sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing time now for your timesaver traffic report. we're continuing to follow a developing story out of campbell county.. where firefighters are still battling a massive fire this it started around three- thirty thursday afternoon at the dan river plant in brookneal.. and has now burned for more than twelve hours. w-s-l-s 10's erin brookshier continues our coverage with details on what crews are dealing with on the scene right now. erin.### we spoke with crews on the scene just a little bit ago.. they say the fire is under control right now, but still burning. between 75-to-90 fire fighters have been out battling the flames. and at this point... they're mainly focusing on maintaining the progress they've already made. campbell county's fire marshall says this fire is unusual.. just because of how massive it is-- taking over the 335-thousand square foot facility. the property was a textile plant, but has been shut down. over the past six months.. a recycling plant has been in the process of tearing it apart piece by piece. aside from the cold, the biggest challenge crews have been facing in putting out this fire.. getting resources like water. randall johnson/campbe ll county fire chief "because we are limited to hydrants there factory in a proper it itself and also in the beginning we had several small spot fires that started in the grass surrounding the plant that we had to deal with," there are some people who live close-by. they say their biggest concern is the impact this fire could have on their houses if it spreads. but at this point.. firefighters do look to be getting it under control. no word on what started the fire.. but an investigation into that is underway. eb, wsls 10. nearly a dozen washington and lee students will get what's left of their belongings today... after their lexington apartment was destroyed in a fire. the apartment is in the 2-hundred block of randolph road in lexington. it started from discarded smoking materila left on the wooden fire escape early wednesday morning. the building is more than 120 years old. senior kaela fiutak was the first to notice the fire. many of her roommates say she saved their lives... waking them up in time to get out. kaela fiutak, discovered fire: "at that point, your mind is out of there. grab some pants and, didn't even get any shoes and just woke up my flat, apartment mate on the third floor and we tried to get everyone else out." no one was hurt. all of the students have found another place to stay. # we're hearing this morning from the parents of a 1-year-old who died at a home daycare in chesterfield county. jaci and matt allen's son joseph died because of a fire at the daycare. they say their daycare provider had more than 20 years experience and was highly recommended by friends. it wasn't until their son's death that they learned the provider had too many kids under virginia law. it's similar to what happened in lynchburg where two children died in a home daycare fire in february of last year. the operator of that daycare plead guilty to charges but did not spend time in jail. the allen's joined other families at the capitol to fight for tighter regulations for home daycares. jaci allen/mother "it's important many families especially for working parents to have a safe and children while they're at work." the general assembly is considering several bills to make home daycares safer including fingerprint background check for licensed daycares and a making it a felony if a home daycare provider operates illegally and it leads to the death or serious injury of a child.### the virginia house of delegates passes a bill targeting drivers who smoke cigarettes in cars with children. the bill would make smoking illegal if a child under eight is in the vehicle. drivers could not be pulled over for smoking with children in the car... but they could get a 100-dollar fine if pulled over for another reason... and found smoking. supporters say the measure would help protect the developing lungs of children. but.. opponents say it's an invasive measure by state government. alex morris / smoker you should not be smoking in the car with someone under the age of 18. it's just, they're not allowed to smoke it , why should they have to breathe in the smoke butted to michael holman if they want to smoke in their car, it's their car it's perfectly, they pay taxes for their cars any damn way final reading. # in what's news today... the washington and lee mock convention continues today. the convention nominates the ticket for the party that is out of power. speakers at today's event include grover norquist, bob goodlatte, ann coulter and dick cheney. the mock convention continues through saturday. you can get free help filling out fafsa forms at virginia tech today. the deadline for federal financial aid forms is coming up... and sometimes the paperwork can be complicated and overwhelming. last week the office helped more than a dozen families during a two- hour period. you don't have to be going to tech to get the help. # this morning food lion will donate fresh produce to feeding america southwest virginia. its in honor of american heart health month. the non-profit supplies food for nearly 130 thousand people each month in an area where about 13 percent of people do not know where they will get their next meal. feeding america also stocks the organizations throughout our region. bakers from the community will submit their best chocolate dessert and compete for awards... at the annual chocoholic frolic today. you can stop by the rustburg and timbrook libraries to taste the creations and vote for your favorite. tasting tickets are $5... with proceeds benefiting the campbell county public library adult literacy program. # misty copeland is now taking on another classical role. she was the first african american woman to be named principal dancer at the american ballet theater. the ballerina recently posed for a harper's bazaar photo shoot that recreates a series of iconic scenes featured in the paintings and sculptures by edgar degas. the french impressionist was well known for portraits of dancers. the clever concept behind the shoot is in celebration of the opening of a new exhibition at you can now feel like you're spending a night in vincent van gogh's bedroom, and you don't have to leave the u-s to it. the art institute of chicago recently commissioned a recreation of van gogh's "yellow house" bedroom for an exhibit opening sunday. the exhibit pays tribute to three paintings van gogh created of the room in the late 19th century. the museum is renting out that room for just 10 dollars a night on rental site air-b-n-b. the rate includes two tickets to the exhibition, which runs through may 10th.### storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori has more -- kristina?? friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s . highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending may give you the encouragement you need to get moving how being a couch potato in your 30s and 40s can impact you later in life. # plus important news if you find yourself hitting the snooze button in the mornings. why it health... when we look at whats now to what's trending now... a look at the biggest social networking, online and technology talkers. being a couch potato ... could actually shrink your brain. researchers found that people with poor levels of physical fitness in their 30s and 40s were likely to have smaller brains later in life. experts think that a sedentary lifestyle accelerates the ageing process, speeding the rate at which the brain shrinks. reduced brain size is also associated with a higher risk of dementia.. alzheimer's a new study says hitting the snooze button in the mornings can be harmful to your health. researchers at standford say that when your alarm goes off it acts as a signal to your body to wake up and start the day. hitting the snooze button... even for an extra five minutes... confuses your brain because your forcing your body to restart it's rem cycle which can be as long as 120 minutes. and that's why you tend to get thatr feeling of grogginess or may become disoriented. pie"... these are just some of the pet names couples use when referring to our significant other. business insider sites a number of studies that show nicknames can be good for a relationship... if both partners are into it. they found that 76% of people who are very happy in their relationships reported using pet names. another study found the more a west virginia man has taken snowman building to another level. for more than 20 years, "lee van horn" has created dozens of snow sculptures in his front lawn in west virginia. he uses snow...spray paint...and surgical gloves to help create the frozen characters. his latest creations are disney characters. but this will be his last winter creating snow sculptures... since he plans to move to florida by the fall. now to kristina, with for a look at our forecast. friday: increasing clouds with middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then an n-b-a star returns to the star city for a special recognition. # plus one school district in the commonwealth nixes video on race after facing heavy criticism. the lesson the film was meant to listen up! i'm here to get the lady of the house back on her feet. and give her the strength and energy to stay healthy. who's with me?! yay! the complete balanced nutrition of great tasting ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. welcome back to virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10....it's i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. a national honor for the salem high school football team. wsls 10's john appicello explains. # appy good morning everybody.. we've got hs football...to start things off.. salem's incredible undefeated football season.. earned them..not just the vhsl state title-- but a spot..in the national rankings as well.. vo last night in salem...the championships... stopped through the home of the spartans.. it's one of 50 stops... as the spartans finished number 86 in the nation..out of more than 15 thousand high school football teams ranked around the nation... coach stephen magenbauer received the army national guard ranking trophy...honori ng their win over previously undefeated lake taylor for the title.. and their spot..amoung the nation's elite teams. sot stephen magenbauer/sal em head coach: "we were very appreciative and very thankful to be recognized from max preps which we follow all year and the things that they do." cont vo the ceremony happened at halftime of the boys varsity basketball game tonight.. where the spartans and pulaski co did battle.. the spartans..were showing well there too.. this is trevor austin ahead to baylor mabes for two of his 22... spartans 73-47 is the final tonight on cam meanwhile.. a special night at william fleming high.... as current nba guard troy daniels...has his jersey retired at the home of the colonels-- sot troy daniels/charlot te hornets to have my jersey retired here if i'm not mistaken i think i'm the first so it's a great feeling just to give back to my family and my community it's a humbling experience i had to go through a lot of ups and downs it william fleming but i got through it just as well as i got through it at vcu and then so on and so on it's called life but it's a great experience to be here. . cont vo the current charlotte hornets guard wore number 30 when he helped lead fleming to the group aa championship in 2007 as a sophomore.. and two years later..fleming lost the group aaa championship game to kings fork by a single bucket.. to the ball game tonight.. one loss northside defeated the the colonels....81-63 that's all of it. ja wsls 10 sports. a rookie new york cop faces some serious jail time. the outcome in the deadly shooting trial. new details out of the courtroom ... as the trial against ashley white unfolds. the latest in the child abuse and neglect case out of pulaski there's such a move to the stem activities in our classrooms. teachers from across virginia come together in roanoke for an annual convention. the skills smoke and flames pour out of the dan river power plant... as crews fight the massive blaze.. what we're learning this morning as the cause remains under investigation. # "we've got to honor him. we've got to honor his memory and we're going to honor our profession and we're not going to quit and we're not going to back off." another law enforcement officer is killed on the job. how bedford county deputies plan to honor the fallen. good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on wsls 10. i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. more cold air and the possibility of snow here in vdot crews may be our treating the roads today in preparation for winter weather. this is from hampton roads... where crews treated bridges and some primary streets with brine. vdot will be monitoring the roads throughout the weekend... as we could see more winter weather on monday. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now with what to expect.. kristina? friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly time now for your timesaver traffic report. we're continuing to follow a developing story out of campbell county.. where fire fighters are still battling a massive fire this morning. the dan river plant in brookneal has been burning for more than 12- hours now.... after starting around three- thirty yesterday afternoon. w-s-l-s 10's erin brookshier continues our coverage... with we spoke with crews on the scene just a little bit ago.. they say the fire is under control right now, but still burning. at this point, they're main focus is maintaining the progress they've already made. campbell county's fire marshall says this fire is unusual.. just because of how massive it is-- taking over the 335-thousand square foot facility. aside from the cold, the biggest challenge crews have been facing in putting out this fire.. getting resources like water. the property was a textile plant, but has been shut down. over the past six months.. a recycling plant has been in the process of tearing it apart piece by piece. corey cross/brooknea l resident "after today i don't think they are going to have to worry about that so much bump to: "kind of worried about the closeness cause i have no idea what kind of chemicals or engines or anything at the scrap yard and that is my back door," corey cross says his plan ws to stay up all night.. keeping a close eye on the fire in his back yard. have been out battling the flames. but at this point.. firefighters do look to be getting it under control. no word on what started the fire.. but an investigation into that is underway. eb, wsls 10. there is a long history at this plant.. the former textile plant -- built in 1948 is over 3-hundred - thousand square feet. it sits on 3- hundred 61 acres of land. a recycling plant has been in the process of tearing down the building for the last six months. we'll continue to follow this story on air thru out the morning... and online... at wsls dot com. # the bedford county sheriff's office will wear blue ribbons today on their uniform. it's part of a nationwide effort by the national sheriffs' association. they're encouraging all first responders and supporters to wear or display blue in a show of solidarity after a string of deadly attacks on law enforcement this week. three sheriff's deputies were colorado and maryland earlier this week... a georgia police officer was killed by a wanted suspect thursday... and in north dakota .. a police officer was shot yesterday morning in standoff and is not expected to survive. keep cg up entrie sotpaul laney/ cass county sheriff "people are hunting us. and how do you think that sits with us? but yet we wear this badge with honor and pride and we're going to go out every day and protect our communities." contvo there will also be a nationwide moment of silence at 1 this afternoon.### new overnight... two people were shot in danville... police are investigating. just after two this morning... officers responded to a call on stonewall court. police say a 21- year old man... and 22-year old woman were shot but are expected to be okay. they told police they were driving through the intersection of first and abbott street when it happened. this comes as many people in danville are working together to bring an end to violent crime in the city. the community will gather again tonight for a prayer vigil and neighborhood walk at the boys last friday the danville regional medical center hosted a similar event... where community leaders and supporters talked about reducing crime after a double shooting. # a new york city police officer was found guilty of manslaughter and official misconduct. 28-year old officer peter liang was convicted thursday in the shooting death of akai gurley who was unarmed in the dark stairwell of a public housing project in 2014. liang testified that he didn't know anyone was in the pitch-black stairway when he unintentionally fired his drawn weapon after being startled by a noise. liang could face up to 15 years in prison..### testimony continues today in the trial against ashley white. she is charged with three counts of child abuse and neglect in connection to the death of her 5-year old son.. noah thomas. the prosecution is expected to rest its case today. on thursday we learned more about the charges. the prosecution says two of her child abuse and neglect crimes occurred when she left noah and his six-month-old baby sister home children's father.. paul thomas.. to work. the third offense occurred when she fell asleep after returning home that morning... leaving noah unattended. that's when the prosecution says he ultimately died. the defense argued falling asleep in your home is not a crime. # new this morning... henrico county school leaders respond after receiving complains about a video shown at glen allen high school. the four minute video titled "structural discrimination: the unequal opportunity race" was shown for black history month. it depicts several runners on a track with african-american runners dealing with obstacles and white runners without. parents say it made some students uncomfortable. the chair of the school board apologized and instructed administrators not to use the video.### teachers from our area.... and across the commonwealth are waking up for the second and final day of the virginia children's engineering convention at the hotel roanoke. nearly eight- hundred teachers are getting hands-on it's all in an effort to experience and expand on stem- based education... and adding science, technology, engineering and math to lessons that elementary school students can get interested in. back in the day we did this kind of stuff and it was just play, with tinker toys and legos and things. as time has gone on, children are so keyed into ipads and technology that they've lost that playing and natural play. this is the twentieth year for the convention. # now to kristina, with a look at our forecast. friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s . middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing . this morning we're honoring three virginia valentines who are celebrating at least 40 years of marriage. the first couple we're featuring is "charles and judy gusler" the two met in lexington back in 1970 at a pizza restaurant called "mother's." they've been happily married since august 1975. up next are valentines "susan and paul sykes" or forest. this is from their 40th anniversary party last year. they got married valentines day weekend 1975 in new jersey. they are from monroe county west virginia and have been together 44 years this october. democrats face off. the question hillary clinton asked young voters to consider... as the candidates get ready for the next round of primaries. # plus... public health experts predict outbreaks of the zika virus in parts of the u-s. the new steps the president is asking for... to help fight the virus. # lindee good morning.. today on the show.. helping raise awareness and research for breast cancer... we welcome another big wig on the show to help raise money for susan g. komen. natalie plus... lindee and i get a valentine's day surprise from a very special mystery guest... one week from tomorrow voters in nevada and south carolina weigh in on the presidential campaign. with just days to go, the candidates are doubling-down on their messages and each other. tracie potts is in washington this morning with the latest, including last night's democratic debate.### sot: hillary clinton/ d presidential candidate "we should level with the american people about what we can do." sot: bernie sanders/ d presidential candidate "every proposal i have introduced has been paid for." the democrats last debate before south carolina focused hard on issues.. and president obama: sot: hillary clinton/ d presidential candidate "the kind of criticism that we've heard from senator sanders about our president i expect from republicans." presidential candidate "madame secretary, that is a low blow." nats of trump rally republican frontrunner donald trump is taking aim at nearly all the competition... including ted cruz' latest ad: "cruz campaign ad" nats of "playing trump" ted cruz ad sot: donald trump/ r presidential candidate "i just hope you don't believe the crap because it's all crap, okay? they're lies, i mean they're lies." in the deep south... they're focusing on faith: sot: marco rubio/ r presidential candidate "a lot of people ask me, you know, shouldn't you separate your faith from politics? and the answer is you better hope that i don't." sot: john kasich/ r presidential candidate "it's in the hands of the lord what happens next." jeb bush is hoping to energize his campaign by bringing in his brother, former president george bush, monday: sot: jeb bush/ r presidential candidate "he is the most popular republican alive." today, more rallies in south carolina, but the candidates are also looking ahead. donald trump's in florida today. this weekend we'll see democrats in nevada and colorado. reporter plus the republicans are getting ready for their debate in south carolina tomorrow. now back to you. former virginia senator-- jim webb-- says he will not run for president as an independent. webb also dropped out of the democratic presidential race last year he said he doesn't believe he has enough resources to sustain a viable campaign. the vietnam veteran and former navy secretary under president ronald reagan .. was elected to the senate in 2006 .. serving one term he said he believes both parties have turned their backs on the american people.. # there are growing concerns this morning as the zika epidemic continues to spread around the world. the heads of both the centers for disease control and the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases testified on capitol hill thursday. president obama has asked congress for 1.8 billion in emergency funding to help combat the mosquito born virus which is suspected of causing severe birth defects. researchers are working on a vaccine.### in this morning's 10 cares heart health.... having a parent in jail can new research shows it can have a big impact on men's health. virginia tech and university of toronto researchers say men who grew up with a family member in jail or prison are about twice as likely to have a heart attack after the age of 50. the researchers say there is no impact of jail time for women. they said boys appear to be particularly sensitive to adverse childhood experiences. more research needs to be done about the role of how stress plays a factor--- the flight or fight hormone of cortisol. cortisol has been linked to cardiovascular disease in other studies. # friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s friday: increasing clouds with highs in the need to know" before you head out the door this morning. fire crews are still battling a massive fire at the old dan river plant in campbell county. the property was a textile plant, but has been shut down. aside from the cold, the biggest challenge crews have been facing in putting out this fire.. getting resources like water. the cause remains under investigation. families across the commonwealth are fighting for tougher regulations at home daycares. the general assembly is considering several bills. last year two children died in a fire at a lynchburg home daycare. the facility operator was charged but did not spend time in jail. an investigation is underway after two people were shot in claim they were driving through the intersection of first and abbott street when they were shot. this comes as many people in danville are working together to bring an end to violent crime in the city. the community will gather again tonight for a prayer vigil and neighborhood walk # friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands our region as you head out the door this morning. google gets approval for a new project. "to this day no one has really been held accountable for our son's passing. " virginia parents join the fight for tighter regulation... after their child was killed in a home daycare fire. the new bill being discussed. # several college students are after a fire in lexington. what investigators say caused the blaze and how several people were able to escape unharmed.### 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. we're seeing dangerously cold temperatues this weekend. and due to the extreme cold danville utilities will be under a peak power alert again today. customers are asked to conserve energy from 7 to 10 this morning. you can lower your thermostat... use less hot water... and avoid doing laundry. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s time now for your timesaver traffic report. we're continuing to follow a developing story out of campbell county.. where firefighters are still battling a massive fire this morning. it started around three- thirty thursday afternoon at the dan river plant in brookneal.. and has now burned for more than twelve hours. w-s-l-s 10's erin brookshier continues our coverage with details on what crews are we spoke with crews on the scene just a little bit ago.. they say the fire is under control right now, but still burning. between 75-to-90 fire fighters have been out battling the flames. and at this point... they're mainly focusing on maintaining the progress they've already made. campbell county's fire marshall says this fire is unusual.. just because of how massive it is-- taking over the 335-thousand square foot facility. the property was a textile plant, but has been shut down. over the past six months.. a recycling plant has been in the process of tearing it apart piece by piece. aside from the cold, the biggest challenge crews have been facing in putting out this fire.. getting resources like water. randall johnson/campbe ll county fire chief "because we are limited to hydrants there are none in the factory in a proper it itself and also in the beginning we had several small spot fires that started in the grass surrounding the plant that we had to deal with," there are some people who live they say their biggest concern is the impact this fire could have on their houses if it spreads. but at this point.. firefighters do look to be getting it under control. no word on what started the fire.. but an investigation into that is underway. eb, wsls 10. nearly a dozen washington and lee students will get what's left of their belongings today... after their lexington apartment was destroyed in a fire. the apartment is in the 2-hundred block of randolph road in lexington. it started from discarded smoking materila left on the wooden fire escape early wednesday morning. the building is more than 120 years old. senior kaela fiutak was the first to notice the fire. many of her roommates say she saved their lives... waking them up in time to get out. kaela fiutak, discovered fire: "at that point, your mind is just, it's go, you just have to get out of there. grab some pants and, didn't even get any shoes and just woke up my flat, floor and we tried to get everyone else out." no one was hurt. all of the students have found another place to stay. # we're hearing this morning from the parents of a 1-year-old who died at a home daycare in chesterfield county. jaci and matt allen's son joseph died because of a fire at the daycare. they say their daycare provider had more than 20 years experience and was highly recommended by friends. it wasn't until their son's death that they learned the provider had too many kids under virginia law. it's similar to what happened in lynchburg where two children died in a home daycare fire in february of last year. the operator of that daycare plead guilty to charges but did not spend time in jail. the allen's joined other families at the capitol to fight for tighter regulations for home daycares. jaci allen/mother "it's important many families especially for working parents to have a safe and reliable place to send their children while they're at work." the general assembly is considering several bills to make home daycares safer including fingerprint background check for licensed daycares and a daycare provider operates illegally and it leads to the death or serious injury of a child.### the virginia house of delegates passes a bill targeting drivers who smoke cigarettes in cars with children. the bill would make smoking illegal if a child under eight is in the vehicle. drivers could not be pulled over for smoking with children in the car... but they could get a 100-dollar fine if pulled over for another reason... and found smoking. supporters say the measure would help protect the developing lungs of children. but.. opponents say it's an invasive measure by state government. alex morris / smoker you should not be smoking in the car with someone under the age of 18. it's just, they're not allowed to smoke it , why should they have to breathe in the smoke butted to michael holman if they want to smoke in their car, it's their car it's perfectly, they pay taxes for their cars any damn way the bill still has to pass a final reading. # in what's news today... the washington and lee mock the convention nominates the ticket for the party that is out of power. speakers at today's event include grover norquist, bob goodlatte, ann coulter and dick cheney. the mock convention continues through saturday. you can get free help filling out fafsa forms at virginia tech today. the deadline for federal financial aid forms is coming up... and sometimes the paperwork can be complicated and overwhelming. last week the office helped more than a dozen families during a two- hour period. you don't have to be going to tech to get the help. # this morning food lion will donate fresh produce to feeding america southwest virginia. its in honor of american heart health month. the non-profit supplies food for nearly 130 thousand people each month in an area where about 13 percent of people do not know where they will get their next meal. feeding america also stocks the shelves of more than 100 partner organizations throughout our region. bakers from the community will submit their best chocolate dessert and compete for chocoholic frolic today. you can stop by the rustburg and timbrook libraries to taste the creations and vote for your favorite. tasting tickets are $5... with proceeds benefiting the campbell county public library adult literacy program. # the united states is one step closer to a true driverless car. regulators have long insisted "driverless" cars still need a driver -- someone who can take control by grabbing the steering wheel and slamming on the brakes. but this week, regulators gave google the go- ahead to build a car without any of that. google, for years, has been telling safety regulators that its self-driving cars are safer than cars driven by humans. of course, those cars are still years away from actually going on put a stop to shrinking airline seats. legislation this week to make the federal aviation administration establish minimum have to be. he says it's not just for comfort, but for health and safety as well... noting that the f-a-a requires planes to be capable of rapid evacuation in case of emergency, but that "they haven't conducted emergency evacuation tests on all of today's smaller seats." according to seatguru, the average width of an airline seat turning back to the forecast... storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori has more -- kristina?? friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s . friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s . friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing new research may give you the encouragement you need to get new research may give you the encouragement you need to get moving your 30s and 40s can impact you later in life. # plus important news if you find yourself hitting the snooze button in the mornings. why it can be harmful to your health... when we look at whats trending today.### 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. 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. now to what's trending now... a look at the biggest social networking, online and technology talkers. being a couch potato ... could actually shrink your brain. researchers found that people with poor levels of physical fitness in their 30s and 40s were likely to have smaller brains later in life. experts think that a sedentary lifestyle accelerates the ageing process, speeding the rate at which the brain shrinks. reduced brain size is also associated with a higher risk of dementia.. alzheimer's a new study says hitting the snooze button in the mornings can a new study says hitting the snooze button in the mornings can be harmful to your health. researchers at stanford say that when your alarm goes off it acts as a signal to your body to wake up and start the day. hitting the snooze button... even for an extra five minutes... confuses your brain because your forcing your body to restart it's rem cycle which can be as long as 120 minutes. thatr feeling of grogginess or may become disoriented. "honey".."baby"..."s ugar pie"... these are just some of the pet names couples use when referring to our significant other. business insider sites a number of studies that show nicknames can be good for a relationship... if both partners are into it. they found that 76% of people who are very happy in their relationships reported using pet names. another study found the more special they become now to kristina, with for a look at our forecast. friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then an n-b-a star returns to the star city for a special recognition. # plus one school district in the commonwealth nixes video on race after facing heavy criticism. the lesson the film was meant to teach - coming up at 5:30.# city ack to virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10....it's i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. a national honor for the salem high school football team. wsls 10's john appicello explains. # appy good morning everybody.. we've got hs football...to start things off.. salem's incredible undefeated football season.. earned them..not just the vhsl state title-- but a spot..in the national rankings as well.. vo last night in salem...the maxpreps tour of championships... stopped through the home of the spartans.. it's one of 50 stops... as the spartans finished number 86 in the nation..out of more than 15 thousand high school football teams ranked around the nation... coach stephen magenbauer received the army national guard ranking trophy...honori ng their win over previously undefeated lake taylor for the title.. and their spot..amoung the nation's elite teams. sot stephen magenbauer/sal em head coach: "we were very appreciative and very thankful from max preps which we follow all year and the things that they do." cont vo the ceremony happened at halftime of the boys varsity basketball game tonight.. where the spartans and pulaski co did battle.. the spartans..were showing well there too.. this is trevor austin ahead to baylor mabes for two of his 22... spartans 73-47 is the final tonight on cam meanwhile.. a special night at william fleming high.... as current nba guard troy daniels...has his jersey retired at the home of the colonels-- sot troy daniels/charlot te hornets guard: "......well it's an honor to have my jersey retired here if i'm not mistaken i think i'm the first so it's a great feeling just to give back to my family and my community it's a humbling experience i had to go through a lot of ups and downs it william fleming but i got through it just as well as i got through it at vcu and then so on and so on it's called life but it's a great experience to be here. . cont vo the current charlotte hornets guard wore number 30 when he helped lead fleming to 2007 as a sophomore.. and two years later..fleming lost the group aaa championship game to kings fork by a single bucket.. to the ball game tonight.. one loss northside defeated the the colonels....81-63 that's all of it. ja wsls 10 sports. a rookie new york cop faces some serious jail time. the outcome in the deadly shooting trial. new details out of the courtroom ... as the trial against ashley white unfolds. the latest in the child abuse and neglect case out of pulaski county. # i'm really excited because there's such a move to the stem activities in our classrooms. teachers from across virginia come together in roanoke for an smoke and flames pour out of the dan river plant... as crews fight the massive blaze.. what we're learning this morning as the cause remains under investigation. # "we've got to honor him. we've got to honor his memory and we're going to honor our profession and we're not going to quit and we're not going to back off." another law enforcement officer is killed on the job. how bedford county deputies plan to honor the fallen. good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on wsls 10. i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. more cold air and the possibility of snow here in southwest virginia. vdot crews may be our treating the roads today in preparation for winter weather. this is from hampton roads... where crews treated bridges and some primary streets with brine. vdot will be monitoring the roads throughout the weekend... as we could see more winter weather on monday. storm team ten meteorologist what to expect.. kristina? friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s time now for your timesaver traffic report. we're following breaking news our of new jersey as crews work to battle a massive warehouse fire. continues to burn. it shut down part of major roadway overnight.... as it spewed thick plumes of black smoke into the air. the fire was at the veterans industrial park on route 206. the large plumes of smoke could even be detected on the radar. thankfully, no injuries were reported.# we're continuing to follow a developing story out of campbell county.. where fire fighters are still battling a massive fire this morning. the dan river plant in brookneal has been burning for more than 12- hours now.... after starting around three- thirty yesterday afternoon. w-s-l-s 10's erin brookshier continues our coverage... with more on what firefighters are telling us this morning. # we spoke with crews on the scene just a little bit ago.. they say the fire is under control right now, but still burning. at this point, they're main focus is maintaining the progress they've already made. campbell county's fire marshall says this fire is unusual.. just because of how massive it is-- taking over the 335-thousand square foot facility. challenge crews have been facing in putting out this fire.. getting resources like water. the property was a textile plant, but has been shut down. over the past six months.. a recycling plant has been in the process of tearing it apart piece by piece. corey cross/brooknea l resident "after today i don't think they are going to have to worry about that so much bump to: "kind of worried about the closeness cause i have no idea what kind of chemicals or engines or anything at the scrap yard and that is my back door," corey cross says his plan ws to stay up all night.. keeping a close eye on the fire in his back yard. between 75-to-90 fire fighters have been out battling the flames. but at this point.. firefighters do look to be getting it under control. no word on what started the fire.. but an investigation into that is underway. eb, wsls 10. there is a long history at this plant.. the former textile plant -- thousand square feet. it sits on 3- hundred 61 acres of land. a recycling plant has been in the process of tearing down the building for the last six months. we'll continue to follow this story on air thru out the morning... and online... at wsls dot com. # the bedford county sheriff's office will wear blue ribbons today on their uniform. it's part of a nationwide effort by the national sheriffs' association. they're encouraging all first responders and supporters to wear or display blue in a show of solidarity after a string of deadly attacks on law enforcement this week. three sheriff's deputies were shot and killed in two attacks in colorado and maryland earlier this week... a georgia police officer was killed by a wanted suspect thursday... and in north dakota .. a police officer was shot yesterday morning in standoff and is not expected to survive. keep cg up entrie sotpaul laney/ cass county sheriff "people are hunting us. and how do you think that sits with us? but yet we wear this badge with honor and pride day and protect our communities." contvo there will also be a nationwide moment of silence at 1 this afternoon.### new overnight... two people were shot in danville... police are investigating. just after two this morning... officers responded to a call on stonewall court. police say a 21- year old man... and 22-year old woman were shot but are expected to be okay. they told police they were driving through the intersection of first and abbott street when happened. danville are working together to bring an end to violent crime in the city. the community will gather again tonight for a prayer vigil and neighborhood walk at the boys and girls club. last friday the danville regional medical center hosted a similar event... where community leaders and supporters talked about reducing crime after a double shooting. # a new york city police officer was found guilty of manslaughter and official misconduct. 28-year old officer peter liang was convicted thursday in the shooting death of akai gurley who was unarmed in the dark stairwell of a public housing liang testified that he didn't know anyone was in the pitch-black stairway when he unintentionally fired his drawn weapon after being startled by a noise. liang could face up to 15 years in prison..### testimony continues today in the trial against ashley white. she is charged with three counts of child abuse and neglect in connection to the death of her 5-year old son.. noah thomas. the prosecution is expected to rest its case today. on thursday we learned more about the charges. the prosecution says two of her child abuse and neglect crimes occurred when she left noah and his six-month-old baby sister home alone... while she took the children's father.. paul thomas.. to work. the third offense occurred when she fell asleep after returning home that morning... leaving noah unattended. that's when the prosecution says he ultimately died. the defense argued falling asleep in your home is not a crime. # new this morning... henrico county school leaders respond after receiving complains about a video shown at glen allen high school. "structural discrimination: the unequal opportunity race" was shown for black history month. it depicts several runners on a track with african-american runners dealing with obstacles and white runners without. parents say it made some students uncomfortable. the chair of the school board apologized and instructed administrators not to use the video.### teachers from our area.... and across the commonwealth are waking up for the second and final day of the virginia children's engineering convention at the hotel roanoke. nearly eight- hundred teachers are getting hands-on lessons... led by classroom teachers. it's all in an effort to experience and expand on stem- based education... and adding science, technology, engineering and math to lessons that elementary school students can get interested in. back in the day we did this kind of stuff and it was just play, with tinker toys and legos and things. as time has gone on, and technology that they've lost that playing and natural play. this is the twentieth year for the convention. # now to kristina, with a look at our forecast. friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s . this morning we're honoring three virginia valentines who are celebrating at least 40 friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s . friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s . this morning we're honoring are celebrating at least 40 years of marriage. the first couple we're featuring is "charles and judy gusler" the two met in lexington back in 1970 at a pizza restaurant. they've been happily married since august 1975. up next are valentines "susan and paul sykes" or forest. this is from their 40th anniversary party last year. they got married valentines day weekend 1975 in new jersey. and our final sweethearts are "mike and judy mcdade." they are from monroe county west virginia and have been together 44 years this october. you can submit a photo of you and your sweetheart..with your name and your story.. to news at wsls dot com or post it online. we will be featuring them on our website at wsls dot com through sunday.### the question hillary clinton asked young voters to consider... as the candidates get ready for the next round of primaries. # plus... public health experts predict outbreaks of the zika virus in parts of the u-s. the new steps the president is voters in nevada and south carolina weigh in on the presidential campaign. with just days to go, the candidates are doubling-down on their messages and each other. tracie potts is in washington this morning with the latest, including last night's democratic debate.### sot: hillary clinton/ d presidential candidate "we should level with the american people about what we can do." sot: bernie sanders/ d presidential candidate "every proposal i have introduced has been paid for." the democrats last debate before south carolina focused hard on issues.. and president obama: sot: hillary clinton/ d presidential candidate "the kind of criticism that we've heard from senator sanders about our president i expect from republicans." sot: bernie sanders/ d presidential candidate "madame secretary, that is a low blow." nats of trump rally republican frontrunner donald trump is taking aim at nearly all the competition... including ted cruz' latest ad: "cruz campaign ad" nats of "playing trump" ted cruz ad sot: donald trump/ r presidential candidate "i just hope you don't believe the crap because it's all crap, okay? they're lies, i mean they're lies." in the deep south... they're rubio/ r presidential candidate "a lot of people ask me, you know, shouldn't you separate your faith from politics? and the answer is you better hope that i don't." sot: john kasich/ r presidential candidate "it's in the hands of the lord what happens next." jeb bush is hoping to energize his campaign by bringing in his brother, former president george bush, monday: sot: jeb bush/ r presidential candidate "he is the most popular republican alive." today, more rallies in south carolina, but the candidates are also looking ahead. donald trump's in florida today. this weekend we'll see democrats in nevada and colorado. reporter plus the republicans are getting ready for their debate in south carolina tomorrow. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. former virginia senator-- jim webb-- says he will not run for president as an independent. webb also dropped out of the democratic presidential race last year he said he doesn't believe he has enough resources to sustain a viable campaign. the vietnam veteran and former navy secretary under president ronald reagan .. was serving one term he said he believes both parties have turned their backs on the american people.. # there are growing concerns this morning as the zika epidemic continues to spread around the world. the heads of both the centers for disease control and the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases testified on capitol hill thursday. president obama has asked congress for 1.8 billion in emergency funding to help combat the mosquito born virus which is suspected of causing severe birth defects. researchers are working on a vaccine.### in this morning's 10 cares heart health.... having a parent in jail can have long term effects. new research shows it can have a big impact on men's health. virginia tech and university of toronto researchers say men who grew up with a family member in jail or prison are about twice as likely to have a heart attack after the age of 50. the researchers say there is no impact of jail time for women. they said boys appear to be particularly sensitive to more research needs to be done about the role of how stress plays a factor--- the flight or fight hormone of cortisol. cortisol has been linked to cardiovascular disease in other studies. # friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s our picture of 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 email us the pictures you've taken around the area. send them to news-at- wsls.com. five things you need to know are coming up next. this is a live look at virginia beach courtesy of earth cam.... a beautiful sunrise this morning... as the tidewater area prepares for the possiblity of need to know" before you head out the door this morning. fire crews are still battling a massive fire at the old dan river plant in campbell county. the property was a textile plant, but has been shut down. aside from the cold, the biggest challenge crews have been facing in putting out this fire.. getting resources like water. families across the commonwealth are fighting for tougher regulations at home daycares. last year two children died in a fire at a lynchburg home daycare. the facility operator did not spend time in jail. an investigation is underway after a shooting in danville. officers say a man and a woman were shot while driving through the intersection of first and abbott street. this comes as people in danville gather for a vigil and neighborhood walk tonight in an effort to end violence in the city. # friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with highs in our region as you head out the door this morning. coming up next on today.. can science help you find your perfect match. out compatible here's a live look at blacksburg good morning. cuddle up. valentine's day weekend off to a bone-chilling start. 19 in d.c. 16 in new york. 8 in boston. if you think that's cold, al says, just wait. hillary clinton comes to the president's defense during the debate. >> the kind of criticism we've heard from senator sanders about our president i expect from republicans, i do not expect from someone running for the democratic nomination to succeed president obama. >> madame secretary, that is a low blow. >> will that strategy help or hurt her? machete attack. a man storms into an ohio restaurant and randomly slashes four people. >> this was a brutal attack. >> the suspect eventually shot and killed by police. the fbi investigating. wicked big air. >> history goes down. backflip for the crowd. >> boston's iconic fenway park transformed into the ultimate winter sports playground. dylan is about to head to the top of the massive ramp. today, friday, february 12th,