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The work week. We re expecting plenty of sunshine, too. Newschannel 3 breaking new information in the Wesley Hadsell case. The work week. We re expecting plenty of newschannel 3 breaking new information in the Wesley Hadsell case. And according to federal attorneys a new witness has come forward that could link wesley to the death of his adopted daughter aj. Newschannel 3 s Gabriella Deluca broke this story online today and is live in the control room with details. Hadsell s former lawyers tells me he thinks this may be one of hadsell s cellmates who came up with all of this. The allegation hadsell confessed to being involved in aj s death. It s laid out in these federal Court Documents the same week that marks one year since aj hadsell disappeared federal Court Documents say there s ap witness that can connect Wesley Hadsell to her death. This is video of hadsell jailed in norfolk last year. Right now he s behind bars for a federal weapons charges as part of a plea agreement. And his attorneys withdrew after they learned they also represent the legal analysts says it s a conflict of interest. The court paperwork says this new unidentified witness hopes to receive a reduced sentence for providing the new information. Aj hadsell disappeared in march 2015 her body was found more than a month later behind an abandoned home in southampton county. Her stepfather, Wesley Hadsell was arrested on unrelated charges but then was charged with possession of ammunition in federal court. Hadsell was to be sentenced i also spoke to wesley s motherp today who says she s p p confident her son never confided in anyone because he had nothing to dow aj s disappearance. Gabriella deluca newschannel 3. The Supreme Court will hear former Virginia Governor Bob Mcdonnell s appeal late next month. That s according to their online schedule. Newschannel 3 s kelly rule joins us live in the control room with the latest. Kelly justices will hear Bob Mcdonnell s arguments on april 27th. Now one of the Big Questions ahead of is hearing is whether or not the recent passing of Justice Antonin Scalia will affect the outcome. Many Court Observers believe he would have been more sympathetic to mcdonnell s argument. Former Virginia Governor Bob Mcdonnell will get his day in the Supreme Court on april 27th according to a schedule released today. A jury convicted mcdonnell and his wife maureen of political corruption charges back in september of 20 14 and his convictions were upheld by the 4th Circuit Court of apapals. They are accused of doing favors for businessman Jonnie Williams who gave the mcdonnell s roughly 170 thousand dollars in gifts and loans. The case essentially revolves around what defines official action under the federal corruption law. Government lawyers argue that mcdonnell used his position as governor to give williams favorable treatment and that s enough to make him guilty. But mcdonnell s lawyers argue that what the governor did were not official acts he was merely trying to help a virginia business the way he would any other state business. 57;14 the question is, are these laws being over applied . It s an important question, for Bob Mcdonnell obviously it s a question of whether he goes to jail or not since the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Old Dominion University associate professor Jesse Richman fees that a decision that would keep mcdonnell out of il will be harder to achieve. 57;56 he has to get support from both liberals and conservatives from the court which may be a tough sell currently there is an eightjustice court which means the possibility of a 4 to 4 split an outcome that would send mcdonnell to after the justices hear the arguments they will issue a decision by the end of june. Maureen mcdonnell s appeal is on hold at the fourth Circuit Court of appeals in richmond until that decision is made. Live in the control room, i m kelly rule, newschannel 3. New at 4 Suffolk Police say they now have a suspect in the death of a man found in a cemetery. 18yearold Karlton Boone is wanted for first degree murder. Police say he lives on Carolina Drive in suffolk. On tuesday Suffolk Police found 42year old Wayne Watford at the Pleasant Hill cemetary around 130 in the morning. The medical examiner says he died from several gunshot wounds to his back. Watford s son tells newschannel 3 he knew something was wrong when he never got a phone call from his dad on his birthday a few days ago. Gates County High School, bomb threat. That s according to the school s superintendent office. Officials say they were notified around noon, after the threat was found on a school wall. Students were sent home at one. Were also canceled. Police say real threat but the Sheriff S Office is still investigating. Newport news police are asking for help solving a threeyearold drive by shooting cold case back in 2013 police say ajene marrow, was visiting his girlfriend and son. They lived in the americana east Mobile Home Park on maple court. They believe he was standing outside of the home when a gold nissan pulled up and someone fired at ajene marrow. Police think marrow was homeless but neighbors told newschannel three he was a familiar face in the area. Police still don t know the motive for the shooting. If you have any information, take action and call the crime line. Today at First Baptist church in williamsburg a special visit from a woman who has made history. Retired army general clara adamsender was the first nurse to ever serve as the commander of a military base. Ender was invited to ring the historic freedom bell at the church. You may remember the bell was just restored last month for the First Time Since segregation. Ender says she wants others to know the significant history of ender was also the second African American woman to become chief of the nurse corps. On the military watch the crew is made up of mostly Civil Service mariners along with a few military members. This is video from a previous homecoming. The ship provided combat support to several countries in europe and africa and while deployed delivered fuel, cargo and mail to navy and nato ships. The fleet oiler is expected back tonight at eight. Ahead at 4 how two men took action to help a single dad in need. After his car was stolen and destroyed. Plus how one mans odd business found a lost wedding ring a year after it vanished. And call it a runway of dreams, a mom wanted to make clothes functional and cool for her son. How these threads are making life easier for the disabled and bringing on the gop debate. As Republican Debate last night. The contenders traded punches, ramping up the primary race. Reid binion reports. Kasich let s stop fighting john kasich, trying in vain to stick to a policy discussion. In a debate that was more combat than substance much of the ire was focused on donald trump. Including a moment where he defended the size of his manhood. A response to rubio s innuendo days earlier. Trump he referred to my hands, if they are small, Something Else must be small. I guarantee you there is no problem. Trump also faced tough questions about policy positions that he s changed. He responded by casting his flexibility as an asset. Trump i have a very strong core. I have a very strong core. But i ve never seen a successful person who wasn t flexible. That assertion came back to bite him. Laughter from the audience. Cruz breathe, breathe, breathe. You can do it. Rubio when they re done with the yoga, can i answer a question . Cruz i really hope that we don t see yoga on this stage. Rubio well, very flexible so you never know. An interesting moment came at the end of the night. Touching on the gop establishment s effort to keep trump from the nomination at almost any cost. That effort perhaps complicated. When trump s rivals were asked if they would support him if he wins. Cruz yes, because i gave my word that i would. Kasich i will support whoever is the republican nominee for president. Rubio i ll support the republican nominee. Moderator mr. Trump . Yes or no . Rubio i ll support donald if he s the republican nominee. I m reid binion, reporting. The o. J. Simpson case may have had a breakthrough the lapd is investigating a knife they say was found on property that once belonged to oj simpson. The former football star was living there in 1994 at the time his exwife Nicole Simpson and ron goldman were killed. The home was demolished in 98 by ap new owner. Police say a retired lapd motor officer received the weapon from a providing security for a movie filming nearby. The officer held onto the knife until recently. The knife is currently being tested for dna and as to why the retired cop waited so long to come forward well lapd are wondering the same thing. Tracking clouds and a few showers for the weekend. The entire weekend will not be a washout, but a few showers are possible. No rain is expected on our friday night though. Instead, we ll see partly cloudy skies. The winds will relax a bit from the north between 5 and 15 mph. Temperatures will dip into the mid 30s overnight. On day with some sunshine. But clouds will build in advance of a from the northwest. This the area, giving way to a few scattered showers late saturday through early sunday afternoon. The rain could be heavy at times. Again, we re not expecting a weekend washout. In fact, late in the afternoon on sunday, the skies will gradually clear. High temperatures on saturday and sunday will be in the upper 40s and lower 50s. Next week, we ll see a nice warm up. Highs will rise into the 60s and possibly the 70s by the middle of the work week. We re expecting newschannel 3 is honoring our american heroes. Today we re honoring Operations Specialist 3rd class danielle pulidoromo, on board the uss gonzalez. This is a picture of her on watch. The harry s. Truman Carrier Strike group, in support of Operation Inherent resolve. 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. New carpeting marketed as ultraplush or ultrasoft is posing a problem for many vacuums. Give tips on what you can do to fix it. Luxury carpets are marketed as ultraplush and ultrasoft. p sot commercial all the softness you love is now in your carpet. They feel great underfoot, but these super cushy carpets can really challenge your vacuum. Consumer reports dave trezza says carpets like this caress from shaw or this karastan from mohawk are so thick that vacuums cant move freely back and forth. Sot dave trezza the vacuum eates such a tight seal, it sucks in the carpet and youre unable to move it. And some vacuums like this are nearly impossible to move. Even leaning with all his body weight, dave trezza couldnt get it to budge. Carpet manufacturers actually recommend specific vacuums they say will work on plush carpets. Consumer reports tried some out. Sot dave trezza we did find vacuums that are easier to move on these types of carpets, but you also want a vacuum that performed well in our regular cleaning tests. For plush carpets, Consumer Reports recommends this 400dollar kenmore elite canister, with its ultraplush system. Up on both regular carpet and bare floors very well. If an upright is more your speed, this hoover wind tunnel handles the carpets just fine, and at 180 dollars is a Consumer Reports best buy. But before you go out and buy a new vacuum, Consumer Reports says another solution is to try raising the powerhead to a higher setting. If thats not an option, try adjusting the airflow on the suction control dial. That might be enough to get your vacuum moving. Consumer reports says that raising the powerhead and reducing the airflow might reduce cleaning power. So you may need to go over the same spot to thoroughly remove dirt. Ahead at 4 el chapo says he s ready to be extradited to the us immediately. See why he s in a hurry to get out of mexico city so the families of the el faro victims have reached a settlement with the ship s parent company. El faro was headed to puerto rico from florida in october of last year when it disappeared during hurricane joaquin. The ship s owners say its main propulsion failed. All 33 people on board died including a Virginia Beach native. Officials say the families each got 500 thousand dollars for pain and suffering and an un disclosed amount for economic losses. The attorney for mexican druglord el chapo says he s ready to be extradited to the us. His Attorney Says el chapo, whose real name is joaquin guzman, is sleep deprived and getting ill. Because of that he wants to be transferred to the us. He even says he s ready to plead guilty to drug trafficking. But the Attorney Says the drug lord would do that only if he s held in a medium security prison and not in isolation. Ahead at 4 hospitalized for hiccups. Why doctors say the man s condition could be much tracking clouds and a few showers for the weekend. The entire weekend will not be a washout, but a few showers are possible. No rain is expected on our friday night though. Instead, we ll see partly cloudy skies. The winds will relax a bit from the north between 5 and 15 mph. Temperatures will dip into the mid 30s overnight. On saturday, we ll likely start the day with some sunshine. But clouds will build in advance of a fast moving area of low pressure from the northwest. This clipper system will move over the area, giving way to a few scattered showers late saturday through early sunday afternoon. The rain could be heavy at times. Again, we re not expecting a weekend washout. In fact, clear. High temperatures on saturday and sunday will be in the upper 40s and lower 50s. Next week, we ll see a nice warm up. Highs will rise into the 60s and possibly the 70s by the middle of the work week. We re expecting plenty of sunshine, too. Shot four times one of those bullets directly hit the heart and lungs. Preliminary autopsy results have been released in connection to a shot four times one of those bullets directly hit the heart and lungs. Preliminary autopsy results have been released in connection to a Deadly Police shooting in north carolina. Investigators say a senior officer shot and killed 24year old akiel denkins monday afternoon while trying to arrest him on a felony drug charge. Denkins mother has said witnesses told her police shot her son in the back. But preliminary autopsy reports did not confirm that, and Police Say Witnesses have yet to come the Police Report also says waistband during a physical struggle with the officer. The officer who fired the fatal shots has been put on administrative duty pending the state s investigation. A richmond veteran and a single dad s car was stolen and destroyed. Police say a group of teenagers stole it from a 7eleven earlier this week. The man was devastated but now he has hope after folks in the community took action to buy him a new car. they shattered every piece of glass. this. all of the head lights. is. this side is even worse. a complete disaster. It s all that s left of Leonard Martin s suv. i m just a lifeline for the disabled veteran and single father who suffers from ptsd. He and his 11yearold son are both in school. Both of them need this car. So inconvenienced. Police say a group of teens stole leonard s vehicle from this 711 parking lot when he ran inside to grab a snack for his son. It was recovered the same night beat up like this. why would they even do this . lot s of unanswered questions. And then there s the heartbreak. I ask the lord for the peace that surpasses no understanding and thats all i can do is just rely on him. It s been said that prayer changes things. We got a surprise for you buddy. Yes we got you a car. Huh. We got you a car. Just like that. Things changed. For leonard. What . . Yes sir. We got you a car. I m sorry for your heartache. I know what thank you. Thank you. Thank you man. These two from richmond s on time towing say they couldn t just sit back and watch leonard suffer. It makes no sense for somebody to beat up a car like that. He is also a motivational speaker and he uses his role as an uber driver, to spread encouragement. Anderson says he has received dozens of notes from passengers he helped during rides and says he tries to keep in touch with everyone. A radio show host in pennsylvania is back to work after a bad case of the hiccups landed him in the hospital for three days. Big daddy graham thought it was funny at First Talking about it on the air and receiving lots of tips on how to get rid of the hiccups. His condition worsened, and he had to go to the hospital. He received a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation, which is an abnormal hea