gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow showers. a reported funnel cloud in appomattox has killed at least one person, and injured several others. 20 homes have been destroyed, and more than 100 are damaged. wdbj7 s amanda kenney is at one of two shelters in appomatox where volunteers are waiting to help victims. kimberly, the appotmatox community shelter has cots, blankets, and pillows to keep victims comfortable. just like the rest of the town, the shelter does not have electrcity. there s no heat here, but the lights are staying on thanks to a generator. wednesday s storm caused severe damage throughout the county. homes are damaged, trees and power lines are down, and the electricity is out. right now. dominion is working to repair a damaged metering point that serves appomatox virginia governor terry mcaullife has also declared a state of emergency. that means public safety agencies can devote every storm response and recovery. the virginia national guard ha
the county is maintaining shelters for people this afternoon at the appomattox community center and also at the pamplin fire department. as for electricity, a lot of people in appomattox county are still without power and the central georgia cooperative says they and dominion virginia pow refer having a lot of trouble getting power restored because at homes still have a lot of major appliance on his and lights, and when they do get service restored, that power is getting shut down or it s getting shut down again, so they re asking people to turn off things that are inside their homes so that when the power does come back on, it won t overload the circuits. just have a light on so that you know that your power is back on. but unplug or turn off everything else. live in appomattox county, tim saunders, wdbj 7. the virginia national guard is on active duty. the guard is expected to have more than 50 soldiers on duty today. a guarded spokesperson says the initial plan is to pro
police believe matthew abducted graham with the intention of having sexual relations with her. a week later, matthew drove away and wasn t found again until texas.ay in meanwhile, the police chief said it s important to remember the search for hannah graham continues. the more time that goes by, goingre difficult this is to become for everyone. i can t lose hope. and that s carter mountain orchard. on the top of that mountain, police were searching that area today. the police are also now concentrating their search in rural areas to the south of the city of charlottesville here. police chief was asked today if they need to also be looking for hannah graham between here and texas now. he said he s not ruling anything out, but he really believes the finding her lies somewhere at least in the charlottesville. thank you, tom. jesse matthew, the man who reportedly the last person to see hannah graham, appeared in court for the first time today in galveston, texas. he is ch
threats before. and breaking news as we come on, the governor, the sex scandal and the reds nation moments ago. good evening. it s great to have you with us on a monday night and we begin tonight with the deadly school shooting in san bernardino. authorities say a man with a gun checked in at the office and headed straight to a class room. he shot and killed a female teacher, two students were hit, too, they are in critical condition tonight. the teacher did not survive. he then killed himself. tonight, the police chief now with a possible motive. abc s kayna whitworth on the scene tonight. reporter: tonight, those troubling images. i just wanted to go home. reporter: young children evacuating an elementary school after shots rang out, crossing a basketball court in formation to get to safety. possible active shooter at north park elementary. reporter: the emergency calls coming in just before 10:30 in the morning. authorities say an adult male checked in at the
high-powered weapons and what we ve now learned about his threats before. and breaking news as we come on, the governor, the sex scandal and the resignation just moments ago. good evening. it s great to have you with us here on a monday night. and we begin tonight with the deadly school shooting in san bernardino, california. and that terrifying message that went out to parents today. authorities say a man with a gun checked in at the office and headed straight to a classroom. he shot and killed a female teacher. and two young students were shot, too. tonight, we learned one has not survived. he then killed himself. parents rushing to the scene, grief-stricken. tonight, the police chief now with a possible motive. abc s kayna whitworth on the scene for us. reporter: tonight, those troubling images. young children evacuating an elementary school after shots rang out, crossing a basketball court in formation to get to safety. this girl was for transitional kindergarten.