mcauliffe will >> we train to do this. we have the best law enforcement they are doing their job. >> [ inaudible ] >> well, first you expect us in the command center to keep our heads on straight and make sure we are doing everything -- when you are in a command center you have 15 people that are connected to the headquarters you hope you are doing everything possible. we train over and over for these situations. when the first reports came out last night that three individuals has been killed including a 2-year-old child it breaks your heart. you think about all the family that is are impacted. we do have here i think there four i believe have been released but i believe the two are still in critical condition and have been moved to a medical facility. we are doing everything we can to make sure we can help everybody. >> that was the governor addressing the media talking about what he is seeing what he was flying in. talking about 12 to 15 mile damage path to show how strong and long-lived the storms we were dealing with

sot- mcauliffe (:12)"we saw a lot of debris in trees. but you see an area with a bunch of people out on the ground going trying to find some treasured memento and hoping they can recover something" annie satlive sadly after natural disasters we always see people trying to take advantage of the people who lost everything. i asked mcauliffe how they plan to keep that from happening. he said they already have people on the ground watching out for that. live in appomattox, annie andersen, abc 13 news. 3 3 3 3 mark waverly is another area hard hit by the tornado. three people are dead there... a 2-year-old child and two men, ages 50 and 26. police say the toddler's mother was also in the trailer governor mcauliffe met privately with several relatives of the victims. he says the family lost everything and does not have money to bury the child. the national weather service rated that tornado as an ef-1, with wind speeds of 100 to 110 miles per hour. its path was 9 miles long and 300 yards wide. 3 noreen tight rescue crews search and rescue effo

governor mcauliffe met privately with several relatives of the victims. the national weather service rated that tornado as an ef-1, with wind speeds of 100 to 110 miles per hour. its path was 9 miles long and 300 yards wide.5714 we hear tornado tornado tornado. and we looked. just imagine a smoke 0003 it was almost something out of a movie. and just as quickly as it started it was 3 over. danner pots governor mcauliffe says he expected the storm damage to top the 11 million dollar threshold for a federal disaster declaration. that frees up low-interest loans for rebuilding. 3 danner3 as we h3 a live look tonight at a quiet appomattox county ... after a very long day for dozens of familie who lost their homes to yesterday's tornado. we will have more coverage on that .. in just a bit. 3 danner pots iran says it will conduct a rocket test in next few days - part of what it calls a space launch program. but added to two missile tests last fall, its raising eyebrows in washington - with some saying such tests violates a u-n security council resolution. kristi

governor terry mcauliffe was there assessing the damage. it was his final stop after visiting appomattox county and waverly. 25 people are hurt ... and at least 15 buildings destroyed. buster tharp / family hurt in storm - he said it was basically through his house. he woke up underneath his truck, you know, 40 yards away. his little boy was over in the field essex county schools are closed ... along with several roads ... and neighborhoods due to downed power lines. state police are asking people to stay away from affected areas while crews work to clear the damage. we will of course continue to follow this situation tonight on wsls 10 at 11. when we're not on the air ... head to our website... w-s-l-s dot com. still ahead on wsls 10 at 7 ... changes are coming to the jackson river technical center. what it means for students in alleghany county and the city of we're learning more details about a case out of franklin county. as we've previously reported ... police charged katherine dellis woman ... after a baby was found dead in a dumpster

mcauliffe to test one vial and have another as a backup before it can proceed with an execution. the general assembly is currently considering a bill to allow the state to use the electric chair as an alternative to legal-injection drugs. we want to get you caught up on developing news out of kansas where authorities say 4 people died and more than a dozen were hurt in a workplace shooting yesterday. the victim's families identified the shooter as cedric ford. they say he was a coworker of the victims. investigators say say the shooter himself is also dead. officers held a press conference within the last two hours about the deadly shooting that happened the city of hesston, which is about 20 miles north of wichita. investigators say there were four separate crime scenes - they also say the gunman was upset when he received protection order at work an hour and a half before the shootings. officials say the gunman worked at excel industries plant, a company that makes lawn care products and riding lawn- mowers. virginia beach police an armed robbery at at&t. it happened at the sto

governor mcauliffe met privately with several relatives of the victims. he says the family lost everything and does not have money to bury the child. the national weather service rated that tornado as an ef-1, with wind speeds of 100 to 110 miles per hour. its path was 9 miles long and 300 yards wide. we hear tornado tornado tornado. and we looked. just imagine a smoke grenade going off. it was almost something out of a movie. and just as quickly as it started it was over. noreen nwsrm governor mcauliffe says he expected the storm damage to top the 11 million dollar threshold for a federal disaster declaration. that frees up low-interest loans for rebuilding. live in the lynchburg newsroom, noreen turyn, abc 13 news. 3 3 mark a lot of you have been asking how you can help. danner we'll tell you minutes.//3 3 danner tight there are some things to know if you are planning to help out. officials don't want you near impacted areas because they don't want you at risk of getting hurt. avoid downed power lines. and do not eat any food that has been out the rule

mcauliffe was in appomattox county. that's where a fourth person was killed after his home was destroyed by a tornado. seven other people were injured there. he also visited essex county and here in our erin kelly. the governor says there were 13 reports of tornadoes in virginia, unconfirmed so far. he estimates they caused more than $11 million in damage. nats removing trees off the truck crushed beneath a fallen tree - is william brown's truck. it's where he nearly lost his life wednesday, when a tornado plowed through the town of waverly. c0017 - william brown - victim - 559 i wasn't really paying attention to anything, but getting to where i wanted to go, and then out of nowhere, boom! everything stopped. 606 the crack of the tree on brown's truck knocked him unconscious. but later, he was able to pull himself out. c0017 - william brown - victim - 620 it said that god really loves me. he thing i received is a ligament torn in the back of my myself blessed 634 not far from where brown was - there's a set of stairs -

mcauliffe said he couldn't believe the destruction. "homes are flattened for miles and it's really sad to be there and see families and friends walking through the debris and all you have a cement foundation, all your looking for is a memento, it's hard." after his tour through appomattox, the governor headed to waverly in eastern virginia. three people were killed there, including a two year-old boy. many people are still following the tornado. the american red cross has 2 shelters set up. one at the appomattox community center, the other in neighboring pamplin. residents tell wfxr news they're happy for all of the work that the red cross volunteers are doing. "i am thankful and grateful for the shelter and for the people here. that are so good and so kind to help on another especially in a time like this." the red cross says it will keep the shelters open as will keep the cross says it the red cross says it will keep the shelters open as long as people need a place to stay. many people have been asking since the storm what about pets

mcauliffe also met with phil hysell of the national weather s service. he says that this storm had wind gusts of 120 miles per hour.sot- mcauliffe (:12)"we saw a lot of debris in trees. but you see an area with a bunch of cars and you'll see people out on the debris trying to find some treasured memento and hoping they can recover something" mark plasma mcauliffe also says they have people on the ground watching out over 3 3 mark tight there are some things to know if you'd like to help out. officials want you to stay away from the impacted areas because they don't want you at risk of getting hurt. avoid downed power lines. and don't eat food that has been out of the fridge. stick by the rule- when in doubt, throw it out. a lot of people have been asking how they can help. financial donations are being accepted at a number of places. we have all of that information online at wset.com. tight a help line has been set up to provide updated additional and resource information. that number is (434) 3-5-2- 2-6-3-7. we have that at our site wset.com for you ton

terry mcauliffe says a fifth death may have been storm- related. he told members of the media the fifth death was a drowning. officials say the death is unconfirmed, but that there have been reports the victim drowned in the mcauliffe made visited three areas affected by the storms nws storm survey concluded that a tornado occurred near waverly va. the tornado began a few miles south- southwest of waverly...moving fast through the town of waverly...and ending about five miles north- northeast of waverly. max operation blessing sent a small team from their disaster relief crew out this morning, mostly to offer emotional support to those who have lost loved earlier we showed you the video only chopper ten can give you -- an aeriel view of tornado damage in waverly -- now we have a unique -- side by side comparison -- the storm also brought damage to other parts of our state. this is video from appomattox county where a fourth person was killed. a 78 year old man died when his home was tornado. officials report about a hundred buildings were damaged.

how much political capital does governor mcauliffe have in this state among democrats? >> keeping in mind, governor mcauliffe would acknowledge this, he won by plurality in 2013, largely because of who he was. ken cuccinelli, fiercely , and governor 's momentum has not really been maintained in the succeeding years. it was a very big legislative election last year. he was unable to take the state senate back to democrat control. here is a chance for him to demonstrate a measure of muscle in this fast-growing and fast-changing state. >> i'm assuming when the results are coming in in the republican primary on tuesday in virginia, you will keep a close eye on the center part of the state, to see that eric -- the seat that eric cantor much help, much more conservative district that ted cruz would need to do well. mean doesn't, that would something for senator rubio and donald trump? >> correct. and the guy who knocked off the men who would be speaker of the house, at this point, it doesn't -- does not seem to have wildly credible opposition. his growing standing in the is t

you will hear from the vice chair terry mcauliffe. we had a dialogue it is .mportant to move our respective states forward. to help contribute to the discussion here of policy. to help america move forward. we have an opportunity through the national governors association it is a bipartisan organization of states. the opportunity to discuss significant issues. the federal state partnership and relations that we hope to foster has been hot topic of discussion at this gathering. states that we really are the laboratories of democracy. we are having innovation and creativity is taking place. thereby improving people's lives. we want to make sure that we foster is a bipartisan organization the opportunity to work in concert with our congress and certainly with the white house. i would just like to highlight that. to see the successes they are having. mississippi, is leading the way and criminal justice reform. the underlying problems may be substance abuse or mental health issues to limited that criminal behavior. remarkable progress on h

but at least should be sunny sunday yes on something about those sons stephen wright governor terry mcauliffe spent the day with president obama find out what they discussed and the issue mccollum says is crippling the commonwealth and new developments out of kalamazoo michigan where her driver admitted to going on a deadly shooting spree with the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women... ...protecting social security... ...expanding benefits for the national guard... ...and winning health care for 8 million children... the presidency is the toughest job in the world and she's the one who'll make a real difference for you. . breaking news right now involving a virginia beach police officer sergeant margin hobbs is in jail right now charged with dwi were told the incident happened overnight in at least one of her children was with her in the car she was a familiar face years ago serving the virginia

mcauliffe was in appomattox county. that's where a fourth person was killed after his home was destroyed by a tornado. seven other people were injured there. he also visited essex county and here in

governor mcauliffe will tour waverly within the next hour. stay with wavy news 10 and wavy.com for updates all afternoon. hour. stay with wavy news 10 and wavy.com for the view from above the damage in waverly gives a greater understanding of the despair. we sent chopper 10 up early this morning to show you what the tornado left behind. 10 on your side's anita blanton is here to guide us through the images captured through our lens. anita? don and katie it's heartbreaking any time we hear of a loss of life. and of course here in waverly we know there were three including a child. but when you take a look at this kind of damage you know there could have easily been more. chopper 10 was there as the sun was starting to laundromat. the walls and ceiling visible after all that wind. you see foundation where someone's home used to exist. something we see so often with tornados that's always amazing...here's a neighborhood where one home is destroyed but the house next to it looks to be untouched. and for those whose homes are still in tact look at

jeff: it's direct and aggressive and comparing terry mcauliffe to the n.r.a. executive director. it has tweets to urge the governor to ditch the gun deal with the g.o.p. work of every town usa, the antigun group backed by former new york city mayor michael bloomberg. >> it's hard hitting and needs to be. jeff: andy parker is the father of alison parker the tv reporter shot and killed on live tv with camera man adam ward. >> i suspect the governor probably didn't anticipate the kind of pushback he is getting. we are not going away. we are not going to change our mind. >> last week in richmond, governor mcauliffe joined republican and the democratic leaders announcing the agreement which reverses attorney general mark herring decision to end reciprocity for concealed carry permit for gun owners in 25 states with standards considered weaker than virginia. among other changes the new deal requires state police to attend gun shows to provide background checks for private sellers who choose to screen buyers. monday, governor mcauliffe defending the legislation and saying this about eve

while we wait for the nga winter session to resume, we will hear gary herbert and terry mcauliffe. they talked about this year's meeting. of utahve the governors and virginia. , the chairy herbert of the national governors association winter meeting and the vice chair, governor terry mcauliffe.

governor terry mcauliffe tours the devastation. gov. terry mcauliffe: "it's incredible, after a tornado of this size and width and length, to see everybody out, the communities pulling together -- doing what we can to help everybody." for many .. debris is all that's left of what was once called home. meanwhile .. signs of hope as prayers are said tonight and helping hands reach out to those picking up the pieces. "god has a plan for this community to rebuild and it's going to be better." we have live team coverage of the mess mother nature left in her path. good evening and thank you for joining us for wsls 10 at six. an emotional day of clean-up across our region .. following the destructive tornadoes that tore through neck of the state. four virginians died during the tornadoes .. including 78- year-old edward harris of appomattox county. state police say .. his wife was among the seven people hurt during the storm. two of them remain in the hospital tonight. meanwhile -- 20 homes and 100 other structures were damaged. as communities

governor terry mcauliffe signs gun compromise legislation ... enacting stronger gun laws across the commonwealth. the bills will expand concealed carry agreements with states across the country... require people under protective require state police presence at gun shows for voluntary background checks. governor terry mcauliffe the debate on gun safety has had sharp edges that has kept all of us apart for so many years, but we braved those sharp edges together this year, and we can be proud of the accomplishment s. i look forward to building upon the progress that we are making here today despite heavy criticism... the governor says he made his decision to sign the bills based on safety and not politics. an accident is under investigation tonight in lynchburg. police say the driver of a moped was hit after he failed to stop at a red light. it happened around 3:30 this afternoon at the intersection of 12-th and church street. 25-year-old warren grooms junior was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. meanwhile police across the

i think governor mcauliffe has said it right. every election cycle has its own flavor and uniqueness, and this has been unique on the republican side, what has taken place there. i support governors. i think governors have to rate where theand that is american people have supported governors more often. statening ground as a executive how to transition to the oval office. my crystal ball is as foggy as anybody else's. >> you have any comments on the coal ash -- mr. earnest: all right. little excitement to kick off the briefing. [indiscernible] mr. earnest: i am sorry. he entered the questions pretty directly. you have your chance. you asked about criminal justice reform. i'm sure it will. i do not have anything at the top, so we can go to the questions. first?t to fire away >> i wonder if the president has spoken with -- [indiscernible] mr. earnest: president obama had the opportunity to telephone president clinton today. that call was -- -- president putin today. it was to discuss the ongoing conversations about arriving at an u

. >> a concealed gun permit bill is headed to governor terry mcauliffe's desk today.s de tod now once it's signed it will allow more conceal weapon wea permit holders to legally h carry guns in the state.ns i it will also prohibit peoplet pe subject to a protective order or from carrying guns and requireni a police presence at gun shows for voluntary backgroundlu checks.nt former new york mayor michael bloomberg's gun control groupl r has lasted mcauliffe over theve deal saying it makes virginians less safe. less afe. >> the five remaining republican presidential candidates squared off inqu their final debate before bef super tuesday. the debate took place in tedted cruz's home state of texas andex it wasas a brawl right from the start. marco rubio and ted cruz pouncing on donald trumprump rounds of insults hurled backleb and forth as the candidatesandis shouted over each other onacothe issues like immigration, trump's privileged backgroundba and the donald he did not holdd back.ba >> you get along with nobody. nb you don't have the endorsement of one republican senator andca you work

today governor terry mcauliffe will visit waverly and appomattox - the areas hardest hit by the storm. the governor cancelled his original plans for also declared a state of emergency so that public safety agencies can make resources available to the recovery. listen to what a shop-owner on main street in waverly told our jason marks yesterday, minutes after the storm passed. well it was, there's no words to express how bad it was, it was getting dark, the wind was blowing so severly it could have been a tornado, did it touch down here? when i saw the debris fall from the building, i realized we must have been in the midst of a tornado, and as you can see, most of it was in the middle of main pushed it off. you said it came out nowhere? i just started blowing from, just so much that the midst of a torndo. what was that like? hear you are, its blowing straight down mainstreet and what was it like? next thing i know, i ran back into the building, the lights on and off, my heart was beating and i wondered if this was the reid opened his shop just four weeks ago. he says he hopes to repai

absolutely- governor mcauliffe met with tracie morgan and her brother today. theyve been searching the rubble and debris you see here this used to be their mothers home. now it's completely gone. when the tornado hit evergreen last night the family night the family was in seperate homes. luckily tracie's home is still standing....but when she walked outside she noticed her mothers home where her brother was sleeping was destroyed. it took them about an hour and a half to find him. he was ripped from his home and thrown across the yard....thankfully he had a four legged family member that saved him. tracie morgan, lives in appomattox co.: "he was inside and he was sleeping and his dog woke him up and i guess the wall started to come down. he got thrown over there. the sad dead just a little bit ago. so we wrapped her up and are going to bury her." the community has certainly come together and we've met a lot of people with incredible stories of survival. while many have lost everything, they say they have a lot left to be thankful for. in evergreen rachel lucas

mcauliffe: i think it is going to be a very close call. if you recall eight years ago, senator clinton won nevada. tight, itg to be very was very tight then and it is going to be tight this time. clybourn has just come out to endorse hillary clinton. that is very strong for us in south carolina. say, these first four bank are very important, but we have to get to these big states that are more representative to the rest of the country. nevada is a more presented of because of the latino population, south carolina is more representative for the african-american communities, but listen, this is a long haul. we have a very competitive race and we are going to do it again this time. governor herbert, you have not come out in support of any republican candidate yet. what you looking for? mr. herbert: i was hoping a governor would emerge. i am partial to governors because they haven't -- because they have experience in the executive branch. these others can be pontificator's who just kick the who justntificators kick the can down the road. someb

governor terry mcauliffe declares a state of emergency as governor terry mcauliffe declares a state of emergency as cleanup is underway across the commonwealth .. and here in our area. he'll be touring some of the hardest hit areas today.. which includes appomattox county. that's where w- s-l-s 10's erin brookshier joins us live ... erin-- but for the most part it is extremely dark out here this morning.. about three- thousand dominion customers in appomattox county are currently without power. dominion power plans to be on scene all night and says it will likely be mid day tomorrow before they get everyone's power is restored. everyone's power is restored. "this is catastrophic. it's going to take a while to get it back on. we are just going to work safe, take our time. dominion power says they will have about 150 crew members out here tomorrow working to get all cleanup efforts will begin this town in sussex county. at least three people were killed... eight others were hurt. rico bush has the latest. virginia state police confirm a man and a 50-year- old man were killed in the town

but governor mcauliffe reversed course last week -- making a deal with republican lawmakers. the deal still has to be approved -- but as newschannel 3 s brendan ponton reports it )s already upset people in favor of tougher gun laws. 04:44 definite betrayal. the last person i expected to go back on this deal jeanette richardson says she s struggling to understand the deal governor terry mcauliffe made with republican lawmakers over guns. richardson is an advocate for more gun laws. it s personal for her. her son patrick was murdered outside of her home in newport news in 20-04. 16:38 i came right around the corner when he was taking his last breath with her opposition to the deal -- she finds herself in the unusual spot of being on the other side of the governor. 03:29hes been our hero. to see this sidestep. hes just jumped in a hole. its insane. we just cant we re stunned the plan still has to be approved. but it would reverse an order from the attorney general. under it -- the commonwealth wouldn )t have recognized concealed carry permits from 25 states -- including north ca

governor terry mcauliffe declared a state of emergency in virginia and tour the damage today. we're on your side with live team coverage of how people are cleaning up. rico bush is live in the hardest hit area, the town of waverly. he has all the overnight developments. and jeremy wheeler is live in the super doppler 10 weather center. jeremy, your technology helped you predict yesterday's weather. how are things looking for today? ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: partly cloudy. mild, but windy. highs will be in the upper 50s. winds west 15-25mph with gusts up to 35mph. tonight: partly cloudy. lows will be in the upper 30s. winds west 10-20mph. friday: mostly sunny. highs will be in the upper 40s. winds nw 10-20mph. yesterday's storms caused damage to parts of the region. there was a lot of upper level wind energy in the region as well as warm/humid air. so there severe weather. today we will dry out behind the cold front, but conditions will still be windy. winds will gust up to 35mph out of the west. this could hamper clearnup efforts. we'll have fair skies today with

mcauliffe also met with phil hysell of the national weather service. he says that this storm had wind gusts of 120 miles per hour.3 sot- mcauliffe (:12)"we saw a lot of debris in trees. but you see an area with a bunch of cars and you'll see people out on the ground going through the debris trying to find some treasured memento and hoping they can recover something"pattie plasma mcauliffe also says they have people on the ground watching out over people's property. 3 shown you, many people are coming out to help those affected in appomattox... one group being the national guard. part of the job of the national guard is to keep us safe here at home, and they said that's what they were out there doing yesterday. although not in the way they generally do. the national guard flew in from richmond to take county and state officials out to survey the damage... with all of the debris and trees down, they said it's easy to miss things when they check from the ground, but the helicopter gives them a better perspective. we asked if they are looking for houses wi

mcauliffe also added... he looks forward to working with the general assembly to finalize the agreement. police in northern virginia are looking for a woman who has been missing for two days. 22-year-old sarah waye was last seen in fairfax wednesday afternoon. she was driving a black 2009 toyota police say the girl has been treated for mental health conditions and her family is concerned for her welfare. she's been entered into the national crime information center as a missing person. anyone with information is asked to call police. almost 500 local soldiers in the virginia national guard are preparing for a year long deployment in the middle east. the lynchburg based national guard, made up of men and women from across the area will deploy to qatar in may. they will provide security detail and will relieve another winchester based national guard unit who will return home from their year long deployment. specialist douglas harris / army national guard "it's a good feeling. i know that i am actually doing so

governor terry mcauliffe proclaims today as "frank beamer mcauliffe proclaims today as "frank beamer day." he made the declaration as virginia tech came to the capitol for their annual lobby day. the virginia house of delegates honored the former hokies head football coach with a copy of the resolution .. which was passed by both the house and the senate. beamer says he's honored. frank beamer, retired hokies football coach: "i've really been treated better than i've deserved all the good wishes and i'm just overwhelmed with how carrying and how great our people are at virginia tech beamer retired at the end of the last football season after 29 we've got hoopla to get you caught up on..the hoos moving forward..plus tonight's action.. and the matmen...step into the spotlight...with some extra motivation..at parry mccluer.. malcolm brogdon/27 points vs bc:"....i've just been patient i'm trying to play with in the offense try not to four shots and when i feel like when you work hard every day when you get your skills are you working every day really work you're really work and things pa

mcauliffe: if i could just add to that. again, i think most governors believe in some form of climate change. gov. herbert: the differentiation between some of us is how much man is causing climate change. is it a cycle? s catalytic -- candace was -- cataclysmic cycle change going on? that's a healthy discussion we need to have. when it comes to international trade, that is something the republicans probably have been more supportive of with the president efforts on t-tip and international trade and then some of the democrats. i think there will be hopefully some opportunities for us to have that discussion and see what we can with the states bring resolution to that issue, because of believe we need to have international trade and fair trade and free trade throughout the world. it is helpful to the economy of america. that is helpful for the economy of the world as we work together to lift people out of poverty, in third world countries. i think that is a discussion we're going to have with the president. we meet with him

happening now nearly one hundred new jobs are headed to south but governor mcauliffe announced investing more than sixteen million dollars in a new east coast distribution center in the city virginia competed against south carolina for the project and one governor approved a two hundred and fifty thousand dollars grant from the opportunity fund to help suffolk with the new center a consumer alert for parents at noon a baby essentials is recalling thousands of high chairs because kids can fall out of them. in fact it happened to six kids already. the company says the chairs are bark and attach if you own one stop using it right away and new was said you a new arm bar grab some tofu and a tattoo at the same time. well at some whole foods stores that might be reality. the company is considering adding tattoo shops to some markets the tattoo parlors would pop up at its three sixty five chain stores of food says they're trying to appeal to a younger audience the company's sales at its recent months. case you missed it earlier earn you maybe heard some buzz around town yes there's snow on the

they opposed mcauliffe's compromise. the governor defended his action saying there's no evidence that anyone with a conceal carry permit hurt anyone. >>> the attorney general's office announced the testing will start shortly on the state's backlog of rape kits. crime labs will begin processing the rape kits, some of which are nearly 30 years old. the testing will identify predators and show survivors that the state stands with them. >>> police release new robbery. officers said 25-year-old benjamin cooper used a gun to hold up the bb&t bank. it was robbed about 3:40 p.m. cooper was arrested on henry street. cooper also faces charges stemming from an attempted mugging on february 2nd. >>> plans are moving forward to build an amtrak. >> they cited distance and low projected ridership. bedford out. we have more on a new study and how much it's going to cost. >> several localities and organizations are moving forward with plans of a possible amtrak stop in bedford. this comes have the the department of transportation told be

gun law advocates say they )re not happy with a deal governor terry mcauliffe made with state republicans. approved. but it would reverse an order from the attorney general. under it --the commonwealth wouldn t have recognized concealed carry permits from 25 states -- including north carolina. it does take steps to take guns away from people with protective orders and would allow for more voluntary background checks at gun shows. advocates say the governor gave up too much. outcue: ".. " duration:0:00 jeanette richardson -- wants tougher gun laws 04:44 definite betrayal. he was the last person i expected to go back on this deal in an interview in washington d-c --governor mcauliffe defended the deal -- saying he had to compromise. he says the deal will save lives.a a young boy who went viral for his homemade sports jersey is now getting recognized by his [coughing] [coughing] [coughing] [coughing] coughing disrupts everyone's life. that's why so many people are turning to delsym for longer lasting cough relief. delsym has an advanced time release formula that helps silence coughs for a fu

governor terry mcauliffe visits appomattox county to assess the damage. and ... we're bringing you live team coverage from that area as the community begins to recover. good evening, and thanks for

mcauliffe added... he looks forward to working with the another bi- partisan bill is gaining ground in the general assembly. the bill would allow minors to remove certain alcohol or marijuana possession offenses from their record. the bill aims to make it easier for the young people to get jobs in the future... without the charges weighing them down. the legislation was overwhelming approved by a senate committee... and now heads to the full chamber. in w-s-l-s ten economic news... the job market is putting up some of its best numbers since 20-08. the labor department says u-s employers added more than 150-thousand jobs in january... bringing the national unemployment rate to 4-point-9 percent. average hourly wages have also gone up 2-and-a- half percent over the last year. the president says ... the changes pave the way for workers to demand more benefits. "over the past 6 months, wages have grown at their fastest rate since the crisis. and the policies that i'll push this year are designed to give wor

that's why governor terry mcauliffe is creating a statewide task force to fight the virus. the group will work with local officials on mosquito surveillance and control programs - prior to the beginning of mosquito season. virginia has three reported cases of the virus - while north carolina doesn't have any. florida has the highest number of cases reported at 28. we have a 10 time saver traffic alert to tell you about this evening. interstate 264 is moving a little more smoothly at this hour. three separate accidents between independence and lynnhaven blocked the interstate in virginia beach this afternoon. eyewitnesses say a flipped over 18- wheeler caused a big part of the backup. the road re-opened within the last 30 minutes. vdot says the shoulder is boulevard. veterans waiting for access to health care from the hampton v-a got an opportunity for help the hampton location joined v-a hopspitals accross the country hoping to cut back on hours this morning. waiting to see specialists were able to make saturday appointments today between 9 and 1. the director says the v-a

governor terry mcauliffe declared a state of emergency after severe storms on wednesday. four people are dead, including one person in appomattox county. wfxr's paris holmes joins us live in appomattox county where a press conference was held at the top of the hour. paris, what can you tell us? central virginia was not the only place virginia was central virginia was not the only place hit hard by the severe weather. take a look at the damage in waverly, that's not far from the petersburg area. investigators say a 2-year-old and two men were tossed from thier mobile home and killed tuesday afternoon. a curfew for the community and law enforcement have spent the night going door to door to make certain all residents are accounted for. desmond gardner/witness: it is nothing like this before i lost a good friend in the storm and my prayers go out to their family. the bodies of those killed have been sent to the medical examiner's office in norfolk for positive identification. four other buildings in waverly were destroyed by the moves across today into tonight. highpressure

a hours ago, governor mcauliffe got a firsthand look at what we saw from chopper 10 this morning , one of three stops for the governor. this is one of the ever-changing weather patterns. erin kelly spoke with the governor and joins us with more. what did he have to say? erin: tom, he says that his goes out to those who have lost loved ones. already the damages in the millions. >> flying in the helicopter, you can see for miles and miles. erin: the images from chopper 10 show the devastation caused by hr tornado that hit waverly wednesday. on thursday, governor terry mcauliffe met with victims and tour the area where three people died. >> there was a gentleman that a truck fell on top of just up ahead of us. erin: the man in the truck was william brown, who tried to get ahead of the storm. >> it hit me from the back. i did not see it. i could not get out. i finally wedged my way out and i did not know where to go. i went across the street. erin: across the street, reminders of the life the family had from before the storm. >> we saw the devastation. it's hard to imagine what people went

plus governor mcauliffe examined the local tornado damage. hear what he had to say about getting people the help they need. and passing the torch. new details this morning on the olympic flame's journey as it heads to rio. and stay with us. we're still getting updates on breaking overnight news out of norfolk. officials say a woman died in a house fire in the ocean view neighborhood. several other people were hurt. 10 on your side's rico bush is on the scene. we'll get a live report what's the most awarded car company of the year? ranking from top to bottom. luxury cars just seem like they would be top awarded there better be some awards behind what you are paying for, right. the final answer. chevy. the most awarded car company two years in a row. wow, it's like a luxury car. i was shocked. i mean it's like, this is chevy? current qualified gm lessees can get a sign and drive lease on this chevy cruze limited for around $179 per month. today's a big day for soccer worldwide. leaders within fifa approved reforms today to curb the president's

governor mcauliffe saying he expects the damage across the commonwealth of virginia to be in the tens of millions of dollars. it gives a sense of the power as the storm came down. >> dropped the whole car down the aisle. >> the twister hit them directly. >> we hold each other and said we love each other. we were just praying. >> williams survived but the neighbor did not. 50-year-old larry turner and his stepson 26-year-old stringfield were both killed. along with stringfield's 2-year-old son ivan it lifted them 300 yards. a friend of the springfield's. >> for his life to be taken way aye is heart-breaking. >> terry mcauliffe touring the damage commending the effort of the national guard, power company crews and the volunteers working to get waverly back on the feet. >> they have no money for clothes. they lost everything. they don't have the money to bury the child. very sad. >> very sad. >> stunning to look at the damage. there are people driving slowly taking a look in shock and awe to what the power of what the storm did. now the mother of that 2-year-old who was killed in the sto

virginia governor terry mcauliffe must decide whether to sign the bill. in a statement to news 4, draft kings company says 1.2 million virginians play fantasy sports each year. >>> they are those unwanted bugs that so many kids have to deal with and now they're tougher than ever. an outbreak of super lice has spread throughout 25 states and they're here in the district, too. these lice are much more resilient than traditional lice. about 12 million children each health experts say ask your doctor for a prescription treatment which would be stronger and avoid sharing brushes or hats. >>> health leaders will remind everyone it's not a health risk because they don't transmit disease. it's just a pesky problem. and i know -- >> and it itches. >> so many schools deal with it. >>> first of all, this guy is a choke artist and this guy is a liar. p. >> that is just one of the memorable exchanges during a fiery republican presidential debate. mark murray will join us in studio to talk about whether all these attacks will have any impact on donald trump. >>> and th

now it heads to the senate.. where it faces a likely veto from governor mcauliffe. mcauliffe's executive order in october.. prohibited the open carry of firearms.. except by law enforcement officials.. in offices used by executive branch agencies. the bill approved by the house would prohibit state entities from adopting or enforcing policies on the possession or storage of firearms. it would void any such policy put in place.. before july 2016. 3 mona tight a proposal to allow security guards in virginia schools to carry guns.. is making its way through the general assembly. for years, bills like this have failed. but this one is different saying the security guards would have to get permission from the local school board. philip van cleave with the virginia citizens defense league says he still thinks permit holders should be able to carry on school grounds. and says he believes this bill is a stepping stone in that direction. but not everyone agrees.philip van cleave virginia citizens defense league]everywhere they allow permit holders to carry it has been a succ

governor terry mcauliffe after severe storms on wednesday. four people are dead, including one person in appomattox county. wfxr's paris holmes joins us live in appomattox county where a press conference was held at the top of the hour. strong upper level trough strong upper strong upper level trough moves across today into tonight. highpressure builds in by friday afternoon and then shifts to thesoutheast advisory in effect until 7 am a traffic alert this morning for drivers in giles county-- a rock slide has blocked part of route 623.. also known as cascade drive... about three miles north of route 460 in pembroke. one lane of route 623 is back open. workers will try to get the other lane back open later this morning. in botetourt county: the group pushing to stop two historic slave houses from being relocated say they are the site. a representative from the friends of greenfield preston plantation group says the county's actions during the past few days prompted the protest. the group made a proposal to the county that would allow the buil

maureen: governor mcauliffe proposing tolling inside the beltway in rush hour in 2017. leon: that is the celebration of fat tuesday. mardi gras going strong there. it will continue until midnight tonight when lent will start. maureen: the weather is nice there. doug: but the chill is coming to go south for four or five days. tell you about this day. we had snow. the only advisory with weather advisory well north and west. 46 is the morning low. 46 and 30 are the averages. numbers at the moment we are still holding in mid-30's. we see a slow drop in the evening. a concern of a refreeze. there could be additional snowshower or two. patches of snow to fredericksburg. more on the pennsylvania line. this is if heaviest batch of rain. moving west to east. not enough to cause flooding but keep people wet. moving across the river to southern maryland. that is the trend. however, farther west we see a number of snowshowers now that will continue to rotate around the big level of pressure in the atmosphere. western lope of the mountains. in the morning it will feel like the teens

governor mcauliffe said he couldn't believe the destruction and is relieved people took shelter when they did. "if this had happened in the middle of the night, i'll tell you this, fatalities would have been way up. the kids were in school they kept the kids in school. so folks are very smart."after his tour through appomattox, the governor headed to waverly in eastern virginia.the storm killed three people there, including a 2-year-old boy. after the tornado, many are still without power and needing a place to stay. the american red cross has 2 shelters set up. one at the appomattox community center, the other in neighboring pamplin. residents tell wfxr news they're happy for all of the work that the red cross volunteers are doing. "i am thankful and grateful for the shelter and here. that are so good and so kind to a time like this." the red cross says they will keep the shelters open as long as people need to stay. organizations throughout the region are also doing what they can to help the tornado victims.wfxr's kristen eskow spoke to god's pit crew from danviile...she tells us h

governor terry mcauliffe's spokesman isn't saying whether he supports the idea. governor mcauliffe and lieutenant governor ralph northam are proposing a 9-million dollar program for birth control access. women with little or no health insurance would be eligible to receive it for free. wdbj7's noell saunders has more about the proposal. melissa, virginia is following a similar that has been sucessful and saved money. colorado's teen birth rates have declined by 40 percent between 2009 and 2013. in addition, to saving close to 43 million in health care related to teen births. with this program, virginia aims to eliminate a number of unplanned pregnancies, abortions and teen births. in 2009, the overall teen pregnancy rate in virginia per one thousand females ages 15-19 was 45. it dropped to 28 per one-thousand in 2013. the proposed plan will provide women with better options for long lasting birth control like intrauterine devices and skin implants. these devices would be distributed from department of health centers across the commonwealth. alexsis rodgers/psolic

governor terry mcauliffe got a first hand look at the damage today. his first stop was in evergreen... where 100 homes are estimated to be damaged or destroyed. we walked along with him as he assessed the damage ... met with the national weather service and locals whose homes were damaged. he also toured the damage by helicopter for an aerial view. gov mcauliffe "as you look around and you begin to see entire areas of gigantic trees just snapped in half. it goes for 12 to 15 miles which i was just amazed at the length and the width of this tornado that struck here." the governor handed his personal number to victims in case they need assistance. he says he's asking the federal government for money to help with cleanup costs. wsls 10s rachel lucas was there during his walking tour- and spoke with several families who are left with nothing. she joins us now live from evergreen... rachel? it wasn't until daylight after the storm the people of evergreen could really grasp the devastation... the governor said in his fly over today that the path of the stor