End of newport news presenter on them on for merrimack bridge tunnel is well south side you have norfolk and portsmouth also Virginia Beach down to occur on to the wind advisory through three oclock this afternoon so lets take a look at how those winds are blowing at this hour thirty three mph gust just reported from between thirty and thirty five down rocker attack in a neo some stronger winds reported at pier a gust of forty one mph and a gust of thirty six air and oceania some the elyria is pretty breezy so we have winds right now that are going to continue to stay up near the coast our storm system has exited the wet weather is out in temperatures now generally in the lower forties. Its just not warm up much today see deaf in one jacket with the skies still mostly cloudy at the airport with north winds at twenty mph. Now as we take it for the afternoon were going to to be mostly cloudy for most of us as i mentioned the rain is gone what arizona did see some explicit a shot to the north thats all gone as well as we look out to the west you can see some drier conditions developing and really im excited about the upcoming weekend we should see some clearing later tonight in the weekend looks pretty good captures a little bit warmer tomorrow and as we get into sunday will be even warmer and then next week. Haha wei d c next week is going to get really warm temperatures up into the upper sixties eventually today stay in chile though forty three or so we should see skies becoming partly sunny later this afternoon state in your weekend coming. I thank you and dont forget you can always check wherever you go with a thirteen years now whether past or app downloaded for free on your phone in app store or on google play. More breaking news to tell you about here knew the death of an orphaned teenage a hassle we just learned a new witness has come forward with information about her death stepfather wesley hassle of this came to light after wesley hassles public defender filed a motion to withdraw from the case saying that his office also represents the new witness hansel has not been charged in a daze death at this point but the new witness will cooperate if hansel is prosecuted had to was said to be sent smart eighteenth on federal ammunition charge is unclear what will happen now with that hearing thirteen years now is working to get more details were still robertson shes making calls meeting with people close to this case i will have new information or later newscasts us know and were learning about the seal sightings on land in Virginia Beach the virginia aquarium says this is not anything alarming. However they do have a message for people who are going to the beach heres elise brown with the story feels they look cute but they are wild animals and so they dont tend to want to interact with people very much if you keep pretty aloof and relax. Alex aquarium says that calm demeanor can change if you get too close will look much more alert and they might sound which are waving their flippers at yet and they have teeth or summer dogs on were spotted on land in Virginia Beach. This picture was taken around a short drive to harbor seals and a harp seal of holding out on land along the coast to coast he says its not unusual for seals to come ashore. However if one is spotted he says stay back at least fifty yards not feet in to call to weaken the evaluating see if their behavior is what we would consider abnormal look at their body condition to the look of fat and healthy they look skinny. He says the seals spotted thursday went back into the water officials at the aquarium understand its exciting to to ensure that excitement doesnt go too far at the beach learning more about seals are interacting with little more something that interests you you can see and there are some opportunities to do that at the aquarium with trained professionals in Virginia Beach police crown routines as well attorney for the city of norfolk treasure has filed a motion which says prosecutors entrapped his client and making false statements are partners at the Virginian Pilot obtained a court filing and the buffet attorney argued prosecutors should have asked as clyde whether he had ever taken anything of value in exchange for an official act perfect attorney filed a total of attacking the governments case is set to stand trial on well donald trump finding himself the target of blistering attacks was hella president ial hopefuls tonight by announcing that all be made in china and mexico little guy has lied so much to go here we go again he is back on the campaign trail and on the defensive this noon were going to have the highlights from last nights gop debate and then north Korean Leader kim jong own creating an International Panic over nights after he orders his Nuclear Arsenal on standby and coming up in their second half hour would never do anything to break the rules i believe in fair play respect that we placate back in the headlines could tom grady spent four game that is not what you said in the place i know its hard not to interrupt but is the better the breed lions day three another spirited and sometimes ugly debate for new and they are back on the campaign trail frontrunner donald trump now finding himself playing defense is responding to questions about his failed immigration policy. Heres abcs megan hughes with more donald trump in a michigan rally this morning hits marco rubio ahead of the march fifteen florida primary in florida a little marco rubio so much he could be elected dog catcher. Today on Good Morning America rubio on the defensive for his part in the ugly war of words heats to get a taste of his own medicine and lets be clear nothing i have ever said anything close to what donald trump says regularly on the daily and routine basis perhaps one of the lowest moments in the campaign trumps response to rubio last night he referred to my aunts of this small Something Else must be small i guarantee you theres no problem i carried the box moderator meghan kelly press the frontrunner on trump of lawsuits a rating from the Better Business bureau was a d minus at last have the result of a number of complaints that it was made today. Yes thats the way to an immigration ted cruz repeated mitt romneys assault earlier in the day demanding from Police States in an off the record conversations with the New York Times or misleading the american takes the release of the one that is me. Trump announced he was softening his position on special visas for high tech workers despite the opposite view being posted on his website to change or turn on so many things and that has some people saying what is his core. Megan i have a very strong the shortly after the debate trump released a statement saying he was in fact not softening his position on the visa program after all he would end it no exceptions mega news abc news washington. Well these are sure gets left out again since been taken down. Dont trouble of aca mac and northampton counties in with marilyn take a closer look you can see the shore in red while virginia is in bloom this is the third time the Eastern Shore has been left out of the commonwealth Ben Carson Ted Cruz also publish photos include the Eastern Shore with maryland the fourth of may oral race. Also he not one candidate picking up some big endorsements from former coworkers at Portsmouth City hall will explain as anna parker in the newsroom all eyes are on north korea after kim jong un ordered all Nuclear Weapons to be put on right now tensions are rising on the Korean Peninsula amid reports that kim jun hui ordered Nuclear Weapons to be ready for use of a provocative announcement comes days after what could be crippling sanctions for the isolated country. This noon the white house is responding santa parkers in the newsroom with more details on that santa yet listed under that announcement was made on state run television by a smiling tv anchor she said that north koreas leader Kim Jong Hoon is given the go ahead for the use of the countrys Nuclear Weapons in the Us State Department tells abc news they are closely monitoring the situation and urging the north korean government to quote refrain from provocative actions and rhetoric that aggravate tensions as all comes after north korea claimed on state media to have successfully tested a Hydrogen Bomb in january and after february tests of Missile Technology aimed at reaching u s mainland aztecs led the U N Security Council on wednesday to impose tough new sanctions on north korea sanctions require north korean cargo ships and aircraft to be leaving the reclusive country it also puts a halt to small arms and conventional weapons sales to north korea by north Korean State Television praise can john for the Quick Development of the new long range rocket system which they claim has the precision and the capacity to hit key targets in Addition Center park or thirteen years now i sent a thank you for that will continue to follow the story as it develops you can also check out more online on our website that is now back on that is where you can learn more about the types of missiles used by the north korean government and the payload that they can deliver. Were also can have many more details about the situation on the Korean Peninsula coming up on thirteen years now starting at four oclock tonight in the sailors of the uss laramie will return to naval station norfolk the boiler is scheduled to dock at eight oclock the crew spent the last three and half months helping the u s navy and nato forces in the persian gulf the biggest the navys fleet had enough the thirteen years now team welcomes them home and thanks them Weather Service reports the city leaders are endorsing john roper mer the vice mayor for her support in the ring there and councilman bill moody as well as councilman danny makes all back in rome. This after city councilor katie wright house to roll from his position as city manager that controversial firing sparked a movement to recall mayor wright which is still in the works right now there are currently three candidates running for mayor portsmouth Katie Wright John Rowe and local businessmen Shannon Glover when asked to comment on the race never told us quote john rowan county right are the architects of the public distrust we have in portsmouth today right now were waiting to hear from Virginia Beach officials about the future of light rail sees any of the city Virginia Beach is expected to draft a memorandum of understanding with the Hampton Roads transit and the state department of rail and Public Transportation its part of a stipulation laid out by the state transportation board the board is formulating its years and it needs to know if Virginia Beach is actually commited to this expansion project the City Council Vote is set for april if our eyes we turn our attention to the weather the wet weather we had this morning its gone theres a little bit of snow in the next part of the north up from the Northern Neck over northern parts of the Eastern Shore that too is gone i wanted to start with a lot of skyview and this is down at the oceanfront from our location and peach quarters. Looking back down towards the jetty and this is really cool as you take a look here you can see theres a very interesting pattern at the beach and you see this alot when the winds are really blowing and youve got a strong wind at the oceanfront into coming down from the north you get this windswept pattern we see some of the darker sand and then you see some errors and lighter sand very calmly says this is one of the ways i can take a quick look at the skyview and tell you the winds are really going right now down at the oceanfront the other of turnover with the waves so it is obviously a rough day at their offshore as well but its at windswept beach to give you that pattern almost looks like wood isnt a very cool picture that i wanna talk about the conditions here and the weather headlines and here we go windy and cool for the afternoon wind gusts of thirty five to forty five mph going to be possible. Partly sunny for saturday a high near forty eight win to get out into the low fifties i think on sunday theyll be a chance for a few morning showers i say that our future cast and more sunshine early next week and feast your eyes on that temperatures climbing into the mid sixties to upper sixties close to seventy by wednesday and thursday next week so the warmer weather is coming. The rain is gone now as i mentioned the storm is pulling away i do is say the north wins because Something Else long time residents here in Hampton Roads know about those north northeast winds. It pushes right now at schools point is the official measuring gauge for Hampton Roads we came through it three one this morning to reach a level of about four feet as high as water levels for this morning they were up a little bit already and another say ten or maybe eleven inches Something Like that to those levels and that puts is just about recent pickups a nuisance tidal flooding not anticipating widespread flood issues or anything like that around or think but you may see the water up from hagar ocean view over towards large pot and levels should go down a little bit over the next few high tide cycles night as i mentioned we could see thirty five to forty five mph gusts and this is the hot zone down there you can see a forty one mph gust at dhaka thirty six mph gust in Virginia Beach and the same reported from lisbon city thats the Coast Guard Air station where its forty one degrees temperatures in the upper thirties real low to mid forties oh shan actually reporting forty five a little bit warmer there heres a quick live look from up in hampton and you there the stiff breeze so again to get this chilly north wind twenty mph right now at the airport so the wet weather moves through to get into the future cast here just very quickly ill let you know while the rain and the snow and all that mess is gone now as we look for one more shot and some rain i think thats going to come late saturday night into early sunday morning shows were getting up and ready for Church Sunday morning. Look for the showers may want to take an umbrella with you that will move out early improvements coming later in the day it looks like were in for a gorgeous next week look at this as we go monday tuesday wednesday and thursday temps warming up mid sixties tuesday in upper sixties once in a fantastically has a mild out hang all your hats this afternoon a very very windy thanks greg. We didnt get much snow overnight the parts slammed right now the snow stopped falling in washington before dropping seven inches of snow in some parts of the capital area most other area saw between one and three inches of snow further north the flurries fell in new jersey coating cars and still clearing roads around our area right now heres the problem and historic winter storms in january and february much of the states emergency budget is gone but that would not stop the dot from working. They see that they will dip into another budget to clear the roads if they have to be that dips into the maintenance budget to clear any roads today. It could prevent ditch cleaning and painting projects in the spring but they say they will deal with that after the snow clears away season is just around the corner after this break were actually talking to one of our areas best wedding pros. Alright brides to be a heads up tomorrow it is a bridal show unlike any other is called maya balloons that and its coming to the Virginia Beach fieldhouse it promises to bring those dreams interests boards to life with high Fashion Energy and high Energy Demonstrations and here to tell us about is my whole hand thank you so much for being here. 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