everyone.3 we begin this morning with the multiple roads closures that may affect your morning commute. heavy rain and flooding shut down several in aheville and buncombe county alone. this is video of charlotte highway headed into fairview. that is where cars had to turn around because of flood waters. 3 3 good morning... it's tuesday, december 29th. this morning, power outages are also a problem. there are more than 17-hundred in henderson county alone. we have live team coverage this morning of the overnight flooding. news 13's lauren brigman is in asheville. and ingrid is in the skywatch weather center. ingrid, parts of the mountains remain under a flash flood warning. good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7-day forecast for both the mountains and upstate.

3 now, let's go live to news 13's lauren brigman who is in asheville. she is monitoring the conditions on swannanoa river road. lauren, what are you seeing there? 3 asheville fire department also made a swift water rescue here overnight after a driver tried to pass through high water.two family members had to be rescued from that vehicle after high water overtook it, trapping them inside.crews had to work quick because water began to fill inside the

3 3 vehicle.3 3 24:00-:14"we had to act quick on this particular call. we could not wait for the boat to come to this location because the water was taking over the vehicle and taking it downstream. so we had to physically walk out and get these people from their car." several roads bordering swannanoa river road are also closed, in biltmore village. emergency crews remind drivers

standing water, because just a couple inches can carry your vehicle away. 3 3 3 other roads closed in asheville include: sweeten creek road near biltmore village. azalea road east near the soccer complex. and lyman street near 12 bones. 3 3 we will continue to follow the very latest on the flood damage and roads that are closed. updates will be posted on wlos dot com and our facebook and twitter pages. you can also sign up to get traffic and weather text alerts to keep you informed. 3 3 the deadly storm system spawning tornadoes, floods, and snow across the united states is marching east this morning. the severe weather over the past week has led to the deaths of at least 46 people. today, people in the northeast are bracing for

abc's megan hughes has details. 3 after an unusually warm december, the first snow falls in massachusetts this morning- where ice melt and shovels fly off the shelves. "?black friday-ish" in new york state-plow trucks are ready. "first storm, there's a lot of accidents. hopefully, they will be very minor" weather around the country has given them a preview-from high winds and icy roads creating treacherous conditions in wisconsin?to floods in missouri where the state's death toll climbed into double digits. a snowdrift in new mexico trapped betty and jimmy anderson in their car for twenty hours until rescuers broke the windshield to free them.sot - jimmy anderson "my wife she was just shivering and shaking, so i got into the passenger seat because the driver's seat was full of snow from us trying to dig out. so we cuddled up together.".air travelers also had nothing to do but wait.(mos) "i've been stranded at the airport now for more than 50 hours.." almost 3 thousand flights canceled across the u-s according to flight-tracking service flightaware. the

tornadoes-bringing terror to florida and arkansas. drive! get on the gas and go? nats tornado on the ground right now! while clean-up began near dallas - where a 40 mile scar of splintered homes and debris shows the aftermath of tornadoes that took 11 lives there. tag: white house officials say president obama called the texas governor to get an update on the severe weather there and offer assistance and condolences for the lives lost. 3 3 3 new overnight.....a fire forces a family out of their home. now, firefighters are trying to determine how the fire started. the call came in after midnight for a structure fire on martin luther king drive in asheville. firefighters believe the fire started in the basement of the home. crews rescued one woman who was transported with non-life threatening injuries. two other residents got out safely. a dog was rescued as well. no other injuries were reported. 3 3 3 an update this morning... on a kidnapping case that began

two small children. one of four suspects... trena weaver of asheville... had her initial court appearance yesterday afternoon. she is charged with misdemeanor child abuse in connection with the case. an arrest warrant states one of the other suspects paid her 20 dollars to drive the children to an unknown location... and that she was under the influence of a substance at the time. 3 25:17 i didnt the see the children leave but we saw the children being taken in by the women uh-huh 25:263 three other suspects are under arrest in georgia, charged with kidnapping. 3 3 a man from asheville is indicted on several child sex offenses. antwan miller is charged with four counts of indecent liberties with a child, two counts of rape, and other sex offenses. miller was in court yesterday morning. he has been given a court- appointed attorney. 3 3 3 hendersonville police name a suspect in a drive by shooting that happened last week. they're looking for trebradley. a family member says bradley

the home... and may have gotten into a fight before the shots were fired last tuesday. police say have not seen any sign of bradley since. they did find a gold honda they believe he stole. 3 the fear of this guy who is brandishing a deadly weapon in the community, running around without any kind of police protection. we were a little fearful 3 for us. if you have any information about this case... call hendersonville police. 3 3 3 in this morning's newsreel... a charter bus crash in chicago leaves one woman dead and four others hurt. police say the bus driver lost control after hitting a construction sign. the driver told police he swerved to avoid a pickup truck that veered into his lane. a 21-year old woman died in the crash. four other passengers were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. there is no word yet if the truck driver will face charges. 3 3 a five alarm apartment fire in brooklyn is sitll under

shortly after bringing the fire under control, emergency crews found two bodies inside the building. two firefighters were hurt while fighting the blaze. . both are expected to be ok. what caused the fire has not been determined. 3 3 four agencies rushed to a kentucky mall saturday night. they received reports of several fights and hundreds of teens involved. store managers say they went into lockdown to try to protect their property. investigators say parents leaving their kids unsupervised at the mall is an ongoing problem. managers says they are considering enacting stricter regulations for teens in the mall. 3 3 3 3 bronco's quarterback peyton manning is not going down without a fight. the accusations being made against him. 3

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3 time for this mornings see it, shoot it, send it picture. this photo comes to us from joanne and jack baldwin. looks like some camellias are beginning to bloom. you can send us your pictures and video too. just log on to w-l-o-s dot com. or e-mail them to pics at w-l-o-s dot com. 3 3 the time is now 4:xx. high tech christmas toys are typically for the younger generations.see what one grandma thinks of virtual reality, next in our viral video. 3

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3 it's now 4:xx. here is a look at what you can expect for the next three days. 3 3 3 3 san francisco is saying no to justin bieber. why the city attorney is contacting his record label about his upcoming album. 3

3 morning's the buzz... one of the members of the harlem globetrotters has died.

basketball great meadowlark lemon died sunday in scottsdale, arizona. lemon joined the globetrotters in 19-54 and played with them for 24-seasons and more than 16- thousand games. his knack for basketball trickery and joking, made him -- and the globetrotters -- ambassadors.. meadowlark lemon was 83. 3 startling allegations against one of the n-f-l's biggest stars is shaking up the sports industry. bronco's quarterback peyton manning is outraged over a reprot linking him to performance enhancing drugs. the person that made the claim is now trying to take it back. in a documentary called "the dark side," charles sly is accused of being a pharmacist at the institute where manning received treatment for an injury in 20-11. he was seen talking to an undercover athlete about sending the n-f- l star human growth hormone. now manning is threatening to sue. 3 another legal battle is brewing...this time in san francisco. the city is cracking down on some justin bieber graffiti spray-painted on sidewalks. the city

part of a guerilla marketing campaign promoting bieber's new album "purpose". the graffiti artists appear to have used permanent spray, so even rain may not wash it away. the city attorney sent a letter to bieber's record label and his distributor yesterday. 3 if you have seen the new star wars movie, chances are you may have missed some secret cameos. double-o-seven's daniel craig plays a storm trooper. bill hader of s-n-l and the movie "trainwreck" was a voice consultant for b-b-eight. and carrie fisher's daughter, billie lourd, played a resistence fighter. according to walt disney, star wars: the force awakens is already the 15-th highest grossing movie of all time. 3 3 3 3 a man claims kylie jenner is his soulmate. how he was able to get on the reality star's property.

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3 overnight flooding overtakes roads across asheville and buncombe county. this is video from swannanoa river road... where two people had to be rescued from a vehicle. 3

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