the city of portsmouth is also inching closer to hiring a new police chief. about 50 had the opportunity to hear from the final three candidates this afternoon at i.c. norcom high school. interim chief dennis mook came to the department after chief ed hargis portsmouth police department expects a new chief to be hired sometime in february. we're following developing news from the richmond area. two people are dead and a teenager and a child are after being shot. it happened in caroline richmond. 9:45 friday night - calls came in about a shooting at the family's home. investigators say the shooting appears to be a domestic incident. an 18-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy are in stable condition at mary washington hospital in fredricksburg. the caroline county sheriff says, "this investigation is ongoing...please keep the gray family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time." tonight: clear skies. somewhat mild. lows: near 40. winds: s 5-10 mph. sunday: sunny and warm! highs: upper-60s. winds: sw 5-15 mph. monday: mostly sunny. another warm one!

portsmouth city officials have taken "open government" off their list of priorities. we'll walk you through a history of poor communication -- i'm bruce rader and coming up in 25 minutes on the sportswrap, justin upton signs with the tigers for well over a hundred million dollars, we'll hear from the chesapeake baseball star. would virginia tech keep it's acc winning streak alive, and will the tar heels be number one? highlights from thoes games. norfolk state's basketball coach is out, and smithfield high school is looking at state title--thoes stories at fire forced two people out of their home in chesapeake. a viewer sent us this video from exeter circle in the indian river area this afternoon. firefighters say it started in the chimney, and everyone got out safely. firefighters in virginia beach say a space heater caused a fire this morning. it happened on ritzcraft drive in the county view mobile home court. no one help you avoid a similar situation. they want you to inspect it for cracked or broken plugs every time you use it. they say don't leave it unattended,

the city of portsmouth is also inching closer to hiring a new police chief. about 50 had the opportunity to hear from the final three candidates this afternoon at i.c. norcom high school. interim chief dennis mook came to the department after chief ed hargis retired in june. the portsmouth police expects a new chief to be hired sometime in february. we're following developing news from the richmond area. two people are dead and a teenager and a child are both in the hospital after being shot. it happened in caroline county - just north of richmond. police say just after 9:45 friday night - calls came in about a shooting at the family's home. an 18-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy are in stable condition at mary washington hospital in fredricksburg. neighbors close to the family say this comes as a shock. "i have worked in their house. i did the addition problems. this a stunner." the caroline county sheriff says, "this investigation is ongoing...please keep the gray family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time." three people are dead after a

safety is the most important issue in the city of portsmouth. dr. lydia pettis-patton/portsmouth city manager ((c197 43:28)) "that's important community, everyone wants that." that majority -- urging agreed school safety should be a top priority. already the district has resource officers at bracy/portsmouth public schools 42:39)) "what we want to do is to at least expand one security officer into our middle schools, because things happen." one of many improvements the district hopes to make. others include hiring additional teachers to knock down class sizes -- and expanding vocational learning opportunities. funding that's hard to get when less than 50 percent of the room has a favorable view of the school district. sarah duncan hinds/portsmouth school board ((c196 31:35)) "i found to increase the funding for the schools." the same goes for public safety and other city it happen. dr. lydia pettis-patton/portsmouth city manager ((c197 49:55)) "i think you have to look at a balance. money is not the answer to can't answer that at this time. beca

portsmouth, virginia. a city with history dating back to the colonial era. a city intertwined with civil war america. ((c175 26:08)) "our first land grants here go back to 1620. a lot of important things have happened here over the centuries." it's no shock its residents care about keeping the history alive. ((c175 28:52)) "when you step outside of hampton roads, we're one of the greatest places in the world." the portsmouth city council currently uses these "vision principles" that include "preseving the proudest traditions of the past as a compass for our future." in recent weeks, however, new "vision principles" have been drawn up -- ommitting the "pride of past" priority. ((c175 30:20)) "trying to write the history out of our priniciples, why would anybody want to do that." shipjack nautical wares on high street -- and vice-president of the olde towne business association. he's one of many people concerned with history taking a it's the city's history, he says, that fuels so much of the economy. ((c175 24:00)) "that's what people come here are wanting to

back to our big story from portsmouth. city council has met again. it's the first time since an heated meeting two weeks ago. fined councilman bill moody 15-hundred dollars over a facebook post. they say business with the public, which violates a code-- that year. on top of that, sheriff bill watson charged mayor kenny wright with a felony. minutes after the meeting ended, watson says the mayor led him on a chase, refusing to address an expired inspection sticker. 10 on your side's liz kilmer sat in during tonight's meeting with what went down. packed house with several explosive moments one woman expressed disappointment in what she called destructive and malicious behavior from certain leaders. a room so packed, folks had to stand during the portsmouth city council meeting tuesday. the first since conflicts among top officials headlines. c22 10:09:22 "god save portsmouth, god save our commonwealth" and the drama didn't let up. c26 10:36:47 "if you want questions asked, for heavens sake answer them when we ask them!" applause, following a call for o

-------------------- and, was a portsmouth city councilman denied his constitutional rights, after he was fined by the city? what started as a call for an accident, turned into a double murder investigation. on top of that, police shot a suspect they say was trying to get away, another is still out there. officers say someone called in an accident at 14th street and wickham avenue in newport news. they found two men shot to death in a van there. then a witness told police someone was trying to get away. officers found and shot the suspect, after a confrontation on roanoke avenue. 10 on your side's liz kilmer joins us with new tom, nicole - we know now that suspect is expected to survive - he was shot second suspect - who witnesses saw also fleeing the accident scene - where this chaos holly mcpherson - :49 report- and turned into a homicide investigation. c4 judy dickens 01:08:22 "i came on in, looked wickham ave, near 14th street - were two bodies - men, shot to death. figured it was somebody that just had an accident. when i get in people tell me there's been some shootings. shocked

the portsmouth city council meets tonight. this comes after recent drama over a city council members. many portsmouth residents don't agree with it, and they say council is suffering from a lack of transparency. tonight will be the first regularly- scheduled dollar fine for breaking that new city rule, which prohibits members from speaking about information discussed in closed door meetings. last week, in a community meeting with council members, residents spoke up about openness among elected officials. mayor kenny wright and a few councilmembers didn't seem to offer any solutions, but their collective message was for people to watch the public access channel for meetings and go to the council's website. we know this is an important issue for you so here's how you can speak out about things happening in your government. here are three ways you can sign up to speak at tonight's meeting. you can call the number on your screen, email city council, or sign up in person. according to city rules, you are only to three minutes. toni

the mayor ignored us when we we have much more with the ongoing problems with portsmouth city governments on our website. anchor: a virginia beach man will spend five years behind bars for animal cruelty. june. brush fire in may. in addition to the five-year sentence, he will serve 90 days each for instruction of justice pet. nicole: the case against a mother accused of keeping her son's body in the trunk of a car has been delayed. they pulled over time you slaton registration. they found the remains of the trunk. they have not been able to determine the cause of death. february 16. anchor: the resort city is preparing to get body cameras like norfolk and other before they do that, they are hearing what residents think about it. brandy: tom, the ideas to get citizens input before they finalize their body camera policies. by 2017 the department plans to have most of the uniformed patrol officers wearing those body cameras. or have been some civil rights groups like the american civil liberties union or the aclu that have been very critical of policies related to body cameras. in october we

let's check the portsmouth city council meets tonight. this comes after recent drama over a city council policy aimed at silencing members. many portsmouth residents don't agree council is suffering from a lack of transparency. tonight will be the first regularly- scheduled council meeting for members since councilman bill moody paid a 15- hunded dollar fine for breaking that new city rule. the rule prohibits members from speaking about information discussed in closed door meetings. last week, in a community meeting with council members, residents spoke up about openness among elected officials, and said council is suffering from a lack of transparency. we know this is an important issue for you so here's how you can speak out about things happening in your government. here are three ways you can sign up to speak at tonight's meeting. you can call the number on your screen, email city council, or sign up in person. according to city rules, you are only allowed to speak for up to three minutes. tonight's city council meeting starts at 7:00

the incident started in the garage under portsmouth city hall. watson says he just happened to see the sticker on the mayor's car. was the victim of the setup. michael massey says he wants he watched the news last night and he saw them waiting for the mayor to come out. mattson says it is appalling. some would say that you set the mayor up? you have a microphone and a camera crew there. warning about the sticker.

city officials could be leaving parts of portsmouth's history in the past. they're upset with council's vision for the future. and what looks to be just a taste of the bigger winter entree. this time lapse shows snow in colonial williamsburg. chief meteorologist don slater is updating your winter weather forecast now. see what you can expect over the next couple it's about time the taco...came out of its shell. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. we're tracking winter weather across hampton roads tonight -- here's a look at the past 24 hours in colonial williamsburg. from a webcam outside raleigh tavern, you can see it go from bright and sunny to dark with a layer of snow. find out what's coming our way with weather reports you hear on air with our wavy weather blogs. our team of meteorologists goes in depth with their storm predictions. and see the latest weather models posted there on wa

we're following feuding city officials in portsmouth. today we find out if the mayor's charge should have been a felony or a misdemeanor. three people finally hit the big bucks in powerball. no one in virginia hit the jackpot, but there is still plenty of money going the powerball frenzy ends with three lucky winners in three states. jackpot winning tickets were sold in california, florida and tennessee. they will split the nearly one point six billion dollars. although no billionaires were born last night in virginia -- there may be virginia beach the 7-eleven on lynnhaven parkway sold a million dollar ticket. another virginia beach 7-eleven sold a 100-thousand dollar winner. several 50-thousand dollar winning tickets were also sold across hampton roads. an academy award nominee has ties to hampton roads. mark ruffalo is up for best supporting actor for family moved to virginia beach where he spent most of his teen years. he graduated from first colonial high the award ceremony is set for february 27th at 7 p.m. read more about ruffalo

there's more when it comes to portsmouth's city council. we told you councilman bill moody is disputing his fine for talking about a closed session. into what happened. councilman moody wrote on his facebook page the confederate war monument would be talked about behind closed doors. we spoke with his lawyer who says moody did not break any rules. runs:05 (2:42 1) ((i dont see any violation of law or any rule when it comes to telling people in advance the generic topic that is to be discussed)) councilman moody says he did not talk about any details from the closed seesion after the meeting. he wants to know why his post justifies a 15-hundred dollar fine. get this -- 10 on your side asked the city's unconstitutional. he told us no comment. new information about an american tourist killed while on vacation in the caribbean. police in grenada charged 27-year-old david benjamin with 39-year-old jessica colker's murder. colker has local ties. she grew up in yorktown. police say sunday afternoon a man attacked her and her husband on a beach in

no the latest on that drama unfolding among portsmouth city leaders a group of community leaders gathered to support mayor kenny wright the gathered outside. councilman curtis and which church yesterday and this comes from our partners at the virginian pilot today are supporting him after this happened sheriff bill watson chasing the mayor pulled him over for an expired inspection sticker on the other team news now only thirteen years now was there the mayor is now charged with felony eluding after counseling moody was fined by the mayor tonight portsmouth city council will hold a community meeting at the church library councilman bill moody says he's being told that some citizens will reimburse him for fifteen hundred dollar fine on the right issued the fine because moody apparently violated rules we posted the details of the closed door meeting on facebook. sheriff watson went to the meeting to question the mayor's authority to issue that fine that is when the sheriff apparently chased we're right and issued him a ticket. as for moody he says he just wanted to inform the public and the

portsmouth is considered the most dangerous city in hampton roads. and tonight a city councilman is talking crime and his plan to make the city safer. he's talking only to 10 on your side's andy fox. those statistics come from city-data.com. 10 on your side cares a lot about how to cut down crime, to make communities safer, to build postive relations with police. councilman danny meeks agreed to meet with us, to give us his plan. he's heard the growing chorus that portsmouth city council doesn't have a disconnected, dysfunctional. meeks says "they get it" and he does have a plan to tame the mean streets of portsmouth. super: councilman danny meeks/portsmouth (14:32 2) use as breakout ((it's always prostitution and drug dealing and there been a couple of fights out here . i've never heard gun shots out here i know there's been a murder a couple of blocks over )) runs:10 (2 13:34) first part used ((we've been out here for 15 20 minutes haven't seen an officer at all. no does that concern you? yes you won't see them they will cut through elm to go somew

something happening at portsmouth city hall. not all of it puts local leaders in a positive light. tonight, it was the taxpayers turn to voice concerns about what many see is a city heading in the wrong direction. . 10 on your side's matt gregory was at the churcland public library. matt, a lot of unhappiness with portsmouth leaders, especially the mayor. inside a room at the library residents packed in. probably 2 dozen people listening out in the hallway and couldnt get in. for the first hour, every speaker asked for one thing, more opennes.. you could feel the tension in the room. and see it out in front, the mayor sitting right next to the man fined for speaking about closed session issues councilman bill moody. that was one of the first issues residents brought up. for almost an hour a dozen speakers demanded more transparency nd more information. the mayor and city council didnt seem to offer any solutions. rather they told people to watch public access and go to the council's website. if it wasnt the lack of information or openness, people who spoke say they're tired of the

"i think the whole trust city of portsmouth." the portsmouth resident says he needs to discuss the mayoral run with family before making a final decision. the filing deadline is june 14th. new tonight. a founding member of the band jefferson airplane has died. paul kantner was 74-years-old. he had a heart attack this week. jefferson airplane became popular in the 60s with hits like somebody to love and white rabbit. all new tonight. more than a dozen local schools are one step closer to full accreditation. virginia's department of education calls the status "partially accredited." a school can be partially accredited for a number of reasons, including having students who don't normally do well. the state says schools on the list are working to fix the issues. it includes hampton, franklin, newport news, portsmouth, southampton county, suffolk and virginia beach. if you want to see the full list, head to our website. the zika virus has spread to more than eleven hold an emergency monday, to decide whether this is an international

two local councilmen are taking legal action against his co workers at portsmouth city council met for the first time sure fail wan such a smear. kenny right through downtown thirteen years there was the least if the captured this video of their right failing to stop and share what is commanded for his expired inspection sticker we are right now faces felony eluding charges for that incident to try terry le beau has more on the meeting and one council members fight against me find my strong suggestion to the portsmouth city council is when you fan yourself a whole don't take out a shovel and start baking attorney ken martin gallagher joining forces with councilman bill moody to bite the fifteen hundred dollars fine handed down to him by mere pity right. some fellow council members and signed they say booty violated a new rule that prevents anyone from speaking about closed session issues in public and they said we did that with a facebook post but his attorney says that's not the case. the problem is that the facebook post did not reveal any specific information from a closed meeting a

back now with news that former portsmouth city manager john rowe is considering a run for mayor. he's being quiet about it now -- but he told us tonight-- he's not saying no to the possibiliy. more than 500 people turned out to hear rowe speak at a meeting tonight hosted by the group, 'people for portsmouth' they say their focus is to educate voters ahead of the november election. council ousted rowe in april ahead of his planned resignation. tonight, he talked about the perceived lack of transparency in city government.. "if you were to take just a poll in here i think the sense was that there's not much trust, and if there's not much trust, then yes, local government has failed us." the portsmouth resident says he needs to discuss the mayoral run with family before making a final decision. the filing deadline is june 14th. new tonight. a founding member of the band jefferson airplane has died. paul kantner was heart attack this week. jefferson airplane became popular in the 60s with hits like somebody to white rabbit. all new tonight. more than a dozen local schools are one ste

a city councilman says he has a plan to cut down on crime in portsmouth. it's a problem residents have told us -- their city leaders are failing to address. just last month, people protested the lack of concern about violence. the grassroots movement took aim at mayor kenny wright -- any issues-- despite our repeated attempts to contact him. 10 on your side's andy fox spoke to councilman danny meeks about his vision. (14;48 2 walking shot do not cover ) ((when you heard the murder rate had doubled what did you think? i've been here for every one)) runs:05 portsmouth councilman danny meeks been here for each of the 27 homicides in portsmouth in 2015 an increase of 145% over the 11 in 2014 (16:24 2 wide shot ) ((when i grew up the police walked the streets)) runs: 05 these are the streets where danny meeks grew up now 42, first lived in bid-a-wee went to the old cradock high school now operates empire recycling a scrap metal business located in prentis place. a tough neighborhood. (1:19 1) ((these people out here are crying in this community like every commu

it seems there's always something happening at portsmouth city hall. not all of it puts local leaders in a positive light. tonight, it was the taxpayers turn to voice concerns about what many see is a city heading in the wrong direction. . 10 on your side's matt gregory was at the churcland public library. matt, a lot of unhappiness with portsmouth leaders, especially the mayor. the library residents dozen people listening out in the hallway and couldnt get in. for the first hour, every speaker asked opennes.. this is one of 2 community meetings scheduled this year. no time limit or topic could feel the festering tension in commenter told the mayor he didnt envy him. the mayor said he loveed being infront of the people to answer questions. residents of portsmouth chose at first to ask for more tranparency from their city offiials. the first 10 comments focused on that s well as the percieved dusfunction among the elected fficials. leon j. harris / upset i tried to give mayor wright the opportunity to explain his response to all of the questions, questi

as for delays -- chesapeake city public schools, norfolk public, portsmouth city and virginia beach public schools are all on a 2-hour delay. virginia beach 12-month employees are expected to report on time. canceled at the college of william and mary. for a full list of school closings and delays -- head over to w- t-k-r-dot-com all you have to do is click on the red closings banner at the top of the page -- and it will take you to our full list. coverage this morning more than 500 crashes on the highways have been reported across hampton roads since midnight on friday. and even though the snow has stopped -- the cold temperatures could still bring some issues for drivers this morning newschannel threes gabriella deluca is live in hampton with an update on how the roads are about across the state helping first responders. the virginia national guard helped first responders get to and from work so they didn t have to risk driving through the snow. in their humvees the guard members transported nurses and doctors back and work from hospitals. they also transported blood for the american red

now to more of the fight between portsmouth's city council. we told you councilman bill moody is disputing his fine for talking about a closed session. 10 on your side looked into what happened. councilman moody wrote on his facebook page the confederate war monument would be talked about behind closed doors. we spoke with his lawyer who says moody did not break any rules. runs:05 (2:42 1) ((i dont see any violation of law or any rule when it comes to telling people in advance the generic topic that is to be discussed)) councilman moody says he did not talk about any details from the closed seesion after the meeting. he wants to know why his post justifies a 15-hundred dollar fine. 10 on your side asked the city's attorney if the law is told us no comment. the future of a high-end hotel on the oceanfront is up in the air. that's because the state says it won't fund the project. virginia beach has also not approved using any money for the new development. an o-d-u professor reviewed the proposal and recommended the city would need to fund 30-pe

in fact the sheriff was at that portsmouth city council meeting -- for another controversy. councilman bill moody getting fined for a facebook post. newschannel 3 s nadeen yanes sat down with moody who says he s not going to be muzzled. ( ( 29:23 a mayor should not be trying to smother peoples first amendment kenny wright from council man bill moody today. the councilman was fined 1500 dollars for this december 8th facebook post. letting his followers know -- the city council is still discussing removing this controversial confederate monument. ( 36:24 i didnt break any law but 5 members of the council felt like i shouldnt give people a heads up on what issue is going to be discussed he didn )t break a law -- but he did violate a new city council rule moody says was introduced by mayor kenny wright in september. a rule that says any elected official will be fined a minimum of 1500 for publicly speaking on issues discussed in a closed meeting. 24:15 it just further indicates to me that this particular majority this particular city council wants to operate on the sly in a veil

our top story today revolves around escalating tensions between portsmouth city officials. following last night's city council meeting - sheriff bill watson tried to make a traffic stop involving mayor kenny wright - over sticker. today mayor wright turned himself into the magistrate on a felony eluding charge - for not stopping for the sheriff. 10 on your side's andy fox hit the pavement to find out what you think about this on going feud in portsmouth. andy? (54:42 10 carolyn) first 1 ((laughs...i mean its par for the course something right. what's with t vern hem)) runs:10 (2:34 12) faye evans 2 ((the mayor was wrong in that issue. just because he is a politician he is the mayor of our city does not give him the right to break any laws and to not stop and to take care care of))

and you'll also hear who's opening the newly named venue this tonight portsmouth city council will vote on allowing food trucks on private property, which is currently against city code. for instance, one council person pointed out the trucks that sell sausages outside of most lowe's stores are not currently allowed at the portsmouth store. tonight's vote could change that. farm bureau live is no more. the venue is still part of the virginia beach concert scene, but the name has changed it's now the 'veterans united home loans ampitheatre'. also announced today: the 20-16 concert season. jimmy buffet opens the season april 16th. tickets go on sale january 22nd. but first -- a virginia beach man sacrifices his life in battle and his widow is denied survivor benefits. now new at five -- a widow of war in virginia beach could soon get a survivor benefit that she was technicality. investigation brought the loophole to her lawmaker, and now he's fighting to make things right for the mother of four who lost her husband in battle. investigative reporter chris horne has more on why the law need

only at 10 on your side, a portsmouth city councilman steps up with the first new suggestion we have heard. reporter: tom and the coal, councilman danny meeks came to us because -- tom and nicole, councilman danny meeks thing to us because he has an idea. we are listening because we care about solutions to make communities safe. we do know the murder rate has doubled in the last year. what do you think? >> i have been here for every one. reporter: an increase of 145% since 2014 -- over 2014. danny meeks grew up. he first went to buy the week, -- he grew up in the bide-a-wee first neighborhood, went to the old cradock high school, and now operates empire recycling. >> these people out here are crying in this community like every community. they want more police protection. >> he says he wants to change the way police do business. >> more police presence. reporter: he wants police on regular beats assigned to cover the area of each voting precinct. he says this will create more visibility, quicker response times to reported crimes. >> the residents will want to communicate, and will le

my strong suggestion to the portsmouth city council is when you fan yourself a and start baking. attorney kevin martin gallagher joining forces with councilman bill moody to fight the fifteen hundred dollars fine handed down to him by mere pity right. some fellow council members and signed up by the city attorney. they say booty violated a new rule that prevents anyone from speaking about closed session issues in public and they said we did that with a facebook post but his attorney says that's not the case. the problem is that the facebook post did not reveal any specific information from a closed meeting and the clothes we had not even occurred yet moody kind he was just keeping the people who board at tuesday night's council meeting several citizens came down on council for enforcing the fine the whole thing is part of this secret society has been put together a new tent for them to cover up something else that has been brought to light. margo has several issues with the fine one is whether council even enforce it and its infringement on booties free speech rights. if the rule

the city of portsmouth is also inching closer to hiring a new police chief. about 50 people got to hear from the final three candidates yesterday afternoon at i.c. norcom high school. interim chief dennis mook came to the department retired in june. the portsmouth police department expects a new chief to be hired sometime in february. snowmobilers die after they get swept up in an avalanche. more on what happened during our next 15 minutes. plus, a man in hampton barricades himself inside his home. we'll show you the police response and how it ended. but up next, the super bowl is only a week away. we're giving you a look at some of the experiences fans in santa clara get to i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for shady brook farms . we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an independent turkey farmer. (female announcer) shady brook farms . no growth-promoting antibiotics, football fans in san francisco are getting the ultimate super bowl

well a local pastor today till thirteen is now he plans to run for portsmouth city council very random helped organize recent protests against portsmouth there kenny wright saying the man wasn't doing anything to fight the city's rising homicide rate according to the virginian pilot petals father was shot and killed in nineteen eighty one he says is a lifelong portsmouth activist and pastor of the church in the brighton section of the city. number one tonight of a man accused of robbing a dry cleaners in newport news. this is an officer's body camera video shows the suspect after arron riyadh man's cleaners and laurent boulevard the suspect dropped the business at gunpoint and then got away on a bicycle police found the bike and its nearby but they're still looking for the suspect there is also new information tonight about a plane crash in mackinac county state police tell us the pilot ferris crowley and bristow was trying to land a small plane a gust of wind caused him to run off the runway and happened this afternoon and the mackinac county airport in off the plane had a storage she

standing room only at the last portsmouth city council meeting community members say they're concerned about a number of issues that list includes the budget. the charges against the mayor an increase in violence last month mayor kenny wright said he'd come up with a plan to cut down on crime and lay it all added a few weeks. eric came checked in to see if the mare is close to finishing that plan in december mayor kenny wright brought community leaders together announcing he'd put four to play in the coming weeks to combat the rising rate of crime in portsmouth on the puzzle now tony goodwin president of the old town business association stood behind the mayor at the press conference but a month later from city hall information coming back from the city in the follow up to that yes we haven't seen that a deadly shooting on high street this past thanksgiving rocked the old town community. we took it personally to narrow down the community here are now moving forward on their own meeting with the police chief earlier this month to discuss ways to increase security around the popular rest

the portsmouth city councilman who was fined for discussing city business, says the community is helping him pay. tonight one lawyer tells us bill moody was the victim of an unconstitutional rule the council created last year. 10 on your side's joe fisher spoke with moody today -- ((c562 53:57)) "when this first got passed. did you see this happening." "i could see the potential for it." waving $1,500 bucks in the air -- councilman bill moody publically paid a fine this week for discussing a closed session item with his facebook followers before a meeting in early december. ((c563 3:55)) "i had $1,500 in which i paid the fine, i had $1,500 in my right hands saying i am not going to be muzzled. and that this $1,500 is for any future violation." in two days, supporters raised nearly $2,000 to cover the penalties. bryan scannell, who started the fundraiser, says it's dissapointing transparency. ((c564 11:7)) "i think a lot of people are angry about the way portsmouth government is operating. they don't feel as though our representatives are keeping us informed about what they are doing." ((

in portsmouth another heated city council meeting. it comes two weeks after a bizarre confrontation between the sheriff and mayor. newschannel three s stefania okolie is live in the control room with the details. there were dozens from the community lined up the speak their minds-- many of them not having really anything good to say. this was the first meeting since the mayor was arrested and councilman bill moody was fined. 14:04:05 there are a lot of unhappy people in portsmouth unhappy and fed up - 13:58:36 "god save portsmouth god save this city" people who live there -- making it crystal clear-- 14:06:36 you need to work on your image that they want a big change in their city. last nights since mayor kenny wright posed for his mug shot after being charged by sheriff bill watson with felony eluding. people sounded off about how he handled it-- 14:06:57 i talked to several young people who said that you coming out smiling in a mug shot and smiling coming out of court tells them that what you did was ok. i don t think that )s the me

in portsmouth in portsmouth another heated city council meeting. it comes two weeks after a bizarre confrontation between newschannel three s stefania okolie is live in the control room with the details. there were dozens from the community lined up the speak their minds-- many of them not having really anything good to say. this was the first meeting since the mayor was arrested and councilman bill moody was fined. 14:04:05 there are a lot of unhappy people in portsmouth unhappy and fed up - 13:58:36 "god save portsmouth god save this city" people who live there -- making it crystal clear-- 14:06:36 you need to work on your image that they want a big change in their city. last nights cit council meeting -- the first since mayor kenny wright posed for his mug shot after being charged by sheriff bill watson with felony eluding. people sounded off about how he handled it-- 14:06:57 i talked to several young people who said that you coming out smiling in a mug shot and smiling coming out of court tells them that what you did was ok. i don t think that

seven in suffolk and analysts in the city really no getting morning at the airport the windsor northwest and ten as we take it through the day down the boardwalk things are quiet but it is breezy captures the day topping out around twenty nine degrees i'll be back full forecast changes come of chances for maybe a little snow later in the week ashley when coming up here's ash to own carry over to take a look at traffic conditions now we're already picking up around naval station norfolk just after five you'll already see some brake lights out there real quick live look kind of awe in the middle of where those brake lights are here is traffic just past the runway tunnels of notes were already pretty jammed into the base of the traffic even headed toward hampton boulevard are kind of slowing there of course that traffic making its way to gate three a is slow is not with delays began so i come back a few minutes all kind of see where those delays are starting on by sixty four west again it's already very busy this morning on the traffic network maps a reminder of where it will be busy later

what this means for portsmouth city hall. hold on or thirty news now starts with breaking news follow on here grows to nine. this is portsmouth mayor kenny writes mug shot after being booked on a felony charge. there is right there he turned himself in to the magistrate just a few hours ago and the person who filed the charge was sheriff bill watson a well known political enemy of the mayor. erica's spoke with the sheriff about charts edge in a very important to remember that key points right there the mayor and the shared do not like each other they have long since been at odds but the robbery really reached a whole new bizarre level with the share of literally taking to the streets to confront the mayor for having the mayor arrested portsmouth mayor kenny wright left the magistrate silent and smiling with the plain petty politics was this all political. after sheriff bill watson had him arrested for allegedly trying to escape from police during a pursuit dvd singled you out to think reasonably about the sheriff and the mayo

plus more drama between two portsmouth city leaders. what officials told us about how the sheriff had to chase down the mayor we're begin our coverage

as for delays -- chesapeake city public schools, norfolk public, portsmouth city and virginia beach public schools are all on a 2-hour delay. virginia beach 12-month employees are expected to report on time. and morning classes have been canceled at the college of william and mary. for a full list of school closings and delays -- head over to w- t-k-r-dot-com all you have to do is click on the red closings banner at the top of the page -- and it will take you to our full list. taking a live look outside at downtown norfolk -- it )s a clear night -- but it s getting pretty cold out there -- let s check in with meteorologist dominic brown in the live vipir forecast center tracking icy roads, warmer sleet....if you ve been waiting for some warmer temperatures, then get ready. we )re tracking highs in the 50s and possibly the 60s this week. but for monday, there will be some slick spots on the roads and bridges in the morning as temperatures start the day in the upper teens and lower 20s. otherwise, as we move through our monday, we )re going to warm-pup. high temperatures will rise into the m

city councilman danny meeks. court documents say a woman who stole more than 60-thousand dollars from a jewish temple needed the money to pay today, leslie bradner pleaded guilty to stealing the money from temple israel in norfolk. she was in 16 years, and left in late 2014. that's when an outside auditor money. the judge suspended her jail time because bradner's father paid all the money back to the temple. super=lenny levine/temple israel member 02=:23:46:56 "she was employeed with the temple for 16 years and everybody got to know her she was a member of the temple family and it is a real tragedy not only for the temple but for her and her family" in addition to the 4 year suspended sentence the judge also told bradner she needs to do 250 hours of community service. a follow-up to a story that gripped the nation. new details in the case disappearance and death of u-v-a student, hannah graham. jesse matthew, junior was in court for a hearing this morning, where 14 witnesses testified. today, prosecutors revealed

city council meeting-- and afterwards! the city )s sheriff pulled the mayor over after the meeting and wrote him a ticket. newschannel 3 s brendan ponton joins us with the details. brendan? these two are political rivals and it took a bizarre twist. i just got off the phone with sheriff bill watson. he says he noticed a black mercedes with an expired inspection sticker. shortly after -- he realized it was the mayor s. he waited until the mayor was leaving. then the sheriff says he turned on his patrol lights. the sheriff says the mayor told him "sheriff get out of here." he briefly followed the mayor with his lights on. the sheriff says during that time -- he asked for police backup. the mayor did stop and the sheriff wrote him a sticker and the sheriff says the mayor signed it. we have reached out to the mayor to get his side -- but haven t heard back. you can stay with us for updates. brendan ponton newschannel 3. all this - after some more drama at the portsmouth council meeting tonight councilman bill moody says he got

a hearing is set portsmouth say the charges against the mayor are among the issues they're concerned about citizens in last night's packed city council meeting say they are also worried about the increase in violence last month mayor kenny wong said he'd come up with a plan to cut down on crime and let it all out in a few weeks was installed as they haven't heard anything at the city managers said they're trying to get input from experts. we are looking for not just a bandaid something with a lot and hand out from a knowledge is and how sociologists who are experts in working with communities across the united states to meet with us and help us to develop our play in residence on earth and all towns are moving forward they match what the police chief recently to talk about increasing security following the deadly shooting this past thanksgiving this week at portsmouth city officials are reaching out to the community year's budget city manager and the superintendent will lead a public meeting the goal is to get public input and set priorities for twenty seven teams first meeting is sa

standing room only at the last portsmouth city council meeting community members say they are concerned about several issues the list includes the budget. the charges against the mayor and the increase in violence last month mayor kenny wright said he'd come up with a plan to cut down on crime and lay it all out in a few weeks hurricane is checking to see if the maris close to finishing that plan. enough of them now. in december mayor kenny wright announced he'd put forward a plan in the coming weeks to combat the rising rate of crime in portsmouth but nearly a month later the new way forward hasn't been released. we've got a look at the form below and look at it in its totality at last night's packed council meeting mayor wright offered a glimpse into his strategy between sixteen fired were investments in education after school programs and summer jobs were among the mayor's ideas the homicide rate in portsmouth spiked to twenty seven in twenty fifteen more than double the year before the angry and i was just this blackie leading to an emotional protest against the mayor silence on the

portsmouth city council meets tonight after recent drama over a policy aimed at silencing members-- and the mayor's recent arrest. tonight will be the first regularly- scheduled council meeting since councilman bill moody paid a 15- hundred dollar new rule, which prohibits members from speaking about information discussed in closed door meetings. 10 on your side's andy fox will have an update on moody's fine-- ahead on wavy news 10 at 6. you can sign up to speak at tonight's meeting. according to city rules, you are only allowed to speak for up to three minutes. it starts at 7:00, at city hall. coming up on wavy news 10 - ride sharing companies versus taxis. why this is now becoming an "air" war in france. the aftermath continues following a jet fuel leak that caused a chesapeake neighborhood to evacuate. today, we're learning how the incident has wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny

city leaders get intense car chase through the streets. the sheriff in pursuit of the merritt started when sheriff bill watson try to issue a citation to mckinney right for an expired inspection sticker but the mere refuse to stop and took off our lease brown is live at portsmouth city hall where all of this started with much more on the dramatic incident you can see it only on thirteen years now leaving around here right now but yesterday things were quite chaotic the mayor and sheriff went head to head out for the city council meeting sheriff watson wheat for may are right in the parking lot sheriff watson was at city hall to hear about councilmember bill moody being fined him fifteen hundred for speaking about council happenings outside of the closed door meeting as you mentioned watching trying to give it me or write a ticket for expired inspection sticker were told it was seven months past due the sheriff tried not to the mayor a couple of times but was brushed off. so eventually the sheriff in portsmouth police officers chased him in

as for delays -- chesapeake city public schools, norfolk public, portsmouth city and virginia beach public schools are all on a 2-hour delay. virginia beach 12-month employees are expected to reportn time. and morning classes have been canceled at the college of for a full list of school closings and delays -- head over to w- t-k-r-dot-com all you have to do is click on the red closings banner at the top of the page -- and it will take you to our full list. tracking icy roads, warmer temps, and more rain and sleet....if you ve been waiting for some warmer temperatures, then get ready. we )re tracking highs in the 50s and possibly the 60s this week. but for monday, there will be some slick spots on the roads and bridges in the morning as temperatures start the day in the upper teens and lower 20s. otherwise, as we move through our monday, we re going to warm up. high temperatures will rise into the sunny skies. by tuesday, highs will climb into the mid and upper enough to touch 60. we )ll see a few more clouds on tuesday as a west. a few showers are evening. higher rain chances move in by w

and -- 10 on your side is following a plan to solve crime for one city. what one councilman is saying about his fight to covering the sky rocketing homicide rate in portsmouth. it has more than doubled in the last year. we keep hearing that, and reporting that, but what taxpayers to make the city safer? we report on mayor kenny wright saying we need a conversation on the crime issue, and we need a plan. where's the plan? one councilman says the time for talking is over, it's time for action and monday danny meeks lays out his "solve the crime plan" only to 10 on your side. (1:19 1) ((these people out here are crying in this community like every their taxes just like everyone and they aren't what the city needs to do ground shaking. homes evacuated. power lost. we'll take you to the place where a major the weekends winter weather pounded the upper peninsula. and in mathews county it took a historic landmark with it. friday night donk's theater in mathews county collapsed. the county building inspector says the hgh winds,snow and rain weighed down the roof.

portsmouth residents last night's city council meeting. the meeting marked the first since disputes between city leaders made national headlines. the room was so packed, some residents were forced to stand. several folks expressed disapproval of the fine facing councilman bill moody - who paid 15- hundred dollars to council for a facebook post. councilman moody is fighing that fine. other residents called out mayor kenny wright for allegedly eluding the sheriff, and police officers, when they tried to pull him over after the last meeting. c29 10:47:04 "our mayor, allegedly, refusing to submit to law enforcement orders and has been charged with a felony. no apologies to citizens. what an example to teenagers. how flattering to portsmouth... just like your grin right now." butt to c22 10:08:33 "what we the people have seen from our elected officials is destructive and malicious behavior, such as failing to yield to an authority requesting a stop, eluding the police." the mayor responded to certain concerns -- like, but he had nothing to say

the portsmouth city council meets tonight. this comes after recent drama over a city council policy aimed at silencing members. many portsmouth residents don't agree with it, and they say council is suffering from a lack of transparency. tonight will be the first regularly- scheduled council meeting for members since councilman bill moody paid a 15- hunded dollar fine for breaking that new city rule, which prohibits members from speaking about information discussed in closed door meetings. last week, in a community meeting with council members, residents spoke up about openness among elected officials. mayor kenny wright and a few councilmembers didn't seem to offer any solutions, but their collective message was for people to watch the public access channel for meetings and go to the we know this is an important issue for you so here's how you can speak out about things happening in your government. here are three ways you can sign up to speak at tonight's meeting. you can call the number on your screen, email city council, o

city council a new video this morning of the fight against terrorism what it shows about a norfolk based aircraft carrier and the fight against isis this is thirteen is now a day break at the top of this half hour ashley is wanting the roads and trails legacy with a check of your very important forecast today is so cold up there right. yeah can't stress it enough you