Outside of denise wardons home as a man creeps up behind her and pulls a gun pointing it straight at her head my heart was just racing the criminal yanked the purse right out of her hands and then runs away. This was near Lafayette Park in norfolk. 48 25 in looking back he had so many times to pull the trigger i don t know that the gun was loaded police say the man was seen leaving in this s uv a decal spotted on the back they re hoping you can help track him down. But in the mean time want you to remember a few things if you end up in a terrifying situation at the demands of an armed robber 31 25 getting your purse snatched especially by an armed man is definitely scary and like i said its a traumatic event for anyone to go through but try to remind calm as best u can don t be that hero don t fight comply and be the best witness you can police want to find the guy who robbed the dollar deals at gunpoint last night. Police released this surveillance footage. They say the man was wearing a mask and armed with a gun when he robbed the store just before seven last night. Police say no one was injured but did not say how much money was taken. In the footage you can see he emptied the register before leaving the store. If you know who he is Police Take Action and call the crime line. Periods of rain will continue on thursday as the front stalls off the coast. Some of the rain could be heavy at times, but there will likely be a few breaks in the rain. Otherwise, expect mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures will fall from the upper 50s in the morning to the upper 40s by afternoon. While most areas will see rain thursday night, a could mix in, too, but at this point, it does not look like a big event. Most of the rain will push out early friday, giving way to clearing skies. It will still be breezy and cold with high temperatures in the mid 40s. Saturday brings sunshine with highs in the upper 40s. Well be near 50 on sunday with showers late sunday night into now here s Kristen Crowley to help you beat the traffic. Flooding and that s a real problem in the city of norfolk. Now the city and the norfolk District Army corps of engineers have signed an agreement for a comprehensive flood Risk Management study. They will split the cost of the roughly three Million Dollar study. It will then allow norfolk to qualify for major federal funding for the army corps says they ll be looking at a wide variety of possible solutions. The study is expected to take about three years to complete. New details crews have made changes to a intersection in Kill Devil Hills after a deadly crash there. They ve added back plates to the lights at collington road and Veterans Drive that helps drivers see the lights more clearly in direct sunlight. 12yearold Brianna Blumenthal was riding her bike at the intersection last year when an suv ran a red light and hit her. She died a few days later from her injuries. Some believes the driver who ran through the red light was not able to see the red light because she was blinded by sunlight. The the seven year old boy who that also killed his best friend is making great progress. Keion mcclenney s sister confirmed to us that he is awake and walking. Keion friend in norfolk on monday. His best friend nine year old Lucas Ballard didn t make it. Keions sister says her little brother suffered from bruised lungs and a swollen brain. But yesterday she told us he has had some major improvements and could be going home soon. Later today there will also be a vigil held for his best friend Lucas Ballard who was killed in that crash. It is scheduled for 6 o clock at moyock elementary school. Beach police have made an arrest in a weekend murder at an apartment complex. 38 year old Christopher Mitchell is charged with seconddegree murder in the death of 39 yearold Robert Atwood. Police responded to a call about shots fired at the mayfair apartments early sunday morning. The victim Robert Atwood shot. Mitchell was arraigned yesterday in Virginia Beach district court. Later today a chesapeake man police say crashed a car into a home and then threw a toddler over a fence is due back in court today. Devonte johnson is accused of running from troopers who tried to stop him on i64 for speeding. They say he crashed into a townhome then threw a three year old over a fence and tried to jump the fence himself but got caught. The little boy was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. We are now learning more about the relationship between a 13 year old blacksburg teen and the man police say killed her. The internet could be a dangerous place for teens what periods of rain will continue on thursday as the front stalls off the coast. Some of the rain could will likely be a few breaks in the rain. Otherwise, expect mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures will fall from the upper 50s in the morning to the upper 40s by afternoon. While most areas will see rain thursday night, a couple of snowflakes could mix in, too, but at this point, it does not look like a big event. Most of the rain will push out early friday, giving way to clearing skies. It will still be breezy and cold with high temperatures in the mid 40s. Saturday brings sunshine with highs in the upper 40s. Well be near 50 on sunday with showers late sunday night into now here s Kristen Crowley to new details the Virginia Tech freshmen suspected in the murder of a 13 year old blacksburg girl had an inappropriate relationship with the teen. That according to investigators. Planning on exposing that relationship and David Eisenhauer killed her to keep that from happening. Police say eisnehauer and another Virginia Tech student natalie keepers both carried out the crime. Authorities say the teen met eisenhauer through social networking apps. Hearing stories about the sad outcomes that can sometimes come from social media use is enough to make a parent feel powerless. With so many social media sites out there it s tough to keepp track of them all. Parents we spoke with say strangers are constantly trying to reach out to their kids online. Experts have a number of suggestions to keep them safe including keeping computers in open areas and setting parental controls. Communication is also key. 9 36 17 kids are really like into technology so theres ways that they can find around it, so i just think monitoring and being open with them it helps 26 we ve posted more information about keeping kids safe on football has been called america s most dangerous game. And there s no question the players take hard hits. Outcue . Hits whistles. Duration 0 04 nat sequence of hits we ve heard a lot about the effects of those bonecrunching hits on nfl players but they re not the only ones getting concussions playing the game. 4 25;28 i had broke for a touchdown and i was jogging and the dude, the guy he came up from behind me and slammed me to the ground and my head hit the ground 34 4 25 49 it was just a very confusing time for me, and i didn t know what i was doing or where i was 54 Erica Greenway is taking an in depth look at concussions among young football players. We spoke to some of the country s top experts in sports concussions and asked should kids even be playing football . Find out what they had to say tonight at eleven. A Virginia Beach store is changing up its parking lot in an effort to take action for the new caramel macchiato from Dunkin Donuts. Let handcrafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramelflavored swirl uplift your mood. Indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. Ohoh, ohoh ohoh, ohoh, ohohohooh, oh hearts are made for sharing. Spread some sweetness with Dunkin Donuts heartshaped happiness too sweet not to share. America runs on dunkin. Now here s Kristen Crowley to newschannel 3 is honoring our american heroes. This morning we re honoring hull technician second class christen jenkins. Check out this picture of her grinding sheet metal on the u ss dwight d. Eisenhower. The carrier is currently underway conducting carrier qualifications. We want to recognize your american hero, but we need your help. Send us a their picture and make sure you let us know their name, rank, and a little about what makes them your american hero. Email it all to picsatwtkr dotcom and we ll honor them right here on newschannel 3 this morning. A local lowe s Hardware Store is taking action for Service Members wounded in war. Check out what the store on holland road in Virginia Beach is doing for our veterans. They ve designated a parking space just for wounded warriors. It is also outlined in purple. Newschannel thought about the parking spot. Many of them gave lowe s a thumbs up. You can soon see more of these Parking Spaces at different lowe s locations. The store s assistant manager tells us this is part of police in norfolk are looking for a man who robbed a woman at gunpoint in her front yardand it was all caught on camera. We are now hearing from the first virginian confirmed by the cdc to have the zika virus. A woman robbed at gunpoint right outside of her Apartment Building and now the dangerous criminal is on the loose. Newschannel threes Stefania Okolie is live in the control room with a look at the Surveillance Video. The Surveillance Video highlights an absolutely petrifying moment for an innocent woman who was steps from walking inside her building. She wasn t hurt but didn t know when a gun was at her head how things would end. Omg the terror terror right outside of denise wardons home as a man creeps up behind her and pulls a gun pointing it straight at her head my heart was just racing the criminal yanked the purse right out of her hands and then runs away. This was near Lafayette Park in norfolk. 48 25 in looking back he had so many times to pull the trigger i don t know that the man was seen leaving in this s uv a decal spotted on the back they re hoping you can help track him down. But in the mean time want you to remember a few things if you end up in a terrifying situation at the demands of an armed robber 31 25 getting your purse snatched especially by an armed man is definitely scary and like i said its a traumatic event for anyone to go through but try to remind calm as best u can don t be that hero don t fight comply and be the best witness you can 10 months after a 13 Year Old Girl is shot and killed at a Birthday Party police still have no leads. Now the teen s cousin is taking action herself to help find her cousin s killer. 13 year old Jada Richardson was shot and killed at a birthday 17 year old Domingo Davis was also killed. Police back then believed the murderers were gang related they say because of domingo s criminal history. But also believe richardson was an innocent bystander. It s been nearly a year and her family is fed up hoping someone who either knows the killer or who saw something at the party will come forward if you know who did it just Say Something you dont have to give names just speak up police say they have no leads if you have any information take action and call the crimeline. Periods of rain will continue on the coast. Some of the rain could be heavy at times, but there will rain. Cloudy skies. Temperatures will fall from the upper 50s in the morning to the upper 40s by afternoon. While most areas will see rain thursday night, a couple of snowflakes could mix in, too, but at this point, it does not look like a big event. Most of the rain will push out early friday, giving way to clearing skies. It will still be breezy and cold with high temperatures in the mid 40s. Saturday brings sunshine with highs in the upper 40s. Well be near 50 on sunday with showers late sunday night into here s Kristen Crowley to help if you text and drive, you could face a fine. But what about if you re doing something elselike looking on social media. Now a state senator wants you to face penalties for doing that, too. Senator George Barker is sponsoring a bill that would make it illegal to use things like facebook, twitter, and instagram on your smartphone while you re behind the wheel. Basically, the bill would make it against the law to look at phone at all while you rep driving. The exception, though, is using gps. While the idea behind the bill is driver safety, some members of Law Enforcement point out it might be hard to enforce such rules. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders face off in their fifth democratic debate tonight from new hampshirewhich holds the nations first primary next week. On wednesday the candidates traded jabs over their progressive values during a town hall event. On the republican side donald trump and ted cruz remain locked in a war of words following trump s second place finish in the iowa caucuses. The pennsylvania sex assault case against bill cosby is moving ahead. Last night a judge refused to throw out the case that decision swept aside a former District Attorney s claim he gave cosby immunity from prosecution almost a dozen years ago. Next a preliminary hearing to see if prosecutors have enough evidence to prove cosby assaulted a woman at the current District Attorney reopened the case based on a newlyreleased deposition where the comedian said he obtained quaaludes to give to women with he wanted to have sex with and gave the accuser three pills at his home. We are now hearing from the first virginian confirmed by the cdc to have the zika virus. She is fighting to get well. More than 8 weeks after returning from guatemala. Heather baker says she had been back the us for three days when she came down with flu like symptomsshe says it was nothing severe but enough to let her know something was not right. Outcue . Duration 0 00 sot heather baker, diagnosed with zika virus says tc 03 24 body aches started, photo sensitivity, fatigue, brain fog, just a variety of things, nothing completely severe, enough i knew something was wrong. Bakers case is rare75 to 80 percent of people infected have no symptoms and 25percent have the Symptoms Health Officials Say pregnant women or women who may become pregnant should avoid traveling to central or south america. Later today Florida Governor rick scott will talk to the public amid growing concerns about the zika virus. Scott declared a Health Emergency in four counties after at least nine cases of the mosquitoborn virus were detected in the state. Health officials in texas are still evaluating the first known case of the virus transmitted in the us through sex. There are more potential Health Problems associated with flint s toxic water crisis. Health officials are investigating if the lead tainted water is causing skin rashes. Officials say that while rashes are common and can have many causes they want to make sure there aren t more cases as a result of flint s lead laced water. They re planning to personally interview residents who report skin rashes and test the water in their homes. Newschannel threes Makenzie Walter is in San Francisco where she met a unique fan that is preparing for this sundays super bowl. Brought this super bowl coverage brought to you by pomoco periods of rain will continue on thursday as the front stalls off some of the rain could be heavy at times, but there will likely be a few breaks in the rain. Otherwise, expect mostly temperatures will fall from the upper 50s in the morning to the upper 40s by afternoon. While most areas will see rain thursday night, a couple of snowflakes could mix in, too, but at this point, it does not look like a big event. Most of the rain will push out early friday, giving way to clearing skies. It will still be breezy and cold with high temperatures in the mid 40s. Saturday brings sunshine with highs in the upper 40s. Well be near 50 on sunday with showers late sunday night into here s Kristen Crowley to help the big game is almost here super bowl 50 is this weekend. Newschannel threes Makenzie Walter is in San Francisco where she talked to an excited fan she met in super bowl city. Outcue . Duration 1 23 guys i dont think anyone will appreciate this character im about to introduce you to quite like you guys will this is just a taste of the type of people were meetin here in super bowl city. Track theyre the reason were here the panthers and the broncos it out in super bowl 50. But it looks like one team has a little extra luck on thier side. We found the leprechaun rocky the colorado leprechuan 33 years ive been leading the cheers at Denver Broncos games and this is my 7th leprechaun what does that have to do with the broncos . Good luck ok o you htink you bring them good luck . Oh i bring everybody good luck i Share Happiness with the world. And you said this is your seventh superbowl because the broncos are pretty good huh . Well theyve been coming back and forth and ya know now theyve been declared Americas Team so this is broncos country wow and you said your a National Character especially know that you re on Virginia Television hello virginiaaaaaa youre watching news channel 3 what did i tell you . Pretty great huh . Now i just need to find a carolina fan ive got a few days to do it in San Francisco and if you want something to watch the big game on, we have some good news for you. Watch newschannel three this morning all this week for your chance to win one of these 50 inch smart tv s. We do have a winner from yesterdayaman da brady from the eastern shore. And here we have tuesdays winnerthe Parker Family from Virginia Beach stopped by newschannel three to pick up their free tv just in time for super bowl 50. Each morning we will give you a code word to use on newschannel three s Facebook Page to enter. Today s key word is still coming up so make sure you keep watching. Every monday after a panthers win Krispy Kreme Offers a dozen donuts for just 399 now krispy kreme is drawing a panthers i do everything on the internet. But its kind of slow. My friends say i should get fios because its the fastest. I just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. Thats seriously better. Were out of 2 i wonder what else could be better around here . I heard that. Switching to Better Internet is now easier than ever. Only fios has the Fastest Internet available, with uploads up to 5x faster than cable. Get 100 meg upload and download speeds plus tv and phone for just 69. 99 a month online with no annual contract. Switch to better. Switch to fios. More rain cooling. The cold front that brought us rain and storms yesterday is now lingering off of the nc coast. The south and less rain to the north. Many locations will see an additional 1 of rain today with higher numbers in ne nc. A rumble of thunder is possible threat is lower than yesterday. It will remain windy but winds will shift to the north today, bringing in cooler air. We will start in the 60s this morning but fall through the 50s today. Clouds and showers will linger into friday morning but skies will clear by midday. Highs will only reach the mid 40s on friday. Now here s Kristen Crowley to newschannel threes Stefania Okolie is live in the control room with the details on a woman robbed at gunpoint just feet from her home. Krispy kreme is drawing panthers fans ahead of the super bowl for a sweet reason. It appears there is a sweet science when it comes to making krispy kreme s panthers donuts. Outcue . Twist it like a door knob, twist it like a door knob. Right now a krispy kreme shop in greensboro is right now a krispy kreme shop in greensboro is cranking out these sweet treats. The general manager says she expects to go through 9 gallons of panther blue icing over Super Bowl Weekend that s enough icing to cover 300
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