following breaking news on the road ways. state police are on the scene of a three car crash in chesapeake. it happened on interstate 64 east of great bridge boulevard -- just before three o )clock. officials say a van traveling westbound sideswiped a tractor trailer that was stopped on the shoulder of the road. this caused the van to strike another tractor trailer traveling in the same direction. one of the tractor trailers lost its load and has blocked the westbound lanes of 64. this is a picture of the crash. we are told the driver of the van was taken to the hospital. right now the roadway is shutdown until debris can be cleared . taking a look at the back ups is causing. severe storms can bring flooding in hampton roads but we all know it doesn )t take much for roads to become impassable. today the city of norfolk and the army corps of engineers joined forces on a study to combat flooding. todd corillo was there and joins us now live in norfolk. ladies - the hague here is notorious for flooding issues we could see problems tonight with storms rolling through -- but now the city of norfolk is partnering with the army corps of engineers to find some permanent solutions to live with the water. take much for norfolk to flood. from heavy rain storms making intersections impassable -- to tidal flooding sending the hague flowing over its banks -- norfolk has a flooding problem. in fact the city has one of the highest sea level rises on the coast -- second only to new orleans. wednesday morning -- the city and the norfolk district army corps of engineers signed an agreement to split the cost of a major flooding study it s needed in order to qualify for federal funds for projects to today s signing set into motion the study -- which is expected to take three years to complete. live in norfolk -- todd corillo - newschannel 3. big developments in a virginia beach case -- a woman who was charged with killing her boyfriend was free to walk out of court today -- without any charges against her. newcshannel 3 s gabriella deluca has the story. megan dejesus wipes her tears away -- as she learns she will no longer be charged with killing her boyfriend 23 year old terrance covington. today -- the commonwealth s attorney dropped her voluntary manslaughter charge -- after prosecutors determined she acted in self defense. the commonwealth s attorney )s office issued a statement saying prosecutors were notified very early on that this may be the outcome -- and there is insufficient evidence to prove that dejesus in court today -- dejesus and covington both had family and friends there. as dejesus walked out -- she was surrounded by supporters -- and didn )t want to comment to newschannel 3. but -- covington )s family did. they also say -- they don t believe the commonwealth s evidence is accurate -- and that dejesus was not acting in self defense. the charges could be brought back if the commonwealth finds different evidence that shows dejesus committed a crime -- but a spokesperson says it isn )t likely. in virginia beach gabriella deluca newschannel 3. new details -- and it )s good news about the seven year old boy -- who was seriously hurt in a crash! an accident that also killed his made a complete 180 today. newschannel 3 s nadeen yanes joins us from the studio with the update. this morning 7 year old keion mcclenney s sister confirmed to us -- that he is awake -- and walking today. seven year old keion was in a crash with his best friend in norfolk on monday. his beest friend nine year old lucas ballard didn )t make it. since the crash -- keions sister says her little brother has been sedated and on a breathing machine after he suffered from bruised lungs and a swollen brain. but this morning -- his sister tells me keion has had since last night. his sister says keion is now walking and talking and could be going home as soon as tonight or tomorrow. tomorrow there will also be a -- lucas ballard. the family is year old )s funeral. the vigil is scheduled for 6 oclock at moyock elementary school. live in the studio 3. a this morning. it happened at the store on they tell us the man walked in, got some cash and took off. no one was hurt. police spotted 26-year-old gregory jones a few blocks from the store, where officers arrested him. he is charged with robbery and providing a false i-d. jones is being held at the virginia beach correctional center-- without bond. a house caught fire on marlboro avenue in norfolk early this morning. we )re told the home was under construction and there was no one inside. it all happened around 1-30. crews had it under control in just about an hour. no one was hurt. today was the last day for hundreds of workers at the newport news shipbuilding yard. more than seven-hundred workers were part of the second wave of layoffs. the first wave in september saw 480 workers lose their jobs. this comes after an announcement late last year that the shipbuilder would cut more than one thousand workers over the next couple of years. the company blames the layoffs on a workload valley. as work on carriers wraps up, they don )t need as many workers. described what the last day was like for them. the president of the company, says the unemployed will be given job search training and on site counseling as needed. portsmouth police need you to take action against crime. they are searching for a woman who is wanted for stealing money from a man. police say they are looking 31- year-old shannon deloath. officials say somehow deloath got a check belonging to a 54-year-old man and used it to pay a vendor more than two- hundred dollars. the man noticed an unusual transaction on his account and contacted the bank. detectives now have a warrant out for her arrest on larceny of a bank note, and obtaining money by false pretense. if you have any information that can help police track down deloatch take action and call the crime line at 1-888-lock-u-up. coming up on newschannel 3 at 4: presidential candidates continue to criss-cross the state of new hampshire --ahead of the first in the next the latest drop out in the race for the presidency. plus -- before the zika virus was even reported in the united states -- a lab had already started working on a vaccine platform. now scientists say their results are ready to be tested. and: under fire for threatening jail time. why virginia parents are so furious over a here in vineland, home of progresso, we figured out how to get rich ingredients like bacon into 22 light soups, so if you want 100 calories or less per serving without giving up rich flavor you say avocado old el paso says... zesty chicken and avocado tacos in our stand 'n stuff tortillas . (record scratch) you say stand n' stuff tortillas old el paso says... with iowa in the rear-view mirror, the presidential candidates have moved onto the next campaign stop. they )re made their way to new hampshire -- the battleground of next tuesday )s primary. andrew spencer has the latest -- fresh off his victory in iowa, ted cruz is embracing his momentum. ted cruz/ r presidential candidate "conservatives all across the state of iowa came out and stood together. they put the country on notice that the media is not going to pick the republican nominee."a dig aimed at donald trump... who accused cruz via twitter of fraud, and stealing the iowa caucuses. trump wants either a new election or to have the results nullified. meanwhile, the g-o-p field of candidates continues to narrow. rand paul announced he was pulling out of the race today, after a fifth-place showing in iowa. sen. rand paul/r kentucky "it has been a privilege to give voice to the liberty movement in this race, and i believe we have broadened the debate by being part of it."two republican sources tell cnn, rick santorum will also end his campaign wednesday night. on the democratic side... clinton and bernie sanders will be grilled by new hampshire voters in tonight s cnn town hall meeting in derry. they )ll also face-off tomorrow night in a traditional which almost didn t happen. sanders threatened to pull out unless the clinton camp agreed to three more debates. clinton agreed to two... michigan and california... but not in her home state of new york. bernie sanders/d presidential candidate "i am a little bit amazed that secretary clinton does not want to have a debate in the state that she represented."i m andrew spencer reporting. tracking rain, storms and much cooler air....as we move through this wednesday night, stay weather aware. we are tracking a strong cold front that will move in from the west. this front has had a history of producing severe weather, and as it crosses hampton roads and ne north carolina tonight, we could see some strong to severe thunderstorms, too, as the front moves in to a warm, humid environment. any storms that produce strong gusty winds, talking about the winds, well see them anywhere between 15 and 25 mph from the south. higher gusts are likely. otherwise, expect mostly cloudy skies and overnight temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s. periods of rain will continue on thursday as the front stalls off the coast. some of the rain could be heavy at times, but there will likely be a few breaks in the rain. otherwise, expect mostly cloudy skies. temperatures will fall from the upper 50s in the morning to the upper 40s by afternoon. while most areas will see rain thursday night, a couple of snowflakes could mix in, too, but at this point, it does not look like a big event. most of the rain will push out early friday, giving way to clearing skies. it will still be breezy and cold with high temperatures in the mid 40s. saturday brings sunshine with highs in the upper 40s. well be near 50 on sunday with showers late sunday night into monday. newschannel 3 is honoring our american heroes. today we )re honoring damage controlman third class cassandra burchett aboard the u-s-s george washington. burchett and the crew of the carrier are back in hampton roads after being forward- deployed in japan for the past seven years. we want to recognize your american hero, but we need your help. send us a their picture and make sure you let us know their name, rank, and a little about what makes them your american hero. email it all to pics-at-w-t-k-r- dot-com -- and we ll honor them right here on newschannel 3. when news broke the zika virus was just starting to reach most americans, scientists at the university of connecticut had already started working on a potential vaccine for the virus. laura roberts has more. associate professor doctor paulo verardi, originally from brazil, had heard the news in november about the virus spreading back home.... dr. verardi 42:17 - :25 there we started working on it right away but here in the us and frankly europe nobody really was talking about it now everyone is.... due to the center for disease control )s travel advisories... and the world health organization calling this mosquito transmitted virus a public health emergency of international concern... dr. verardi 36:31 the spread has been really explosive and surprising though public interest in what they )re doing at uconn has changed.... 52:02 - 05 it doesnt look very exciting but inside of there is dna that im getting out their (work hasn )t 52:30 - :35 we as scientists care about what were studying but to have everyone else care about it is pretty cool :35 they )re using what )s called a (vaccine platform ( ...something this lab had already developed.... designed to create vaccines in a matter of weeks. dr. verardi 39:08 - ;17 we had just finished the process and then zika then showed up and it just became an obvious choice to continue the process and although the process theyve developed is very quick and the scientists are in the lab working every day theres a long way to go before its a licensed vaccine it has to go through years of clinical trials-- a scientific and concern can t speed up. next at 4: banning pajamas. the reason a judge felt it was necessary to become the fashion ain disease c-t-e has been found in a former n-f-l player. former oakland raiders quarterback kenny stabler died at age 69 back in july of colon cancer. and now a boston neurologist says the former super bowl m-v-p and hall of famer had stage three c-t-e. the disease -- which is linked to repeated brain trauma -- can only be diagnosed after death. experts say c-t-e has been found in former players from every position except kicker. drug store chain is finding a new home inside one of the country s largest retail stores. the first c-v-s pharmacy inside of a target opened in charlotte, north carolina today the pharmacy chain says it will be the first of many joint locations. cvs agreed last june to pay 1-point-9 billion to acquire the target pharmacy business. now all of target s pharmacies will be rebranded under c-v-s. ahead at 4: a coach records a school worker threatening students!. what she calls a "time out" that has many parents concerned. plus-- the search is on after an extremely dangerous criminal is allowed to just walk wait until you hear how it cooler air....as we move through this wednesday night, stay weather aware. we are tracking a strong cold front that will move in from the west. this front has had a history of producing severe weather, and as it crosses hampton roads and ne north carolina tonight, we could see some strong to severe thunderstorms, too, as the front moves in to a warm, humid environment. any storms that develop have the potential to produce strong gusty winds, heavy rain and flooding. talking about the winds, well see them anywhere between 15 and 25 mph from the south. higher gusts are likely. otherwise, expect mostly cloudy skies and overnight temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s. periods of rain will continue on thursday as the front stalls off the coast. some of the rain could be heavy at times, but there will likely be a few breaks in the rain. cloudy skies. temperatures will fall from the upper 50s in the morning to the upper 40s by afternoon. while most areas will see rain thursday night, a couple of snowflakes could mix in, too, but at this point, it does not look like a big event. most of the rain will push out early friday, giving way to clearing skies. it will still be breezy and cold with high temperatures in the mid 40s. saturday brings sunshine with highs in the upper 40s. well be near 50 on sunday with showers late sunday night into a henrico elementary school employee has been threatening students with jail time if they don t behave. it what even caught on camera. shelby brown reports what school officials have to say about it. sot...clip of audio... parent and coach manny harris says he posted this audio on social media... after hearing a chamberlayne elementary school worker addressing a group of revved up kids after school. shelby/vo harris says the first day he heard the woman threatening the kids with jail, he was shocked.. the next day when he went to pick up students after school.. he says he heard it on. woman. shelby/vo harris says the third day when he went in, a similiar scene. so he pressed record on his cell..now parents are buzzing... shelby/vo off camera one parent said she was so upset she went to the principal who apologized and said it wouldn t happen again. we tried to reach the woman but were told it )s a personnel matter... school officials say the librarian did not want to comment on the investigating the incident. a manhunt is underway in california for a man charged with murder who was (mistakenly released from jail. steven wright was allowed to walk out of the jail in downtown los angeles saturday afternoon-- due to a clerical error. in a recent court hearing, wright was held in contempt of court and sentenced to five days -- even though he was already in jail. he served his contempt punishment and was supposed to remain in jail on his murder charge, but wright s paperwork was improperly labeled --leading to his release. wright is a known gang- member and is considered armed and dangerous. there is a 20- thousand dollar reward for information leading to his arrest, but so far-- police have no leads. no pajamas allowed in court! that is what a sign says a pennsylvania courtroom. district judge craig long no in his courtroom. he says it is not appropriate attire for court. and he )s says it has become a growing problem. he )s wanted to put the sign up for a while, and says he finally got permission. judge long says he has received no negative feedback from other officials regarding the sign. he hopes people start taking the reminder seriously. ahead at 4: a lucky person has won 63-million dollars. but they may not be so lucky if they don t show up. and there is not much time left. then at five - a family is the family of a 13-year-old girl shot and killed at a party - tells newschannel three - they want justice for jada. tonight - they hope someone out there will point out her killer. newschannel three is helping the mobile ride share company-- uber -- is doing a little take a look at the company s new logo-- the new design features an image the company calls the "atom and bit." uber )s co- founder and c- e-o personally worked on the re-branding. he says-- the logo is an attempt to bring out the human side of uber -- highlighting it as a transportation network. there s important recall information for toyota drivers today -- toyota is recalling more than 300- thousand s-u-vs and trucks because of air- bag problems. the air-bags mounted on the roof can inflate without a crash. toyota says the problem is an issue with the computer that controls the air-bags. dealers will replace the computers at no charge. ahead at 4: an accident on thin ice could have ended tragically. but rescuers got there just in a teenage boy is alive -- thanks to fire fighters who pulled him out of an icy pond. a photographer happened to be shooting video in the area when it happened. she hopes the video will teach others about the dangers of thin ice. peggy breit has a look at the rescue. sherry webber/ captured rescue video the rescue team, they were indeed the blessing of the day.they were called upon in a time of dire emergency. the 16-year old boy fell through thin ice, and at first, came oh so close to getting out on his own. sherry webber/ captured rescue video i captured him struggling trying to get out but it wasn t working.a police officer tried to reach the teen with a branch... but then firefighters with the right equipment arrived, and took over. they had just had a refresher course on ice rescues last week. nats using all their skills, they grabbed the young man up, and were pulled to shore. by this time, sherry knew the teen had no energy left. sherry webber/ captured rescue video i am absolutely certain if these rescue teams hadn )t responded when they did, this young man would not have had much time in which he could endure the frozen icy waters out there.sherry s hope is that parents can use her video for a teaching moment to show kids how dangerous ice can be... and to show what a tremendous job first responders do. sherry webber/ captured rescue video it was extremely impressive, tracking rain, storms and much cooler air....as we move through this wednesday night, stay weather aware. we are tracking a strong cold front that will move in from the west. this front has had a history of producing severe weather, and as it crosses hampton roads and ne north carolina tonight, we could see some strong to severe thunderstorms, too, as the front moves in to a warm, humid environment. any storms that develop have the potential to produce strong gusty winds, heavy rain and flooding. talking about the winds, well see them anywhere between 15 and 25 mph from the south. higher gusts are likely. otherwise, expect mostly cloudy skies and overnight temperatures in periods of rain will continue on thursday as the front stalls off the coast. some of the rain could be heavy at times, but there will likely be a few breaks in the rain. otherwise, expect mostly cloudy skies. temperatures will fall from the upper 50s in the morning to the upper 40s by afternoon. while most areas will see rain thursday night, a couple of snowflakes could mix in, too, but at this point, it does not look like a big event. most of the rain will push out early friday, giving way to clearing skies. it will still be breezy and cold with high temperatures in the mid 40s. saturday brings sunshine with highs in the upper 40s. well be near 50 on sunday with showers late sunday night into for many going to the super bowl it is a dream come true.. but from game tickets to lodging and transportation -- it comes at a steep cost. ali wolf spoke to folks to see what they are spending the most money on at the super bowl. nats crowds in a crowd of thousands of football fans who have flooded super bowl city... jason chu - broncos fan from vancouver he says youre gonna lose and then we just started talking about where were from and why were here an unlikely friendship forms... tommy rita - panthers fan from kaui we made new friends and we shake hands and we say good luck in the game its all about sportsmanship tommy rita,from hawaii, is pulling for the panthers... his new pal jason chu, from vancouver, is loyal to the broncos... jason chu - broncos fan from vancouver )ive been following them since i was like nine years old chu has a ticket to his first - ever super bowl. rita is veteran. tommy rita - panthers fan from kaui my fourth super bowl! i was a retired high school coach and kind of a football fanatic so i try to every year. different teams...-p&different hometowns.. -p&-p&- and different game plans. unlike chu - rita is still shopping around for a ticket.. sot rita i dont have a ticket yet but the last super bowl i paid $1500 and im waiting till it comes to 2000 or less on stub hub ) factoring in the high cost of a seat... close to a thousand dollars in airfare, food and other expenses... a trip to the super bowl is expensive.. finding a place to stay in the bay area this week - will set you back hundreds - maybe even thousands of dollars.. most listings on craigslist and air bnb catering to super bowl travelers are going for a few thousand dollars. nats super bowl city but die hard fans like these two, make it a priority to find a way.... even if it means pinching pennies to enjoy san francisco d super bowl 50... other challenge is getting ound the city this week. en if you take taxis or blic transportation - super wl city is impacting many utes... if you do plan on coming down re to check it out - look up affic maps before you go. sf aw fox40 news. t rita ting on cheap inese food you be fine! don t forget -- you can watch the game this sunday right here on newschannel three -- the game starts at 6-30. and newschannel 3 s very own makenzie walter is covering she will be (live in 20 minutes from san-p&francisco -- while there -- -p&-p&- she met a couple from chesapeake in the heart of super bowl city - the pair got unexpectedly caught up in some of the big game madness. watch her live report coming up at 5:15. and if you want something to watch the big game on, we have some good news for you. we re giving you two more chances to win one of these 50 inch t-v )s! each morning we will give you a code word to use on newschannel three s facebook page to enter. but you have to watch to win -- so make sure you wake up with us starting at five tomorrow morning for your chance to win. a california postal worker is being hailed a hero -- after taking action to help an elderly woman. corey shaw normally drops letters off at the community mail boxes, but hand delivers it route. recently when he went to her door, he noticed something heard someone say "help". he get turns out she had fallen, and had been on the ground for nearly two days. first responders eventually got the woman out and she s now recovering in the hospital . a lot of people dream of winning millions of dollars. well someone in california did -- but could miss out on all the money. lottery officials say a 63-million dollar winning ticket is still unclaimed at a store in in california. whoever won has until tomorrow to collect the winnings. if no one comes forward.. it will be the largest unclaimed jackpot in the state )s history. lots of people have said they wish it was them who had the winning ticket. a florida homeowner had the catch of the day -- however, it the woman says someone put a dead catfish in her mailbox this week. the mail carrier found it when delivering the mail. two other people in her neighborhood reported similar incidents -- a fish was found on someones front yard and another in a mailbox. the woman believes it s neighborhood kids playing a prank -- but she wonders what could happen next. the woman says she )s now checking twice before opening her mailbox. ahead at 4: a bizarre case of road rage caught on camera! and wait until you see how it ends -- with a pistol (singing) i just can't wait to meet you, sweet child you're on the way, i'm filled with expectation, and you're growing everyday... a case of road rage caught on camera -- in nevada. an altercation between a pickup truck driver and a group of motorcycle riders ended when someone pulled out a gun. elizabeth watts reports . motorist "i felt surrounded and threatened, it was an issue."the driver of this red truck told us anonymously that nearly a dozen motorcyclists were riding around him on boulder highway. motorist "you see the second three minutes of it, there s what they didn )t show you of all the motorcycles being erratic and causing issues in traffic." biker "one of our guys went off the dirt."the rider who filmed the incident and also wants to remain anonymous said it began with a dust up involving another rider and a blue suv. nats of riders/blue suv hand signals, laughter and a back and forth with that driver evident in the video, which didn )t involve the red truck until- motorist "one of them leaned against my truck on the front of it, and when he left he nudged the truck with his foot peg or motorcycle i don t know it moved the truck a little bit, and then he popped wheely )s taking off and about wrecked right in front of my vehicle, and that undoubtedly is where it began."it )s at that point, the driver who has a concealed weapons license, is infuriated. motorist "when i get up to the next light the guy s got me distracted on the left hand side on the passenger side and then this other individual comes up knocking on my, beating on my passenger door." nats "why are you guys flipping me off? i didn do thing!""you crossing affic..." motorist ndoubtedly it startled me and pulled my gun out and i was epared for him, and it )s just-p&that simple." biker "i didn t really think it was gonna calate to what it did." off cam - reporter? "he said that your hand was on the trigger." motorist "yes it was, and it was there for a reason. if i had issues i was gonna use it. i have a concealed handgun license, i )ve been trained accuse each other of provoking the other one- but in hindsight, only one of them says he would have done differently. biker "that s literally the first time i )ve gone up to somebody )s window in traffic like that and it will be the last." motorist "if the same situation happened i )d pull it again." the rider who shot the video says he turned the un-edited video over to police. we begin with breaking new details in the murder of a 13- year-old girl - who was stabbed to death - her body found days later. law enforcement officials now say david eisenhauer, the virginia student accused of killing nicole lovell, had an inappropriate relationship with the middle- schooler. they also say lovell was planning to expose their believe eisenhauer stabbed her to death to prevent that. the lovell )s body was found off a north carolina road last week. at a press conference yesterday authorities revealed she was murdered hours after she snuck week ago. police say tech engineering student - natalie keepers - both carried out the crime. lovell )s father has said he believes the two met on-line -- where she led an active but at times secret life. newschannel 3 s erica greenway looked into the dangerous world of social media -- and what parents can do to keep their kids safe. the scary part is you can have your kids at home with you - with the doors locked -- and strangers can still reach them. up to all kinds of risks.

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