i'm john carroll and this is your weather first. and some snow and rain are in the northern counties. wfxr news first at tenstrts now. no school.local school districts will be shut down again because of be shut down districts will local school no school. no school.local school districts will be shut down again because of the the snow storm.why parents say-- the

alsotrump's out!why the presidential candidate is the fox news debate---just as he gets an endorsement from a prominent virginia evangelical leader.anda warning for pregnant women.the first case of a mosquito born virus has been reported in virginia details on how the zika virus effect unborn babies. the rain and risk of freezing - causes dozens of school delays and closings - yet again tomorrow. good evening i am travell eilandand i am becky freemal. the juggle between work - child care - and keeping the driveway clear - has plenty of parents exhausted. w-f-x-r's bill wadell is live in lynchburg tonight. bill - parents telling you - all these snow days - are taking a toll.

depending on what school district - we're now talking 5 or 6 snow days- even though the winter storm is long gone. parents tell me - their kid's safety is a priority - but a lot of parents - are very stressed out 00:00 - 00:0500:18 - 00:24 00:39 - 00:45amber brown "just ripping and running them back and forth and got to find a babysitter"amber brown - is like many moms in lynchburg. juggling the balancing act of work and family - with many school districts cancelling classes again. this time - because the rain and snowmelt is refreezing. amber ly "you have to find a babysitter or you have to figure out if daycare is going to be open. it's just very stressful." amber ly says - she's forking out a lot of extra cash - for babysitters or daycare. amber ly "i'm a little upset because they could go two hours late.

just closing it."teritta brown "the kids, of course they're enjoying it, but as far as me getting back and forth to work, the roads clear and everything. it's been hard." jaylee daniels "do you miss not being in school? do you want to go back? no!"school leaders say - safety is their priority - when it comes down to snow day decisions. teritta brown "some side roads are still a little slick so it's understandable but they need to hurry up and get these kids back in school."amber brown "i'm done with winter. this was lovely but i think we need to bring spring in." we looked on several websites - plenty of new posts popped up during and after the storm for babysitters. it's always best to stick with who you know - or do your homework and check references and reviews - for a new babysitter. many moms hoping - these kids will go back to school - thursday. live in lynchburg, bill wadell, wfxr news. dozens of school districts

crews continue to clear out the snow.70 percent of roanoke city students ride the bus to school-- so district leaders monitoring road condition. administrators also hope to clear sidewalks-- near bus stops-- so students don't have to stand in the street. in bedford county - firefighters scrambled to an ice rescue this afternoon - near moneta. the victim - a cow - wandered onto a frozen pond and fell through the ice. firefighters were called to the pond - *near* spring lake stock yard - around 4 o'clock. firefighters in special suits used ropes and a tractor to get the cow out of the frigid water - alive. despite their best efforts - rescuers tell us - the cow didn't make it. workers at the stockyard say - the cow wandered away from a neighboring farm - and made it onto the pond - which is on a property line. as rain and possibly sleet or snow - passes through our area- -local officials are warning drivers to be aware of icy road conditionsovernight some roads may become slick and

virginia state police say black ice-- has caused many accidents - since the people cannot see the ice on the road. troopers are warning drivers to take it slow- especially during the morning commute. "if you do have to leave in those early morning hours, is just, you know, travel below the speed limit, at a safe speed, because you really can't see black ice, and if you do hit it, and you're going at the speed limit or above, there's a chance you might slide off the roadway, hit another vehicle."state police suggest-- waiting until temperatures are above freezing before driving - if possible. road crews - are still working to remove all of the snow from the roads.that includes rural roads in bedford county. we found v-dot crews - trying to clear snow off of villamont road - this afternoon near blue ridge.at that time - temps were in the forties - and a few sprinkles were falling.but could we be in danger of a refreeze tonight? chief meteorologist john carroll is here now to

overnight...cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. lows in thelower 30s. west winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph..wednesday...mostly cloudy in the morning...then becoming mostlysunny. highs around 40. northwest winds around 10 mph. gusts upto 25 mph in the morning..wednesday night...partly cloudy. cooler with lows in the lower20s. light and variable winds. .thursday...mostly sunny. highs in the lower 40s. light andvariable winds...becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon..thursday night...mostly cloudy in the evening...then becomingpartly cloudy. lows in the upper 20s. west winds 10 to 15 mphwith gusts up to 30 mph..friday and friday night...partly cloudy. highs around 40. lowsin the upper 20s..saturday and saturday night...mostly clear. highs in the lower50s. lows in the lower 30s..sunday and sunday night...partly cloudy. highs in the upper 50s.lows in the mid 30s..monday and monday night...mostly cloudy. highs in the mid 50s.lows around 40. .tuesday...partly sunny. highs

this past winter storm turned deadly for some folks in the area. wfxr's sophia borrelli went to carilion to speak with doctors about the unfortunate losses. 0:13 - 0:170:35 - 0:420:43 - 0:50 while quiet now, the emergency room at roanoke memorial hospital was bustling this weekend because of the snow.sarah klemncic says she's seen it all in the er.sarah klemencic/emergency medicine physician: "most were snow

cardiac arrests from shoveling from snow and accidents."four people came in with cardiac problems ... three people died. sarah klemencic/emergency medicine physician: "often times someone with cardiac history doesn't realize how strenuous shoveling snow can be, and they go out there and they shovel for an hour or two hours and they stress their heart out."dr. klemencic says unfortunately this is typical for a snow storm this big. standup: "doctors say if you are out shoveling and you do start to feel pain in your chest or your arms, you may want to stop what you are doing."jack perkins/emergency medicine physician: "certainly if you have chest pain or down your arm or your jaw or chest pain that is new for you, it needs to occur to that individual that that could be heart related."doctors say if you do have a history of heart problems in your family - then have others help you shovel and dr. klemencic says she hopes in the next storm, everyone can remain at home safe and sound.reporting in roanoke, sophia borrelli wfxr news. doctors at carilion say the emergency room has seen an increase of patients with injuires from falling on the ice--- or upper respiratory conditions. in bedford county- a woman killed in a weather related

funeral arrangements have been announced for annabell craghead.there's a viewing tomorrow from noon to 8 p.m. at bedford funeral home. services will be held 2 p.m. this thursday at promise land baptist church.annabelle craghead was killed when the driver of the pick up truck she was riding in-- lost control on the ice on route 122 wednesday night, crossed the center line, and was hit by another truck.that truck was then rear ended by a car. the crash is still under investigation. last weeks winter storm forced the american red cross close some donation centers.now the group is in dire need of platelets donations.as wfxr's solina lewis reports- the american red cross in our area is calling for anyone who can donate -- to help. 27-37 help.can donate -- to for anyone who area is calling cross in our the american red lewis reports- as wfxr's solina lewis reports- the american red cross in our area is calling for anyone who can donate -- to help. 27-371:11-1:20 the snowstorm caused a lot of problems for the red cross to get enough donations and are urging anyone who can donate, to help" "when he was dying of cancer, he got platelets and it was like an energy drink he could sit up and it, it gives them a chance to say goodbye to the ones they love, it was helpful especially at the end"for lisa, a nurse at the red cross in roanoke, who lost her grandfather to cancer, getting people to donate blood and platelets is a cause that is

because each day the red cross was closed, was another day patients weren't getting the platelets and blood they so desperately need"you do take it home with you when you cant get to work, because it does our donors too"many of whom are regulars, coming back week after week..."i come in every two or three weeks and lay around for a couple hours" larry locke discovered his hidden talent after donating blood--his platelet count was extremely high, allowing him to provide enough platelets for three people at once... "it's my secret gift that i her 16 years she's seen some incredibly generous people, don't even know and may never meet..."i had a 79 year old much lisa but i can do this and it makes me feel good"if easy, you can just head on over to their website, redcross. org, they even have an app to make it easier, and i'll be donating platelets

you can find more information about the american red cross- on virginia first dot com. in roanoke- investigators are trying to determine what sparked a house fire this morning.firefighters responded to a home on the 3500 block of ventnor avenue south-east just after 7 this morning.the red cross is helping one person who was displaced by the fire. in radford, police are investigating a sex assault.it happened at a home in the 300 block of second avenue last thursday night.the victim gave police a vague discription of the suspect.he is a white man, 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall, with dirty, curly blonde hair and between 18 and 21 years old.anyone with information is asked to call police. police in galax are looking into online threats made toward a school.police say those threats were made to the chestnut creek school of the arts from a facebook picture- that appears to be from someone associated with the school.officials say they are looking into whoever made the

it as a crime. around the commonwealth-we first told you about the wythe county sheriff's department adding "in god we trust" to the back of their cruisers. and now tazewell county sheriff's have done the same thing.they posted this photo on their facebook page with the new decal.last week, they added the phrase "in god we trust" on the back of their cruisers. the sheriff says the decals were made with donations from churches and people in the community who attended concealed weapons classes. in franklin county-the first woman to lead ferrum college will retire this summer. jennifer braaten, is the 10th president of the methodist college.in a release, officials say family health issues led to her decision to step down.a committe is in the process of finding her replacement. wfxr news is your local election headquarters.and just days before the iowa caucuses- jerry falwell junior endorses donald trump for president. liberty university president announced his ensorsement -

trump's website today.this endorsement is a blow to texas senator ted cruz- who announced his campaign from liberty last summer. and trump says he will not take part in the fox news presidential debate this thursday.donald trump ia nor not happy that megyn kelly will be one of the moderators. kelly challenged trump during fox's first debate back in august. coming up-someone in virginia has tested positive for the zika virus-where health officials believe they contracted the disease.and how it effect unborn babies. and in the ag life report- there's a buzz at a local winery.how they want to help the bee population- coming up

overnight...cloud y with a 50 percent chance of rain. lows in thelower 30s. west winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. .wednesday...mostly cloudy in the morning...then becoming mostlysunny. highs around 40. northwest winds around 10 mph. gusts upto 25 mph in the morning..wednesday night...partly cloudy. cooler with lows in the lower20s. light and variable winds. .thursday...mostly sunny. highs in the lower 40s. light andvariable winds...becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon..thursday night...mostly cloudy in the evening...then becomingpartly

west winds 10 to 15 mphwith gusts up to 30 mph..friday and friday night...partly cloudy. highs around 40. lowsin the upper 20s..saturday and saturday night...mostly clear. highs in the lower50s. lows in the lower 30s..sunday and sunday night...partly cloudy. highs in the upper 50s.lows in the mid 30s..monday and monday night...mostly cloudy. highs in the mid 50s.lows around 40. .tuesday...partly sunny. highs

a rare virus that causes birth defects in unborn babies has been reported in virginia.this is first confrimed case of the zika virus in virginia-- and the second case in the united states.the person

where the zika virus transmission is ongoing. this is the first reported, laboratory-confirmed case of zika in a traveler returning to virginia.health officials say the virus was caught through the bite of an infected mosquito, but since it's not mosquito season in virginia, this poses no risk to others.officials say this is the time of year when more people travel to countries with warmer climates-- where zika virus is found. health officials suggest pregnant women consider postponing travel to zika-affected countries while pregnant- because of the risk the virus poses to unborn babies. coming up in tonight's ag life report-a local winery wants to develop a research center- to study bees!how they plan to do it- and why next! and restocking after the storm- coming up- how a local

plans to open a research center - to study bees - since pollination plays an important role on various farms. w-f-x-r's kristen eskow takes us to vineyards in christiansburg - where owners say the hives - will be making a comeback. :27-:32:49-:54:55-1:00 the vineyards at whitebarrel

blankets of snow - but come springtime they'll be buzzing with anticipation."we really want to contribute back to the agricultural environment."tess gallagher co-owns the winery and research company - avila scientific - with her husband, rik obiso. he says the last time bees were on the winery was 2013 - when the last of their population somehow disappeared."two colonies basically died and disappeared. and that's with us taking really good care of them. and the other one - i honestly have no idea."now they're creating a research center and bee sanctuary in floyd - where they are inviting researchers from radford university and virginia tech - to team up with avila scientific - to study bees - which includes finding ways to try to stop the bee population's decline. "it's a fairly significant problem. and a lot of times the decline of the bee population, it's not known why a hive will die."standup: "the research will be divided between the center in floyd and here at the winery, finally bringing hives back to the vineyards.""the variety of food that's available to you after, or with no bees is extraordinarily limited." gallagher says bees help pollinate raspberries and blackberries grown at the winery. she says many crops

population - which is why bees are so important in agriculture. "by bringing bees back, we create natural products. our research projects and sanctuary will certainly help with agro- tourism for the county and for floyd county as well."obiso says at least ten hives will be studied at the start of the group's research this spring. with the ag life report in christiansburg, kristen eskow, wfxr news. the winery has a crowdfunding page set up online - to raise money to benefit their research on bees. we have the link to that page up on our website - virginia first dot com. one local creamy is still busy even after the storm, refilling the shelves of stores they supply.homestead creamy officials say because people were trying to catch up after the holidays and with the winter storm, they couldn't keep eggs and milk in stock.they had a more than 20

for milk for these couple of weeks.even though the storm has calmed, the creamery is still as busy as ever. after the storm, everyone is empty and and everybody needs to be filled back up so, you know, sales will be back up another week and then we may see a little bit of a leveling off."they say a couple of trucks for delivery were not able to make their deliveries last week because of the weather, but were able to get to their destinations on monday. coming up-more help for flint michigan-the companies and communities donating their time- and water. plus- a shooting scare at a navy medical center in californiacoming up-what officials are saying about the

million bottles of water are now being sent to flint's 10 thousand students dealing with the flint water crisis.the bottles were donated by walmart, coca cola, pepsico and nestle. flint gained national attention after their tap water was found to be contaminated with toxic levels of lead.state and federal officials have struggled to provide clean water for residents. and because of that --- there's thousands of plastic bottles left from donations.one resident is concerned about all the plastic water bottles being used. so she's starting an effort to recycle them.she wants friends and volunteers to help her round up the thousands, if not millions, of plastic bottles.flint does offer curbside recycling, but the woman says not enough people are using it or are aware of it. "we're going to pass out and give each citizens of flint a plastic bag whenever they need it and have them bag up bottles and put them to the

recycling to convince recycling companies to place recycling bins around the city to make it easier for people to recycle and keep the bottles out of landfills in san diego-everything is back to normal tonight after gunfire was reported at the naval medical center today.a navy spokesperson said a witness reported hearing 3 gunshots in the basement of one of the buildings.police then police staged nearby, directing pedestrians and cars away from the building.but in the end- officials say nothing was found. "as of right now we have found absolutely nothing to indicate that shots were fired. there are no casualties at this time."a high school and middle school nearby were put on lockdown earlier today as a precaution./wipe-a in ohio-six cleveland officers have been fired in connection with a deadly car chase back in 2012.michael brelo is one

being accused of firing 49 shots into the car with people inside.last year, a judge acquitted brelo of manslaughter and assault.in addition to the firings, six other officers were suspended without pay for up to a month. coming up-a recall alert on a type of ford truck-details on what the company wants to fix. and it's a dirty job- but someone has to do it.coming up- who the carolina panthers

of rain. lows in thelower 30s. west winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. .wednesday...mostly cloudy in the morning...then becoming mostlysunny. highs around 40. northwest winds around 10 mph. gusts upto 25 mph in the

night...partly cloudy. cooler with lows in the lower light and variable winds. .thursday...mostly sunny. highs in the lower 40s. light andvariable winds...becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon..thursday night...mostly cloudy in the evening...then becomingpartly cloudy. lows in the upper 20s. west winds 10 to 15 mphwith gusts up to 30 mph..friday and friday night...partly cloudy. highs around 40. lowsin the upper 20s..saturday and saturday night...mostly clear. highs in the lower50s. lows in the lower 30s..sunday and sunday night...partly cloudy. highs in the upper 50s.lows in the mid 30s..monday and monday

in the mid 50s.lows around 40. .tuesday...partly sunny. highs

3-hundred thousand ford pick up trucks are being recalled because of issues with airbags.the recall effects ford ranger pick up truck--- modle years 2004 to 2006.the automaker says the driver's side air bag deploys with ttoo much force and can cause injuries.the company will send letters to ranger owners starting at the end of february. the panthers want to be fresh and clean for superbowl 50--- so they are having thier uniforms cleaned.and cleaning n-f-l jerseys - is a dirty job. so the panthers trust a dry cleaners in south carolina to take care of it!.bill fowler with fowler brothers cleaners has been handling the team's dirty laundry since the their inaugural season in 19-95. a panthers jersey -- from the team's first season is hanging in the shop -- but it's no

standard all clean jerseys must meet. "if they put that camera on cam, his number, his back, his name, they want to see nothing but the number, his back and the name, no wrinkles no creases.."they said we want everything we sent back to look exactly like this does right now. occasionally, fowler says a jersey will be missing from the pile, but it's usually because cam newton gives his away. the virginia cavaliers entered tonight's matchup with wake forest still in search of their first conference road win this season...the hoos battling the demon deacons in winston-salem, in need of some mojo on the road as they get into the thick of their acc

wild finish... and high school basketball is back in full force this evening following this weekends winter storm... highlights from a pair of

next in sports... cavaliers found themselves battling demons this evening both literally and

to figure out how to win on the road, facing the wake forest demon deacons... 1. things did not look good for virginia... devin thomas blows past the defense and gets fouled while slamming it home... wake forest up 10 with 83 seconds left...2. uva would start to chip away from there... brogdon off the curl hits the 3... caps a 7-0 run... cavs down 3 with :53 seconds left...3. hoos now down 7 with 20 seconds left... london perrantes with the steal... kicks to marial shayok in the corner for the triple... bottoms... it's 70-66...4. wake would miss a pair of free throws... brogdon puts up the off balanced 3 and some how gets it to go... it's a 1-point game with 4 seconds left...5. the demon decons make 1 of 2 free throws... uva down 2... hall to darius thompson who tosses up a prayer... and that prayer is answered... off the glass for a game winner... his only points of the game... unbelievable... what a win for the

road acc win of the season... malcolm brogdon with a man's size game of 28 points and 7 rebounds... a much, much needed win for uva... the hoos stay on the road to face louisville on saturday at 1:00... the radford women hosting high point... the highlanders one game out of first in the big south...1. radford looked good in the first quarter... janayla white splits the defense... gets the basket and the foul... she finished with 17...2. the highlanders also got good production from jayda worthy... goes baseline and finishes off the glass for 2 of her 17 points... radford up 10-7...3. but the panthers would storm back... emma bockrath drains the 3 from the wing, high point up 2...4. then it's shea morgan with teh jumper... part of a 13-1 panther run...this one would go down to the buzzer with high point scoring in the final second to win 56-54... also in big south women's basketball, liberty domiantes gardner-webb in a matchup of

flames win 73-51... liberty remains tied for first with unc-asheville... following the winter storm over the weekend, high school basketball getting back into full swing tonight with several district games taking place around the area... lord botetourt hosting rockbridge county in a blue ridge district matchup...1. these two teams letting it fly from deep... ryan fralin with the 3 to get the scoring started for lord botetourt... 2. then it's trey hornback for the cavaliers finding the bottom of the net... botetourt up 6-1...3. rockbridge can shoot the rock as well... shameik ware hits from distance to cut the lead to 2...4. at home you get the friendly bounce... dante agosto gets the shooters roll... cavs back up 4...5. but the wildcats would not go away... byron winchester hits this shot... it is worth 3-points because he took it behind the line... this one goes down to the wire as the cavs go on to nip the wildcats 55-54...

girls basketball action...1. northsides jone booker intercepts this pass... goes in for the layup... 17-16 alleghany in the 2nd...2. but the mountaineers would get a little breathing room... murray mcclung to rachel hepler for the layup... 19-16 alleghany...3. then it was mcclung's turn to score... she dials long distance... alleghany goes on to win 49- 40... coming up... the acc has announced the football schedule for next season... we examine the interesting quirks for both the hokies and the hoos, including back-to-back thursday night games... and a roanoke native had a career in the nba, including playing the role of hero... hear the crazy tv call of his

your activities for saturdays in the fall... the atlantic coast conference releasing the complete conference football schedule today... here are some key notes for the season... we already knew the non-conference schedule is a lot of fun with liberty, tennessee at bristol, east carolina and that game in south bend against notre

games we found out about today, they open conference play at home against boston college with offensive coordinator scot loeffler making his return... one really cool feature of the schedule are back-to-back thursday night games, including a matchup with the "u" in lane stadium on october 20th... one weird note, tech plays at home only once between the end of septemeber and the middle of novemember... uva also finding out their acc schedule as well today... lane stadium will be a busy place in october, the hoos with 3 straight home games against pitt, north carolina and louisville... no thursday or friday games for the cavs... and bronco mendenhall will have his hands full, facing 9 opponents who played in bowl games last season... for complete information on both uva and tech's schedules head over to virginia first dot com... announcer: "hornets down 2, daniels. oh my! troy daniels,

william fleming grad troy daniels with the game winning 3 in double overtime for the hornets last night... daniels had a career high 29 points...

a big game... tennessee home to do her business.. sees a half marathon starting -- and decides to participate. "ludivine" the bloodhound turned up at the staring line of the elkmont half marathon in alabama- and trotted along with runners for the entire 13 point 1 miles!she competed

leash--- and finished in seventh place!the dog was presented with a finisher's medal for her accomplishment,