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WTKR News Channel 3 News At 4 February 1, 2016

Just never get over Something Like this 55 area resident nicole s body was returned to virginia for an autopsy. Those results are expected just prior to the next Court Hearing in late march. In the meantime, authorities are working to build a timeline leading up to her death. Leave the jackets at home it is a beautiful day. Folks sure took advantage of it with a walk or a jog outside this afternoon in norfolk. Lets get right to chief meteorologist Patrick Rockey to see just how long it will last. Weather Busch Gardens may be closed right now, but get ready for a wild ride. After high weather Busch Gardens may be closed right now, but get ready for a wild ride. After high temperatures well into the 70s on this monday, a cold front will knock about 20a11p off of our temperatures onp tuesday most of us will top outp in the low to mid 50s. P expect plenty of clouds to start the day, with more sunshine in the afternoon. But we will soar right back into the low to mid 70s on wednesday, with a stiff southwest wind. Approaching cold front will bring us a chance for some afternoon showers and thunderstorms. We will even be on the lookout for a few severe storms. Some of the Stormy Weather sticks around for thursday, but the warmer weather does not. We are expecting high temperatures only in the upper 40s to lower 50s on thursday with a 40 chance for wet weather. And the mercury continues to drop on friday, with high temperatures only in the low to mid 40s. We will start the day with clouds and end the day with sunshine. And it looks like we will have plenty of sunshine for super bowl weekend. Expect cleartopartly cloudy skies both saturday and sunday with high temperatures in the lower Norfolk Police need you to take action against crime. Investigators are looking for the person that opened fire on a group of teenagers playing basketball. It happened around three30 saturday afternoon. Police say a 13 yearold, 16 yearold and 20 yearold were all shot. They were taken to the hospital, and we ve learned they are expected to recover. Witnesses told police the victims were at the basketball courts on widegon road and partridge street when a man in a blue s uv fired shots into the crowd. If you know anything that might help police find the shooter take action and call the crime line. Another shooting in norfolk over the weekend sent a man to the hospital. It happened just before eight last night on east olney road. Dispatchers a man was hurt. But Officials Say he is expected to be okay. Police have not released a suspect description at this time. Again if you know anything that might help police find the shooter take action and call the crime line. 13 point 1 Million Dollars. That is how much money Lumber Liquidators has to pay after admitting they illegally imported wood that was a danger to the enviornment. Newschannel 3 s nadeen yanes has the details. 5 years probation and 13 point 1 Million Dollars in fines that s the punishment a federal judge brought down on Lumber Liquidators this morning. Just months after the company admitted they were guilty of environmental crimes related to illegally importing Hardwood Flooring from russia. Taking away from the habitat of the siberian tigers and amur leopards both species on the verge of extinction. 23 i think that this case really shows that the us wont stand for companies that profit from the illegal exploitation of protected resources and endangered species most of that 13. 1 Million Dollars had to be paid today. And most of it going to environmental groups 34 49 its important that the payments that Lumber Liquidators make was cost and i think that the Community Services payments that were made will go back to that one of the us attorney s on thep p p p case Christopher Hale say this conviction is the first of it s kind. 35 13 this case sets a precedent in many ways one its the largest financial penalty for the lacey act which is a law used to prevent trafficking of wildlife and natural domestically and internationally additionally this is the first felony conviction for any kind of case or criminal activity involving the movement of illegal timber so its two major things setting a precident today newschannel 3 heard from the company s chief Compliance Officer for the first time who wouldn t comment about whether she felt the sentencing was fair or not 33 10 i cant comment only saying she is happy this is now behind them. 33 13 we are moving forward we got lots of wood to sell and we are hoping our customers will come back today is the company will be on a 5 year probabtion and will have to submit what s called an Environmental Compliance plan making sure their imported wood is legal. They have 3 months to come up with that plan and if they don t comply they won t be able top import flooring anymore. P live in the control room nadeen Yanes Newschannel 3. The World Health Organization declared the zika virus a Public Health emergency of international concern, according to cnn. This comes as we have learned that a student and william and mary contacted the school saying they had been diagnosed with the virus. Newschannel 3 s Margaret Kavanagh is live right now at the school with the latest. This is the statement that was sent out from the school explaining the situation. School leader say that a student contacted them saying that they had been diagnosed but are expected to make a full recovery. Over the weekend students at william and mary received an email explaining that over winter break a student who is traveling to Central America contracted the zika virus. The student is not currently exhibiting any symptoms and is expected to make a full recovery track the school is not releasing a lot of details about the student or the situation out of concerns of her privacy. But they say they took action as soon as they found out 07 12 we were in consultation with both our health and Wellness Team and the cdc and a sure that there was no health risk to campus track the cdc says the zika virus is primarily spread to people through mosquitos. The Virginia Health Department Says that outbreaks have occurred in african, southeast asia, the Pacific Island and the caribean, along with mexico and south and Central America. They say 80 of people who get it don t get sick. But the real danger is for pregnant women there are possible links to birth defects in babies born with smaller than normal heads. The cdc has encouraged pregnant women to not to to places affected by the virus. Some students at william and mary say they were a little shocked to hear one of the students had been diagnosed. Sot caprielle d uilisse student 14 22 at first i was a little concerned because it s one of those strange viruses that you the william and mary student did not have any symptoms and expected to be totally fine, according to the school. A family is out of their home after a fire in chesapeake. It started in the backyard just before noon at a house right off of indian river road. When firefighters arrived they found fire in the shed. Because of the fire the electricity had to be turned off. So the three people who lived inside won t be able to stay there tonight. No crews in hampton worked to repair a gas line that was leaking outside of the buckroe fire station this afternoon. We re told a contractor accidentally hit the natural gas line with a shovel, causing it to leak just after 9 this morning. The leak did not cause any major damage or force any evacuations. East pembroke ave near mallory street was blocked off briefly as crews worked to replace the line. The navy is holding a Public Information meeting on its plan to sample Drinking Water, near the fentress training air field in chesapeake. The meeting is tomorrow at four o clock at the butts road Intermediate School on Mount Pleasant road. This comes after test results last month at fentress showed two different types of pfc chemicals. The navy uses pfc s in foam used to fight fires. The navy is planning to sample Drinking Water from private wells near fentress to determine pfc chemicals. Folks who have questions are encouraged to attend the meeting. Coming up next on newschannel 3 at 4 which candidate will come out on heating up as voters head out to the Iowa Caucuses for the kick off of the 2016 election. Plus love at first like . A couple is tying the knot and they have never met in person the relationship that sparked on instagram. And the broncos and the panthers have arrived in san jose, to get ready for the super bowl. But cam newton stole the spotlight with his great sense chance to weigh in on candidates from both parties at caucuses throughout the state tonight. Karin caifa is in des moines, donald trump believes winning here in iowa will lead to bigger things. Donald trump, r president ial candidate if we do, we are gonna run the table folks and we are gonna make this country so great, you are gonna have victories all over the place. And that s what worries ted cruz. The two have divided conservatives and evangelical voters in most polls. Cruz asking for support, when it most counts. Ted cruz, r president ial candidate this is the time for the men and women of iowa. To make a decision to stand and vet the candidates. Amid the divide, marco rubio aimed for a late surge. Marco rubio, r president ial candidate if you caucus for me and i m your nominee, i will unite the conservative movement. The chairman of iowa S Republican Party says he believes many decisions tonight minute. Jeff kaufmann, Republican Party of iowa chairman hopefully they can come to some synergy, you beating hillary clinton, in their a tough decision. It s practicality versus principle. Clinton wants to avoid a repeat of 2008 hillary clinton, d president ial candidate we learned a lot of lessons. We have applied those lessons. We ve got a great team working literally around the clock. She s banking on her ground operation, and solid blocs like older voters to win a race with Bernie Sanders that tightened dramatically. With a wide lead in New Hampshire polls, Sanders Campaign says a loss in iowa, would not be the end. Tad devine, Sanders Campaign senior media adviser hopefully we will find a way to get across the finish line ahead of her but if we don t we go New Hampshire next week. On both sides battles that are months old, but the contest really only beginning here tonight. On the military watch iranian generals now have new awards after detaining ten american sailors last month. In january ten us sailors drifted into iranian waters because of mechanical problems. The sailors were later released and placed aboard a locally based ship. According to iran s state news agency yesterday the Supreme Leader awarded the generals the highest award any leader can receive for Busch Gardens may be closed right now, but get ready for a wild ride. After high temperatures well into the 70s on this monday, a cold front will knock about 20a11 off of our temperatures on tuesday most of us will top out in the low to mid 50s. Expect plenty of clouds to start the day, with more sunshine in the afternoon. But we will soar right back into the low to mid 70s on wednesday, with a stiff southwest wind. An approaching cold front will bring us a chance for some afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Some of the Stormy Weather sticks around for thursday, but the warmer weather does not. We are expecting high temperatures only in the upper 40s to lower 50s on thursday with a 40 chance for wet weather. And the mercury continues to drop on friday, with high temperatures only in the low to mid 40s. We will start the day with clouds and end the day with sunshine. And it looks like we will have plenty of sunshine for super bowl weekend. Expect cleartopartly cloudy skies both saturday and sunday with high temperatures in the lower newschannel 3 is honoring our american heroes. This morning we re honoring petty officer first class christopher harvey. His daughter sent us this picture and says he s been serving for a long time and is her hero because he goes to different country s and stays there to fight for us. 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 makes them your american hero. Email it all to picsatwtkr dotcom and we ll honor them right here on newschannel 3 this morning. Making a murderer it s the true crime documentary series that has captivated the nation s attention. And now a lecture told by a Virginia Beach law professor at Regent University is doing the same. By telling people they need to watch their words when talking to police or don t say anything at all. Newschannel three s nadeen yanes has the preview. Pkg nats making a murderer opening scene. It s a 10 hour true crime drama that has millions of people asking millions of questions. Was steven avery a man previously wrongly convicted for rape framed again for murder . Did police tamper and plant evidence . And did detectives manipulate steven avery s nephew Brendan Dassey into all questions putting a spotlight on what some call the shady side of police. And all questions one Virginia Beach s professor had a simple answer to in a lecture back in 2008. A lecture called dont talk to police. 13 50 it was not even my plan to put this on the internet the lecture is making the rounds online in the wake of the popular crime documentary being viewed 9 million times in facebook. 17 08 a series that has apparently open a lot of peoples eyes for the first time to some of the ways in which the police even well intentioned honest sincere Police Officers who are trying to gather the truth can use psychological tactics and methods they learned in the academy to make people say things that they later retracted and insist it was not true and in the now viral lecture this professor shows how easily someone can give a false confession with a simple question. 18 54 you are all wrong, everybody who raised thier hand, everybdoy who raised their hand, you are the kind of person who should never talk to police under any circumstnaces for as long as you live. Watch how and why he says you should watch your words and hear what police have to say about his lecture in our special report tonight. Coming up next at 4 a match made on instagram . . See this couple get married after meeting Officials Say a woman arrested in connection with the escape of three inmates in california will not be charged. The woman taught english at the jail and exchanged personal letters with one of the escaped inmates. She was booked without bond, on suspicion of being an accessory to a felony. The three men escaped out of a maximum security prison in california last week. One inmate turned himself into Police Last Week and the other two were captured over the weekend in San Francisco. All three inmates are now back in jail. Police in alabama are looking for a couple accused in a crime spree across three cities. For Blake Fitzgerald and Brittany Harper from missouri. They say the pair attempted three armed robberies within two hours on sunday morning. Police say they abducted a woman at a home and kidnapped a hotel clerk. Investigators say fitzerald and harper are armed and dangerous. Ahead at 4 it looks like a routine traffic stop but in reverse. Why a driver pulls over a Police Officer, after Busch Gardens may be closed right now, but get ready for a wild ride. After high temperatures well into the 70s on this monday, a cold front will knock about 20a11 off of our temperatures on tuesday most of mid 50s. Expect plenty of clouds to start the day, with more sunshine in the afternoon. But we will soar right back into the low to mid 70s on southwest wind. An approaching cold front will bring us a chance for some afternoon showers and thunderstorms. We will even be on the lookout for a few severe storms. Some of the Stormy Weather sticks around for thursday, but the warmer weather does not. We are expecting high temperatures only in the upper 40s to lower 50s for wet weather. And the mercury with high temperatures only in the low to mid 40s. We will start the day with clouds and end the day with sunshine. And it looks like we will have plenty of sunshine for super bowl weekend. Expect cleartopartly cloudy skies both saturday and sunday with high temperatures in the lower black History Month kicked off in williamsburg today at one of oldest African American churches in the country in attendance was some very special guests

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