In just a few hours, construction crews will make history on the outer banks. Theyll start work on the new bonner bridge. This after years of red tape and fighting with environmental groups. The bonner bridge is the only land route residents on Hatteras Island have to the rest of the outer banks. Rico bush is live in the newsroom with more on whats expected to happen in the outer banks, today marks a major milestone for North Carolina. Crews plan move forward with construction on a stretching across the oregon inlet. For years, 10 on your side has covered the story on the current bridge. Crews built it in the 1960s and the bridge was designed to last only last 30 years. In the past, weve told you about emergency shutdowns for repairs to keep the aging bridge up and running. The constant battle and legal issues with environmental groups, residents and transportation officials prevented North Carolina from building a new bridge. The groups eventually dropped the lalauits and paved the way for the muchneeded replacement to began this morning. C0001 reese stecher charter boat captain 4141 ive seen pieces of the bridge this big fall and it doesnt take a piece but that big to hit you 4146 ago, people that live in hatteras cant get back and forth to work. 4208 shuts everything down. The bonner bridge replacement involves building a 3point5 mile bridge, which will run next to the current one. It is expected to cost dollars and last 100 years. The new bridge is scheduled to open in 2018. Crews will demolish the old bridge a year later in 2019. Rico bush, 10 on your side. Today developers will cut the ribbon on Affordable Housing for dozens of homeless and low income people in Virginia Beach. Crescent square opens at 11 00 this morning on Diamond Springs road near northampton boulevard. 80 new units will go to people and veterans who used to be homeless and earn less than 25thousand dollars a year. The virginia Supportive Housing nonprofit developed and managed this 12milliondollar project. Looking ahead, theres a huge career fair tomorrow in newport news. Almost 100 companies will be on hand, and theres a special hour set aside just for veterans. The job fair is tomorrow at the Marriott Hotel at city center at oyster point. Its free, but you do need to register. For that information, plus a list of the story on wavy dotcom. Governor mcauliffe has big plans to expand tourism in Hampton Roads. He announced more than 800 thousand dollars in matching grants that will be awared to 39 virginia tourism initiatives. 11 26 2014, holiday lights, chopper the grants are meant to help virginia attract more visitors through growth and expansion of local projects. Several of those initiatives are targets to the Hampton Roads area including the holiday lights at the beach, which you can see here from chopper 10, and the winter blues jazz festival. A 10 on your side followup to an animal cruelty case out of dare county. Jordan boykin faces 4 counts of felony animal cruelty. Deputies arrested him saturday. Boykin is the suspect in a case in avon. In december, dare county investigators found three cats dead in a dumpster. They say someone shot them. Boykin bonded out on 30 thousand dollar bail. Economic development in Hampton Roads. How one city is addressing big concerns plus, another meth bust in Hampton Roads. After several in newport news last month, well show you were police found another operation. And zero tolerance for School Threats. How police and School Administrators are cracking down after one i get out of work and i go to the store, and somebodys, smellin around, mmm i smell cookies. I say, oh no, you just smell me. I just got out of work. Thats honey bunches of oats, thats all. jeremy ad libs wx headlines today lots of sun. Nice highs will be in the low 70s. Winds sw 812mph. Tonight mostly clear. Lows will be in the low 50s. Winds sw 510mph. Wednesday mostly sunny. Highs will be in the mid 70s. Winds sw 812mph. High pressure is in control of our weather for the next few days. It will be nice and warm. Well see lots of sunshine with highs in the 70s. By saturday night the next weather system will move into the region. Well see scattered showers saturday night into sunday. Temps will come down a bit in the 60s by sunday. Next weekend we turn the clocks forward 1 good morning, Hampton Roads. Lets check portsmouth firefighter asks for help for the department and gets punished by supervisors. The details straight ahead. Plus, arrangements for the former first lady. Find out how shell be laid to rest. And, find out how government officials are responding to another white house next. I think we shouldve taken a left at the river. Tarzan know where tarzan go tarzan does not know where tarzan go. Hey, excuse me, do you know where the waterfall is . Waterfall . No, me tarzan, king of jungle. Why dont you want to just ask somebody . If youre a couple, you fight over directions. Its what you do. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Oh ohhhhh its what you do. Hamptons Economic Development director addressed concerns about a high number of businesses closing in the community. The naacp asked leonard sledge to speak at their regular meeting. He talked about big name businesses closing in hampton, such as macys and Sports Authority. Sledge said that was a corporate decision made outside the city. Sot leonard sledge Economic Development director c2 6 39 05 i think one thing thats important for folks to continue to remember and understand with regards to Sports Authority is that theyre stores in Hampton Roads. So we are constantly working to back fill those spaces riverdale shopping center, which a Company Recently purchased. Small Business Owners in the center said they havent had any communication with the new owners. Today you can give your input on one local citys future. Norfolk is holding a public input session tonight. Leaders want to know what you think the citys key Spending Priorities should be next year regarding schools, public safety, developement, taxes, whatevers on your mind. The meeting starts tonight at 6 30 in Norfolk Council chambers at city hall. Tonight in newport news, the school board wants your thoughts on next years budget. Theres a public hearing about the proposed 2017 operating budget at the Administration Building on warwick boulevard. If you want to speak in person youll have to fill out a request when you arrive. New this morning, a bill heading through the General Assembly would allow some students to use public funding to pay for private school tuition. Approved it vote monday. It would allow parents of students with disabilites to use state money they for textbooks and tuition at a private school. Opponents of the bill say allowing taxpayer dollars to Fund Education costs at religious schools violates the states constitution. A followup now to a story we broke yesterday morning on wavy news 10 today on fox 43. Virginia beach Police Charged two students for threatening landstown high school. Officers say a students parent told them about the electronic threat. Police say this follows their promise to crack down on School Threats whether the suspects mean it or not. The superintendent of Virginia Beach schools agrees, saying the schools have a zero tolerance for these threats. Dr. Aaron spence Virginia Beach schools heard, or if its a cry for help or if theyre serious about things that theyre saying online 501 and so we always want to make sure we investigate. 503 safety is our top priority in the School Division and we want to work with the Police Department and that happens 509 the schools started a social Media Campaign that encourages students to use it safely and responsibly. We have new information about a gates County School principal allegedly suspended for some kind of misconduct. The School Superintendent says the principal was not suspended, but place on administrative leave. The superintendent would not say why principal james woods is on leave, however the gates county sheriff says the school board is looking into misconduct allegations. Woods is principal at Center Middle school, and has been with the school for four years. State Police Arrested a suffolk man they say cooked meth in two different places. 44yearold brian warren faces charges. Investigators raided a shed on elwood road yesterday, where they say they found one of warrens labs. Troopers say they found another about a mile away on glen haven drive. Super Bridget Anderson neighbor outcue was shocked runs 19 45 1 04 56 i knew that it had to be terrible drug situation but i didnt know what i didnt even put two and kind of drugs i just knew it must be major for something it was really scary i was shocked investigators say they also found weed at warrens home. Hes in jail this morning. An alabama lawmaker has introduced a bill to castrate some sex offenders. Representative steve hurst says this bill will make people think twice before touching a child. 0 0005 they have marked this child for life and the punishment should fit the crime butt to 0 340 40 if we do something of this nature it would deter Something Like this happening again in alabama and maybe reduce the numbers the bill has to pass the Judiciary Committee before it goes to the Alabama House and senate. The secret Service Briefly locked down the white house yesterday afternoon after a man jumped the bikerack barriers. Agents tackled and arrested him before he got onto mansion grounds. The agency turned the man over to the dc Police Department. Released any information on who he was or why he jumped. At least three people successfully jumped the white house fence last year. The incidents investigation. jeremy ad libs wx headlines today lots of sun. Nice highs will be in the low 70s. Winds sw 812mph. Tonight mostly clear. Lows will be in the low wednesday mostly sunny. Highs will be in the mid 70s. Winds sw 812mph. High pressure is in control of our weather for the next few days. It will be nice and warm. Well see lots of sunshine with highs in the 70s. By saturday night the next weather system will move into the region. Well see scattered showers saturday night into sunday. Temps will come down a bit in the 60s by sunday. Next weekend we turn the clocks forward 1 good morning, Hampton Roads. Lets check traffic now. Bridge lifts openings todaytuesday james a local firefighter, suspended without pay for talking to 10 on your side, says hell fight. We spoke with captain rusty quillin, last year, about staffing shortages in portsmouth. Hes also the fire union president. The city manager handed down his suspension. Quillin says hes worried about vacancies and the departments ability to respond to fires. An Attorney Says quillins words were free speech. We need more bodies on the street. We need more personnel. Were shortstaffed, imprvento c001 1 40 20 this is so clearly protected speech that one has to wonder about. 1 40 27 10 on your side reached out to to city council, the mayor, and the city manager. Most did not answer. Councilman Mark Whitaker says he believes quillin did a disservice to the public and politicized a deadly fire. The two Stafford County volunteer firefighters who were suspended for taking an 18monthold girl to the hospital in a fire engine have been reinstated. As we reported a few nights ago, the two volunteers were the first on the scene of a fire, when a little girl was having a seizure. Captain james kelley, one of the reinstated firefighters, says he would not change his decision. Hes received a lot of support from the community. 50 1 07 amazing, international status, seriously. Its just amazing the outpouring of the Community Support for us through all this. We couldnt as a department be more happy. The incident is still under review by the healths office of Emergency Medical Services and the review can take up to 45 days. New information about the death of nancy reagan. Find out when the public can say goodbye. Plus, crews are about to make history on the outer banks. The first shovel will dig in the sand today, for the new bonner bridge. And stay with us as we continue to follow breaking news out of california. A commuter train crashed late last night, sending several people to the hospital. Up next well hear from i get out of work and i go to the store, and somebodys, smellin around, mmm i smell cookies. I say, oh no, you just smell me. I just got out of work. Thats honey bunches of oats, thats all. And now in delicious chocolate. When youre living with diabetes, steady is exciting. Only glucerna has carbsteady, clinically proven to help minimize blood sugar spikes. So you stay steady ahead. Get ready for an adventure to the unexpected. Find more than you seek. Visit to busch gardens. With worldclass coasters and lifelong connections. Its a different thrill every time. Get a pass membership, now only 11 a month. Busch gardens. Were learning more about the arrangements for former first lady, nancy reagan. Staffers at the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation announced her body will lie in repose for public visitation for several Hours Wednesday and thursday at the Reagan Library in california. Then, her funeral will be friday, also at the library. Mrs. Reagan will be buried next to her husband, president reagan, on the library grounds. A former staffer recalled working for the first lady. 34 she certainly was very vocal and open about the fact that she had good political antenna, maybe even better than her husbands, who he trusted everyone and she was very conscious of those people who may have been around him that were maybe not as invested in him as they should be and as she was and so she had an impact on personnel. Mrs. Reagan died sunday at the age of 94 from congestive heart failure. Breaking news this morning several passengers were hurt when a commuter train derailed and plunged into the water below. Find out what investigators think caused the accident. Groundbreaking day. After decades of lawsuits and red tape, crews begin working on a new lifeline for the outer banks. And a local city calls out a candidate for mayor for what he told us well hear from both sides about Police Officer staffing. First lets begin with that breaking news in california. Deputies say a tree on the tracks caused a commuter train to derail last night. Firefighters say 9 people were hurt; 4 have serious injuries. Our editors just saved new interviews from s rad akhter passenger 49 57 one member was just under the mudslide, and we were trying to dig her out while the train was hanging. It was a pretty crazy experience. Butt to s Kathy Heilmann passenger1 17 1 24 we knew we were in a pretty remote area, so we knew we had some hiking to do along the train tracks the Sheriffs Office said it was a miracle no one died. The front car of the train fell into a creek below. You can see in this video a train car is under water. Crews worked overnight to pull that train car out of the creek. The train was traveling from san jose to stockton. Officials said it was raining heavily during the accident. Well be following that story throughout the morning. First though, if you take a close look, you may notice were all wearing orange today. Thats because we are supporting multiple sclerosis awareness week. Ms a debilitating disease without a cure. And its one i live with everyday. You can support all of us with ms by wearing your sunny day. Lets get right to meteoroloigst Jeremy Wheelers beautiful forecast. Jeremy, is it time to hit the beach . jeremy ad libs wx headlines today lots of sun. Nice highs will be in the low 70s. Winds sw 812mph. Tonight mostly clear. Lows will be in the low 50s. Winds sw 510mph. Wednesday mostly sunny. Highs will be in the mid 70s. Winds sw 812mph. High pressure is in control of our weather for the next few days. It well see lots of sunshine with highs in the 70s. By saturday night the next weather system will move into the region. Well see scattered showers saturday night into sunday. Temps will come down a bit in the 60s by sunday. Next weekend we turn the clocks forward 1 hour. Good morning, Hampton Roads. Lets check traffic now. Bridge lifts openings todaytuesday james happening today a major milestone on the outer banks North Carolina officials will break ground to replace the crumbling bonner bridge in dare county. Crews built the current bridge, crossing the oregon inlet, in 1963. It was expected to last only 30 years, but budget concerns and legal issues kept them from building a new one.