Police officer whos facing child pornography charges will get a chance to leave jail before his case goes to trial. A judge agreed to release Brian Mcalexander on a 20thousand dollar bond. Mcalexander was month when a grand jury indicted him on six felony counts of possessing child pornography. A hearing in his case is scheduled for friday. Big changes for blacksburgs planned parenthood. A representative says its now referring new and current patients to roanoke for medical services because it wont be provided at the center anymore. The blacksburg location is instead, focusing on Community Outreach and educational programs. Read more about the decision on prosecutors charged a Northern Virginia man with perjury in connection with a Bedford County murdercase. Contest plea to perjury yesterday. Prosecutors say at two separate times, he knowingly gave false testimony when asked about the disappearance of lyon, two girls who maryland Shopping Mall in 1975. Trying to protect his welch, who is also charged with perjury in the case. Engleking faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted at a hearing june 7th. cold toss to leo re youit is lunacy sunshine warming temperatures a we can continue with the snow melt but still we are finding some flooding concerns in around the region so just keep an eye out for that average high this time beard upper forties to near fifty average low around 30 record high seventy two nowhere near that record low nowhere near that you do so good news there rain so far this month three. Six inches six. Six inches per year that gives is two inches of rainfall surplus at this point time we have thirty six roanoke thirty four around smith mountlake thirty three danville a chilly twenty six hot springs twenty eight bluefield 31 with bill and 32 in galax theres a little remnant moisture from that clipper system that quickly exited to the north and the east now as it see those clouds breaking up leading to partly sunny conditions and a few snow showers in the mountains but dont forget Flood Warnings do continue along the dan river in danvilles paces south boston and also the Roanoke River as he head over toward randolph most of it on the minor side maybe a little moderate flooding along the Roanoke River in randolph all that should improve over the next 24 to forty eight hours heading out on your bike be careful still finding some slick spots temperatures in the thirties we will be 40s. Even some upper 40s low 50s down toward the south side later today one front exits clipper system exits week little disturbance will bring a few snow showers to the mountains here you go ronald fincastle lexington smith mountlake boones mill rocky mount mid upper forties partly sunny lynchburg loving stint appomattox upper forties to near fifty gretna danville south boston upper forties to low fifties and he can see as you travel through the new er valley southwest radford with bill marion all in the upper thirties to low forties up toward the highlands greenbrier valley West Virginia cant loud a snow shower temperatures in the thirties and low forties seven day planner thursday friday look nice cooler 40s and to near 50 saturday and sunday right around sixty to sixty one degrees overnight lows upper 30s to nea away unharmed after a tree fell on their mobile home. Wanda morgans grandson was sleeping on the couch and then all of a sudden a tree fell on the house. Like a frieght train and then a big boom. They do not have her son and friends are helping to remove as much wanda morgan homeowner someone could have been hurt really that tree should have fell all the way down. In the same area, power lines and wind station overhang. Officials say it could people in henry county get their power back. Officials want to make sure youre until the power comes back on. Experts say the best thing to do is wear layers of clothing. Also, use Battery Powered candles instead of real ones. If you use real candles, you should keep it at least 12 inches away from anything that could burn. You never put gasoline into a kerosine heater and never use a generator indoors. That puts you at risk of Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Experts also say to never burn charcoal indoors or use your oven as a source of heat. Tiffany bradbury its important because we never think fire is going to happen to along a normal day and nothings going to happen so we want people to be armed with this knowledge so they can keep themselves and their families safe, because we dont want to come out to a house fire, especially in temperatures like this. We have more heat safety tips on wdbj7 dotcom. Just because the roads look clear doesnt mean there might not be some icy spots. Well have all your latest traffic alerts, next in your i hometown traffic report. Hopefully your car survived this most recent winter storm, but if not you may be able to file a claim. Were live with an agent to see whats covered and whats not covered. Thats coming up sunny skies today. An accident is causing problems on route 24 in bedford one eastbound lane is closed near Harveys Creek road. Theres also a stalled vehicle on Mountain Pass road in Botetourt County. That road is completely blocked in both directions near laymantown road. The ice is still an issue today for some areas. A fallen tree is blocking route two20 north in Botetourt County near old fincastle road. Also in that county, lee highway is closed at bryant road because of a downed tree. Were seeing some flooding in pittsylvania and bedford counties as well. A half dozen secondary roads are closed there. This is a live look at i64 in covington from a Virginia Department of transportation camera. Some slick spots on the highways, but they are looking good for the most part. As we thaw out from the winter storm, some people are dealing with the damage it left behind. Many trees fell on cars in parking lots, driveways and on the street. But are you covered by insurance if that happens . Wdbj7s shayne dwyer is live this morning in roanoke good morning shayne. Good morning kimberly. Talk about a good way to ruin the beauty of having a day off to relax or play in the snow with family. Many people saw damage from this storm to their cars. David via with us this morning is an Insurance Agent. David w saw some pictures of tree limbs that ended up on top of cars, and theres the chance of garage or carport collapse as well, whats covered for that . Diving in the snow can be tough, if i crash my car just by myself no other vehicles involved because of the snow am i covered . What about if someone else crashes into me because of the snow . What about if a plow hits my car, who is covered for that . Diving in the snow can be tough, if i crash my car just by myself no other vehicles involved because of the snow am i covered . What about if someone else crashes into me because of the snow . What about if a plow hits my car, who is responsible . Kimberly coming up in the next half hour well take a lot at who is responsible if you slip and fall on ice or lot or on a side walk. If you get caught with marijuana in virginia, you can face some serious charges. But it seems that one group of people are being arrested at a higher rate than any other. Coming up after the break, well take a look at whos being targeted and what say about it. Nd cloudswill looking out live through relay and stadium toward the Virginia Tech campus in blacksburg quiet conditions this morning maybe had a couple snow showers rain showers moved through late last night with the clipper system right now thirty two degrees west wing to eight miles an hour so feels like its twenty five so is you heading out about you want to dress accordingly. But we should be warming up a bit as we head through the day remnant moisture from the clipper system quickly exiting mix of sun and clouds today do notice a few snow showers to our northwest that will try to drive through as we make our way through the afternoon mainly in the mountains of West Virginia so far this month of this year weve had or this winter we got twenty two inches of snow last winter we had twenty one. Two inches an average winter for the Roanoke Valley 18 a half inches so far january we had 13 a half inches this month we have a half inches is that it time will tell you forecast numbers today mid upper 40s mid 40s thursday friday back up to near fifty degrees and you notice with the forecast model other than the snow showers in ski country we are looking nice and quiet everyone sees that dryer air moving in thursday and friday you forecast across the area partly sunny with a mountain snow shower temperatures up into the thirties and forties maybe a couple low fifties toward martinsville and danville tonight partly cloudy chilly lows dropping back into the twenties for everyone and day planner mid 40s, thursday nearing 50 on friday both days mostly sunny. Same story saturday but saturday will be closing in on sixty one degrees and a couple stray customers in virginia without power this morning. In this weeks newsmakers, were talking with that companys spokesperson teresa hall. She joins us by phone this morning. Kimberly mcbroom wdbj7 tere sa, at the height of the outages there were about 50 thousand customers without power. How do you feel about the progress crews have made so far . Kimberly mcbroom wdbj7 any time frame for when everyone . Kimberly mcbroom wdbj7 how does the company deternine which areas to work on restoring power first . Kimberly mcbroom wdbj7 what is the most challenging thing about this particular storm . Kimberly mcbroom wdbj7 if you have an outage, to report it . Teresa, thank you so this morning. Across the nation, more African Americans are being arrested at a higher rate than their overall population. If that was also southwest and central virginia. Chris hurst found out, and explains how departments hope to change the numbers. Council to address of drug charges, police chief Philip Broadfoot took it Philip Broadfoot, Danville Police chief and thats why we acted when we did. We had a citizen who came to council and said this is a problem. In 2014, he had a light duty officer spend weeks going over the paperwork for each drug charge for the year before. He wanted to know were his officers targeting africanamericans more than whites . Philip broadfoot, Danville Police chief we could find no institutional bias in the Danville Police department for that disparity. We could not find any reason for the disparity but the location where the officer was and what the assignment was. In danville, about and half is africanamerican. But blacks make up nearly three quarters of all marijuana arrests. Wdbj7 compiled numbers for pot posession arrests for every Law Enforcement agency in the viewing area from 2012 to 2014 most had higher numbers of africanamericans arrested when compared to overall demographics. The largest gaps were in our three largest cities danville, roanoke and lynchburg. Its no reason when the population is so different in lynchburg. Lynchburg naacp president Gerald Cheatham is not suprised at the data and wonders if some kind of bias is at play. Gerald cheatham, president lynchburg naacp clearly you have got to look at some Human Behavior as to why that happens. That cant be all objective like something stupid like standing on the street puffing on a joint. Those areas where we recieve the highest number of calls for service are the places where we have the highest community is so hopeful new police chief raul diaz will address concerns in lynchburg, he is on the cover of colors virginia magazine. He says arrest rates in general impact minorities live in poor areas. Studies ive ever seen poverty commit more people who are not. Thats of little reassurance to cheatham because marijuana offenses can severely limit ones potential to rise out of poverty. You affect this person to the point where no you cant get Public Housing if you need it, you cant get Financial Aid if you need it to go to school. Both chiefs diaz and broadfoot are empathetic to the consequences and agree more can be done to help first time offenders. An addiction treatmentfocused drug court may be coming to chief broadfoot wants reforms to the states first time offender program. They say parity for all races is the goal, but getting there isnt just a task for police. Philip broadfoot, Danville Police chief i think there is a desire to have more parity not only for drug charges but for all charges. Chris hurst, wdbj7 a spokesperson for Roanoke Police says use patterns could be a factor too. The Department Says white people tend to consume marijuana indoors while more African Americans consume it outdoors. Chief diaz in lynchburg also says a different approach may be slowly helping perceived injustice. A few years ago, a street crimes unit was reassigned and changes were made to increase the threshold for an officer to ask for consent to search a person or their car. If youre looking for the latest and greatest toys, the toy fair in new york city is the place to be. Just ahead, why its not just the high tech toys that are getting the most attention. And, theres a new top dog in this years westminster dog show. Toy makers are showing off their latest creations at the 113th annual toy fair in new york. The toys are continuing to get more hightech. Toy allows kids to use their mind to control a game. Sot two shot kc what theyre thinking happens over here . hf well what happens these sensors that are on my ears and behind my forehead will pick up my beta brain waves as im thinking about moving the holograms within the force trainer lowtech toys are also making a comeback. This year, family board games are a big hit, whether its brand new games, or a new take on the old classics. Industry experts say this could be because now more than ever, people need a break from the tv set and the computer. The Westminster Kennel Club has a new best in show. A threeyearold german shorthaired pointer named cj is this years big winner. The competition started with almost threethousand dogs from 199 different breads. Only seven of those made it to the final round. Seven new breeds were also added to this years competition. Now cj will head out on a whirlwind donald trump is fending off a direct attack from president obama, just days before South Carolinas republican primary. Plus, who the latest polls show is leading in both the republican and democratic races. A judge says apple needs to help the fbi unlock a cell phone belonging to one of the San Bernardino attackers. Well tell you whether the Technology Giant plans to cooperate. And potential criminals should beware of a new piece of Crime Fighting software. Why some attorneys social media posts. And im kimberly mcbroom. As the South Carolina primary inches closer, a new cnn orc poll shows that donald trump is ahead in as don champion reports, on the democratic side, Hilary Clinton has a significant lead over Bernie Sanders. Donald trump took aim at president obama in South Carolina tuesday night. Moments after the commanderinchief said this sot obama i continue to believe that mr. Trump will not be president. And the reason is because i have a lot of faith in the american people. sot trump youre lucky i didnt run last time when romney ran because you wouldve been a oneterm president. Trump still commands a doubledigit lead in South Carolina. Yesterday he and marco rubio bashed rival ted cruz for being dishonest sot trump ive never seen a human being lie so much. He lies about everything. sot rubio he didnt tell the truth about ben carson in iowa. Hes not telling the truth about my position on marriage. The texas senator fired back sot cruz they dont respond on substance they just scream liar liar liar. On the democratic side Hillary Clinton is trying to maintain a lead in South Carolina. Tuesday, she and Bernie Sanders courted minority voters. sot clinton its not enough for your economic plan to be break up generations of under investment and neglect. sot sanders we need to provide substantial help to hbcus that have done a great job. Democrats hold their primary in South Carolina a week from this saturday. Don champion cbs news. President Barrack Obama says hell choose but republicans say theyll block his choice. The controversy over who will replace former Supreme CourtJustice Antonin Scalia has boiled over just days after his death. He died saturday during a hunting trip. President obama plans to nominate a replacement. But republicans insist the next president should be the one to do it. chris it could play into this as obstructionists. This isnt the first time this government shutdown, debt ceiling. Republicans technically are but it could be bad pope francis continues his journey mexican border. Today he will hold mass in juarez, which is only about fifty yards away from the border with texas. Its costing mexico an estimated 10 Million Dollars