melissa. melissa: not ready to make nice. hillary clinton and bernie sanders set to go head-to-head but first senator sanders takes his free-for-all message to late night. >> young people are idealistic and they look at a world with so many problems, why not, why can't all people in this country have health care? why can't we make public colleging and universities tuition-free? why not? melissa: because someone has to pay for it. it is such a simple answer! plus, cold is in the air. hope you're planning something special this valentine's day because the weather will not clearly keep you warm. we'll be right back. at ally bank, no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like grandkids equals free tech support. oh, look at you, so great to see you! none of this works. come on in. this just got interesting. why pause to take a pill? or stop to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use is approved to treat both erectile dysfunction and the urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your docto

melissa garza was a patient at hollywood presbyterian during the computer takeover. melissa garza, hollywood presby patient: "all the signs said: do not use the computers. i'm like what's going on here? what's going on with all the computers and they said well we got hacked." by tonight though, with the ransom paid, everything seemed to be back to normal. anna hacobian, glendale: "everything is quiet. nobody talks about it. so it's terrible. it's a hospital." but the question is now raised- did the hospital do the right thing in paying off their attackers? steven gomez: "i am sure the law-enforcement agencies are not happy with the fact that the hospital paid the ransom. they made that decision and for law-enforcement agencies are not happy with the fact that the hospital paid the ransom. they made that decision and for them it's probably the right one." the ceo of the hospital released a statemrnt that read in part- the quickest and most efficient way to restore our systems and administrative functions was to pay the ransom and obtain the decryption key. in the best

melissa, let's start with you. >> melissa: good afternoon. i hope everyone is waking up to this beautiful weather. we had the rain early this morning.here's a live you are lynchburg tower cam. still a lot of snow on the ground, but you to full blue skies and sunshine. you see this moving out of the richmond area. we are going to see sunshine and quiet weather through the rest of the week and even into the weekend. a quick check of your weather. temperatures warming up. a mix of sun and clouds across the area. 46 in lynchburg. 48 in danville. 45 in roanoke. 46 in brookneal. 40 in blacksburg. 84 in hot springs. high temperatures today in the upper 40s and lower 50s to the south side. 48 in lynchburg. we are calling for 52 in danville. 46 for the high in roanoke. 43 in blacksburg. a nice warming trend on the way and a nice weekend forecast. let's take a full look coming up. >>> freezing rain created challenges for crews in lynchburg. the secondary roads are the biggest concern. mona kosar abdi is live outside the studio. what is it looking like

. >> melissa: that is right. we are winding down the month of february and getting ready hard to believe it's going to be mild out there. a beautiful view from our tower cam. nothing but sunshine and blue skies. we have seen increasing sunshine. temperatures warming back in the 60s. 62 in lynchburg. 68 in danville. 60 in roanoke. 65 in brookneal. 65 in blacksburg. 46 in hot springs. it is a bit breezy. we will see the same story tomorrow. we'll take a look at the full forecast coming up.>>> new at noon, roanoke county police have released new details about friday's officer involved shooting that left one man dead. in a press conference this morning, the suspect was identified as 18-year-old keyontray deshaun spencer. he was a student at the high school. he died the hospital after being shot by the police at the intersection of electric road in brambleton where he was seen branding a gun. that turned out to be a bb gun that looked similar to a nine millimeter. were deployed in the incident, but they are still try

let's send it over to melissa le fevere and the weather center with more on what we can expect. >> melissa: the coldest air of the season arriving on our doorstep. look how beautiful are our tower cameos. we're seeing a little sunshine. overcast skies. have had reports of light rain and even light snow showers across the area. temperatures right now in the 30s and 40s. 38 in lynchburg. 40 in danville. 41 abrupt meal. 27 in blacksburg. cold weather is here to stay. i will give you the chili forecast coming up. back to you. >>> right now, the second day of jury selection is underway for the woman charged with the abuse and neglect of her five-year-old son. this is a live look at the courthouse where the trial is taking place. noah thomas was found dead in a septic tank four days after he went missing last march.his mother, ashley white, entered a not guilty plea. 20 of the 22 jurors have been selected.those sides will get their discretionary strikes and the total number of 14 will be seated. suri crowe is in the courtroom evening. two lynchburg men accused of being a man to death has pleaded

i love her little dance moves >> melissa: she does a better than i do. >> melissa: it's like and hits where you have to keep it right here. >>> it is cold if we go outside right now. we're going to see temperatures feeling like single digits tomorrow throughout the day. the wind is going to be gusty out of the northwest. be prepared for that. digits. back in the upper 20s sunday. keeping an eye on monday and tuesday.we will have the

for a last look at the forecast. >> melissa: a great look at the forecast. we will be the mid-40s today low 50s tomorrow. a mix of sun and clouds each and every afternoon. our nice warm-up for the weekend. 63 saturday and sunday. we are keeping an eye on next week. it is going to be messy and wet, especially tuesday into wednesday. keeping an eye on the temperatures. we could see a wintry mix. we will keep you updated. for the short term, enjoy the 60s. >> mona: i'm going to ignore monday and tuesday and take a

. >> you should suffer and die in the same manner melissa did. crushed and nose broke on the side of your face, your jaw broken in two places, your teeth knocked out, your corotid severed. >> the system didn't fail traveon. he has to answer for his action. >> we ask for the defendant to be in prison for life. >> i will not lose my brother the way it was intended for him to be taken from me. >> reporter: the pain of melissa's family, their daughter and mother, we are grateful for the work the jury >> two other people are charged in this case. one is serving a life sentence. the other is awaiting trial. wncn news now. >> prosecutors are seeking the death penalty but a jury has not sent anyone to death row since 2011. >> charges were dropped against edwin lawing but brought back. >>> new at 11:00 a sad update out of hawaii. the 16-year-old passenger in that helicopter crash in pearl harbor has died. they were visiting from canada when it crashed into the water thursday. and expected to recover. agents are looking into the crash. >>> no reason to bel

melissa, your take on all this. melissa: it's interesting how fortunes change in politic. to watch where jeb bush finished and when you think back to the beginning of the race the death star work on his behalf. sorry, marco rubio, it might have been your time but jeb bush is already in so don't bother. now, you see all the time and money you called the death star bush poured into shooting down other candidate, especially marco rubio. and you wonder where does he make the decision. sandra: he did look happy on the stage with his family and it looked like a victory speech. concerns hillary clinton's email practices may have put the lives of american spies in danger. the scandal that shows no sign of going away. at ally bank, no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like grandkids equals free tech support. oh, look at you, so great to see you! none of this works. come on in. at ally bank, no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like social media equals anti-social. hey guys, i want you to meet my fiancÉe, denise. hey. good to meet you dennis. that's

melissa: yeah, no doubt. it's called death wish because you have more caffeine than any other coffee in the planet; right? isn't that what it is? >> yeah. we have about double the caffeine as your typical cup of coffee. and rev crazy customers out there who are amazing and love it and we have a bunch of new fans that just discovered us. since the commercial went out last thursday. melissa: so are you prepared? you said in the beginning that you're a 20-person company. now millions of people are going to see your ad and hear the coffee that has double the caffeine. are you ready the next day when those orders come rolling in? >> a year ago at this time we only had six employees. now we have 12 and i mean i have the most amazing team ever, and each of us has about 20 jobs. we've been working long hours. we've got help from local roasters, and they've been roasting around the clock, 20, 24 hours a day filling up our distribution channels. it's going to be a wild ride come monday. melissa: how many orders do you

melissa: in this country, minor vandalism. in that country something completely different though. >> that country there is no rule of law. andrea: we're not even a tiger anymore. we seem like the sleeping cat because if iran was a, sort of test commercial, a lot of people said this was direct, shot at the united states and i thought, no, because it was couple days before we would give them $150 billion. if you get that much money from a country, you never thumb your knows at them. it was shia commercial, telling sunnis, we humiliated united states. is north korea following suit, brit? >> of course. andrea: we can't expect john kerry, will he thank them for this too? >> this is what countries like that do. andrea: yes. >> and you know, the easy way to look at this, barack obama shown such weakness dealing with dictators they feel they can get away with stuff like this. that may be true. we don't know. we don't know how to establish that a is what they were thinking in their mind. it is also a hard question to answer, harris, wh

melissa: right. she comes on and says that it reminds me how i tell my boys, don't stoop to their level. don't go down there with that. if that is bully an playground, you hold your head high, do right thing no matter what. she reinforces that theme. he is a good boy i know it. not doing what these other people are doing. she hold as lot of cachet. you remember her as a fantastic woman, a dignified, smart, saucy, sassy sarcastic but really with a lost dignity. i don't know, i thought she brought it back to a good place. >> betty white of politics. good solid, positive perception. melissa: oh. oh. harris: will it work in state like new hampshire where people look for softer tone. but the nation right now is really politically attracted on both sides of the aisle to loud, fighters. so for her to come in and sell his softer side i guess for new hampshire that "new york times" article is talking about how people just want to cozy up to the topics and take level of rhetoric down. melissa: she is dignified

we'll have that in big talkers at 4:00. >>> and accuweather is next with melissa magee. when "action news" continue. >>> meteorologist, melissa magee, is back now with a closer look at the weekend forecast and sunday is a winner. >> you will want to be outdoors and just enjoy it more like spring than winter this weekend. looking outside at stormtracker 6 live double scan no issues with precipitation but earlier today we had a few flurries flying about and we are tracking a north-northwesterly wind throughout the day and there could be activity well north and west of the area. we'll show you the picture outside. the action cam was outside at penn's landing looking at the battleship new jersey and a fair amount of cloud cover was overhead and the clouds were playing peekaboo. expect more of that throughout the day. currently in philadelphia coming in at 38 degrees and the dew point at 10. and factor in the stiff wind it only feels like 28 in the city and the pressure 29.95 and it is on the rise. 32 in the poconos and 35 in reading and lancaster. you look at the winds and t

i'm melissa lee. tonight on "fast" stocks surging but one classic market theory say things could soon take a turn for the worst. we'll tell you what it is and what it means for your money. not just geeks like guy adami, virtual reality and some of the biggest companies betting on its future. later, some. hottest stocks this month have one thing in common and it could be troubling. we'll explain what it is and what it could mean for the real, but, first, we start with the markets. stocks continuing this late month surge, dow soaring over 200 points and s&p closing at its high elf level since january 7th and here's what was different about today's real. david faber reporting honeywell and united technologies are in talks for a mega merger, so does a deal like this confirm the recent stock surge that we have seen. are these the animal spirits? >> animal spirits. u tech and honeywell, david reported on that years ago. >> decades. >> decades, sorry, david. with that said, and i'm not suggesting i knew it w

melissa: i'm a skeptic melissa: that check is for me? >> i knew it was safe with a man like roger ailes behind the scenes. melissa: he is not giving me that check, have you noticed that? not happening. >> thank you, folks. connell: that does it for us here. melissa: "risk & reward" starts right now. >> this race is wide open. no one knows what is really going on in this race at all. we sense real momentum on the ground for us. we're looking to run right through the tape on tuesday and really do very, very well. >> i want one thing on tuesday. you have to get out and vote. because, we have a movement going on that is unbelievable. >> this is the first primary in the country that will get to answer the question what happens next to america? what happens next to america after seven years of a president that is trying to take from us all the things that made us different and special. >> there you have it. we're less than seven hours away from the new hampshire primary. this is "risk & reward." i'm jo ling kent in for deirdre bolton.

the same jury found smith guilty of first-degree murder of melissa jones. they'll decide between the death penalty or life in prison. >>> republican candidates wrapped up their appearances in south carolina after the first primary in the south solidified donald trump as the front runner so far. >> this week they will turn their attention to the west coast. center it's looking like a three-man race as the republicans head west here to nevada for their next contest. i'm danielle nottingham. i'll have the latest from the campaign trail coming up. candidates are poised to take day.su usnd woman:t's o t fa fte wo istg raw otwo py om tuesda hda lreally bringfewisaa every olgoll th. naldtrp ispiinup gafr ro. ump t reing vi . t inup inay . updot eisenadeouto pthdootnbu ahe cr ttthound hd here hed isngcleath weouldat tr onlyaiatbetr >>pp hbe sa ti goe wa hillwh isaythe palmettoamnews, velltrump 67 deh . ds tora deinththors tel go ord d.of onnfd y r acd int tse t thth hodr they thin n shed oobir pped h s damascus. rlat tho g . nehb celd cheerontraistrike oure thro gn

it's only going to get colder from here. >> melissa: we will be in the 30s today. upper 20s tomorrow. let's start with a live view of our lynchburg tower cam overlooking liberty university. everyone is out and about at the lunch time hour. we have seen a little snow activity. it has been out in parts of the mountains. most of us seeing a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures holding steady in the 30s. 31 lynchburg. 34 danville. 29 roanoke. i'll have the latest details coming up. >>> the danville regional medical center says it will once again hold a neighborhood walk this week. the hospital organize a prayer and walk after a doctor and neighbor were shot about a half-mile from the hospital. ceo alan larson says that because of the great response he received it will be organizing again this friday. it will start in front of the boys and girls club on foster street at 6:00 p.m. concealed carry rights to the virginians protected by a protective order is gaining bipartisan support. the senate voted 32-8. under this bill, people 21 and over with a protective order could c

. >> melissa: that's right. the system are warming above the freezing mark from freezing rain now most seeing the heavy rainfall. live view of danville. people are out on the roads. i hope those are crucial government or city workers going to work. honestly you don't want to be check out satellite and radar now. you see heavy rain move to pennsylvania county. bedford, making its way to lynchburg in the next 30-45 minutes. check your weather now. you see, of course, we are seeing heavy rain in danville roanoke at 32. still seeing the freezing rain mixing in. 32 in lynchburg. 34 in brooknil. flurries and snow reported in blacksburg they are there sitting at 33. hovering there at the 32 degree mark. it is 38 in hot springs. quick check of what you can expect. we are not worried about the mix now. we head throughout the morning it will be the rain and tell be heavy at times. that means road conditions will continue to deteriorate. they will be slushy and slippery. add in the ice over night, don't want to be out ther

melissa, back to you. >> seema, thank you. tim, what's the implication? >> that european politics are getting more politics and europeans everywhere to have have a scene phobic approach in their countries and polar politicization of the views, it's not just year. >> donald trump talking about fast food and a question of what he orders at mcdonald's, take a listen. >> fish delight sometimes, right? >> the big mac great, the quarter pounder with cheese. >> now in case you didn't hear, that the first thing he said was fish delight so we actually reached out to mcdonald's and asked if there was such a thing as a fish delight. we had never heard of it. there is not apparently, and just to be sure we reached out to mcdonald's and they confirmed for us that there is no such thing as a fish delight. >> sounds nice. >> has never existed on any menu. >> they should make it. >> they should make it like filleto-fish. >> the guy lives in a guild will tower and eats a fish delight and won't use an iphone and doesn't make a whole heck of a lot of sense. tim, you had thi

melissa le fevere has everything you need to know in the weather center. >> melissa: good afternoon. active weather continues for your wednesday up and down the east coast. we want to take you live to danville. clouds hanging tough. we are seeing the unsettled weather continuing. steady rain continuing for most of us. south boston seeing the heavier downpours. we will see the trend continue into the afternoon hours. we have been talking about the wedge of high pressure influencing our weather. lynchburg, 43. 56 in danville. roanoke, 42. 47 brookneal. 44 in hot springs. we have an aerial flood watch in effect until 7:00 p.m. tonight. also, if let warning in effect for the indian river and roanoke river. those are in effect until saturday. a lot of wet weather to get to. we will time that out coming up.>>> the sheriff's office and u.s. marshals service came together to a arrest a man accused of sodomizing a child. authorities charged david bocock with one count of forcible sodomy. the victim was a minor. bocock is being held without bond at this time. charged in connection to the kidna

melissa: the food fight continues. marco rubio continuing his attack on donald trump after pulling out all the stops last night. manning of the independent women's forum and o'connell, a former campaign director john mccain break this down. they came out swinging last night and it kept going today. feels like the campaign has taken on a whole new demeanor and tenor. what do you think? >> there has been some shifting in the terrain especially after last night's debate. not only did marco rubio come out stronger on the attack against donald trump but shed misperceptions left over from his bad debate performance in new hampshire where he was called a robot. he is more authentic and that changed the team in terms of who was the front-running alternative to donald trump. melissa: you wonder if it is too little too late. marco rubio was on it last night, not the same guy who was in new hampshire. he was out today. feels like he hired three comedy writers to punch up his dialogue and give him some good jokes. the use them tod

melissa. melissa: donald trump may be leading in new hampshire polls but anything can happen in the nation's first primary. jeb bush says don't count him out. >> it's a toss-up. there is now i think it's a question who will come and turn out. are independent voters going to participate in our primary or the democratic primary? we have a great ground game here. i'm optimistic but you have to put it in the hands of the voters here. connell: chris christie of course slamming marco rubio saying the senator lacks necessary experience that governors have in the race. so then why is the former new york governor, george pataki, a candidate himself throwing his support behind senator rubio? he will tell us that next. melissa: the youth vote will play a big part in tonight's results. what are millenials looking for in a candidate? we'll ask them. but ended up nowhere. now i use this. the nicoderm cq patch, with unique extended release technology, helps prevent the urge to smoke all day. i want this time

melissa: right. have a right to it. >> figure out how to respond to these questions a lot better. >> let me say to your point, melissa, you had franklin roosevelt was clearly one. wealthiest presidents, john kennedy came from wealthy family. both of these people did a lot on income inequality. they were accused being traitors to her class. that is what she needs to be. that she is traitor to her class and talk about income inequality. you can be rich and push for policies that help middle class. >> the problem that folks on wall street give her money because they say loudly they do not believe she will follow through on anything she says because i don't think she has shown she will. we'll see. thanks to all three of you. connell? connell: another story we're watching for you today, the irs working to get their website back up and running after having some big problems due to what it is calling a hardware failure. the website is refusing to accept electronically filed tax returns for most of the day y

the sentencing case started this morning for travion smith in the death of melissa huggins- jones. the mother of two was murdered in her home in 2013. she recently moved to raleigh with her daughter from tennessee. huggins-jones was killed in her bed while her daughter was asleep next door. today, the jury heard from the daughter. >> reporter: sean, prosecutors say that travion smith should get the death penalty because of the brutal nature of the murder. but the defense is saying there are mitigating stances that the jury must take into account. >> we ask that you remember the brutal killing in the autopsy photos which were difficult for determining whether this crime was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel. >> reporter: with that, the prosecution brought melissa huggins-jones 10-year-old daughter to the stand. the judge did not allow cameras to photograph hannah jones, who recalled her mom as funny, giving, and loving, as she described finding her dead mother in bed, audible crying could be heard from family members in the courtroom. >> reporter: the defense claims travion fa

"action news", delaware valley's leading news program, with meteorologist melissa a magee, jeff skversky, sarah bloomquist and walter perez. >>> sunday night and an army sergeant is accused of killing a virginia police officer on her first day on the job. >>> and a spectacular spring-like day that will wrap up the last weekend of february. >>> but the big story on "action news" tonight is hollywood's biggest night. now just a few hours away. >> that is right 80th annual oscars will showcase best hollywood has to offer in 2015. right the now we are looking live at bellevue theater with that famous red carpet where the arrivals are just as anticipated as the show itself. >> "action news" reporter christie lleto is live in center city with a preview of the local oscar buzz, hi there, christie. >> reporter: hey there, sarah, hollywood meets philadelphia at the low es hotel in center city. 300 people are making their way, down the area, and they will go upstairs for the oscars watch party and it is all, here, for a good cause. it is more than watching the oscars the event raises money to supp

melissa reports. >> melissa: cheryl is tired. in her house she says when it rains or snows it pours. >> i was trying to keep the water from pushing in my basement. it got in my became. it looked like a river. >> her lawn was taken over by filled up. it was filled up. it is a pipe there and the pipe rung over for awhile. >> melissa: she took action. i called them and i spoke to the highway department. and this is not a new problem. they were like. okay we see you have a ticket. this has been an on going problem. for almost two years. >> reporter: confirms she submitted a complacement on september 29 thth 2015. it was resolved. rosed the flooding shows otherwise. >> this is what seven now. now the problem is worse. it is not fair i pay taxes here. >> reporter: she does not want anything other than the issue to be resolved. >> when i call they tell me that. they give me a work number and say, i promise i will look into it. i hope they will this time. >> patti: a spoke man for the transportation says they are aware of the situation a

melissa. melissa: a blast from the pass. george w bush returns to the campaign trail, the former president will hit the road with little brother jeb in south carolina for the first time this season and of course donald trump had a little something to say about it. >> since he's left office, he has not been involved in any kind of public political event, and i'm proud that he is going to help his younger brother. >> he tried the mother, that didn't work out so good. now bringing i in his brother. i won't say anything. i'll say after his brother makes a statement. melissa: well, he had something to say but he didn't have to say things to say. here to weigh in republican strategist betsy. betsy, let me start with you. so, first of all, is w popular in south carolina? on the face is it a good idea? >> he's not only pop in south carolina but popular with nationally polling indicated about 80% of republican primary voters like his presidency. which makes him one of the most popular figures in the republican party overall. more pop

melissa. melissa: very good. hillary clinton back on campaign trail after being dealt a painful blow by bernie sanders in new hampshire. ed henry joins us now with what the candidates are up to today. i mean it was quite a victory tour for bernie sanders. he is on "the view." having lunch with al sharpton. not same thing over in the clinton camp. reporter: quiet day for bernie sanders. what is trying to do there, bernie sanders, general rate african-american support. clintons believe they have firewall starting in the south in south carolina in couple weeks. young african-americans are telling some media outlets, like young white college students we saw here, mostly white anyway in new hampshire, they're going, breaking hard for bernie sanders. i think you're seeing that also in the money. look at this. overnight bernie sanders raised we're told $5.2 million over the internet. didn't cost him a dime basically to do that. that gives him fuel to stay in this race for a long time. i spoke to bernie sanders campaign

, melissa. >> yes, sarah we were over a achievers across the delaware and lehigh valleys today. high in philadelphia, 58 degrees. the currently at this hour still pretty comfortable, 44 in the city, and average for thus time of the year is 41. still well above the mark. sixty to the south and west in charleston, west virginia. 9 degrees warmer in philadelphia then it was this same time yesterday and 20 degrees warmer in buffalo then it it was 24 hours ago. couple changes for our workweek, storm tracker six live double scan radar 3-d showing us low pressure over great lakes and trailing cold front, currently across the the ohio valley, this will work east, as we go throughout the afternoon hours, come monday. so we will talk about what we can expect, patchy fog, as we go throughout the overnight hours with the southeasterly wind and snow pack on the ground and mild though for the first week of february, temperatures, in the 50's, and 60's, and we're also tracking some rain first opportunity, comes tomorrow, and second chance, by wednesday, we will take a closer look with the full

>>> "action news", delaware valley's leading news program with meteorologist melissa magee, jeff skversky and walter perez. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. margin is razor thin in nevada as hillary clinton and bernie sanders are battling to the end in the nevada caucus. >>> they have been on their feet for more than a day and still going strong. we are live, to check in on thon. >>> but the big story on "action news" is a fire that proved deadly in new jersey. we first told but it last night. it was heavy fire that ravaged a condo complex in florence. today crews discovered a body inside the wreckage. "action news" reporter jeff chirico is live at the scene with the full details, jeff? >> reporter: good evening, walter. you are right investigators found the body of the seven two-year old victim just up there in a second floor unit. we're told that they did not know that she was up there until they found her body, this morning. at this point police are not identifying their victim. now throughout the day investigators have been sifting through remains of the eight unit condo complex t

melissa: yep. harris: you know whether it is donald trump -- who else would they do this too is my question to? will we see more of this? because, i really think this opens the door for everybody they don't like, will they do this to them. really vilifies the process we all hope to be part of, that is the democracy. andrea: they have been doing this specifically. you see, charles cook, writer for "national review," tony, he tweeted out i should give my job to somebody else. a tweet, meme from "national review," trying to make me seem stupid. a girl talking about bio riddisms. i have gotten my fair share folks on right and left and calling me stupid. i should give up my job according to men in the republican party. >> elitist media is getting rejected soundly both on left and right, correct? melissa: correct. >> some things belong on editorial page. that's fine. that doesn't mean they belong on front page. andrea: great point. sorry, julie, we'll get you in the next bloc. some folks struggling to fi

melissa. melissa: biden didn't mean it. his words were taken out of context even though there is video of him saying exact words. we can watch it. everybody is being unfair about that. peter, thank you so much. >> funny how that works. david: i love calling it the biden rule. the biden rule. here is another look where the markets ended the day. we can start towards the bottom. look at oil there. the saudi oil minister said, he just shot down the notion there would be production in oil. that led to 5% drop in the price of oil and that led the markets down. the dow ending the day almost 200 points to the downside. s&p by even greater percentage margin. they're all down. started with oil once again. melissa: there you go. hours away from the nevada caucuses polls say trump is in the lead. could be anyone's game. more on the wildcard in the west. polling is -- david: indeed. from the west to the heartland kasich is hoping for a big win in his home state of ohio, how will he stop guess who, the unstoppable donald trump? >> my ch

melissa: right. harris: the professor says the rules are about being inclusive to alternative orientations andly structures and free of stereotypes. if your kid is calling dad, what do they call? >> this is just, i remember 20 years ago colleges were an bag the word seminar, replacing is with ovular to get genderness out of it. this happens all the time on college campuses, so stupid, so ridiculous and -- harris: like ovary? >> instead of seminal. andrea: joke from "legally blonde.." winter semester, the winter omester. >> this is just another in the long list. harris: why are things always huge, the ship is always a her. that is not what the professor are talking about. >> things men consider beautiful are also shes. harris: ah. melissa: you see he what kids are getting degree in? innovation. pursuing a minor in innovation.? harris: my child getting a degree in innovation i would strangle them. melissa: they are right. get rid of words. challenges creativity. instead of husband i will call him my ma

see if you're eligible for >> melissa: happy leap day. we have a pleas cant forecast for the heart of virginia. here is a snapshot of what you can expect. a few mountain showers this morning. over all increasing sun. mostly sunny for monday with highs in the 60s. quick check of satellite and radar t. is quiet east of i-81 we are seeing the showers from western virginia into the mountain areas along the blue ridge of showers will stay to the west and tell be light in nature. temperatures above the freezing mark. 47 in lynchburg. 56 in roanoke. 52 in blacksburg. 37 in martinsville. wind are concern for today. they will five-15 miles per hour. sustained out of the southwest 14 miles per hour now in lynchburg. 15 in roanoke. 13 in black burg. mostly sunny, dry and breezy today. we will see temperatures steady about 47 through 8. near 60 by lunch and the highs in the mid 60s this afternoon. two cold fronts the first showers ahead of it. it will push off the east coast throughout the day. not greatly impacting our area. there is that front. low

melissa. melissa: here is a look at the dow's big climb today. adam shapiro from the floor of the new york stock exchange. adam, give as you break down on the huge breakdown from your perspective. reporter: wouldn't until 2:30 the nasdaq went positive. dow went positive. had a lot to do with reading on oil inventories. oil started the day down as you said but turned around despite the news we got on oil stockpiles. liz said 20 minutes ago we're drowning in oil in the united states. according to the latest inventory reports absolutely. what, 507 million barrels stockpiled right now? all-time high for the united states. we have 3.5 million barrels more than the last reading. so that was not to be unexpected. we got gasoline inventory reading, jeff flock pointed out, gasoline usage was greater than expected in the united states. perhaps investors seeing oil gasoline picture is tightening in favor of the oil companies and gasoline companies an investors. that is one thing driving stocks. the other

given melissa harris perry's extraordinary racial blast i don't blame them for dropping melissa harris perry. >>> trump has 18 out of 1237 delegates he needs to win. i don't think that's nearly unstoppable. done, no, they won't stop him. they want a clinton/trump race with a victory for clinton. the media should stop all coverage of trump. >> kevin spacey was advertising house of cards who plays frank underwood, the netflix star turned media critic when asked which is more surprising the new season or theual campaign. he said it was silly to compare the two and then added this. >> but you know, at the same time, i happen to believe that we get what we deserve. and that edward r. measuro warned us in 1964 when news divisions decide that the news has to make money and has to get ratings it's no longer news. it's entertainment. so if people are bothered by the fact that we seem to be having entertainment as news it's because the news organizations decided that money and ratings were more important than reporting. >> news is a business just like netflix is. on a personal noted, that questi

>> melissa: that is broncos orange and navy. >> anchor: he lost a bet? >> melissa: i lost a bet. if you like cold weather, this is the next step in days just for you. in my view of our danville power cam.still seeing some sunshine out there.clouds are beginning to roll in, but we are still dry through the lunchtime hour.as we zoom into pinpoint doppler, you see a little snow crossing into virginia. a lot but not making it to the ground. we still have a dry air mass in place. as the cold front gets closer, we will begin to see the wintry mix moving in in the early afternoon continuing into the evening. temperatures in the upper 30s and 40s for many of us. 44 in lynchburg. danville. 40 in martinsville as well as roanoke. 38 in blacksburg. beginning to move in. areas east of lynchburg warming up, but further out west, we will hit the highs for the day. we do have a winter storm watch is in winter weather advisories in effect until thursday morning. we're talking about cold weather with low wind chills. we have winter weather advisory in effect until this evening. here is a look at t

eknew that jason and melissa had broken up, essentially. but he wanted a chance to at least talk to molly. why not sit them down and give them a chance to speak. >> are you still in love with molly? >> yeah. >> i'm so disgusted with you. >> the breakup just exploded. >> you have to stop interrupting me. >> some word got out that jake had looked violent or made a fist, so we said now we have air it because everybody is going to the talk about this and thinks we're hiding something. it was very raw. >> it was a lot. a lot. >> well, i mean he gave them a lot of reasons to. >> so don't expect ben to make this list. >> he was such a pleasure to be around, to work with for the rough. >> here's more reality show drama. remember this star who made headlines for marrying a 51-year-old wh she was just 16? we were with her when s under the knife. >> i'm not wild about a bump on the side of my nose. >>> then we're going back to the '80s. we're backstage as some of the biggest icons of that decade are still rocking. >> when the fans are screaming, what

they're putting down 20% on the home, melissa had student loans. they had to take her off the mortgage. >> she still has ownership possession in the house. he's not obligated on the note of mortgage. >> reporter: student loan debt and weekend growth are contributed to the low homeowner among millenials. they are finding that mortgages are available. the afford about and lack for sale that's both standing in their way. >> we saw this house at 8:00 that night. there were two offers in that day. >> reporter: they got the right house in the right location with the right schools but. >> we're the youngest people in the neighborhood. >> reporter: >> ralph talks about the housing market. >> good to see you. >> tell me where you think housing is now. we pointed out the shiller index that points to significant increase in price mostly on the west coast. that doesn't seem to be a representative picture of where housing is now. >> we think the housing market is solid, actually. the flurry of today's report suggest while the housing market is solid in most dim

melissa. melissa: a few other stories on our radar. isis claiming responsibility for devastating back-to-back market many toes in iraq over the weekend. 73 people are now reported dead. 112 people remain in the hospital while five people are still reported missing. >>> navy senior chief edward byers receiving a med president obama. he used his body as a shield to protect american hostage simultaneously taking down another enemy. can you imagine? byers becomes the 11th living service member to be awarded medal of honor for gravely in afghanistan. wow. david: good for him. melissa: apologizing on national tv for a so-called hostile act, trying to steal a north korean banner from a hotel. 21-year-old otto warmbier stating he was offered a reward by member of his church for taking banner. he was arrested in january by north korean officials. his family has not seen or had contact with him since. he is sobbing. david: tough to be arrested anywhere but imagine in north korea? ouch. melissa: fight for the white house gaining worldwide attenti

melissa: yeah. >> now they're desperate. i don't know who is putting mitt romney up to this. i have absolutely no idea, but, to the voters is simply political noise and intended to be distraction so people won't seriously look at these top candidates have to offer, including donald trump. melissa: seems like it is just backfiring. like bell the cat. they're running out getting eaten along the way. herman cain, thank you for coming on. david: belling the cat. melissa: game theory. david: good to be in the minority with herm cain. melissa: i like that. david: this is forum with megyn kelly. >> i released remainder what we have. i have released five years worth. nice thing i haven't made enough money my tax returns are not that interesting. >> it will be a speed read. >> it is not all that complicated. i recognize donald's tax returns are a little more complicated. mitt has the a good point the voters are entitled to know before they vote, you better believe democrats if there is anything in there the

huggins jones. >> what happened to melissa huggins jones was horrible, tragic, and heartbreaking. and it was completely senseless. and travion will be punished for the rest of his life because of what happened. but his history before what happened does not show that he's incapable of redemption. >> but the prosecution says there's no redemption for smith, only the ultimate punishment. >> how much hatred does it take to get there. not one blow. but 18 blows. at close range. they were on top of her. they didn't shoot her. her, in her own bed. and stabbed her in her face. and tore her nose off. how does that not call for it? how does that not call for the death penalty? >> but the jury did not agree. after the verdict was rendered, the parents of melissa were able to address travion smith directly in court through victim impact statements. very compelling stuff. >> absolutely. we did hear from several family members before the sentencing recommendation, including melissa's mother, don wallace, she actually spoke directly to her daughter's killer at one point during her statement. >>

let's check in with melissa lefevre over in the weather center. melissa we are talking temperatures in the sixties. 3 partly cloudy and dry the rest of today with highs in the upper 40s. temperatures reach the lower 50s on the southside. lows fall into the mid to upper 30s by saturday morning. overall, it's going to be a pleasant and mild weekend for us. highs reach the 60s both saturday and sunday, with overnight lows in the upper 30s to near 40. we'll be dry for saturday with a mix of sun and clouds. mostly cloudy for sunday, with the chance for a few showers 3 mona tight the virginia tech scientist, who exposed the public water crisis in flint..is taking a closer look at richmond. according to "hands across the lake" -- a water protection group, the scientist will analyze test results from private wells in the area. it has concerns about dominion virginia power's coal ash impoundments at the company's chesterfield power station --- which 15 miles south of richmond. 3 mona the numbers are in. virginians donated at least 7.2 million to presidenti

melissa. melissa: a lot of insight there. david: yeah. melissa: alphabet reporting major fourth quarter earnings beat sending the stock soaring after hours. it is now the most valuable american company beating out apple for the top spot. after the bell alphabet's combined share classes were worth $568 billion. >>> more fuel for the islamic state. ambassador bolton tells us why he think the terror group will take advantage of the president's last year in office. >>> plus iran's supreme leader turns a routine incident into an act of heroism against the united states. details on that coming up. ♪ announcer: a horrific terror attack in paris. then, a brutal act of terror here at home. it's time for a tested and proven leader who won't try to contain isis. jeb bush has a plan... to destroy them. and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of

. >> they convicted him of murdering melissa huggins jones in her apartment during a burglary. >> reporter: the state will have an opportunity to put on rebuttal witnesss after the jury heard from teachers and therapists and family members. they talked about him having a abusive childhood and difficulty in school. he could receive the death sentence. persuade the jurors folife in prison without parole. >> he was )fa kind, loving, respectful people. he came in with the cat attitude he wanted to do the right thing. >> reporter: the jury begin deliberations. no death sentence cahanded down since 2007. it require c;=as unanimous 2^ decision by all 12 jurors. we expect the jury koto start q&iberation monday. p?gt: >>> monday. >>> a small plane h%crash g=in union county near charlotte. officers say the pilot died 5a, the plane went down 7:00 in a wooded area, investigators are 3w trying to figure out what caused the crash. officials have not released ability of where the flight arv m swp& originated from. >>> one man was injured yesterday afternoon, taken to wake med with. they are following up

melissa. melissa: ted cruz asking his communications director to step down. peter barnes is the at cruz rally where news broke moments ago. peter i was watching you guys live and ted cruz said it. what was reaction like there? reporter: he hasn't brought it up here to this crowd of supporters. he was talking to reporters in a side room when he made those comments. reacting to this controversy, accusations by senator marco rubio, campaign senior communications advisor rick tyler engaged in dirty tricks with the posting of a video from a student newspaper this past weekend and, that purported to show senator rubio dismissing the bible when he walked into a hotel room, hotel lobby rather in south carolina and saw cruz's father and a staffer reading the bible together. rubio's comments subtitled in this video said that rubio told cruz's father and the staffer, quote, got a good book there, not many answer in it. rubio campaigned immediately tweeted out correct comment from senator rubio in the vid

. >> melissa: it is locking good for weather out there. for us not so much. a little rainy but a nice weekend in store. look at this big picture. you see our low pressure system and cold front moving over the central part of the country. it will march to the east. that means rain arrives at our door step as we head to your wednesday. we have a severe outlook enhanced for the low are mississippi valley up to the ohio slalomy. not impacting us. we are not expecting severe storms for your wednesday. it will be a wash out. so today just light drizzle out there. light rain possible. a 30% chance. cloudy and cool. heavy rain will arrive wednesday morning. you willment the umbrella. make sure you have that rain gear. bus stop weather, in the 40s. jackets. watching morning fog. in the 40s now. we will stay there for the day. look at rain chances as we head to superbowl weekend. a 30% chance for showers today. a 100% on wednesday. thursday, friday and saturday sun, cooler but nice. a mix of sun and clouds your superbowl sunday is looking good. rain

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