The Lynchburg Business Alliance weighs in on the genalliance weighs in on the genworth layoff affecting 200 people. And it was not they couldnt verify it. Danner what you need to know if you are buying a diamond this valentines day. It may not be worth what you payit may not be worth what you pay. Announcer anytime, anywhere, awardwinning coverage you can count on, this is abc 13 news. Danner polling sites are packed on this primary election day in new hampshire. There is just a few hours left for voters to make their decision. Candidates were making the rounds today trying to get lastrounds today trying to get lastminute support. This election could come down to the independent and under decided voters and republican jeb bush just may have found his took my hand and he won. Reporter donald trump went into primary day the front runner in the polls and for the democrats, Bernie Sanders is in the lead. But Hillary Clinton said this is a fight to the finish. The first polls close at 7 00
Information on alexis on today . Get ready for those bitter cold temperatures to make a comeback. Were talking temperatures in the teens next week. Will stafford will have what we can expect. Will a lot of those mornings where temperatureses temperatures are in the teens, its going to be chilly. Weve also got a clipper system up here towards minnesota. Thats going to be our weathermaker as we head into the next few days. The clouds will flow back to the area in the overnight hours of tonight. And were talking wintry precipitation for monday. And we could see a cornucopia of precipitation. Rain, sleet, and snow. Mona Genworth Financial stocks took a blow today after the Company Announced they hundreds of employees. The stocks were down 21 . Most of the cuts are happening in richmond. 39 will be laid off in lynchburg. Authorities say an eescaped work release inmate from Henrico County has been captured. The Sheriffs Office in palm coast, florida said they learned of his whereabouts after
Lets talk whats happening with stocks because you pointed out the dow heat map and the dow heat map is almost all green. Here are the two biggest point contributors to the rally. Nearly 200 points to the upside today. Take a look at this. Post 6, the nyse, imc, Market Makers for boeing shares. Up about 2 . They are adding 26, 27 points to the overall rally in the dow. Now were going to turn around here and go around to the other side and this is post5 for Citadel Securities where Goldman Sachs trades. Goldman sachs up over 2 as well. Thats adding north of 20 points to the overall dow rally so those two stocks are showing real signs of life, and if you take a look at the Macro Markets overall for the sectors in the s p 500, we do see that financials and industrials, boeing and Goldman Sachs, are among the two best performing sectors so far today. Also, one more thing to watch here. Some of the traders have been talking a lot about oil prices. We can see Oil Prices Moving higher right no
Middle east. Thats what a group of local National Guard soldiers is preparing for. Its their first major deployment in almost six years. Wdbj7s tim saunders is live at the National Guard armory in campbell county. Handling weapons is a big departure from the civilian life Douglas Harris lives in lynchburg. In that world he manages insurance policies, but hes putting his career on hold to serve his country. Spc. Douglas harris virginia National Guard im actually excited. I have a great group of leaders to deploy with and fall under. Harris is one of 450 soldiers in the 1st battalion, 116th infantry who are preparing for deployment. Theyll be serving in the persian gulf country of qatar, where theyll be protecting other members of the military. It will be the fifth deployment for sergent first class James Bartels. Sfc James Bartels virginia National Guard each one presents its challenges and its fun working through those challenges. Perhaps the biggest challege, personally, is preparing
Released her account information to investigators which could have lead to arrests. Prosecutors say she talked to her accused killer, david eisenhauer, on a messaging app, but didnt name kik as that app. On thursday, the Company Updated its guide for parents, highlighting specific safety questions. The man accused of murdering Nicole Lovell remains in jail this morning. David eisenhauers next Court Appearance is scheduled for next month. He was known at Virginia Tech and at his high school in maryland as a competitive and focused Cross Country runner, someone much different than the person described in court. Wdbj7s justin ward met another runner who says eisenhauer was helpful on the course. It was David Eisenhauers success as a track star in maryland that first caught the eye of alex malycke. Alex malycke runner i liked his attitude. He was very upbeat, very knowledgeable, very personable, very accomodating, almost like an ambassador from Virginia Tech. The two bonded on the course,