morgan harrington went missing from a metallica concert. jessie matthew was charged with her murder and is awaiting trial. >>> a car plowed into a post office in chesapeake. seven people were injured. black mercedes and to hit the gas yesterday instead of the brake. one woman was in the post office with her 3-year-old daughter when they nearly got hit by a wooden beam. >> i picked her up, and it came right past me and hit the lady behind me and knocked her out. >> mark: yeah, right now police are investigating, but they say drugs and alcohol were not factors in that crash. charges against the driver are pending. >>> ferrum college's first female president is stepping down were jennifer braten said that she is going to retire in the summer. ferrum's 10th president and president since 2002. the chairman of ferrum's board of trustees said braten has been dealing with family health issues and feels like they are obligation is to be. the board is forming a search committee to find the next president. >>> one family has been through a lot in octo

game to raise money for the morgan harrington scholarship fund to help medical school students. russell trigonis/4th year med student: the scholarship is something meaningful thing that the harringtons and the rest of the organization have put together to kind of help our students morgan harringon was murdered in 2007. she was the daughter of dr. dan harrington a carilion clnic psychiatrist. morgan itnerned at the hospital over the summer when she was a student at virgiinia tech. dr. perkins: it's tragic what happened to morgan and i work at the medical school too and there are memories of her all over the medical school some of her beautiful artwork that she left there dr. jack perkins: the harrington's have such a beautiful memory of sense that she's not gone because she lives through this the "docs for morgan" event began four years ago. it's become popular among doctors and med students. trigonis: it's to immediately to get a 07 the players are good- many have played in high school thirty seconds, thirty seconds. each team has it's own strategy- the doctors. dr. perikins: th

. >> danner: a sad anniversary for the family of morgan harrington. today marks six years since an albemarle man discovered morgan's remains on his property. statement saying that they want to the thank everybody who has helped them on this difficult journey. jesse matthew is charged with murder and awaiting trial. >> we are learning about an incident in madison heights where a woman attacked her neighbor with hammer. holly jo was arrested and charged with aggravated battery. on sunday, a feud turned physical after they say davis hit andrews several times in the head and chest with that hammer. >> i'm not aware that there was any previous problems between the two neighbors. apparently there was an issue that was observed by someone, the reason why child protective services was notified. >> danner: an abc-13 crew went a man answered and said that he didn't want to comment. >> a program on the southside is taking you on the tour of hidden gems in our region. history united, the danville parks and recreation department, both joined forces to create a pro

raise money for the "morgan dana harrington" scholarship to help medical school students. the competition is spirited. perkins/emergency medicine physician: we know the students very very well. we teach them. we mentor them all the way thorugh medical school 10 we all want to win so yea it is competitive. it's all for scholarships in morgan's name. morgan harrington was murdered in 2009- she interned at the hospital where her dad works the summer before she was killed. the scholarship is one way to remember her in a positive way the game is next thursday night at 7 at patrick henry high school. wdbj 7's travis wells and karen loftus will also play! a young roanoke boy and his family need help after he had a life-saving heart transplant. 3-year old spencer lockard was diagnosed with an enlarged heart, a condition that is usually deadly for children his age. thankfully he received his transplant, but still has a long road ahead with more medical help and additional transplants. his family is hoping to raise enough money to pay his medical expenses far into the future. (lesli

matthew also faces first-degree murder in morgan harrington's death. harrington was a virginia tech student who disappeared after a metallica concert at u-v-a. a local grandmother says her five-year-old right place at the right time, and it saved her life. lonzena hankins / grandmother c0013 2:19:05 "i wouldnt, i wouldn't have been here." 2:19:07 we'll tell you how the little girl helped her grandmother who was in diabetic shock. still on alert. a new tip puts police in philadelphia on alert. we'll tell you how it's connected to last week's officer shooting. plus mexico prepares to extradite a drug kingpin to the u-s. el chapo's capture. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: lots of sun. breezy and colder. highs will be in the low 40s. winds wnw 8-12mph. tonight: mostly clear. lows will be near 30. winds sw 5-10mph. tuesday: mostly sunny. highs will be in the low 50s. winds south 5-15mph. a strong cold front has moved through the region. so we will be much colder and drier today. highs will only be in the low 40s. wind chills will be in the 20s this m

he )s also charged in the tech student morgan harrington. expect plenty of sunshine today with highs in the mid 40s. it will still be windy this morning but not as strong as yesterday and winds should gradually relax through the day. temperatures will slip into the upper 20s by tuesday morning but highs will climb into the low 50s. a quick moving cold front will swing through tuesday night. there will not be a lot of moisture with this front but it may be just enough to trigger a few showers tuesday night as temperatures fall. no snow accumulation is expected at this time. behind the front, another shot of cold air. highs will only reach the mid 30s on wednesday. we will steadily warm back into the 50s by the weekend. later today on the military watch a veteran accused of scamming a local charity out of thousands of dollars will be back sentenced in court. brent henry was indited for obtaining money under false pretenses last april.. warriors" told newschannel three they raised four thousand dollars - and trained a service dog to help henry

matthew also faces a first degree murder charge in the 2009 death of virginia tech student morgan harrington. new tonight. a man-- wanted by police in our and a woman-- face attempted capital murder charges near richmond. local reporters say it started when a hanover deputy stopped a on friday with marcus wade and krystal roberts inside. they say wade, who's from chesterfield, has warrants out in virginia beach. when the deputy went back to check them, they say he refused to get out. they say wade rolled up the window, trapping the deputy, and started dragging the deputy along. we're working to learn more about why police here had warrants out for him. still to come, a former sailor is going to prison for a year and a half. you'll hear why next. and-- the latest efforts to get the "lead out" of a poisoned water supply in michigan. hear what changes are coming to the regional e-p-a, because of the crisis in flint. and we're keeping an eye on what's happening outside. we expect a winter storm to hit our area tomorrow. don is updating the forecast now. see what you might get in your a norfolk j

harrington. abc 7 news.roz: leon leon: a trial began today for worker at the minnieland day care center. she is charged with child abuse. in court today, one parent testified that her daughter would wake up with nightmares after being in sarah jordan's care. another parent said that their child had separation anxiety and became aggressive and was afraid of water. another woman accused in the case goes on trial in february. race for thee white house, republican candidates rand paul ad carly fiorina were cut from thursday's mainstage debate. fox business network said only seven candidates will appear in that mean debate -- donald trump, ted cruz, marco rubio, jeb bush, chris christie, and john kasich. paul's campaign said he would not participate in the undercard debate. the other candidates except that the invitation. to 17siness used different polls to determine the candidates for the mainstage debate. for the democrats, hillary clinton is under some pressure in iowa, targeting her top competitor

he )s also charged in the abduction and death of virginia tech student morgan harrington. in suffolk -- police are investigating an armed robbery at a 7-eleven. it happened at the godwin boulevard location just before one saturday morning. police say two people wearing dark clothes walked into the store with guns and demanded money. they left with cash -- -no one was hurt. if you have any information that could help police -- take action against crime and call the crime line. in norfolk -- a man was found dead in his ocean view home. police say they were called to a house on pretty lake avenue around 12-30 saturday afternoon. that )s where they found a 28-year- old who had been shot. he died at the scene. right now police are calling the death undetermined. italian police are investigating the death of an american woman in they say 35- year-old artist ashley olsen was found dead in her apartment on saturday. an italian news agency says she was strangled -- but officials say they )re still waiting for an autopsy to confirm how she died. still -- italian media say her death

first, jesse matthew, the charlottesville man charged in the death of hannah graham and morgan harrington. the will be a pretty tom morrison -- pretrial motion hearing in the case monday. we are expected to hear new details in the case, including more about the prosecution's case against him. then the second officer accused in the death of freddie gray will go on trial tomorrow. he was the driver of the transport van that freddie gray was writing and when he died. he is charged with second-degree murder. the trial of william porter, the first officer to be tried, ended in a hung jury. we will be following everything going on in baltimore. stay with abc seven and wjla.com for the latest. president obama's final state of the union is tuesday. a look at who will be in attendance and a preview of the speech. plus this -- a man excelled at his job as a part-time music minister. why was he forced to sit in the pews. tt: powerball fever sweeps the area. supporters rallied behind a local man who was fired at ahis part-time job germantown catholic church after they learn he was in a same-sex marri

matthew also faces first-degree murder in morgan harrington's death. harrington was a virginia tech student who disappeared after a metallica concert at u-v-a. still on alert. a new tip puts police in philadelphia on alert. we'll tell you how it's connected to last week's officer shooting. but first in less than three minutes, jen lewis has another update on breaking traffic. a big mess on 64. and, meteorologist jeremy wheeler has another look at your cold forecast. bundle up if you're headed out, temperatures are far below what they were yesterday. jeremy will break down the good morning, hampton roads. let's check ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: lots of sun. breezy and colder. highs will be in the low 40s. winds wnw 8-12mph. tonight: mostly clear. lows will be near 50s. winds south 5-15mph. a strong cold front has moved through the region. so we will be much colder and drier today. highs will only be afternoon. tomorrow we will warm up just a bit bring a few flurries to the region. possibly even a light dusting of snow to a few cities north of

matthew is also charged in the october two thousand nine abduction and first degree murder of morgan harrington starting next month military families may have to pay more for medicines prescription co payments will increase for some tricare beneficiaries starting february first patients who fill their prescriptions at tricare network pharmacies will pay two dollars more for generic drugs and four dollars more the price for mail order medicines will also increase the local sailors are preparing to say goodbye the guided missile destroyer uss barry will deploy from naval station norfolk tomorrow morning the crew will join forward deployed naval forces in japan the navy did not tell us how long this deployment will last. it's officially a done deal norfolk state university has a new president effective yesterday eddie moore junior became the official president of it as you. he had served as interim president since september two thousand and thirteen during morris' time with the school an issue was put on probation with accreditation officials but recently got off probation student enrol

he also faces charges in about the virginia tech student morgan harrington in court today the defense said some items police took from matthew's apartment including toothbrushes and bedding were not included in the search for and shouldn't be used as evidence in the graham case the judge disagreed. a former sailor who smuggled heroin aboard the uss george h w bush will spend eighteen months behind bars a judge sentenced donald mcmanus today in federal court in norfolk man has pleaded guilty last year investigators say that man is sold heroin to another sailor who was later found unresponsive on the ship that victim did not serve. oh did also charged in the case and she faces sentencing next week. heroin is a growing problem in virginia and recently thirteen is now taken in depth look at the epidemic and you can watch the thirty minute special hooked on heroin virginia's growing killer on thirteen years now but com just click on the invga if you haven't stocked up to ride out the next winter storm you might have a tough time finding which we store owners we talk to are actually sending

matthew also faces a first degree murder charge in the 2009 death of virginia tech student morgan harrington. still to come, a former sailor is going to prison for a year and a half. you'll hear why next. at getting the "lead out" of a poisoned water supply in michigan. here what changes are coming to the regional e-p-a because of the crisis in flint. and we're keeping an eye on what's happening outside. we expect a winter storm to hit our area tomorrow. chief meteorologist don slater is updating the forecast now. see what you can expect a norfolk judge has sentenced a former sailor to 18 months in prison. 22-year-old donald mcmanus pleaded guilty to smuggling heroin onto the u-s-s george h-w bush last year. the connecticut man and his wife smuggled the drug and syringes on board in february. he then sold some to another sailor who overdosed. in a news release, prosecutors say mcmanus is no longer a sailor. it did not say whether investigators charged his wife. a navy sailor will spend more than two years in prison for telling a malaysian defense contractor about classified ship schedules. a

she was college student faces first-degree murder in morgan harrington's death. harrington was a virginia tech student who disappeared after a metallica concert at u-v-a. a local grandmother says her five-year-old granddaughter was in the right place at the right time, and it saved her life. lonzena hankins / grandmother c0013 2:19:05 "i wouldnt, i wouldn't have been here." 2:19:07 we'll tell you how the little girl helped her grandmother who was in diabetic shock. still on alert. a new tip puts police in philadelphia on alert. we'll tell you how it's connected to last week's officer shooting. and stay with us when we switch over to fox43 at 7:00. we'll tell you about why people got a show with their subway ride good morning, hampton roads. let's check ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: lots of sun. breezy and colder. highs will be in the low 40s. winds wnw clear. lows will be near 30. winds sw 5-10mph. tuesday: mostly sunny. highs will be in the low 50s. winds south 5-15mph. a strong cold front has moved through the region. so we will be much colder and drie

she was college student faces first-degree murder in morgan harrington's death. harrington was a virginia tech student who disappeared after a metallica concert at u-v-a. a local grandmother says her five-year-old granddaughter was in the right place at the right time, and it saved her life. lonzena hankins / grandmother c0013 2:19:05 "i wouldnt, i wouldn't have been here." 2:19:07 we'll tell you how the little girl helped her grandmother who was in diabetic shock. still on alert. a new tip puts police in philadelphia on alert. we'll tell you how it's connected to last week's officer shooting. plus mexico prepares to extradite a drug kingpin to the u-s. we'll explain what led to (cell phone rings) where are you? well the squirrels are back in the attic. mom? your dad won't call an exterminator... can i call you back, mom? he says it's personal this time... if you're a mom, you call at the worst time. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. where are you? it's very loud there. ("jeremy

harrington an old dillon sellers are prepping to leave town the guided missile destroyer uss barry will leave naval station norfolk tomorrow morning the crew will join forward deployed naval forces in japan well as death sparked worldwide sorrow today remember the life of his legendary career change in the unforgettable voice there today people around the world are mourning the loss of groundbreaking musician david bowie. he passed away overnight after a battle with cancer he was just sixteen i just turned sixty nine in fact are now remember the fantastic career that he created paving the path for many artists and celebrities that would come after him. abc's elizabeth her as more the fourth decade. legendary musician david bowie and audiences around the world the favorites including eight games with the renaissance man he was a superstar and i truly believe that david but his death will be on a par with j f k's with elvis as bowie's biographer says the singer with magnificent british prime minister david cameron calling him a master of reinvention. today we're mourning the loss of an im

he's also charged in morgan harrington's case. that is set for october. another thing that we'll be watching here in court today is the change in prosecution. the commonwealth attorney who was initially handling the case, was voted out of her office in november. a new commonwealth attorney is taking over. we'll see if that person, robert tracy, is going to be the one who will try this case against jesse matthew. a lot of developments expected here in court. that's why we are down here in charlottesville to bring them update. updates on news 4 at 4:00. i'm david culver, news 4. >>> drug lord was keen el chapo guzman could be behind bars in the u.s. u.s. officials have been working on extraditing him, and they want to interview sean penn who interviewed him for "rolling stone" magazine. >>> the address to riders of metro comes a year after smoke at l'enfant plaza. the gm says he wants to appoint better coordination with emergency responders a better radio system and better ventilation in the tunnel. >>> tom, how about our weather? >> right now we have got s

harrington. in june, matthew was convicted of sexually assaulting and attempting to kill a woman in fairfax county. the judge handed down three life sentences to matthew in that case. the u-s state department refuses to confirm a claim by north korea that it is holding an american citizen prisoner. c-n-n reports a man identified as kim dong chul is accused of spying and stealing state secrets. chul says he used to live in fairfax. chul told a c-n-n team he stole nuclear and military secrets. he claims he wasn't conservative elements. c-n-n says it can't determine whether chul made his statements under duress. virginia lawmakers are getting ready to head back to richmond for the 2016 legislative session. it starts wednesday. a top priority this year is passing a $100- billion dollar, two-year budget. lawmakers will also tackle health care, criminal justice and guns. 10 on your side's erin kelly will be in richmond covering our local lawmakers. look for her stories all will stand before a joint ses

harrington's in october. this past year a judge sentenced matthew for three life in prison terms for a 2005 attempted murder case. if convicted in graham's murder he could get the death penalty. >> we can't forget the role virginia will play in decision 2016. bureau chief julie carey and i beginning with the primary march 1st also known as super tuesday. chris? >> thanks, david. >>> back in the district, no more early morning walks through the national zoo and the gates will open at 8:00 in the morning and close at 5:00 in the afternoon. exhibit hours change from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. >> i'll have to wait a little, but it's really worth it in that it's great to walk. today i saw two pandas, two lions. so it's a great spot to exercise. >> the changes are fur security reasons to limit foot and cars coming through there during the darker morning and evening hours. >>> coming up tonight we'll tell you why federal workers are soon going to get some money, more money to ride metro. >>> protesters hit a popular new

he's also charged in the abduction and first degree murder of virginia tech student morgan harrington thirty news now has the latest on classified video from the navy regarding on guided rockets being fired from a small iranian navy vessel back in late december this video was taken from a helicopter operating from the uss harry s truman to talk more about what this all means is the former commanding officer naval station norfolk and a former member of the white house national security when captain joe bouchard joe thanks for being with us. my pleasure thank you. what do we see in that video and what does it all me. it's republican guard patrol boats firing rockets their normal armament what is significant is their right in the shipping lanes in the strait of hormuz very exercises with live ordinance is extremely game of the good news is the navy was keeping a close eye on which is why we have the video to help ensure that whatever they were doing didn't escalate into an incident we know that it was an exercise tool in exercise. i suspect there are politics behind it on the republican

harrington and albemarle county judge denied a motion to suppress evidence in connection with the graham case the evidence leads matthew two grams martyr police took loads of rice is batting a cellphone and wallet from matthew's apartment. the defense said those items were not on a search warrant the prosecution argued the officers used discretion that warrant sexual assault survivors in the navy may soon be able to request a rack that relocation or even an expedited discharge the push comes from chief of naval operations admiral john richardson a victim would be allowed an honorable discharge with the option to re enlist later if they decide to victims can continue accessing counseling and medical treatment they may also request a change commands to be separated from their alleged abuser. we're learning more and got in at sixteen fighter jet that crashed in arizona the jet took off from luke air force base near phoenix. there is no word on whether the pilot survived the jet is assigned to the fifty sixth fighter wing went out and back into rain and military officials say they don't know

all proceeds will go towards the morgan dana harrington memorial scholarship fund. storm team ten meteorologist jonathan kegges has more -- jonathan. savor the warmth as we close out january because it won't last long. temperatures under mostly sunny skies for our saturday climb back into the middle 50s. saturday: mostly sunny and mild. highs in the low to mid 50s. saturday night: mostly clear and cool with lows in the mid 30s. sunday: partly cloudy and warm. sunday will feature a few more clouds, but temperatures will make a run for the lower 60s. the wedge returns on tuesday keeping us cooler, but by wednesday even with the likelihood of rain we still climb back into the 60s. we'll cool things back down to where we should be 40s for thursday and friday. . warmth as we close out january because it won't last long. temperatures under mostly sunny skies for our saturday climb back into the middle 50s. saturday: mostly sunny and mild. highs in the low to mid 50s. saturday night: mostly clear and cool with lows in the mid 30s. sunday: partly cloudy and warm. highs in t

morgan edwards, james harrington's daughter part of his retirement celebration thing was the segway so he can get back and forth to go to subway, domino's pizza, grocery store. a cause death has not been determined. tense moments yesterday for residents in one valley neighborhood near maryland parkway and tropicana. metro was called out for a domestic violence call. when officers arrived a woman a man said that he was not going to come out and that he was going to kill himself. he eventually did come out and was arrested for suspected domestic violence. an action news update this a nevada deputy is recovering from a gunshot wound....after he responded to a domestic violience call in storey county. when he got there saturday night...police say "charles stutts".. opened fire.. hitting the deputy and one other person. the officer shot back and stutts gave up. stutts is injured ...but is okay....he's been booked in storey county on several charges. the deputy and by-stander are also doing fine. now to the latest on the standoff happening in oregon... armed protestors are angry at the feder

morgan edwards, james harrington's daughter part of his retirement celebration thing was the segway so he can get back and forth to go to subway, domino's pizza, grocery store. a cause death has not been determined. hundreds of thousands of people from around the world rang in the new year.... right here in las vegas.... but now the fun has come to an smoothly now.. but this was not the case this afternoon. action news reporter gina lazara felt the bumper to bumper blues...she joins us now live on the highway and gina...thank gooodness the worst is over. jacqui - the road looks ok right now..but it was a much different story earlier. take pkg: bumper to bumper traffic. easily described as madness.... their way through this headache...and out of las but the new year has been great" le oudorn and his five friends definitely had a good time this past weekend... tyrone: "we enjoyed ourselves you know, just gamble, win a lot of money, we hit big. ancient chinese secret. winner winner chicken dinner. but now....they are just itching to get out of the car. le: "we just wanna go home. that's a

. >> anchor: today jesse matthew, the man charged in the death of hannah graham and morgan harrington is due in court. this morning there will be a pretrial motions hearing in the gram case. 14 weapons have been subpoenaed to testimony -- weapons have been subpoenaed. we're expected to learn more details including more in the prosecution case against him. investigating the city's third homicide of the year a man found shot in the 3200 block of park drive around 5:45 last night. the name has not been released. ♪ go go ♪ ♪ go big or go home ♪ >>> welcome back to the "gma," everyone. fired up for the college football playoff championship tonight. so are rob and jesse. let's look at them go. alabama and clemson getting ready for the big face-off. it's in arizona tonight. and we can hear this school spirit right here. we're going to have a lot more on that. just a little bit. >> come on. i'll do old school cheer. we got spirit yes, we do. we got spirit, how about you? i will have how they look like what? what? >> huh? >> we do now. >> now back to lara in l.a. all the backstage mome

morgan edwards, james harrington's daughter part of his retirement celebration thing was the segway so he can get back and forth to go to subway, domino's pizza, grocery store. harrington was found dead just down the road from his house near rainbow and craig saturday night. his family believes he fell off the segway, an offical cause of death hasn't been determined yet. . this morning... hundreds of people staying on the strip are trying to start their day without any power thanks to an outage at the mandarin oriental. we're told it started early yesterday morning on floors 24 to 47. the director of operations sent out a letter to residents saying they're working hard to investigate the cause. the people living there say at first management offerend to give them a free hotel room, but then they say they took it back.. and emailed them saying the outage is a maintenance issue, so people should contact their home owner's insurance to cover hotel costs. "i don't want to incur any more costs because of somebody else's inability to solve the problem." the property says they are not sure wh

they're getting ready for the 4th annual docs for morgan game to raise money for the morgan dana harrington scholarship to help medical school dr. jack perkins/emergency medicine physician: we know the students very very well. we teach them. we mentor them all the way thorugh medical school 10 we all want to win so yea it is competitive. harrington was murdered in 2009. she interned at the hospital where her dad works the summer before she was killed. supporters say her scholarship is one way to remember her in a positive way the game is next thursday night at 7 at patrick henry high school. wdbj 7's travis wells and karen loftus will also play! tomorrow is the deadline to sign up for health insurance this year under the affordable care act. if you don't sign up at healthcare-dot-gov by sunday at midnight you will have to wait until the next open enrollment period in the fall. people who live in virginia can also go to the website enroll virginia for assistance with the application and enrollment process. we spoke with a certified navigator to find out what you'll need. patrick kelly/afford

morgan edwards, james harrington's daughter part of his retirement celebration thing was the segway so he can get back and forth to go to subway, domino's pizza, grocery store. 72-year-old james harrington was found dead in the street saturday near rainbow and criag. according to his family.. harrington fell off his segway just down the road from his house. ahead today.... ammar harris is expected to be formally sentenced to death. it took a jury 2 and a half hours back in november to decide that he will face the death penalty for killing three people along the las vegas strip back in 2013. here was the response from the "impose a sentence of harris was convicted of firing into another car killing its crash. that crash claimed the lives of an innocent cab driver and his passenger--that cab driver's family was in the courtroom nearly every day of harris' trial. are still in the dark this morning at the mandarin oriental hotel. it's starting to cause a real problem for 20 floors of condos there. their frozen foods are cooking. people there are also starting to notice there's a problem wi

morgan edwards, james harrington's daughter part of his retirement celebration thing was the segway so he can get back and forth to go to subway, domino's pizza, grocery store. the coroner is still working to determine his offical cause of death. this just in-- we've learned democratic presidential candidate martin o'malley is returning to las vegas this week! he'll be here wednesday...ahead of next month's democratic caucus. he'll address the "battle born battleground" first in the west caucus countdown dinner. then on thursday, o'malley will speak with the economic club of las vegas. now to today's red, white and blue political coverage -- we're just a month away from the iowa caucuses, and republican presidential candidate donald trump is ramping up his campaign. first, by taking direct aim at hillary clinton. trump sot hillary clinton created isis with obama. clinton laughed it off, saying he can't make america great again...if he continues to insult the american people. next, the g-o-p frontrunner also launched his first t-v ad... and it's packed with his most controversial propos