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WVBT WVBT Local News February 6, 2016

Chesapeake restaurant friday afternoon. C5 17 37 30 people showed up for work and werent able to get it without any notice. The sign on the door reads closed for floor installation and employee training. But it caught them off guard and upset them because these employees say they havent received their last paychecks. And this isnt a new problem. C5 17 35 44 they dont have checks or cash to give us. But this has been an ongoing thing for months. Checks constantly bouncing. C11 17 48 48 i have experienced working overtime and not getting paid for it. I have experienced my checks not being able to cash at the bank. Another employee still had deposit slips that were returned saying not sufficient funds. We called cotton southern bistro owner and chef jeff brown. He admitted the restaurant is having serious financial problems. And its true, while some employees have been paid. Several have not. But hes working to get them their money in the next week. Brown said construction in the grassfield parkway area has taken a toll. And business is down 60 to reopen the location within the next two weeks. C11 17 51 55 i would absolutely love to work here if i got paid. Its great the food is great everything is good. I think its mismanagement of money. On the virginia courts website it says brown is facing misdemeanor charges for failing to report to the commissioner of revenue. And not having a business license. He claims that isnt true that he does have a license. Meanwhile, employees tell me, they just want to get the money their owed. As theyre struggling to pay their bills. Im liz palka, 10 on your side. All new tonight the bakery and her husband face federal charges. Court documents say they are accused of laundering money and the husband is cocaine. 10 on your sides liz kilmer spoke with customers today. Gs cake shop here on auburn drive is still open although Court Documents show owner and her husband are today, an employee working had no comment. We spoke with a customer shocked to learn of the accusations and frustrated by this policy cash only. From a bakery to behind bars. The owner of this quaint cake shop and her husband are now facing criminal charges. According to federal Court Documents 31 yearold cheron johnson, owner of gs cake shop and her 42yearold husband, vernon norvell, are accused of money laundering. Norvell is also charged with selling cocaine. C20 Dylan Johnson 17 15 00 i thought it was charged last month with most documents sealed on january 12th. When we went to the Virginia Beach bakery it was open. An employee inside had no comment. But not the case for a frustrated customer. C21 diane kimmel 17 16 25 normally i can use my charge card and she said its down and they dont know if theyre getting it back at all. Diane kimmel picks up her sons birthday cake at go back. Learning about the allegations was further troubling. C21 17 17 01 i dont think ill be shoppinghere anymore, its pretty unnerving. 10 on your side went to the couples lavish portsmouth home. As soon as we approached a woman parked in the driveway sped off. C22 17 18 42 hey maam can we ask you a question can we ask you a question . . . we then knocked on the door no one answered. Documents show the government is seeking forfeiture of the estate along with the bakery a federal spokesperson could not comment on the ongoing investigation. According to a city official the bakery has been open since november of 2013. I reached out to norvells attorney he said he couldnt comment. I also called johnsons attorney a secretary told me he was out of town. Live in Virginia Beach, liz kilmer, 10 on your side. And now, the ever we had it all, rain and sleet, then sun and cold. How about a break tomorrow but chief meteorologist don slater says something could be brewing sunday just in time for the big game. Don . Tonight mainly clear. Patchy ice on the roads. Lows low30s. Winds n 515 mph. Saturday mostly sunny. Not as windy, but chilly. Highs mid40s. Winds light ne. Sunday . Mostly cloudy with a chance of scattered showers in nc. Highs upper40s. Winds n 515 mph. Tonight mainly clear. Patchy ice on the roads. Lows low30s. Winds n 515 mph. Saturday mostly sunny. Not as windy, but chilly. Highs mid40s. Winds light ne. Sunday . Mostly cloudy with a chance of scattered showers in nc. Highs upper40s. Winds n 515 mph. Tonight mainly clear. Patchy ice on the roads. Lows low30s. Winds n 515 mph. Saturday mostly sunny. Not as windy, but chilly. Light ne. Sunday . Mostly cloudy with a chance of scattered showers in nc. Highs upper40s. Winds n 515 mph. New tonight. If you had to abandon your food yorktown today its because someone called in a bomb threat. New tonight. If you had shopping in yorktown today its because someone called in a bomb threat. Deputies say someone called the food lion on hampton highway around six tonight and said theres a bomb. The store was evacuated for about an hour, while crews checked it out. They declared the it safe, and theyre only on 10 there could soon be a fulltime Security Guard at all 16 Elementary Schools in portsmouth. The proposal comes after officers arrested two Elementary School parents for comitting crimes in schools since october. Right now, the district only has Security Officers placed at the high schools and middle schools. Under the new plan, the district would spend more than 600thousand dollars for extra security at the elementary level. c3 6 076 22 is School Security say this year a higher priority than past years. I would say it is. We have a certain level of resources that we in the past used for security. But we think we need Additional Resources for security. But we think we need Additional Resources for security. The superintendent will finalize his budget by the end of the month. The city council is slated to approve a final budget for next year in may. If your child has an overdrawn lunch account in Virginia Beach they may start getting bagged meals instead of plated meals. The change will apply to students with accounts that show because the School Division says debt is growing on unpaid meals. The new rule goes into effect february 16th; School Officials say cash it always welcome. Were getting our first look at the nurse that sexually assaulted a patient at the hampton va medical center. A federal jury found 52yearold juan lopez guilty today editor news gfx outside media juan lopez in 2014, Court Records say lopez administered morphine to a patient even though she didnt want it. Then he sexually assaulted her. When federal agents asked him about what happened, he also lied. He could spend the rest of his life in prison when hes sentenced in may. Police in chesapeake have confirmed theyre investigating a series of car break ins. Neighbors told us wednesday police werent doing enough. Officers now say someone broke into several cars in the las gaviotas neighborhood this week. They say one vehicle was stolen, and theyre looking for at least three suspects. They say the breakins may be connected to five others reported in the gale avenue area where a gun was reportedly portsmouths Police Department will have a new chief by the end of the month. Tonya chapman has been serving as the States Deputy secretary of Public Safety and homeland security. She began her career as an officer with the arlington Police Department in 1989 and was also deputy chief of Richmond Police. She replaces dennis mook, who was named interim chief after ed hargis retired in june. More help is on the way from Hampton Roads for the water crisis in flint, michigan. [video in outside media for flint michigan] the newport news joining other organizations to collect bottled water. Employees gave 300 cases and residents dropped off 160. This supports a drive hosted by new beech grove baptist church. You can drop off donations at the the church ontabbs lane between 9 and 5, tomorrow. The water will be given to Catholic Charities in flint for distribution. If you plan to vote in the primary election next for the march 1st primary in virginia. You can still submit your papers by mail but the by february 8th. You can also register online or in person. Rescuers are digging people out after a sixpointfour magnitude earthquake in taiwan. At least three people, including a newborn, have died. More than 150 others are in the hospital. We can show you some of the damage it did. Firefighters and soldiers are going through two collapsed high rises. There were more than 200 people inside. It hit around 4 am local time well keep you posted on the rescue efforts as we get new information. Sailors aboard the uss montpelier are back home tonight. The navy sent us these pictures of the submarines homecoming today. The crew pulled back into naval station norfolk after steaming more than 43thousand miles around europe and the middle east. Virginia beach could bench nearly a dozen youth football teams the reason the future of see the moment a crane crashed onto a city sidewalk the new video from a deadly construction accident, and what the mayor is working on tonight. A Richmond Police officer facing murder charges appeared in court today hear what his all new. A richmondarea man has pleaded guilty to his role in an alleged race war plot. Hes one of two men investigators say wanted to shoot and bomb synagogues and black churches 34yearold robert doyle pleaded guilty to conspiracy and gun crimes today. Prosecutors say doyle and the second suspect are White Supremacists who bought guns and explosives from undercover agents. Investigators alal believe they planned to rob a business and use the money to start a race war. Doyles sentencing is set for may. Twitter is taking on the fight against terror the social Media Company says it has suspended 125thousand accounts, over the past seven months. Twitter says it targeted accounts that either threatened or promoted terror attacks. It says most were associated with the islamic state, or other terror organizations. Twitter says it has added staff to watch for signs of terrorist activity. Were followingup with a local delegates bipartisan plan to protect troops. Let members of the Virginia National guard carry guns on duty passed the house thursday. He says it didnt take much to satisfy republicans and democrats after he proposed the bill in december. 35 42 afterwards they came to me and said a couple of them that they wanted to support this but they were a little concern we tweaked two words in it to address the concern 35 50 taylor created the bill in response to last marines and one sailor died. Taylors bill allows some National Guardsmen with concealedcarry permits to have their firearms on duty. The bill is headed for the senate. Two different gun bills passed the Virginia Senate today. One expands access to background checks at gun shows in the commonwealth. The second takes guns away from domestic abusers, who are under a protective order. In a statement, Governor Terry mcauliffe says these are the first meaningful steps lawmakers have taken on guns, in the past 23 a judge has set bond for the Richmond Police officer accused of murder. Local reporters say its 25thousand dollars. David cobb was offduty when he shot and killed a teen in chesterfield last year. Mark tenia has new information his Court Appearance today. With his girlfriend and family inside Richmond Police officer david cobb faced a judge for the First Time Since turning himself in yesterday. Cobb is charged with Second Degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. The charges stemming from an altercation with an unarmed teen, paterson brown, jr. , who got into the car cobb was driving at the car wash at this gas station in chesterfield. In court the defense says cobb identified himself as an officer and told brown to get out of the car. They say brown was non compliant and responding in an unpredictable way prosecutors say cobb had his gun pointed at the teen for 3 to 4 minutes and that brown offered no threat or perceived threat to cobb. They say they plan on introducing Surveillance Video from the gas station as evidence to show that the two is when brown tried to shut the car door and cobb stepped in between the door and the car to prevent him from closing it. Cobb was a School Resource officer and worked with kids daily. Outside his stepdaughter had a few things to say. Hes a great officer, you can look at his background. Chelsea roane also calling cobb a great father. He was a great father, he was a great father to his biological kids and us. Saying she believes he was just trying to deescalate the situation. Definitely, very unfortunate. Cobb is a 10year veteran of the Police Department. He turned himself in last night. anchors ad lib toss to don tonight mainly clear. Patchy ice on the roads. Lows low30s. Winds n 515 mph. Saturday mostly sunny. Not as windy, but chilly. Light ne. Sunday . Mostly cloudy with a chance of scattered showers in nc. Highs upper40s. Winds n 515 mph. Tonight mainly clear. Patchy ice on the roads. Lows low30s. Winds n 515 mph. Saturday mostly sunny. Not as windy, but chilly. Highs mid40s. Winds light ne. Sunday . Mostly cloudy with a chance of scattered showers in nc. Highs upper40s. Winds n 515 mph. Tonight mainly clear. Patchy ice on the roads. Lows low30s. Winds n 515 mph. Saturday mostly sunny. Not as windy, but chilly. Highs mid40s. Winds light ne. Sunday . Mostly cloudy with a chance of highs upper40s. Winds n 515 mph. Tonight mainly clear. Patchy ice on the roads. Lows low30s. Winds n 515 mph. Saturday mostly sunny. Not as windy, but chilly. Highs mid40s. Winds light ne. Sunday . Mostly cloudy with a chance of scattered showers in nc. Highs upper40s. Winds n 515 mph. Tonight mainly clear. Patchy ice on the roads. Lows low30s. Winds n 515 mph. Saturday mostly sunny. Not as windy, but chilly. Highs mid40s. Winds light ne. Sunday . Mostly cloudy with a chance of n 515 mph. Tonight mainly clear. Patchy ice on the roads. Lows low30s. Winds n 515 mph. Saturday mostly sunny. Not as windy, but chilly. Highs mid40s. Winds light ne. Sunday . Mostly cloudy with a chance of scattered showers in nc. Highs upper40s. Winds you may notice the wavy team has been wearing shades of red all day long. Its part of National Wear red day. The American Heart Association promotes it, so women know to take care of their hearts and be aware of Heart Disease the number on killer of women. Even the babies of Hampton Roads were wearing red bon secours hospitals gave newborns knitted red hats. We found the babies sporting them at Depaul Medical Center in norfolk. A virginia marine hurt serving overseas is getting stronger with every step. See the recovery efffort caught on camera the moments a crane crashed to the ground in new york. Hear about the deadly damage left behind im bruce rader and coming up in 25 minutes on the sportswrap, Super Bowl Weekend is underway, well hear from all the big stars and ill give you my super bowl prediction. 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Cranes, the larger cranes in the city, have all been ordered to go into a secure position immediately. The crash also caused at least one gas leak in the area. The mayor says he will be working to make sure this doesnt happen again. A local attraction plans to advertise to mill

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