partly cloudy. cooler with lows in the lower 20s.light and variable winds. .thursday...mostly sunny. highs in the lower 40s. light andvariable winds...becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon..thursday night...partly cloudy. lows in the upper 20s. westwinds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. .friday...mostly sunny. highs in the lower 40s. northwest winds10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph..friday night and saturday...mostly clear. lows in the mid 20s.highs in the upper 40s..saturday night...mostly clear. lows in the lower 30s..sunday and sunday night...partly cloudy. highs in the upper 50s.lows in the mid 30s..monday through tuesday...mostly cloudy. highs a virus that causes birth defects in unborn babies has been reported in virginia. this is first confirmed case of the zika virus in virginia-- and the second case in the united states. the person recently traveled to a country where the zika virus transmission is ongoing. health officials say the virus was caught through the bite of an infected mosquito. officials say this is the time of year when more people travel to countries with warmer climates where zika virus is found. the u-s centers for disease control and prevention expands its list of places on its zika virus travel alert. the u-s virgin islands and the dominican republic are now on the list of countries and territories where zika virus transmission is present. the c-d-c is also asking doctors to screen infants whose mothers visited zika- six cleveland ohio police officers are without a job after being fired in connection with a deadly car chase.the incident happened back in 2012.michael brelo is one of those officers. prosecutors indicted brelo and accused him of firing 49 shots at suspects at the end of the chase..last year, a judge acquitted brelo of manslaughter and assault. a new app sends information right to your phone. ..but the developers in texas have caused a bit of controversy with the information they're sending. mary coleman explains. it's called archives and absences.the premise?to inform downloaders whenever law enforcement kills someone in the u-s, and many officers are not taking it lightly, especially considering the app only gives the name of the victim and the location. "it's going to allow for more social rumors, more social widespread anger and discontent with law enforcement. we're going to put out that an officer was involved in a shooting in wherever and so you're going to have people making comments and re-tweeting and posting and all this stuff before they even know what happened."civil rights lawyer jeff blackburn argues, however the app is a step toward more transparency. should be more background information included. "i'd like to see one that provides can get an idea on their own what patterns exist and what really occurs. that's probably a ways off, but i don't think it's that far off. i mean, everything that anybody ever is somewhere on the internet now."neufeld says he is happy with the way the department currently handles officer- involved situations and does not see needed change. "we have a process that we have to go through and that is to go to the grand jury. we're not going to open up everything right away, but we're going to send it through the proper and legal channels. once that's done, we'll answer questions. we'll give people the information that they're asking for. it's not something that we've ever tried to hide or anything. i'm not sure exactly what this is going to accomplish in amarillo." "the learn, the better off as citizens we become. that's restocking after the storm! how a local business cashed in during the grocery store rush. "it was found at two different locations in the city of milwaukee. that's all i can say right now." there's no doubt this story has been a you slice it.. or cut it! with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, the delicious taste of nutella takes pancakes to a whole new level. one local milk supplier is keeping busy in the wake of the snow storm, refilling the shelves of stores they supply. homestead creamery says their customers are still playing catchup after the holidays...and with the storm...they couldn't keep eggs and milk in stock.they increased milk production by 20 percent to try and fill the need. even though the storm is over, the creamery is still as busy as ever. after the storm, everyone is empty and and everybody needs to be filled back up so, you know, sales will be back up another week and then we may see a little bit of a leveling off." they say a couple of delivery trucks couldnt make runs last week because of the weather, but did get through on monday. 70-thousand dollars worth of cheese stolen from a truck in wisconsin.it's the second big jenna sachs explains... are trying to find a connection between the two heists. "all cheese was recovered." there's no denying the story is a talker. "i believe that the intention was to sell cheese."no matter how you slice it. "right now, we're exploring all investigative options."early friday morning, 70-thousand dollars worth of cheese was snatched in a semi-trailer from d & g transportation in germantown. hours later, with the help of facebook, police found the discarded trailer at 89th and tower.now, we've learned that on friday evening, detectives tracked down the stolen stash. "it was found at two different locations in the city of milwaukee. that's all i can say right now."no arrests have been made, but germantown police are now in contact with law enforcement in marshfield, wisconsin.police there are investigating 90-thousand dollars worth of cheese -- stolen back on january 15th -- when someone loaded 40-pound blocks of parmesan onto a semi. "it's kind of shocking, because all of these cheese makers are family-owned businesses."the manager at milwaukee's wisconsin cheese mart has been wondering if any of their suppliers are affected. "it almost seems like it's a bunch of cowboys out there, trying to steal cheese."kelley cramer says be hard to resell, but what really grates him is that even if the cheese is recovered, it's a total loss. "there's no way to resell it, and it kind of stinks." police say once the lock is cut on the trailer the cheese can't be resold.insurance may cover the losses as well. it may take a little manuevering, but this igloo has everything you need to get with a hot price tag attached! brandon thinks hellmann's is heaven in a jar. that's because our ingredients come from... farmers committed to responsibly sourced oils... blended with ingredients like cage-free eggs. mmm. heaven. real ingredients. that's how we're working to some new york residents built an igloo during this weekend's blizzard and advertised it as a "boutique winter igloo for two". but it wasn't listed for long! katie lusso has more. "is there a specific way to go in, just go for it"it may take a little maneuvering.but inside this igloo lies everything you need to get through a cold brooklyn night. "got some nice animal print blanket got a couple candles. very romantic.exactly"it's all thanks to some intense handiwork of three greenpoint residents."were you just sitting around for you like does that happen?well once we knew... yea pretty much"so they began researching...on youtube"which didn't help because they're all in foreign languages.you were taking this pretty seriously?we did our research we did our due diligence with this"and 6-8 hours later their igloo was complete... the next obvious step.. list it on airbnb."this is new york people have done crazier things with their money so we didn't think $200 to stay in a giant ice cave was not an out of the question thing"the offers started coming in, but then airbnb stepped in."airbnb broke our hearts, they so instead they use the igloo to attract the "they're definitely fans, giddy as soon as they get inside luxurious and romancing it is the candles are a nice touch"see we are inside the pretty nice in here.it's cozy.can fit four but i think there's room for a few more. so interested in renting out this still time. here in vineland, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups... but just one kind of chicken. white breast meat chicken every time. so if you're not going to make your own chicken soup tonight, do what we do...make it progresso. look at this sweet face. so sweet. ok, we're going to need a napkin frontal boundary shifts east today with high pressure moving overhead by thursday morning. a trough will slide by thursday nightwith a reinforcing shot of cold air. high pressure builds in friday through the weekend as normal. good morning, it's january 27th. thanks for starting your wednesday off with us! i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. six days and still no sign of the three inmates who escaped a southern california jail. this morning, we're learning more about just how dangerous they really area. one of the three is accused of attacking a man, pourching bleach on him, and then tourting him with a blow torch. paul vercammen has the latest. three extremely violent jail breakers.. jumped 50-thousand for each fugitive.. orange county supervisors raised the reward to 200-thousand dollars total.the prosecutor handling the terrifying torture case of escapee hossein nayeri wonders why this ex-con with a history of escape and his fellow fugitives with gang affiliations were not somehow isolated."i'm not in charge of the jail and i don't wanna second guess what they do. but it's disconcerting to learn that they were with all these other you know hardened criminals who could collaborate and conspire to escape."but the orange county district attorney chastised his deputy in a statement... saying her comments were, quote, "inappropriate, uninformed and rash" and "do not reflect the position of the o-c-d-a.""i will say that he was housed at the central men's jail which is a maximum security jail. there's many other inmates with very similar charges to nayeri. so, there's a very sophisticated classification system that every inmate that comes into the jail goes through. he met the criteria to be housed in that particular location." little clues keep trickling out about how the trio escaped last week.authorities say clothing may be intertwined with linens in their makeshift ropes.the three apparently cut through steel bars, made their way through plumbing tunnels and rappelled off a roof.and perhaps a big clue as to why nayeri, jonathan tieu and bac tien duong escaped:they all faced long sentences, potentially the rest of their lives in jail."whenthey get out onto the street there's obviously some desperation that they will lean on. and as what means they will go to to evade law enforcement. and it was evident by their attempt and eventual success to escape."cnn has learned that duong was almost sent out of the country back to his native vietnam.immigration and customs officials say a judge ordered him removed for unspecified immigration violations.but after an appeal and a year in incarceration, officials say duong remained in the u-s on an order of last weekend's snow storm turned deadly for three people in the roanoke area. wfxr's sophia borrelli went to carilion to speak with doctors about the unfortunate losses. while quiet now, the emergency room at roanoke memorial hospital was bustling this weekend because of the snow.sarah klemncic says she's seen it all in the er.sarah klemencic/emergency medicine physician: "most were snow related injuries falls, three cardiac arrests from shoveling from snow and accidents."four people came in with cardiac problems ... three people died. sarah klemencic/emergency medicine physician: "often times someone with cardiac history doesn't realize how strenuous shoveling snow can be, and they go out there and they shovel for an hour or two hours and they stress their heart out."dr. klemencic says unfortunately this is typical for a snow storm this big. standup: "doctors say if you are out shoveling and you do start to feel pain in your chest or your arms, you may want to stop what you are doing."jack perkins/emergency medicine physician: "certainly if you have chest pain or down your arm or your jaw or chest pain that is new for you, it needs to occur to that individual that that could be heart related."doctors say if problems in your family - then have others help you shovel and dr. klemencic says she hopes in the next storm, everyone can remain at home safe and sound.reporting in roanoke, sophia borrelli wfxr news. in bedford county - firefighters scrambled to an ice rescue on tuesday afternoon near moneta. the victim - a cow - wandered onto a frozen pond and fell through the ice *near* spring lake stock yard - around 4 o'clock. firefighters in special suits used ropes and a tractor to get the cow out of the frigid water - alive. despite their best efforts - rescuers tell us - the cow didn't make it. workers at the stockyard say - the cow wandered away from a neighboring farm - and made it onto the pond - which is on a property line. local officials are warning drivers to be aware of icy road conditions overnight some roads may become slick and covered with black ice. virginia state police say black ice-- has caused many accidents - since on the road. troopers are warning drivers to take it slow- especially during the morning commute. "if you do have to leave in those early morning hours, is just, you know, travel below the speed limit, at a safe speed, because you really can't see black ice, and if you do hit it, and you're going at the speed limit or above, there's a chance you might slide off the roadway, hit another vehicle." state police suggest-- waiting until temperatures are above freezing before driving - if possible. another warning from virginia state police as well this morning.this is what can happen when snow falls off the top of a vehicle!officers say always make sure you clean off the top of your car completely highway! frontal boundary shifts east today with high pressure moving overhead by thursday morning. a trough will slide by thursday nightwith a reinforcing shot of cold air. high pressure builds in friday through the weekend as temperatures moderate above normal. during this recent snow during this during this recent snow storm many people used their time to relax and enjoy a day off. others used it as an opportunity to help!here at wfxr news we are calling those who went above and beyond our storm heroes. our first hero is 13 year kenneth...over the uncle daniel went to the hunting hills area in south roanoke to help shovel driveways for those who needed the hand. kenneth says he just thought it was a nice thing to do plus it's a good form of exercise. now he's going to encourage his friends to get involved as well. the people in hunting hills say it's just amazing seeing a kid working so hard. "it really impressed me that this 13-year-old kid out there instead of playing video games, sledding out there making money, doing something with it. kenneth says next snow storm he's going back to hunting hills to help but he's also going to help out in his own neighborhood starting with an older neighbor who lives across the street. what are your plans this weekend? are you in the mood for a little wine? did you say wine? well the taubman museum of art. and that's were we find wfxr's paris holmes. good morning paris holmes. we find wfxr's and that's were of art. taubman museum of art. and good morning there has to be a way. carry the centimeter, divide by 3.14 something something something... [ beeping, whirring ] great caesar salad! and now the name your price tool shows people policy options to help fit their budget. is that a true story? yeah! people really do save an average of over $500 when they switch. i mean about you inventing it. i invented the story, and isn't that what really matters? good morning guys, there's going to be food and wine pairings, live music, and much the taubman museum of art is hosting the 3rd annual international wine festival this weekend. it's a chance for people to sample several different wines from across the globe. wfxr's paris holmes is live at the taubman right now with what else the festival will what can people at the door. tickets are $55 locations. at area kroger locations. tickets are $55 at the door. we are only about a month away from finding out what the future holds for explore park in roanoke county. coming up next we'll let you know how you can provide some final again! again! again! again! again? again! again! general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. so you can love cereal... today with high pressure moving overhead by thursday morning. a trough will slide by thursday nightwith a reinforcing shot of cold air. high pressure builds in friday through the weekend as temperatures moderate above normal..today...mostly cloudy this morning...then becoming partly sunny.highs around 40. northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. gusts up to 30 mphthis morning. .tonight...partly cloudy. cooler with lows in the lower 20s.light and variable winds. highs in the lower 40s. light andvariable winds...becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon..thursday night...partly cloudy. lows in the upper 20s. westwinds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. .friday...mostly sunny. highs in the lower 40s. northwest winds10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph..friday night and saturday...mostly clear. lows in the mid 20s.highs in the upper 40s..saturday night...mostly clear. lows in the lower 30s..sunday and sunday night...partly cloudy. highs in the upper 50s.lows in the mid 30s..monday through tuesday...mostly cloudy. highs roanoke county parks, recreation and tourism recently released a draft concept of what explore park may look like in the future. before the final plan is presented to the board of supervisors in march, roanoke county wants to hear your feedback. wfxr's taylor kanost has more on what's included in this first draft and how you can get involved. good morning. last year, the roanoke county parks, department received over a thousand responses from the public on what they want to see from this 1,100 acre facility in the future. an overwhelming amount of the response focused on the need for more physically active options in the area. the most common requests included hiking and biking trails, zip lines, and better access to the roanoke river for various water activities. those were all included in this first draft along with a number of other options such as reserved spots for camping. the final draft of this master plan is expected to be completed at the end of february, but officials say there's still time for the public to have their voice heard. well with this particular type of fluid process, we have the ability to make changes to the plan. that's why it is important we get the citizen feedback. we still have plenty of opportunities for them to influence the final product of what we want to focus on at explore park. if you would like to see the progress made in person or if you have any questions or comments on the master plan, roanoke county parks and rec will hold two open houses over the next week. the first one is tomorrow from 6 to 8 pm at the vinton war memorial. the second open house is at the south county library on tuesday, february 2nd from 6 to 8 pm. if you have a comment or question and can't make either of these meetings, you are welcome to call 540-387- 6078 or email explorepark@roano kecountyva.gov. if the board of crews will begin phase one of the implementation of the plan which will focus on circulation through the park with vehicles, trails and better connection to the greenway. parks and rec officials say there will be about 8 - 10 phases all together that could take anywhere from 25 to 40 years to complete. reporting in roanoke county, taylor kanost a cat's nine lives are storm drain for almost a week has been rescued. but only thanks to officers who went above and beyond the call of duty to do it! animal control officers fed the cat regularly. but the drain is part of a series of tunnels and pipes that the cat may have regularly roamed around, making rescue efforts