scene this our next half-hour. >> welcome back, everyone. let's look at how traffic is moving this afternoon. a live look from our camera atop hotel indigo, overlooking the jeff bowen bridge. it looks like no traffic issues this afternoon. >> it hasn't rained for several hours. we are sergeant to see roadways dry out which is great news. 60 degrees at balsam gap. the news 13 skycam network. in asheville, sunshine and warm.

afternoon. 66 degrees right now. afternoon sunshine. temperatures in the 60's to near 70 degrees as the sun sets staying in the 60's and eventually down to 50. we have a flooding threat out. i'll talk about that coming up. the second round, how much more rain will fall and how cold we'll turn in the new year. >> flooding causes a stretch of a road to collapse. how many people are impacted by this closure? >> this road runs right off lower grassy branch road. those that live in 40 homes have been impacted. they are having to use a single lane dirt road to get home. the impact of the road collapse affects rick randall who lives adjacent to due pray circle. he says the road bordering his property needs a permanent fix. the collapse caused water and

causing quite a bit of damage. >> it lost some mud in the yard and it did some damage to the place, got my water lines and my heat duct system. but i have my family still. >> residents say this is the first time the road collapsed but the damage is the worse they have seen in 20 years or so. look at the damage left behind. it could take days or weeks to repair this. it is going to be the property owner who has to make these repairs. in the meantime all these families waiting for this road to be fixed. >> flooding overnight forced the evacuation of homes in jackson county, six mobile homes along nc 107 passed nc 281. the buildings were damaged according to the jackson county emergency management director todd dillard.

with a high river caused the flooding. >> had some areas over four and a half inches of rain probably now close to five inches of rain. the end flow to lake grenville, duke energy, to protect their damn had to open the floodgates. unfortunately, due to the high water we have had for the last couple of weeks anyway, it has caused flooding in the area. >> mo one was hurt. emergency workers expected high water but they did not expect to have emergency evacuations. coming up tonight, we hear from families who were forced to leave their homes with nothing but the clothes on their backs. >> the flooding threat is not over. some folks are under a warning. >> that's because the rivers are still running high. that does include the french broad river, very high. also transylvania county, we have that live flood warning out until 1:30. of course, we'll have that full coverage and a wrap-up this evening.

for now, much better outside. sunshine across much of the region, 65 degrees in our greenville camera. radar and satellite, very calm conditions compared to yesterday evening and late last night. we have seen a lot of sunshine since then. as we are listening to that gentleman speak, this is the threat here, we have seen so much rain. the rivers are high. another chance for rain tomorrow. that's why we have a flood watch out. this is through thursday morning. all the way down into the upstate. refugees. the southern mountains where we have seen a lot of rain already, any little bit will help the rivers t to rise and possibly flow out of their banks again. 60 degree, very unseasonably warm across much of the region. the coolest spot, if you will is 52 in morganton. 66 in asheville.

the wind is is nice. it is a nice breeze. breezy, at 20 miles an hour. 15 down into greer. 12 in anderson. 13 into greenwood. here are the changes, after that front moved through. it will move back into the refugee as a warm front. that will give a chance for rain. really it is taking its time. it looks like it will be mainlnly for the second half of our wednesday. and then things start to dry out in time for new year's. we are e already seeing the sunshine. there it is on the map for you. through 4:00 through dinner time. partly clear skies. the model is holding off the rain until daybreak. we start to see the rain until lunchtime through dinner time. maybe heavy rain at timeme it was back down on these totals for the next couple of hours and into tonight. zero percent chance for most of us. we head into wednesday afternoon, and watch as we see

this model is showing a tenth of an inch. some locations will see more than that, especially further south. this is the zone where we could see an inch plus. 6 for a high temperature in asheville with some clouds redeveloping tonight, down to 50 degrees. greenville, 70 for a high. we'll see more rain tonight. an 80% chance for rain overnight into wednesday. then drop it back down to 20 for thursday and 0 percent chance for friday. noticeably cooler for the first day of the year. chillier, overnight lows mountain 20's. we'll have the sunshine and a nice string of dry days which we need after all the recent rainfall. >> if you are looking for the most updated weather coverage, all you have to do is download our weather app to stay on top of the warnings, advisories and

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center is planning a meeting of leaders tomorrow. he wants to discuss the fire and how faith leaders can help the community move forward. >> a new jersey boy scott leader recovering after being mauled by a bear. he was climbing with scouts when he climbed into the cave. he had no idea the cave was a bear den. hay also started the fire to create the smoke signal. the man survived but he suffered wounds to his head, shoulders and legs. >> new at noon, a reality check from president obama and leaders in washington. they are divided on whether the presidency brought positive or negative change to the united states. a cmn poll shows americans express broad dissatisfaction with the government. 75% of americans say they are not happy with the way the nation is being governed. a narrow majority, 52% approve of the president's handling of

>> donald trump on the attack again. he is taking aim at someone new, chris christie. the billionaire business man is still firing shots at possible rival hillary clinton. >> donald trump's new target. >> christie. >> christie. >> going after chris christie last night in new hampshire, ripping the new jersey governor for embracing president obama after hurricane sandy. >> it was unbelievable. he was like a little boy, i'm with the president. >> he also blasted christie for the bridgegate scandal, sulthing the governor knew about the lane closures. >> they are closing the most traveled bridge, one of them in the world and most traveled in the united states. you are doing that and you are not telling the governor and you are with him all the time. >> the latest attack coming after the union leader endorsed christie.

to bif in back to the future. >> trump also going after not just one clinton but two, tweeting if hillary thinks she can unleash her husband with women abuse while playing the women's card on me, that's wrong. that after hillary clinton accused trump of sexism in an interview last week. >> here is a look at some of the stories trending in your lunch hour. the front man for motorhead has died. he was battling an aggressive form of cancer. in addition to his music, he was also famous for his mustache, mutten chops. he said, we are motor head, we play rock and roll.

tragically in a swimming pool. kate branson experienced what is known as a shallow water blackout and drowned. he was trying to swim laps without coming up for air. >> according to the los angeles times, the theme park is about to shut down a significant portion of construction. some of the attractions will close permanently. disneyland turns 60 this year. >> we are whipping up a

flavor. >> welcome into the carolina kitchen, we are happy to have you in. >hank you. >> you are making a curry. >> i am.

>> we are going to make curry. there is an easy way to go. that is to go to an asian market. dislabor intensive. stuff you have probably never heard of. >> this is going to be three tablespoons of curry paste. we'll going to lightly brown our sauce. to that, we'll add, this is a can of coconut cream. it is full fat coconut cream. actually, a lot of these things you can get at a whole foods.

you'll add two tablespoons of soy sauce. if you are looking for more flavor, this is a vegetarian dish dish, you can add fish sauce. then this is going to be two tablespoons of sugar. this is going to cook down. it is going to come to a sisimmer. we'll add roasted blockly. block roasted broccoli. we'll show you how to roast the vegetables ahead of time. in an oven for six minutes. >> it brings sweetness out. >> it caramelizes the sugar and makes it delicious. those will go in here. this is going to cook until it is simmering and then you will

you have a rice recipe -- >> you can make your rice in about 30 minutes. supereasy. >> at the curry house, you have curry from all over the world. where would this be from? >> this would be a thai curry. we also do a green thai curry. we do a panang curry and japanese curry. let's get you the recipe at home. you topped it with peanut. >> a little bit of peanut and lime. >> send an envelope to 110 technology drive. you can check us out on our website, that's the fastest way to get the recipe. it looks great. >> thank you for having us. >> that is cooking in the carolina kitchen. >> coming up tomorrow in the carolina kitchen, we are cooking pancakes with a tropical twist that will have you thinking thoughts of summer. up next, the pitfalls of holiday

know before you try to exchange unwanted gifts in our consumer alert. >> if you can't catch news 13 on tv, catch our newscast on our website.

live to c >> the holds are about giving and receiving and returning. >> mary maloney explains how to survive the holiday gift return madness in today's consumer watch. >> there may be gifts under the tree you want to give back, to survive the mal madness, there are things you should know. be prepared. some retailers charm a restocking fee, especially for tech toys. it is good we are past the day after christmas. technically it is the busiest day of the year for foot traffic. don't wait too long to return,

policy. some have a limited time frame to give back those gifts and others require receipts. once you are in storesors don't sign up for the in-house credit cards. it could ding your credit score. keep tabs on gift cards, check the blapss often. that way you use all the money. better yet, cash in on unwanted cards. you could get 90% of the value or more. some examples, card pool.com. if you of spent this holiday season, there is one way to use cash cards, pay down your pills. for consumer watch, i'm mary maloney. >> people getting a break on parking. offices closed in observance, metered parking will be free. however, parking garages will continue to charge normal rates.

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better solution. . >>. >> hershey is planning a kiss. >> new york has the ball drop and har riszburg has the chocolate drop. crews -- -- >> we usually expect about 10,000 to 12,000 people. it is an hour maf before midnight you'll see the crowds descending on the downtown area. it is a fun lively event. it is a great time. >> this year's concert headliner is actress, singer and disney star.

>> she has a sweet tooth. >> all right. let's take a final look at weather. the seven-day forecast shows a slight chance for rain today, tonight and into tomorrow we see a greater chance for rain. it is not going to be a lot, not like anything we saw overnight. we still have that flooding watch out though. that's because the river is high. we have seen weeks here of decent rainfall. we could see the threat for that water to rise outside the banks. >> let's talk about new year's eve. it is going to be cold, about 36 degrees. it will be clear so no chances for rain. 45 degree for a high temperature for the first day of the year. it looks like we are trending colder, holly, even down to the upstate, temperatures will drop back below freezing for the weekend. >> we go back to seasonal. >> yeah. >> almost. >> thanks so much for joining us at noon.