Saying it was self defense. Megan dejesus walked out of court in tears with a big group of family and friends surrounding her offering support. This is previous video of dejesus in court. She was charged with Involuntary Manslaughter of her boyfriend Terrance Covington she stabbed him to death. Today the commonwealth s attorney made a motion to drop the charges against her because they say she was acting in self defense. The two got into an argument that night and their fight turned physical. That s when dejesus stabbed him in the chest. In court today megan and terrance s families were both there. After court terrances friends and family told us they are not happy with today s outcome ill have more of that coming up at 4 on nc3. In Virginia Beach police have arrested someone for shooting and killing a man at the mayfair apartments this weekend. 38yearold christopher with Second Degree murder and use of a firearm. Police say mitchell shot 39yearold Robert Atwood in the chest early sunday morning on newtown arch. Atwood was taken to the hospital where he later died. Mitchell is scheduled to be arraigned in Virginia BeachDistrict Court today at two. Virginia beach say they also arrested a man who they say robbed a 711 this morning. It happened at the store on holland road near south rosemont road. 26yearold Gregory Jones has been charged with robbery and providing a false id. Police say he walked into the store, confronted the clerk, and demanded money. No one was hurt. In chesapeake right now fire crews are on the scene of a mobile home fire. The mobile home is on south military highway, near the Village Square shopping center. Fire Officials Say they got the call just before 1030 and that the home was fully engulfed in flames. Hundreds of workers at Newport News Shipbuilding are showing up for their last day of newschannel threes Stefania Okolie has been there all morning and joins us live with more well some workers who are a part of the group laid off have already left for the day. They tell me they had the option of leaving early. Many that i spoke with say they have a plan but i guess the question is what s next for those who don t who will be unemployed after today hundreds of workers who came through these turnstiles today at the Newport News Shipbuilding today won t be coming through again once they leave today. 738 people who were once employed at one of the regions largest employers have lost their jobs. They re a part of the second wave of layoffs to hit the shipbuilding. We saw the first round in september when 438 workers were laid off. It came after an announcement in july when officials announced the more than 1000 cuts to rollout over the next 2 years. The cut in workforce blamed on a work load valley. As work on 3 carriers, the uss abraham lincoln, the uss enterprise and the the uss load goes down too. The workers were given the bad news in decembertoday when they went in they knew what it was. Those who weren t affected thisp p p p time around calling it luckothers who were telling me its not easy but it is what it is and officials telling newschannel three back in december it s not easy for them either either officials tell us these workers won t just be left scrambling they ll be provided job search Newport News Police say a 25 last night is still in the hospital today. Police were patrolling the area when they heard near 31st street and oak avenue. The say he was apparently shot outside, and made his way to a home nearby. Officers aren t sure if the man will survive his injuries. Coming up and new Research Shows the warning signs of parkinsons may be present years in advance. The symptoms you newschannel three is taking action for your health new today, Health Ministers from 15 latin american countries are holding an emergency meeting to talk the Health Officials will review preventative measures for the virus which is spread through mosquitoes. It is now a worldwide concern cdc confirmed a case of the zika virus was transmitted through sexual contact in the united states. And parkinson s disease may bring risks years before diagnosis parkinsons patients may be at fractures for years before being diagnosed. Researchers in sweden studied more than 24 thousand patients. They found that in the 15 years before diagnosis, parkinson s disease was associated with a fracture. We have important recall information for toyota drivers this afternoon toyota is recalling more than 300 thousand suvs problems. Mounted on the roof can inflate without a crash. Toyota says the problem is an issue with the computer that controls the airbags. The big game is almost here super bowl 50 is this weekend. Newschannel three is in San Francisco and as Makenzie Walter reports so are some home team fans. So the super bowl is all about the broncos and the panthers but theyve still got a lot of redskins gear we can check out. Do you think its a coincidence they put us next to. Track i dont know about that. But what i do know is super bowl city is stocked with some pretty sweet memoribilia. Track like a signed helmet from hall of famer Sonny Jergenson, an Alfred Morris locker and hey captain kirk even made an appearance. Track but theres more than just helmets and jerseys in super bowl city. Sot we have some redskins fans long time long time since Sonny Jergenson and billy kilmer back in the day. What about you . Well i started when i just got born. So track its definitely not just broncos and panthers fans out here weve got all 32 teams in san francsico Makenzie Walter nc3. Don t forget you can watch the game this sunday right game starts at 630. And if you want something to watch the big game on, we have some good news for you. We re giving you two more chances to win one of these 50 inch tv s each morning we will give you a code word to use on newschannel three s Facebook Page to enter. But you have to watch to win so make sure you wake up with us starting at five tomorrow morning for your chance to win. New at noon rand paul is no longer in the running for the white house the kentucky senator discussed the matter with staff this morning and sent out a statement confirming the decision to drop out of the republican president ial primary. He finished a disappointing fifth place in monday s iowa caucuses, percent of the vote. Two airlines that fly in and out of Norfolk International are American Airlines is bringing back complimentary snacks for the First Time Since 2003 we re talking cookies and pretzels for passengers in the main cabin. You ll see them American Airlines is also expanding its free Entertainment Options on domestic flights. Customers with inseat tvs will have access to up to 40 movies, listen to. After 4 Years United Airlines will once again allow families with Young Children to board early. The airline decided to reverse its policy to make traveling less stressful for parents. The change will go into effect february 15th letting families with children under the age of two to board the plane before other passengers. Severe weather threat. Front stretches from the great lakes to the gulf of mexico and is moving toward the east coast today. Expect mostly cloudy skies today with a very slim rain chance this morning. Rain and Storm Chances will increase from west to east late this afternoon. Most of the rain and storms will move in tonight. Storms could be strong to severe, with gusty winds and heavy rain as our biggest threat. Some locations could see over 2 of rainfall tonight. Winds will increase through the day with south winds at 10 to 20 with gusts to near 30 mph possible by this afternoon. Highs will warm to the low 70s today, ahead of the cold front. Behind the front, another drop into the 50s for thursday and into the 40s for friday. Clouds and showers will linger for thursday especially areas in nc and near the coast. Skies will clear on friday. Expect sunshine and seasonal temperatures for the weekend. One university is telling students, walk five miles a day or we will one university is telling students, walk five miles a day breaking news now from Hampton Stores at Towne Center Way are being evacuated because of a suspicious package. This is Hampton Roads center parkway. Hampton fire and police are on the scene along with the newport news bomb squad stay with newschannel three for all the updates here s a story that will re define the term catfishing a florida family is trying to figure out who put a catfish in their mailbox they also want to know if it s a prank or something sinister. It all started monday morning when the mailman walked up to the front door, handed the family the mail and told them someone put a catfish in their mailbox. Maddison fertic took photos of the big fish in her mail box. Fertic threw the fish in the garbage but maddison and her husband hope this is a prank that won t become a problem. One university is taking action for its student s health but arep campus officials taking it toopfar . Oral Roberts University in oklahoma is making fitbits madatory for freshmen and transfer students students have been told they must log 10 thousand steps on their fitness tracking wristbands or they ll get a lower grade. 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