Six people were in the accident and 15 survived. The Afp News Agency is reporting that the bodies of five missing men have been recovered and brought back to shore. Divers are continuing to search the wreckage for the one remaining missing person helped by Remote Control Vehicles that can be on the seabed for several hours, far longer than the 10 minutes than each Dive Team is allowed at the depth. The yacht lies 50 metres below the surface of the water, apparently largely in tact. Rescuers have struggled to get into the cabins, where its thought those who were missing had been sleeping. His 18 year old daughter hannah reportedly remains missing. The italian coastguard confirmed to the pa News Agency that the sixth and final person yet to be found is a woman. Lets speak to Diver Andy Goddard now. Thank you forjoining us. Can you just talk us through in terms of your own experience how difficult this search must be for those teams involved . ,. , this search must be for those teams invo
roanoke county still waiting for new information on a wreck that sent four people to the hospital. you re looking at the scene along route 220 and webb road wednesday night. roanoke county officials tell wfxr news a car being chased by virginia state police from franklin county crashed, flipped, and caught on fire. police sent the dogs after one of the people inside the vehicle who ran from police. it s still not clear why state police were chasing the car. we ll continue to follow this story and keep you updated as we get any new information into the newsroom. a strong upper low centered over the ohio valley will move easttonight into thursday. weak upper shortwaves will move across themountains through tonight resulting in scattered snow showers andsnow flurries. a clipper system will cross our region on friday with some light snow accumulations.especially in with wind chill values expected in the single digits, danville utilities is asking its customers to conserve power
in turn, the prosecutor asked her a bench trial, which white and her attorneys agreed on for the prosecution is expected to bring in some 20 witnesses to testify. stick with abc 13 for the latest on this case. we re going to take a break from the headlines and check in with melissa le fevere over the weather center. it is super cold and only going to get colder from here. melissa: if you re heading out to get some lunch, you will be the heavy coat. it is beautiful out there. a live view of our lynchburg tower can with blue skies and sunshine. a live view of liberty university. everyone is out and about. we will see clear skies throughout the day, but temperatures in the 20s and 30s. 32 in danville. 26 in roanoke. 31 in brookneal. lower 20s in blacksburg. still seeing the teens in hot springs. it is a bit windy. check out what it feels like right now. that cold air is not going anywhere anytime soon. we will take a look at the full forecast coming up. danville police inv
water and getting everything contained. :11pattie tight make sure to stick with us for the latest on the fire. in the next half hour we hear from johnson about what they know concerning a potential cause for the blaze. 3 3 3 mona tight today - more witness will take the stand in the trial of ashley white. yesterday, prosecutors painted the picture of a filthy and unsafe environment during her bench trial. she s charged with felony child abuse and neglect. her 5-year-old son noah thomas.. was found dead last march in a septic tank. in opening statements- the ruling prosecutor told the court.. white admitted she had lied about leaving her children at home the sunday morning she reported noah missing. there was a lot of discussion during testimony about the septic tank and the lid. several investigators testified the lid was on the tank when they went to look for noah. 3 3 pattie tight new this morning.. just in the last couple of hours we learned about 2 people being shot in d
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