He was my firstborn son to have to know that he was still there means the world. There. Him. And we did. Reporter she tells me that she wants to say thank you to the thousands of people who reached out to her on social media and the searchers who searched for her precious loss. Whitney thank you, courtney. Many of you came out to help those affected by the tornado by donating to gleaning for the world. Today there were collection spots at the walmart in appomattox and the sams club in lynchburg. Theyre collecting, nonperishable food, clothing wset. Com. And a few local churches for stepping up to provide items for the tornado victims. Piedmont church of christ and one other church are offering free supplies to anyone affected. It includes, food, clothes, cleaning supplies and for. 191 police tower in appomattox behind the flea market is the location. As the residents of evergreen try to pick up the pieces, many say the volunteers have been a god send. Those giving back say its about doing the right thing because you never know when the shoe will be on the other foot. They need help. It doesnt matter whether its appomattox, lexington, or i know if it happened to me, i would certainly appreciate all of this help. [buzzing sound] in evergreen, we lost a house to a fire 35 years ago, and the Community Stepped in and helped us out. Its time to give back. Its devastating the loss they suffered between the structure and the family member. We [inaudible] im sorry. Its unbelievable how fast life changes for somebody. Its a blessing to see the community pull together and try to help one another. Good weather out there today for the clean up. We saw a lot of sunshine albeit chilly and freezee. New details on the tornado in evergreen. Officially on the ground for 17 miles. It was 400 yards at its widest points and officially damaged about 100 structures. These are new details from the Weather Service this afternoon. Temperatures are in the 40s before dropping to the 30s overnight. Sunny and breezy tomorrow. Rain chances back in the forecast next week. Whitney . State police spent the earlier part of day responding to two different crashes in rockbridge county. One of them fatal. A single vehicle accident on interstate 81 left traffic a car ran off the left side of the road, hit the median and trees. Both occupants were taken to the hospital. That road should be reopened now. And the trooper responding to that crash also worked a fatal this morning. Police have not released the name of the victim, and were still waiting on more information to be released. Well bring you updated as soon as we get them. And we have an update on last nights officerinvolved shooting is in roanoke county. The suspect died in the hospital. The suspects name has not been released. A witness saw the suspect wearing a bandana and waving a gun. The officers involved have been placed on administrative leave during the investigation, which is part of standard protocol. Primary day in south rocarona. Well bring you whitney it was a busy day on the campaign trail. As voters in South Carolina head to the polls in the democratic primary, candidates from both parties are crisscrossing the party rallying support ahead of super tuesday. Thank you for voting. Thank you. Primary night for the democrats in South Carolina. Democrat all my life. The Democratic Party gave me of good options. Im happy with my choice. Reporter the candidates are looking ahead to super tuesday. Campaigning in texas, minute minnesota, and alabama. If you bring your friends, neighbors, and coworkers, we texas. Reporter and watching the republican race closely. Donald trump campaigning today with former g. O. P. Rival governor Chris Christie who endorsed the frontrunner yesterday. The only person thats created jobs is this person right there. And focusing their talks on marco rubio. I thought ted cruz was a liar, but cruz is worse. Trump will never be the party of lincoln and reagan. I dont think its good to see candidates behaving like School Children bickering. Clinton said that trump spent half his time insulting people. She is leading by double digits. Whitney marco rubio is set to take a break from the campaign trail to speak at hell take the stage at 8 30 p. M. Roanoke college says this event will give students the chance to hear directly from a nationallevel candidate and make their own decision. Afterwards therell be a studentled discussion open to everyone on campus. The weather took a wild turn but were finishing up sunny and warm. Reporter this weekend is quiet. Especially the will we started off a little cloudy today. And the clouds quickly faded away and we saw a nice day in pulaski county. A lot of sunshine and we have clear skies right now. 44 in lynchburg. The dew point at 19. Very dry air in place. Humid at 37 . Visibility at ten miles. And pressure is Holding Steady if not going up a little bit. 50 in danville. 46 roanoke. 43 blacksburg. Hot springs, 32. We were warmer today than where we are yesterday. Reflect around the 60s or so. A good chunk of the country is dry right now. Good news for everyone that was affected by that big system that came through. The next weathermaker in montana and wyoming. And we had a southerly flow today. Well have a better one on the way for tomorrow. This area of low pressure towards the great lakes will give us a counterclockwise flow. And weve got a cold front coming through for monday. It will be a relatively dry one. Some clouds and maybe a shower or two there. The majority of us will stay dry for monday. A better chance of rain in the middle of the week. We are clear tonight. Temperatures will be slow to cool. Well see more sunshine on sunday. Some highlevel cirrus clouds on sunday night. And maybe a spotty shower here or there for monday afternoon. Not a washout by any stretch. And later on in the afternoon, perhaps were looking at dry skies for everyone. That will change tuesday night. Our best chance of rain this week with yet another boundary will come in. And a leftover shower or two for wednesday and thursday. Clearly we can tell a front is coming in. Warmer. Well be watching for another area of low pressure to start to ride up the close. The cool air will be in play for thursday and friday. Well have to again watch the possibility of wintry precipitation in the latter cool, crisp, and cool breezes tonight. 30 overnight in lynchburg. 31 alta vista. 34 danville. Lexingson, 29. Tomorrow, mostly sunny skies. Highs in the mid60s. 66 appomattox. 64 amherst. 64 lovingston. Danville 67. South boston 67. The lake 65. Roanoke 65. Harrisburg, 61. A chance of rain on tuesday. The best chance coming tuesday nightearly wednesday morning. Thursday, maybe a stray shower. And friday, maybe a little bit of rainsnow mix with that cool air back in place. Next saturday is dry. Way too early to say what friday will bring. Whitney i like those 60s. Will when spring gets possibilities for what we saw last week. Whitney here at abc13 were counting down the hours for the 88th annual academy awards. The red carpet show begins at 5 30 p. M. And the show starts at 7 00. We want to know how youll spend the night. Are you going to a party . Hanging out with your family . Go to our Facebook Fan Page and join in on the conversation. And we hope youll stay around for after the show for abc13. And were answering the question however would you go to help your child . This mother tried to get medical marijuana to help her son. Her hard work paid off, but others are still stuck in the my special report, growing hope, is after the oscars. Reporter the l. U. Men i dont want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. Or wonder whether i should seek treatment. I am ready. Because today theres harvoni. A revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. Harvoni is proven to cure up to 99 of patients whove had no prior treatment. One pill, once a day for 12 weeks. Certain patients. Can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. With harvoni, theres no interferon and there are no complex regimens. Tell your doctor if you have other liver or kidney problems, hiv, or other medical conditions, and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. Taking amiodarone with harvoni may cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. Common side effects of harvoni may include tiredness, headache and weakness. I am ready to put hep c behind me. I am ready to be cured. Are you ready . Ask your hep c specialist if harvoni is right for you. man this is where it all started. I received a call from our dispatch center. Smoke was coming from a manhole, and thats not good. We entered the manhole. We discovered that the cables had been melted by the fire. We jumped in, we got to work, and in a little over eight hours, we had the power back on. Hi, im john snyder, Distribution System supervisor for appalachian power. And no one even notices. announcer we may be a power company, but the true power in our communities comes from our people. Reporter hi there, everyone. O. D. A. C. Tournament continuing today in salem. The lynchburg women looked to punch their ticket with a win over washington and lee. Defrancesco had a big game for the hornets. Double figures with 12 points. And basket here. Washington lee down just one at the half. And lynchburg ran off 12 straight points to take a double digit lead. And the generals tried to rally, but the hornets are headed back to the finals. Lynchburg, 7157. Improving to 23 and 4 on the season. This team has invested and sacrificed and focused. It didnt end the way we wanted it to last year. And i think we have so much more confidence going in this year because we have the experience playing last year. Reporter mens semifinal action is getting underway at now. The winner will face off against the winner of randolph eight. And the Liberty Flames last game, l. U. Only recorded three turnovers. And hosting gardnerwebb, second half. And dawson. And fields drives the lane for two of his nine. And the bulldogs tied at 62, will you homesley puts l. U. Back in the tray. And 22 point for caleb. And dawson goes from downtown. And liberty hits 17 three pointers. And tying the record of v. M. I. Flames win over gardnerwebb. I think the reverse would have been catastrophic. A 4game losing streak would have gotten our guys doubting. 7game winning streak. And were worrying about liberty, not anyone else. They better watch out for us. Reporter and coach cary green looking for a win today. And brook alexander, falls. And shes okay. And jamie fisherdavis. Three names, three points. And alexander again, a contested runner gets a fall. The flames deliver one number 100 for cary green. The flames roll over longwood, 6747. U. V. A. Facing a big challenge at j. P. J. The cavs hosting u. N. C. Highlights tonight at 11 00. Theyre not taking it easy with the cavs having one of the toughest remaining schedules in the country. It shows that if theres loose or theres any leaks, its going to expose those. And if you can play well in those settings, hopefully it gives you the right kind of confidence. Reporter the hurricanes hosting louisville. And tied at 34. Adele rings that corner bell for three. Louisville takes a 3836 lead in the half. And five minutes to go. And miami trails one. Later they go up three with under a minute to go. And the final score, whitney its a day to celebrate and protect one of the Worlds Largest and most threatened land predators. International polar bear day is observed on february 27th after its founding by polar bears international. Annual sea ice around the north pole declines. Biologists estimate that only 26,000 of the animals remain world wide. Few seen the video of the polar bear in the zoo . No. He has a white stuffed animal and he thinks its his mom. Will thats like saying have you seen that really cute cat video. Will 65 in lynchburg. Nearing 70 on the southside. Danville. Better chance of rain, tuesday, tuesday night. Thursday a cloudy day. And friday, rain mixed with snow. And were focusing on sunday. Whitney i get it now. [inaudible] it all makes sense. Thanks for watching. Well se welcome to world news tonight. The showdown in the south. South carolina up for grabs as democrats cast their votes. Hillary clinton looking for a offensive against a heckler. If youll shut up and listen to my answer, ill answer you. So, what set him off . A new republican tag team hits the trail. Chris christie and donald trump together. The frenemies now doubling down on marco rubio. Rubio stole from the republican party. The schoolyard taunts. And tonight, the new comeback line. We cant nominate a con artist to become the head of the party. The factory worker coming facetoface with the gunman, a man he thought was his friend. What that shooter told him right before he opened fire. The new concerns about ecigarettes tonight. They are exploding in pockets, setting cars on fire, and causing serious injury. One woman talking about her frightening ordeal. And, risky business. Chris rock getting ready to rock the oscars, hosting in the middle of a controversy. Promising a blackout is on the way. Good evening