mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing time now for your timesaver traffic report. a judge will start hearing evidence in the trial against ashley white this morning. judge bradley finch made the unusual decision to grant a change of venue request... after many jurors were ruled out. the trial to another jurisdiction ... the prosecution asked for a bench trial in pulaski county... instead of a jury trial. the defense agreed... which means judge finch will now decide white's fate. legal experts say both sides could view this as a victory.. but the lack of a jury most likely benefits the defense. jack call / radford university if, under the law, the parents are not legally responsible, then obviously the right outcome should be that they would be acquitted, and that might be an easier judgement for a judge to make than it would for jurors. the commonwealth's attorney says he believes the facts are the facts.. and he has both sides a fair trial. # prosecutors will call more murdered waynesboro reserve police officer. they're trying to prove six people are guilty of a gang conspiracy, kevin quick's murder. wednesday's testimony centered largely around an s-u-v murder. anthony davis testified that he saw one of the suspects after the killing. we learned in court that items inside had fingerprints from several of the suspects. so far the prosecution has introduced around 300 pieces of evidence. ### new this morning... police are investigating two attempted armed robberies in danville. it happened along the 3- thousand block of riverside drive just before 6:30 wednesday. a pittsylvania county woman says a man wearing a ski mask came up with a gun... and demanded money. police say she was grabbed from behind... and hit with the gun... before she ran away. the suspect also took off. the woman was treated at the hospital... and is expected to be o-k. about an hour later... officers responded to the parking lot of the golden coral on holt garrison parkway. police say an armed man in a hoodie... came up to two people. he demanded money... and took off with cash. no word on if the two incidents are related. # new this morning... the class j-611 steam locomotive is preparing for spring excursions. tickets went on sale for museum the general public can starting buying them on monday. the excursion runs in april from greensboro to roanoke.. but first the 611 has some last minute preps. w-s-l-s 10's erin brookshier joins us live from roanoke with more..erin?### the great 611 is taking off this morning for spencer north carolina for some final inspections and last minute work before this springs excursions. will leave out of roanoke travel through hardy to bedford and through greensboro. this spring excursions will take place all across our area, roanoke and lynchburg. tickets for donors are already on sale, they went on sale yesterday and tickets to the general public go on sale monday morning at 10 a-m. 3box - crosstalk carolina for some final inspections and last minute work before this springs excursions. will leave out of roanoke travel through hardy to bedford and through greensboro. this spring excursions will take place all across our area, roanoke and lynchburg. tickets for donors are already on sale, they went on sale yesterday and tickets to the general public go on sale monday morning at 10 a-m. 3box - crosstalk morning for spencer north carolina for some final inspections and last minute work before this springs excursions. will leave out of roanoke travel through hardy to bedford and through greensboro. this spring excursions will crosstalk morning for spencer north carolina for some final inspections and last minute work before this springs excursions. will leave out of roanoke travel through hardy to bedford and through in what's news today... candidates running for roanoke city council... and mayor answer question tonight about their vision for the city. there are nine candidates running for three council seats... and two candidates running for mayor. the council forum beings at 6:30 at center in the square... followed at 7:30 by the mayoral forum. # a new mural will be unveiled today at the moss arts center in blacksburg. unveiling event tonight starting at 5:30. # patrick henry community college holds an information session tonight about its short term training programs. the fields are designed to quickly give students skills needed to help employers fill open positions. food service... and advanced film manufacturing. # the virginia children's engineering council holds its annual convention in roanoke starting today. eight hundred prek-5th grade teachers will attend hands-on workshops showing stem- based convention wraps up on friday. small businesses in martinsville and henry county will get together for a matchmaking event. the economic development office hopes this event will increase local business to business partnerships. the salem high school football team receives a national honor tonight. the army national guard presents its national ranking trophy to the team as part of the 11th annual maxpreps tour of champions. the honor comes championship. salem finished number 86 in the final rankings and is one of 50 schools being honored this year.### more bad news for twitter. the social media giant says it lost two million users in the last three months of 20-15. that news caused twitter stock to drop 12-percent. at the end of last year... twitter had around 305- million active users. by contrast... facebook has one-point-six billion. even instagram has 400-million users. # youtube takes on streaming services like netflix and hulu. youtube released three made-for- youtube movies wednesday. it's also launching a new series. it's clearly a response to similar moves by competitors. the original content is a part of youtube's "red" subscription service. month a gets rid of ads and give you access to youtube originals and the company's music service.### turning back to the forecast... storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori has more -- kristina?? thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: with highs in the middle 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s . thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then lower 40s . thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the this morning we're featuring virginia valentines... tony & annette peterson. they have been married since december 27th 2014. # tomorrow is the last day wsls 10 will highlight couples in southwest virginia. so send in a photo of you and your sweetheart..with your name and your story.. to news at wsls dot com or post it online. we may feature it right here on virginia today.### you've heard of homes being decorated for christmas and halloween... but what about valentines day. how one virginia family plans on sharing the love this weekend.### a world war ii veteran from virginia beach has finally reunited with his wartime girlfriend... after more than 70 years apart. the overseas reunion... when now to what's trending now... a look at the biggest social networking, online and technology talkers. this year's oscars gift bag is setting a record... as it contains about 200-thousand- dollars in gifts. on the high-end, it includes items such as a 10-day, first-class trip to israel and unlimited audi car rentals from silvercar... less expensive items include a "haze dual v3 vaporizer", which retails for about 250-bucks. but the most interesting item might be the voucher for the "vampire breast lift." paper... said to be the most soothing and absorbent available. a new study from the home audio soothing and absorbent available. a new study from the home audio company "sonos" has a theory about the de- socialization of music. it launched an international study looking to find what happens when two or more people listen to the same songs together out loud. it found people who listen to music out loud together at home... spend more time with loved ones, more time hugging, and are more intimate. families also spent an average of three hours and 13 minutes a world war ii veteran from virginia beach is planning to spend valentine's day with his wartime girlfriend after more than 70 years apart. 93-year-old "norwood thomas" flew to austrailia and finally reunited with 88-year-old "joyce morris." morris was 17 and thomas was a 21-year-old paratrooper when they first met in london shortly before d day. they lost touch after the war...and married other people... but finally reconnected via skype last year. their love story went viral and a money for their reunion. one virginia family is gaining national attention for their valentine's day decorations. stephanie loving's yard in glen allen is filled with four- foot hearts flashing with sweet valentine's day wishes. the family even has a kissing booth. loving says she has always loved the holiday. now to kristina, with for a look at our forecast. thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the upper a look back at a great season for one buena vista high school girls hi dad uh huh, okay yeah..sorry about that. what do you think? we think you're going to like these numbers. bring me a higher love i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. a u-v-a star emerges during the commonwealth clash. wsls 10's alyssa rae has more from the coaches after their win over virginia tech.# #7 ranked vigrinia took down virginai tech 67-49 tuesday night at j-p-j. one of the game-changers for the cavaliers was isaiah wilkins.. who put up a career high 14 points in the win. sot that's so important we can get that kind of contribution from as i so well anthony in london and with another guy gives us that output on insulin is it balances i think our team and makes us more potent on offense and harder to guard i think he's been playing well i think i'm not touching their team but i think there's more productivity from top to bottom we met him last month. vo the cavaliers are now 20-4.. 9-3 in conference. they travel to duke on saturday. virginia tech has a little break before returning to action feburary 17th against miami. the parry mccluer girls basketball team lost many seniors from last year.. but the with only 3 losses.. the freshman have helped fill those shoes and are meshing well with the upperclassman. sot gilbert: you got to do with got to seniors and that was the big west jen coming into the season how well he may match with the younger group but it's been a pretty flawless transition wheeler: our seniors of been really helpful teaching us all the plays and are sophomores are kind of the same age and a lot of us freshman i've been playing together for a while so i think i was playing with them has been working out really well mohler: honestly it's been more than i could've ever expected i lasalata close friends last year i mean i mean it was me a tough coming in but never expected it to be this good i couldn't ask for that wraps up your moening sports..im alyssa rae wsls 10. new developments in the jesse matthew trial. what happened during an unexpected apperance in court. plus a new bill considers whether to allow armed security guards at virginia schools. why some say it is a stepping stone in the right direction. # "today the department of justice is filing a law suit in federal district court against the city of ferguson missouri" the department of justice is fed up with ferguson.. what the federal government has to say about how police and courts everyone needs a bff. even your smile. colgate optic white express white toothpaste with hydrogen peroxide. think of it as your smile bff. colgate optic white express white. whiter teeth in 3 days "i have so many regrets. i wasn't there for her when she needed me." an emotional interview with dr phil. what the father of nicole lovell says about the death of his daughter.### 11:37:01 beth armstrong, virginia tech director of university scholarships and financial aid families and students need to realize there are free resources out there for them to get help the financial aid process can be overwhelming. how you can get free help with the process... from the experts. # good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on wsls 10. i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s upper 20s.staying breezy time now for your timesaver traffic report. police are searching this morning for the driver that led officers on a brief chase before crashing on route 220. around 9 last night... state impala that was driving recklessly in franklin county. police say the car took off... crossed into roanoke county where it hit another vehicle causing it to flip and catch on fire. five people were in the car... 4 are recovering in the hospital. officers say the driver fled the scene on foot. they believe he is armed. police k-9's and virginia state police aviation are assisting in the search for the suspect. charges are pending.### a standoff that's been going on for more than a month... at an oregon wildlife refuge... could be ending this morning. the final four activists inside say later today... they'll leave their weapons behind... and surrender. police have been surrounding them all night. and new developments overnight... cliven bundy the father of wildlife refuge occupation leader ammon bundy... was arrested after flying into the portland airport. he faces a conspiracy charge to interfere with a federal officer -- the same charge his two sons are facing. bundy was at the center of a standoff in nevada with federal officials in 2014 over use a scary experience for one mother and her 10-year-old son after they were tied up at gunpoint inside their stafford county home. the men broke into the back of their house early wednesday morning. wearing ski masks and armed with handguns the men said if they didn't follow orders they would be killed. they tied up the woman and her son with zip ties before they began to rummage through the home. now that mom is scared to be at home because she's worried the men will come back. danielle lucas:"i don't know if they used there feet or what they used but this is where they got in "butted "held guns to us and said if we didn't do what they told us, they'd kill us." deputies believe they were targeted based on a third person who lives at the home who may be connected to drug activity.### new this morning.. lawyers involved in jesse matthew's capital murder case made an unexpected appearance in court wednesday. the albemarle county commonwealth's attorney... and capital defender both spoke quietly with the judge. an order was entered into the additional thirty days to file a change of venue motion.... if they plan to ask for one. matthew is accused of abducting and murdering university of virginia student -- hannah graham--- in september of 2014. he is charged with capital murder... and could face the death penalty if convicted. # the father of 13- year-old nicole lovell opens up to doctor phil about his daughter's social media activity and struggles with bullying. david lovell told doctor phil that the last time he saw his daughter was december 19-th. she disappeared nearly six weeks later on january 27-th. lovell told doctor phil that he puts a lot of blame on himself and speculated on any possible motives suspects david eisenhauer and natalie keepers could have. david lovell, nicole lovell's father - "a girl with self- esteem issues anyway somebody told her some good things about her of course it would be easy to seduce a bullied little girl." many of you have asked about nicole's mother.. tammy weeks. weeks tells wsls 10 that she wants to raise awareness about social but right now... she just wants to grieve the loss of her daughter. ### the u-s justice department is fed up with the city of ferguson. it filed a 56-page lawsuit... claiming the city continues to violate the rights of african americans --- even after the shooting death of michael brown. federal investigators say some police officers would stop people and arrest them without cause -- and use unreasonable force -- to generate city revenue. the d-o-j spent seven months negotiating with the city -- to reform the police department and court system. but when the deal was submitted to council members for a vote tuesday night, they changed those terms -- by adding seven amendments. loretta lynch/attorney general: "it is extremely unfortunate that the city has chosen to litigate this matter rather than move directly to these remedies and reforms that would have benefited the city and avoided the cost of litigation" the action highlights a period of racial tension...somethi ng many in the city want to move on from. # allowing school security guards to be armed is making its way through the general assembly. the bill passed the education committee on wednesday. the legislation says security guards would have to be retired police officers and get approval from the school board. the virginia citizens defense league thinks permit holders should be allows to carry on school property and believes this bill is a step in that direction. opponents through are concerned. andy goddard/virgini ans for responsible gun laws "if you can find an opening to crack open the door then next year you can add more things and push the door wider." opponents think that even retired officers should go through annual training before being allowed to carry guns on school grounds.### the deadline for federal financial aid forms is coming up. the program provides $150 billion dollars in federal money to more than 13 million students paying for college or career school. filing a fafsa can be complicated... and sometimes overwhelming. the virginia tech director of financial aid says the form has changed over the last few years. there are safeguards to prevent entering wrong information-- and they don't ask as many questions. 11:36:37 beth armstrong, virginia tech director of university scholarships and financial aid because of the history of that complication people have overinflated that in their minds. there's been a lot that's been done over the last two years to simplify the process and we really tried to help families ensure that they meet those deadlines for filing the fafsa. 50 to help families cut through the confusion, virginia tech is hosting fafsa fridays this month. you don't be a current or prospective virginia tech student. virginia western is hosting an event saturday to help families. for more information... and things you need to do before going... head over to our website... wsls dot com. # whether it's to lose weight or work out more, it's this point in the year where most of us have given up on those new year's resolutions. but, with the habit loop, you can change that. doctors say it helps you identify your bad habit, experiment with action. certified profile coaches say you have to figure out your goals and the more specific the goal, the better off you'll be. breaking bad habits that keep you from getting to your goal isn't easy. the key is to star small and hold yourself accountable as accountable .### in this morning's 10 cares heart health... we're talking about coffee. coffee is something many of us drink every day. a carilion emergency doctor shared a new study with us about the health benefits. good news if you're like me... and drink it every morning. he says the study pulled a lot of variables like if a person smoked. 23:30:55 dr. jack perkins, carilion roanoke memorial hospital regardless of caffeine so decaffeinated or not there is a mortality benefit from cardiovascular events. so decreased strokes, heart attack and for those people who drink 1 to 5 cups of coffee a day. so it's not additive though so if you drink one cup of coffee you still get the same benefit of those who drink four or five. he says you won't live forever if but adding a little into your diet can be beneficial. # crews continue preparing the class j-611 steam locomotive for spring excursions. tickets went on sale for museum donors yesterday...and go on sale for the general public monday. the excursion runs from greensboro to roanoke.. but first the 611 has some last minute things to take care of. w-s-l-s 10's erin brookshier joins us live from roanoke with more on the preparations..eri n? the great 611 is taking off this morning for spencer north carolina for some final inspections and last minute work before this springs excursions. will leave out of roanoke travel through hardy to this spring excursions will take place all across our area, roanoke and lynchburg. tickets for donors are already on sale, they went on sale yesterday and tickets to the general public go on sale monday morning at 10 a-m. vo sot morning for spencer north carolina for some final inspections and last minute work before this springs excursions. will leave out of roanoke travel through hardy to bedford and through greensboro. this spring excursions will take place all across our area, roanoke and lynchburg. tickets for donors are already on sale, they went on now to kristina, with a look at our forecast. thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly upper 20s and lower 30s monday: wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s . thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: the field of presidential candidates is narrowing... who's dropping out... and who's lobbing insults. the latest as the focus shifts to the next primary in south carolina. # plus.. the house approves a bill that would allow prison officials to use the electric chair as a backup in inmate executions. the impact it could have here in virginia. lindee good morning.. today on the show.. we head to chateau morrisette to preview a special event for valentine's day.. natalie plus..living with lindee.. a valentine craft that can be used year round.. presidential field is smaller this morning but the focus among the presidential hopefuls has in south carolina. this comes as democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders face off in their next debate tonight... tracie potts is fresh off the campaign trail with a look at where the candidates stand. with chris christie and carly fiorina out - it's a smaller field now in south carolina. this next primary could make or break jeb bush and marco rubio. sot: gov. jeb bush, r presidential candidate :11 - :16 "the question for people in south carolina is: what kind of person do you want behind the big desk?" john kasich says he'll try not to go negative: presidential candidate :20 - :23 "well i'm not going to let somebody pound me. i have a right to be able to defend myself." ted cruz is counting on the state's evangelical voters. sot: sen. ted cruz, r presidential candidate :28 - 31 "the men and women of south carolina i believe want a consistent conservative." but donald trump has led every poll here in the last six months. in clemson, he hammered hillary clinton... and her stunning loss in new hampshire. sot: donald trump, r presidential candidate :41 - :46 "honestly - women don't like her. men don't like her - take a look at what's happening to her." black lawmakers are coming to clinton's rescue. the congressional black caucus will endorse her today and send members to states like south carolina with large african- american populations. sot: charlie james, radio host :58 - 1:01 "the people in south carolina are angry right now and they want a candidate that reflects that." could that be bernie sanders? sot: sen. bernie sanders, d presidential candidate 1:04 - 1:09-- courtesy burned in "go your own way. the revolution is possible! you are the revolution!" fresh off stephen colbert last night... he'll face off with hillary clinton at a debate tonight. --- reporter live tag --- sanders' win is paying off. his campaign says he raised five donations overnight after winning new hampshire. i'm tracie potts in washington - back to you. the washington and lee mock political convention kicks off this afternoon. the "mock con" nominates the ticket for the party that is out of power. more than 15- hundred washington and lee students will be delegates. the event draws many big political names every year... this year includes former vice president dick cheney... former house speaker newt gingric... and political commentator ann coulter. the convention has correctly predicted the presidential nominees in 19 of the last 25 presidential elections... dating back to 1908. # a bill cleared the house of delegates that allows the electric chair to be used as the default in executions. the measure hopes to address the ongoing questions about virginia's supply of lethal injection drugs. in virginia, inmates have the right to choose between the electric chair or lethal injection. it's especially relevant as ricky gray is scheduled to die next month. an entire family. del. jackson miller, r-50th district: "if you're a parent of a four-year-old child and a violent intruder's come to your house and has duck- taped your child to you, on your lap, and starts to slash her throat, in front of you, what do you do? what can you do?" right now the state says it does not have the drugs needed to carry out that execution. virginia is one of eight states that allows electrocutions. ### thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: upper 20s and lower 30s monday: wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing the day comes from email us the pictures you've taken around the area. send them to news-at- wsls.com. remember to include your name and a short description to go along with the photo. we'll pick our favorite every morning... to show on-air and post on our facebook page. five things you need to know are coming up next. this is a live look at the roanoke need to know" before you head out the door this morning. a judge will start hearing evidence in the trial against ashley white today. on tuesday the judge decided to grant a change of venue request... then both the defense and the prosecution agreeded on a bench trial... instead of a jury trial. legal experts say both sides could view this as a victory.. but the lack of a jury most likely benefits the defense. # lawyers involved in jesse matthew's capital murder case made an unexpected appearance in court wednesday. an order was entered into the court file to give the defense an additional 30 days to file a change of venue motion. abducting and murdering u-v-a student hannah graham. he could face the death penalty if convicted police are searching for the driver that led officers on a brief chase from franklin to roanoke county before crashing on route 220. five people were in the car when it happened... 4 are in the hospital. officers say the armed driver fled the scene on foot.# thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early our region as you head out the door this morning. still ahead.. when you can check out the latest candidates running for roanoke city council. plus.... exciting news for muggles as there is a new harry potter book in the works.. the story it follows and when it will be released and... the animated film when to expect in on stage... testimony in the case against the mother of 5- year-old noah thomas continues this morning. what to expect in the bench trial for ashley white. # people were just out of their minds excited last year, and it's that way again this year. the next round of 611 excursions are approaching. when the steam locomotive heads back to north carolina for final inspections.### good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. storm team ten meteorologist kristina? upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s and i'm patrick mckee. traffic report. a judge will start hearing evidence in the trial against ashley white this morning. judge bradley finch made the unusual decision to grant a change of venue request... after many jurors were ruled out. after the judge's decision to move the trial to another jurisdiction ... the prosecution asked for a bench trial in pulaski county... instead of a jury trial. the defense agreed... which means judge finch will now decide white's fate. legal experts say both sides could view this as a victory.. but the lack of a jury most likely benefits the defense. jack call / radford university if, under the law, the parents are not legally responsible, then obviously the right outcome should be that they would be acquitted, and that might be an easier judgement for a the commonwealth's attorney says he believes the facts are the facts.. and he has confidence the judge will give both sides a fair trial. # prosecutors will call more witnesses today in the case of a murdered waynesboro reserve police officer. they're trying to prove six people are guilty of a gang conspiracy, with four of those charged with kevin quick's murder. wednesday's testimony centered largely around an s-u-v stolen from quick after his murder. anthony davis testified that he saw one of the suspects scrubbing that s-u-v just days after the killing. we learned in court that items inside had fingerprints from several of the suspects. so far the prosecution has evidence. ### new this morning... police are investigating two incidents in danville wednesday night. the first happened along the 3-thousand block of riverside drive just before 6:30 wednesday. a pittsylvania county woman says a man wearing a ski mask came up with a gun... and demanded money. police say she was grabbed from behind... and hit with the gun... before she ran away. the suspect the woman was treated at the hospital... and is expected to be o-k. about an hour later... officers responded to the parking lot of the golden coral on holt garrison parkway. police say an armed man in a hoodie... came up to two people. he demanded money... and took off with cash. no word on if the two incidents are related. # new this morning... the class j-611 steam locomotive is preparing for spring excursions. tickets went on sale for museum donors yesterday. the general public can starting buying them on monday. the excursion runs in april from greensboro to roanoke.. but first the 611 has some last minute preps. w-s-l-s 10's erin brookshier joins us live from roanoke with more..erin?### the great 611 is taking off this morning for spencer north carolina for some final work before this springs excursions. will leave out of roanoke travel through hardy to bedford and through greensboro. this spring excursions will take place all across our area, roanoke and lynchburg. tickets for donors are already on sale, they went on sale yesterday and tickets to in what's news today... candidates running for roanoke city council... and mayor answer question tonight about their vision for the city. there are nine candidates running for three council seats... and two candidates running for mayor. the council forum beings at 6:30 at center in the square... followed at 7:30 by the mayoral forum. # a new mural will be unveiled today at the moss arts center in blacksburg. you can see the new art... and hear from the artist at an unveiling event tonight starting at 5:30. # patrick henry community college holds an information session tonight about its short term training programs. the fields are designed to quickly give students skills needed to help employers fill open positions. programs include electrical... food service... and advanced film manufacturing. # the virginia children's annual convention in roanoke starting today. eight hundred prek-5th grade teachers will attend hands-on workshops showing stem- based instructional practices. the convention wraps up on friday. small businesses in martinsville and henry county will get together for a matchmaking event. the economic development office hopes this event will increase local business to business partnerships. the salem high school football team receives a national honor tonight. the army national guard presents its national ranking trophy to the team as part of the 11th annual maxpreps tour of champions. the honor comes after the team beat lake taylor in the virginia 4a state championship. salem finished number 86 in the final rankings and is one of 50 schools being honored this year.### one of the most popular disney films is coming to broadway. the blockbuster animated musical of the movie's oscar-winning songwriters are also set to write new songs for the stage version, along with the film's familiar favorites. "frozen" has earned disney more than $1.27 billion at the box office worldwide... becoming the most successful animated movie of all time. its signature song, "let it go," even won an oscar. # if you thought the "harry potter" was complete, then think again. an eighth installment of the series comes out this summer. it's not a traditional book though. it's a hardback version of the script for the two-part play, "harry potter and the cursed which opens on july 30th in london. the play centers on harry's second-born son.. albus as he struggles with the family legacy. the publisher says the script book will be released the next day which is harry potter's birthday. the play is co- written by j-k rowling and will is her first harry potter publication in eight years.### turning back to the forecast... storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori has more -- kristina?? thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s . thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy 30s.late-day & possible saturday: morning & early afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the this morning we're featuring virginia valentines... tony & annette peterson. they have been married since december 27th 2014. # tomorrow is the last day wsls 10 will highlight couples in southwest virginia. so send in a photo of you and your sweetheart..with your name and your story.. to news at wsls dot com or post it online. we may feature it right here on virginia today.### you've heard of homes being decorated for christmas and halloween... but what about valentines day. how one virginia family plans on sharing the love this weekend.### a world war ii veteran from virginia beach has finally reunited with his wartime girlfriend... after more than 70 years apart. the overseas reunion... when we look at whats trending today. # happening now - the 611 steam heading to north carolina for final preparations the spring. this is a live look from the look at the biggest social networking, online and technology talkers. this year's oscars gift bag is setting a record... as it contains about 200-thousand- dollars in gifts. on the high-end, it includes items such as a 10-day, first-class trip to israel and unlimited audi car rentals from silvercar... less expensive items include a "haze dual v3 vaporizer", which retails for about 250-bucks. might be the voucher for the "vampire breast lift." also on the list ... toilet paper... said to be the most soothing and absorbent available. a new study from the home audio company "sonos" has a theory about the de- socialization of music. it launched an international study looking to find what happens when two or more people listen to the same songs together out loud. it found people who listen to music out loud together at home... spend more time with and are more intimate. families also spent an average more time together. a world war ii veteran from virginia beach is planning to spend valentine's day with his wartime girlfriend after more than 70 years apart. 93-year-old "norwood thomas" flew to austrailia and finally reunited with 88-year-old "joyce morris." morris was 17 and thomas was a 21-year-old paratrooper when they first met in london shortly before d day. they lost touch after the war... skype last year. one virginia family is gaining national attention for their valentine's day decorations. stephanie loving's yard in glen allen is filled with four- foot hearts flashing with sweet valentine's day wishes. the family even has a kissing booth. loving says she has always loved the holiday. now to kristina, with for a look at our forecast. thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s a look back at a great season for one buena vista high school girls basketball team. # plus.. sticking with your news years resolution and breaking some of those bad behaviors. how experts say you can start and keep up with good habits.. coming up at 5:30. this is a live look at the star city from our downtown roanoke (man) this is where it all started. i received a call from our dispatch center. smoke was coming from a manhole, and that's not good. we entered the manhole. we discovered that the cables had been melted by the fire. we jumped in, we got to work, and in a little over eight hours, we had the power back on. hi, i'm john snyder, distribution system supervisor for appalachian power. it's my goal to keep the lights on and everything run smoothly, and no one even notices. (announcer) we may be a power company, but the true power in our communities welcome back to virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10....it's i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. a u-v-a star emerges during the commonwealth clash. wsls 10's alyssa rae has more from the coaches after their win over virginia tech.# #7 ranked vigrinia took down virginai tech 67-49 tuesday night at j-p-j. one of the game-changers for the cavaliers was isaiah wilkins.. who put up a career high 14 points in the win. sot that's so important we can get that kind of contribution from as i mentioned malcolm's benz gives us that output on insulin is it balances i think our team and makes us more potent on offense and harder to guard i think he's been playing well i think i'm not touching their team but i think there's more productivity from top to bottom than there was when we met him last month. vo the cavaliers are now 20-4.. 9-3 in conference. they travel to duke on saturday. virginia tech has a little break before returning to action feburary 17th against miami. the parry mccluer girls basketball team lost many seniors from last year.. but the with only 3 losses.. the freshman have helped fill those shoes and are meshing well with the upperclassman. sot gilbert: you got to do with got to seniors and that was the big west jen coming into the season how well he may match with the pretty flawless transition wheeler: our seniors of been really helpful teaching us all the plays and are sophomores are kind of the same age and a lot of us freshman i've been playing together for a while so i think i was playing with them has been working out really well mohler: honestly it's been more than i could've ever expected i lasalata close friends last year i mean i mean it was me a tough coming in but never expected it to be this good i couldn't ask for better team. that wraps up your moening sports..im alyssa rae wsls 10. new developments in the jesse matthew trial. what happened during an unexpected apperance in court. plus a new bill considers whether to allow armed security guards at virginia schools. why some say it is a stepping stone in the right direction. # "today the department of justice is filing a law suit in federal district court against the city of ferguson missouri" what the federal government has to say about how police and courts "i have so many regrets. i she needed me." an emotional interview with dr phil. what the father of nicole lovell daughter.### 11:37:01 beth armstrong, virginia tech director of university scholarships and financial aid families and students need to realize there are free resources out there for them to get help the financial aid process can be overwhelming. how you can get free help with the process... from the experts. # good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on wsls 10. i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the time now for your timesaver traffic report. police are searching this officers on a brief chase before crashing on route 220. around 9 last night... state police attempted to stop a chevy impala that was driving recklessly in franklin county. police say the car took off... crossed into roanoke county where it hit another vehicle causing it to flip and catch on fire. five people were in the car... 4 are recovering in the hospital. officers say the driver fled the scene on foot. they believe he is armed. police k-9's and virginia state police aviation are assisting in the search for the suspect. charges are pending.### a standoff that's been going on for more than a month... at an oregon wildlife refuge... could be ending this morning. the final four activists inside say later today... they'll leave their weapons behind... and surrender. police have been surrounding them all night. and new developments overnight... cliven bundy the father of wildlife refuge occupation leader ammon bundy... was arrested after flying into the portland airport. he faces a conspiracy charge to interfere with a federal officer. standoff in nevada with use of public lands. # a scary experience for one mother and her 10-year-old son after they were tied up at gunpoint inside their stafford county home. the men broke into the back of their house early wednesday morning. wearing ski masks and armed with handguns the men said if they didn't follow orders they would be killed. they tied up the woman and her son with zip ties before they began to rummage through the home. now that mom is scared to be at home because she's worried the men will come back. danielle lucas:"i don't know if they used there feet or what they used but this is where they got in "butted "held guns to us and said if we didn't do what they told us, they'd kill us." deputies believe they were targeted based on a third person who lives at the home who may be connected to drug activity.### new this morning.. lawyers involved in jesse matthew's capital murder case made an unexpected appearance in court wednesday. the albemarle county capital defender both spoke quietly with the judge. an order was entered into the an additional thirty days to file a they plan to ask for one. matthew is accused of abducting and murdering -- of 2014. he is charged with capital murder... and could face the death penalty if convicted. # the father of 13- year-old nicole lovell opens up to doctor phil about his daughter's social media activity and struggles with bullying. david lovell told doctor phil that the last time he saw his daughter was december 19-th. she disappeared nearly six weeks later on january 27-th. lovell told doctor phil that he puts a lot of blame on himself and speculated on any possible motives suspects david eisenhauer and natalie keepers could have. david lovell, nicole lovell's father - "a girl with self- esteem issues anyway somebody told her some good things about her of course it would be easy to seduce a bullied little girl." nicole's mother.. tammy weeks. weeks tells wsls 10 that she wants to raise awareness about social media and online dangers... but right now... she just wants to grieve the loss of her daughter. ### the u-s justice department is fed up with the city of ferguson. it filed a 56-page lawsuit... claiming the city continues to violate the rights of african americans --- even after the shooting death of michael brown. federal investigators say some police officers would stop people and arrest them without cause -- and use unreasonable force -- to generate city revenue. the d-o-j spent seven months negotiating with the city -- to reform the police department and court system. but when the deal was submitted to council members for a vote tuesday night, they changed those terms -- by adding seven amendments. loretta lynch/attorney general: "it is extremely unfortunate that the city has chosen to litigate this matter rather than move directly to these remedies and reforms that would have benefited the city and avoided the cost of litigation" the action highlights a period ng many in the city want to move on from. # new this morning.. a bill allowing school security guards to be armed is making its way through the general assembly. the bill passed the education committee on wednesday. the legislation says security guards would have to be retired police officers and get approval from the school board. the virginia citizens defense league thinks permit holders should be allows to carry on school property and believes this bill is a step in that direction. opponents through are concerned. andy goddard/virgini ans for responsible gun laws "if you can find an opening to crack open the door then next year you can add more things and push the door wider." opponents think that even retired officers should go through annual training before being allowed to carry guns on school grounds.### the deadline for federal financial aid forms is coming up. the program provides $150 billion dollars in federal money to more than 13 million students paying for college or career school. filing a fafsa can be complicated... the virginia tech director of university scholarships and financial aid says the form has changed over the last few years. there are safeguards to prevent entering wrong information-- and they don't ask as many questions. 11:36:37 beth armstrong, virginia tech director of university scholarships and financial aid because of the history of that complication people have overinflated that in their minds. there's been a lot that's been done over the last two years to simplify the process and we really tried to help families ensure that they meet those deadlines for filing the fafsa. 50 to help families cut through the confusion, virginia tech is hosting fafsa fridays this month. you don't be a current or prospective virginia tech student. virginia western is hosting an event saturday to help families. for more information... and things you need to do before going... head over to our website... wsls dot com. # whether it's to lose weight or work out more, it's this point in the year where most of us have given up on those new year's resolutions. but, with the habit loop, you can change that. doctors say it helps you your bad habit, experiment with rewards and form a plan of action. you have to figure out your goals and the more specific the goal, the better off you'll be. breaking bad habits that keep you from getting to your goal isn't easy. the key is to star small and hold yourself accountable .### in this morning's 10 cares heart health... we're talking about coffee. coffee is something many of us drink every day. a carilion emergency doctor shared a new study with us about the health benefits. good news if you're like me... and drink it every morning. he says the study pulled a lot of variables like if a person smoked. 23:30:55 dr. jack perkins, carilion roanoke memorial hospital regardless of caffeine so decaffeinated or not there is a mortality benefit from cardiovascular events. so decreased strokes, heart attack and for those people who drink 1 to 5 cups of coffee a day. so it's not additive though so if you drink one cup of benefit of those who drink four or five. he says you won't live forever if you drink twelve cups of coffee... but adding a little into your diet can be beneficial. # crews continue preparing the class j-611 steam locomotive for spring excursions. tickets went on sale for museum donors yesterday...and go on sale for the general public monday. the excursion runs from greensboro to roanoke.. but first the 611 has some last minute things to take care of. w-s-l-s 10's erin brookshier joins us live from roanoke with more on the preparations..eri n? the great 611 is taking off this morning for spencer north carolina for some final inspections and last minute work will leave out of roanoke travel through hardy to bedford and through greensboro. this spring excursions will take place all across our area, roanoke and lynchburg. tickets for donors are already on sale, they went on sale yesterday and tickets to the general public go on sale monday morning at 10 a-m. vo sot morning for spencer north carolina for some final inspections and last minute work before this springs excursions. will leave out of roanoke travel through hardy to bedford and through greensboro. this spring excursions will take place all across our area, roanoke and lynchburg. tickets for donors are already on sale, they went on sale yesterday and tickets to the general public go on sale monday morning at 10 a-m. now to kristina, with a look at our forecast. thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s . thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: with highs in the middle 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s . thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & the virginia house approves a bill that would allow prison officials to use the electric chair as the default in inmate executions. why lawmakers say the change needs to be made. plus the field of presidential candidates is narrowing... who's dropping out of the race.. the latest as the focus shifts to the next primary in south carolina. smaller this morning but the focus among the presidential hopefuls has shifted to next week's primary in south carolina. this comes as democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders face off in their next debate tonight... tracie potts is fresh off the campaign trail with a look at where the candidates stand. with chris christie and carly fiorina out - it's a smaller field now in south carolina. this next primary could make or sot: gov. jeb bush, r presidential candidate :11 - :16 "the question for people in south carolina is: what kind of person do you want behind the big desk?" john kasich says he'll try not to go negative: sot: gov. john kasich, r presidential candidate :20 - :23 "well i'm not going to let somebody pound me. i have a right to be able to defend myself." ted cruz is counting on the state's evangelical voters. sot: sen. ted cruz, r presidential candidate :28 - 31 "the men and women of south carolina i believe want a consistent conservative." but donald trump has led every poll here in the last six months. in clemson, he hammered hillary clinton... and her stunning loss in new hampshire. sot: donald trump, r presidential candidate :41 - :46 "honestly - women don't like her. men don't like her - take a look at what's happening to her." black lawmakers are coming to clinton's rescue. the congressional black caucus will endorse her today and send members to states like south carolina with large african- american populations. sot: charlie james, radio host :58 - 1:01 "the people in south carolina are angry right now and they want a candidate that reflects that." could that be bernie sanders? sot: sen. bernie sanders, d presidential candidate 1:04 - 1:09-- courtesy burned in "go your own way. the revolution is possible! you are fresh off stephen colbert last night... he'll face off with hillary clinton at a debate tonight. --- reporter live tag --- sanders' win is paying off. his campaign says he raised five million dollars in small donations overnight after winning new hampshire. i'm tracie potts in washington - back to you. a bill cleared the house of delegates that allows the electric chair to be used as the default in executions. the measure hopes to address the ongoing questions about virginia's supply of lethal injection drugs. in virginia, inmates have the right to choose between the electric chair or lethal injection. it's especially relevant as ricky gray is scheduled to die next month. he was found guilty of murdering an entire family. del. jackson miller, r-50th district: "if you're a parent of a four-year-old child and a violent intruder's come to your house and has duck- taped your child to you, on your lap, and starts to slash her throat, in front of you, what do you do? what can you do?" right now the state says it does carry out that execution. virginia is one of eight states that allows electrocutions. ### thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early the day comes from email us the pictures you've taken around the area. send them to news-at- wsls.com. remember to include your name and a short description to go along with the photo. we'll pick our favorite every morning... to show on-air and post on our facebook page. five things you need to know are coming up next. this is a live look at the virginia there are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. and with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u.s. cellular, he can find some new ones. like, farmer. russell's brussels. russell speaking. paleontologist. hashtag t-rex. park ranger. where am i? and t.v. spokesperson. that's my line. i got it. with u.s. cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) need to know" before you head out the door this morning. a judge will start hearing ashley white today. on tuesday the judge decided to grant a change of venue defense and the prosecution agreeded on a bench trial... instead of a jury trial. legal experts say both sides could view this as a victory.. but the lack of a jury most likely benefits the defense. # lawyers involved in jesse matthew's capital murder case made an unexpected appearance in court wednesday. an order was entered into the court file to give the defense an additional 30 days to file a change of venue motion. matthew is accused of abducting and murdering u-v-a student hannah graham. he could face the death penalty if convicted police are searching for the brief chase from franklin to roanoke county before crashing on route 220. five people were in the car when it happened... 4 are in the hospital. officers say the armed driver fled the scene on foot.# thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the our region as you head out the door this morning. coming up next on today... a group of couples who have been together for more than fifty years. find out the secret to their long lasting love here's a live look at roanoke breaking news. come out with your hands up. you're going to have to kill us.

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