THEIR MEETINGS FOR
THIS WEEK WILL BE
CONDUCTED
VIRTUALLY.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO
FOLLOW THIS STORY
AND BRING YOU
UPDATES OVER ON
WAVY-DOT-COM.
(LEX)
MORE BREAKING NEWS
THIS MIDDAY.
THE MAYOR OF NEW
ORLEANS ANNOUNCED
MARDI GRAS PARADES
DURING NEXT YEAR'S
FESTIVITIES, WILL NOT
BE PERMITTED.
ON THE CITY'S OFFICIAL
WEBSITE SHE POSTED
QUOTE " "PARADES OF
ANY KIND WILL NOT BE
PERMITTED THIS YEAR
BECAUSE LARGE
GATHERINGS HAVE
PROVEN TO BE SUPER
SPREADER EVENTS OF
THE COVID-19 VIRUS."
MARDI GRAS IS AN
ANNUAL TRADITION IN
THE BIG EASY, WHICH
HAPPENS EVERY
FEBRUARY.
THE EVENT NORMALLY
DRAWS HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE TO NEW
ORLEANS EACH YEAR.
(LEX)
THANKS FOR JOINING
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MIDDAY.
LET'S TURN TO THE
WEATHER.
I'M LEX GRAY.
HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT
DOWNTOWN
PORTSMOUTH
THROUGH TOWER CAM
10.
THE SUN IS OUT, AND
TODAY WE WILL HAVE
SOME NICE WEATHER
ACROSS THE REGION
BUT BIG CHANGES ARE
COMING!
A TASTE OF WINTER
WEATHER IS ON THE
HORIZON.
LET'S CHECK IN WITH
METEOROLOGIST
STEVE FUNDARO WITH
THE CHILLY FORECAST.
STEVE.
(STEVE)
TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGHS NEAR 60. WINDS
SW/NW 10-20MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 30MPH.
TONIGHT: FREEZE
WARNING INLAND.
POSSIBLE FROST IN THE
AREA. CLEAR SKIES.
LOWS WILL BE IN THE
UPPER 30S WITH LOW
30S INLAND. WINDS NW
10-20MPH.
TOMORROW: MOSTLY
SUNNY. COLD. HIGHS
WILL ONLY BE IN THE
UPPER 40S. WINDS NW
10-15MPH.
TODAY WE HAVE
DRY/COOL WEATHER IN
THE REGION. WE"LL
HAVE MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES. HIGH PRESSURE
IS NEAR THE REGION.
HOWEVER, A COLD
FRONT WILL DROP INTO
THE AREA LATER TODAY.
IT COULD CREATE A
STRAY SHOWER ON THE
EASTERN SHORE.
OTHERWISE, IT WILL
INCREASE THE WIND.
HIGH TEMPS TODAY
WILL BE NEAR 60. THEN
TONIGHT TEMPS WILL
DROP DOWN TO THE
30S. THERE ARE
FREEZE WARNINGS
FOR A FEW INLAND
COUNTIES. THERE
COULD BE FROST OVER
OTHER PARTS OF THE
VIEWING AREA.
TOMORROW WE"LL
BE DRY, CHILLY, AND
BREEZY. HIGH TEMPS
WILL ONLY BE IN THE
UPPER 40S. WE"LL
HAVE A NORTHWEST
WIND. WE"LL WARM
UP A LITTLE ON
THURSDAY TO THE 50S
WITH LOTS OF
SUNSHINE. THEN
WE"LL BE MILD AND
DRY GOING INTO THE
WEEKEND. HURRICANE
IOTA IS OVER LAND
NOW. IT IS WEAKENING
AS IT MOVES WEST, BUT
IT IS STILL PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS AND
LOTS OF HEAVY RAIN
OVER NICARAGUA AND
HONDURAS. IT WILL
WEAKEN MORE AS IT
MOVES WEST TODAY. IT
IS NO THREAT TO THE
U.S. STAY TUNED FOR
UPDATES THROUGHOUT
THE DAY.
(LEX)
ALL NEW THIS MIDDAY -
A PORTSMOUTH JUDGE
APPROVED AN $800-
THOUSAND DOLLAR
SETTLEMENT IN A
LAWSUIT AGAINST THE
HAMPTON ROADS
REGIONAL JAIL'S
MEDICAL CONTRACTOR,
CORRECT CARE
SOLUTIONS.
MARCIA KEELING FILED
THE WRONGFUL DEATH
LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF
HER SON, 18-YEAR-OLD
DAVAGEAH JONES.
JONES DIED ON MAY 15,
2018 - AFTER JAIL STAFF
FOUND HIM
UNRESPONSIVE IN HIS
CELL.
THE DAY BEFORE - HE
APPEARED IN DISTRICT
COURT.
THE JUDGE NOTICED
JONES LOOKED ILL,
SUSPENDED THE
HEARING, AND
ORDERED HIS PUBLIC
DEFENDER TO
CONTACT THE JAIL AND
GET HIM TREATMENT.
ACCORDING TO THE
LAWSUIT - JAIL STAFF
IGNORED HIS
CONDITION AND
RETURNED HIM TO A
CELL.
HE DIED THE NEXT DAY
OF DIABETIC
KETOACIDOSIS,
CAUSED BY A LACK OF
INSULIN.
KEELING SUED FOR
MORE THAN $18-
MILLION DOLLARS IN
DAMAGES.
(LEX)
ALSO NEW THIS MIDDAY
- A FORMER NORFOLK
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
TEACHER PLEADED
GUILTY TO CHILD
PORNOGRAPHY
CHARGES.
5TH GRADE TEACHER
BRETT MARKER
ENTERED THE PLEA
YESTERDAY IN COURT.
LAST YEAR,
AUTHORITIES RECEIVED
A TIP FROM THE
INTERNET CRIMES
AGAINST CHILDREN
TASK FORCE.
MARKER WAS
ARRESTED AND
GRANTED A $5,000
SECURED BOND.
HE IS SCHEDULED TO
BE SENTENCED IN
FEBRUARY.
(LEX)
10 ON YOUR SIDE IS
YOUR LOCAL ELECTION
HEADQUARTERS.
NEW AT MIDDAY --
VIRGINIA'S FORMER
SPEAKER OF THE
HOUSE HAS MADE IT
OFFICIAL -- HE'S
RUNNING FOR
GOVERNOR.
63-YEAR-OLD
REPUBLICAN DELEGATE
KIRK COX SAYS IS
TAKING THE "WE HAVE
TO FIGHT BACK"
APPROACH TO HIS
CAMPAIGN -- SAYING
THAT CURRENT
DEMOCRAT
LEADERSHIP IS
TEARING THE STATE
APART.
HE SAYS HE IS
ENTERING THE RACE AS
PERSON WHO CAN
APPEAL TO ALL
VIRGINIANS.
AND IT'S TRUE -- LAST
YEAR HE SHOCKED
MANY WINNING RE-
ELECTION IN HIS
DISTRICT THAT THAT
FAVORS DEMOCRATS
"I WON BY 5 POINTS
LAST TIME SO I HAVE A
REPUTATION OF BEING
ABLE TO GET GOOD
CONSERVATIVE VOTES
AND CROSSOVER AND
PEOPLE ARE LOOKING
FOR THAT."
(LEX)
HE JOINS STATE
SENATOR AMANDA
CHASE SEEKING THE
REPUBLICAN
NOMINATION.
HE SAYS HE DOES
BELIEVE A REPUBLICAN
CAN TAKE BACK THE
GOVERNORS MANSION
NEXT YEAR.
(LEX)
WE'RE FOLLOWING
DEVELOPING NEWS
FROM CHESAPEAKE.
THAT'S CHESAPEAKE
FIREFIGHTERS ARE
WORKING TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT CAUSED A
HOUSE FIRE EARLY THIS
MORNING.
DAMAGES WERE
MINOR AND NO ONE
WAS HURT.
IT HAPPENED AROUND
6:30 THIS MORNING ON
EVERETT STREET, IN
SOUTH NORFOLK.
CREWS GOT IT UNDER
CONTROL WITHIN 10
MINUTES.
(LEX)
WE'RE TRACKING THE
LATEST CORONAVIRUS
CASE COUNTS.
CURRENT COVID-19
HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE
AT THEIR HIGHEST
POINT SINCE MAY 31 IN
VIRGINIA.
TODAY, THE VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH REPORTED
2,125 NEW CASES AND
29 NEW DEATHS.
HAMPTON ROADS"
CASES HAVE SHOT UP
RECENTLY AFTER A
LONG UPWARD TREND
OF PERCENT POSITIVITY
WHICH GROWN
SHARPER RECENTLY.
LOCALLY,
HOSPITALIZATIONS AND
DEATHS ARE STILL
RELATIVELY LOW AND
STABLE, BUT THEY
TYPICALLY LAG BEHIND
CASES.
THERE HAVE BEEN
MORE THAN 206-
THOUSAND TOTAL
CASES AND MORE THAN
35-HUNDRED TOTAL
DEATHS ACROSS THE
COMMONWEALTH.
(LEX)
THE INCREASE IN
CASES IN OUR REGION
HAS CAUSED VIRGINIA
BEACH PUBLIC
SCHOOLS TO REVERT
BACK TO FULLY-
VIRTUAL LEARNING.
THE LEARN-FROM-
HOME FORMAT
STARTED TODAY.
OVER THE SUMMER,
SCHOOL LEADERS
DECIDED IF THERE ARE
MORE THAN 265 CASES
PER DAY-- STUDENTS
WILL SWITCH BACK TO
LEARNING FROM HOME.
SPENCE SAYS SCHOOL
OFFICIALS SPOKE WITH
THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT TO ASK
ABOUT RECENT DATA.
HEALTH OFFICIALS
CONFIRMEDTHEY
EXPECT THE UPWARD
TREND TO CONTINUE.
SPENCE SAYS THE
DISTRICT MADE THE
DECISION TO RETURN
TO VIRTUAL LEARNING
FOR THE SAFETY OF
STUDENTS AND STAFF.
FOR NOW, SWITCHING
BACK TO IN-PERSON
CLASSES WILL DEPEND
ON THE DATA--
DR. AARON SPENCE
"IT IS OUR PRIORITY TO
KEEP PEOPLE SAFE
AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE REALLY
PAYING ATTENTION TO
THE SCIENCE, WE'RE
REALLY PAYING
ATTENTION TO WHAT
THE METRICS ARE
TELLING US."
(LEX)
SPENCE SAYS THE
METRICS THEY ARE
GOING OFF ARE FROM
THE COMMUNITY, NOT
THE SCHOOLS.
SO, THAT MEANS IT'S
UP TO THE COMMUNITY
TO BRING THE
NUMBERS DOWN AND
GET STUDENTS BACK IN
SCHOOL.
(LEX)
WHILE VIRGINIA BEACH
SCHOOLS ARE
TRANSITIONING TO
VIRTUAL LEARNING
TODAY-- CHESAPEAKE
SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBERS DECIDED
THEIR DISTRICT WILL
STAY THE COURSE FOR
NOW, WITH SOME IN-
PERSON LEARNING.
DURING A SCHOOL
BOARD MEETING LAST
NIGHT,
SUPERINTENDENT DR.
JARED COTTON SAID
THE RISE IN COVID
CASES IS CONCERNING.
HOWEVER, HE DIDN'T
RECOMMEND
CHANGING THINGS
JUST YET.
HE SAID THE
DISTRICT'S DATA
SHOWS COMMUNITY
SPREAD IS NOT
HAPPENING IN SCHOOL
BUILDINGS.
STILL, TEACHERS WITH
THE CHESAPEAKE
EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION ARE
CONCERNED.
MAINLY -- THEY'RE
UPSET THEY HAVEN'T
SEEN A CONTINGENCY
PLAN.
REAGAN DAVIS /
TEACHER & PRESIDENT
OF CHESAPEAKE
EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION
"ENSURE THAT WE
HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE
FOR WHEN OUR
STUDENTS END UP --
WHEN BUILDINGS NEED
TO BE CLOSED."
(LEX)
COTTON TOLD SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBERS THAT
IS IN THE WORKS.
ALSO LAST NIGHT --
THE BOARD DID VOTE
TO CLOSE SCHOOLS
NEXT WEDNESDAY --
AHEAD OF
THANKSGIVING.
(LEX)
TODAY, SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBERS IN
PORTSMOUTH ARE SET
TO MEET TO DISCUSS
PLANS FOR IN-PERSON
LEARNING.
RIGHT NOW, ALL
EMPLOYEES MUST
RETURN TO SCHOOL
BUILDINGS ON
NOVEMBER 23RD.
THE FIRST WAVE OF
STUDENTS WHO OPTED
FOR IN-PERSON
INSTRUCTION WILL
BEGIN ON JANUARY
4TH.
THE SCHOOL BOARD
WILL ALSO GET AN
UPDATE ON A SURVEY
SENT OUT TO
TEACHERS EARLIER
THIS MONTH.
THE PURPOSE OF THE
SURVEY WAS TO
ASSESS EMPLOYEES'
INTENTIONS TO COME
BACK TO SCHOOL.
TONIGHT'S MEETING
STARTS AT 5:30.
WE'LL BE SURE TO LET
YOU KNOW WHAT
HAPPENS.
(LEX)
TODAY NORTH
CAROLINA GOVERNOR
ROY COOPER AND
MEMBERS OF THE
CORONAVIRUS TASK
FORCE WILL SHARE
MORE INFORMATION ON
THE STATE'S ONGOING
PLANS TO ADDRESS
COVID TODAY AT 3.
YOU CAN WATCH IT
OVER ON WAVY-DOT-
COM.