the driver of the pickup truck, eric blair, was charged with reckless driving. taking a live look outside at the virginia beach oceanfront. looks pretty gloomynow -- and rain is on the way. let s send things over now to meteorologist dominic brown warmer temps and a chance of rain for the weekend....warme r weather is on the way, but it will take another day for it to get here. for today, we re expecting highs in the mid 50s under mostly cloudy skies. a few scattered showers are possible this afternoon and evening. this weekend, rain chances will be going up even more, especially late saturday through sunday as a weather system from the southwest moves in our direction. otherwise, expect a good deal of clouds here and there. high temperatures will be in the low and mid 60s this weekend. by next week, our warm up will end. highs will be in the mid and upper 40s by the middle of the work week. new at noon-- virginia beach police arrested a man after he tried robbing a gas station and stabbed an employee. it happened yesterday at the citgo gas station on diamond sp

the driver of the pickup truck-- eric blair-- was charged with reckless driving. another accident in norfolk police are investigating a multi-vehicle accident on the 65-hundred block of tidewater drive. police say a tractor trailer drove across the median onto oncoming traffic. the wreck involved six other vehicles. the driver of the tractor trailer was found dead, according to police. no word yet on the cause. those with minor injuries were taken to depaul medical center. police have blocked traffic on tidewater drive from norview avenue through widgeon road. coming up on newschannel three at five - a couple battles for custody over their daughter. a judges verdict today that could change the lives a landmark ruling by a virginia beach judge today involving a same sex couple in a custody case involving their son. gabriella deluca is in the newsroom with the details -- new at 5. today s hearing was all about a-p&simple question -- if a person-p&is not a biological parent of a child "parent." the judge today said yes. lauren poole dabs her face after a judge told h

the pickup truck driver eric blair of smithfield is charged with reckless driving and police say speed may also be a students are recovering after a scary school bus accident in charlotte north carolina in this surveillance video you see the suv slammed into the bus and another car hits the boss and it goes up in flames thankfully some people jumped in and help to read rescue eight kids on the bus got all the kids off the bus driver with the mayor's going make sure there were no kids on the bus police said the driver of the suv ran a red light before hitting the boss panic in midair and an emergency landing when to say a flight turned chaotic when a passenger attacked a flight attendant a police officer shot three times investigators say it was an ambush attack. now that officer is fighting to survive. warmer temperatures in my forecast telling me talkin' sixties at some point for the weekend and i'm monitoring the scene of a fatal accident in the sixty five hundred block of tidewater drive out in norfolk tidewater is shut down the exit ramps. i should say from sixty four to tidewater

the pickup truck driver, eric blair, was charged with reckless driving. two virginia beach families are without a home after a fire caused major damage last night. it happened around ten o clock at a duplex home on sykes avenue in virginia beach. officials say the fire started in the garage and spread to the house. both sides of them were damaged alone with two cars. no people were hurt-- but a cat died in the fire. officials are still trying to figure out how the fire started. president obama is talking about his plan to strengthen gun back ground checks. at a town hall meeting last night in virginia the president took aim at the the nra tweeted at the president during the meeting saying: "none of the president s orders would have stopped any of the recent mass shootings." and the president of a gun show happening this weekend at the norfolk scope was at that town hall meeting last night. they are expecting a 40 percent boost in attendance this weekend. newschannel 3 s nadeen yanes is live at the norfolk scope where dealers have been setting up all day.

blair tried to make a sudden lane change to avoid traffic now when he did that trooper say that player randy tractor trailer off the road you see right there the driver that the drake tried to swerve to avoid hitting the truck lost control and as you see right there overturned pickup hit two other vehicles vehicles as well. the tractor trailer driver suffered injuries. blair is charged with reckless driving hampton roads transit is celebrating a brand new bus transfer station today it is in downtown norfolk and it sits on sinkholes boulevard yeah the city of knowledge is calling it a new era in regional transit riders and elegant longer going to have to wait in the simmering heat or the freezing cold to catch a bus route is there live now to find out more on those new amenities and what writers have to look for to elise fender lucy you guys took the words right outta my mouth it means alot to writers not to have to stand outside the harsh weather mean i'd been there myself even sometimes freeze is standing outside announced today that the city of norfolk and other people cut the ribbon

sheriff blair denies there's a culture of racism in his office. he says he's actually expanded deputy training to address race and civil rights issues. >> new at 7:00 tonight we're just getting our first look at video deputies say shows zanaida gonzales committing a crime. take a look. osceola deputies posted this surveillance video late today. they say it shows gonzales and an accomplice going into a wal-mart to use a stolen credit card. detectives say it is just one piece of evidence that helped them line up arrest warrants. only news 6 was there overnight as gonzales bonded out of jail. the woman who sued casey anthony and lost for defamation of character is facing credit card fraud and grand theft charges. deputies say gonzales and her boyfriend stole the credit card from the star motel in kissimmee last month. both were working in >> in brevard county, a woman says she was raped and held against her will. now palm bay police have made an arrest. they tell us the man not only locked the woman in his bedroom, they say he took pictures during th

for blair walsh. eric: he is 101 years old. what he says are the secrets to his healthy living. metinka: yesterday was nice and warm and the weather has taken a turn for the worse. it is going to get dramatically colder over the weekend. >> bundle up for the drive, but out there. you are looking at i 235. traffic is really starting to pick up, but we are not into there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it. metinka: good morning, the cooldown has begun. grab the warmer coats. by this afternoon, wind chills will be closer to zero. over the weekend, wind chills remain below zero. we will have a couple of flurries or some light mist early this morning, followed by accumulating snow, saturday night into early on su

. >> eric: we have team coverage. ben kennedy and blair livingston have all it started and ended ander cray r ro at aventura hospital where the officer is being treated right now.. begin our coverage with ben. >> reporter: eric, this officer it happened so fast. he was shot at by a passing driver. in fact that is the gunman's suv there in the distance covered by a yellow tarp on the corner of northwest 32nd avenue and 183rd street. the officer did remain calm after getting shot, called in help and then went to track dodo and catch the bad guy. miami gardens police officer was ambushed and shot friday morning. it happened wle he sat in his patrol car writepatrol car writing report at northwest 7th avenue and 183rd street. there that a black bmw passed by and the driver put on the brakes. >> the vehicle made contact with him visually, backed up, and ambushed the officer by discharging a firearm in a directionf the officer. >> reporter: officer david star>> reporter: officer david starling was hit once by a bullet, calle

news 6 reporter eric sandoval spoke to the sheriff chris blair and has his response. >> the incident happened in the parking lot behind me about a year and a half ago. the sheriff has known about the video for quite a while. he tells us he was just as shocked as a lot of people were when he saw what was on it. >> i'm not going to let the actions of these individuals destroy the reputation of the marion county sheriff's office. >> he's talking about his own deputies, caught in this surveillance video, shot from the side of an office building. it caught 33-year-old derek price running from cops into this parking lot. you can see he's tackled to the ground. including deputy jesse allen terrell, punch and kick price. price appears not to fight back. terrell was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on charges he violated price's civil rights. we asked sheriff blair today what he thought when he saw the video of his deputies. >> i immediately made a contact with the florida department of law enforcement. that's how strong i felt they were way outside the line. >> the other four deput

we're at james blair middle school, the command post with the search. i'm with wmbg fire dept spokesman eric stone. what's happening right now? what do we know about the child? what are you concerned about? who's involved in the search? again investigators are looking for 8 year old zeb gross 4 feet tall, 50-60 lbs last seen at his home on john pinckney ln at 2am. wearing blue jeans, tie dye tshirt, black shoes, no coat if you've seen him, call emergency wearing blue jeans, tie dye tshirt, black shoes, no coat if you've seen him, call emergency services dispatch 757-220-2332. we have a lot more to get to in the next half hour, but now it's time to look at your forecast. here's a live look at tower cam 10 at the skies over downtown norfolk. that cold snap has really bit our viewing area today. how long will that last? let's get the latest from meteorologist deitra tate weather center... rest of today: mainly sunny and cold! highs in the low-mid 30s. wind: nw 10-20...wind chill values in the 20s. tonight: clear sky and very cold. lows in the teens. wind: