getting a ride home from new year's festivities. >> tammy: getting a helping hand. news 13 at 5:30 starts now. >> reporter: one of the busiest nights in downtown asheville. what you can expect if you use uber for your celebration. >> frank: new year, new laws. the measures that will take effect tomorrow as we welcome in 2016. >> anchor: security training for places of worship. what law enforcement is doing to help churches prepare for the worse. from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 5:30. >> frank: as people look for safe rides to ring in the new year, many will be calling taxis or uber. >> anchor: some uber riders have gotten sticker shock like

>> frank: zack, upper has warned passengers tonight that the prices could be rising? >> zack: that's right. traffic is quiet for now but things are certainly expected to get busy later on. it's almost inevitable that the price of uber is going to jump in the later hours of tonight. it's all due to supply and demand. >> it's going to be really crazy. >> zack: ushering in 2016. an excitementing and busy time in downtown asheville. >> there's going to be a lot of people but it's fun. >> there's going to be a really, really busy night. >> zack: people trying to get a lift to and from their celebrations, could pay a premium. this morning, ride sharing app uber sent out an e-mail to subscribers. >> it's a prediction. it's going to be the highest request for uber. >> zack: when rider requests exceed drivers on the road. in the past, that add charge has

but there's some good news for those not wanting to break the bank. >> i would get to about 90% of them tonight. >> zack: he explains while the surcharge may increase the price over three times the typical amount, the convenience makes it worth it. >> i like the on demand availability to see where the uber car is. they tell you how long it's going to be before they get there. the expectation is set. >> zack: for some customers, the price doesn't seem to change their mind. >> it doesn't matter how high end it is, i'd rather do that. it's a lot easier. it's safer. >> reporter: while taxi cabs and uber will be competing for riders tonight, the main goal for any driver is to make sure everyone returns home safely. >> i highly encourage you using uber, taxi, any means than drinking and driving. >> zack: joe did give us one other tip.

the smartphone app, just wait a little while, maybe a half an hour, it's expected to lessen or maybe even go away. zack green, news 13. >> anchor: and news 13 wants to know do you plan on taking an uber on new year's eve? log on to facebook.com/news 13 to answer our question of the day. for folks in macon county, the sheriff's office is offering safe rides home tonight. the free rides will run from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. call the number on your screen if you need a ride tonight. >> frank: haywood county sheriff greg christopher is providing training to places of worship. gathered law enforcement across the state to take part in the training. their goal is to help create security plans to keep people safe. worship leaders interested in

number on your screen. >> anchor: mcdowell county deputies have c crged a man for showing obscene pictures to two young boys. josh young parish is acquainted with the kids. one boy is 11, the other is two years old. the boys' mother is the one who reported it to authorities. and a break-in suspect is arrested. 27-year-old jacob cordel is charged with breaking and crimes. the incident happened on u.s. 221 north when a neighbor noticed a man attempting to break in to a home there. cordel was later arrested in another house on marion. >> frank: clarks' currently

county jail. investigators are collaborating with other agencies to identify more possible viviims. >> anchor: and the new year brings a number of new laws that will take effect starting tomorrow. >> frank: news 13's evan donovan takes a look at some of the more controversial laws that will hit the books in 2016. >> evan: one new law is the property protection act. it allows business owners to sue employees who secret record photographs it's a target of this law. >> designed to sweep evidence of animal abuse like this under the rug. making it more difficult to document these conditions. >> evan: local farmers say the new law shouldn't be a problem. >> i don't think those protections are necessary. i think that you know, it's

general have conversations with consumers about the way their food is raised. >> evan: abortion providers will also have to adhere to new requirements. >> saving lives matter. >> evan: they must provide the state with records for abortions after 16 weeks, including ultrasound images of the fetus. it is completely inappropriate to demand a healthcare providers turn copies over to the state. and voter identification will now be required as of this year. starting with the primary elections in march. the law was altered from its origin version. in asheville, evan donovan, news 13. >> anchor: there are also some other laws taking effect tomorrow ststewide. >> frank: for a full list, you can go to our website and click on news links.

is expected to aunited states no a new executive order on gun control. it allows gun dealers at certain events to skip buyer background checks. it's expected to provide funding. gun control advocates expect the president to reveal the plan during the state of the union address which is set for january 12th. >> frank: hope folks at home got a chance to get out and enjoy a little sunshine. >> anchor: are you kidding? it's going to get cold and i don't mind at all. >> karen: a lot of folks are ready to trade in the rain for a little bit of weather. very comfortable in asheville. 53. 58 in burnsville. take a look across eastern tennessee. knoxville 49. 48 in chattanooga. we are going to cool down as we go on through the evening.

about, make sure you have a heavy sweater or good thick jacket. that windbreaker is going to feel pretty good. but on the radar, we don't see anything with rain. we do still have that one river flood warning for the french broad at blantyre until saturday. i'll have more of that coming up. 43 by 10 o'clock. 42 at 11. mainly cloudy and 40 degrees when we ring in the new year. very mild compared to that record low of one below zero set back in 1928. in the upstate, it is going to be a mild new year's eve. coming up, more on some really chilly air moving in and how long it's going to stick around. and now your on time traffic report sponsored by debruhl's used cars. >> anchor: good news for commuters on i-26 right now.

on either direction in asheville. we have a live look now on our traffic cam. speeds around 70 miles an our. >> anchor: both lanes are open on i-240 west. stop and go traffic is reported there. avoid the area if possible. >> anchor: at&t is putting a stop on contracts. the options customers will have when buying new phones. >> frank: the most satisfying cars from the last three model years.

list. is brought to you by honda dealers of the carolinas. [stock bell ringing] . >> anchor: stocks on wall street took a plunge today. the dow ending trading at 17,425. the nasdaq closing at 5007. customers will only be able to buy new phones in one of two ways: either paying the full price upfront or installments over time. in august, sprint and verizon

offer contracts. t-mobile ditched the binding paperwork two years ago. >> frank: consumers took a look at whether owners actually like their car. the model s, top the list of most satisfying cars. topping the list of least satisfying, the kia rio. >> anchor: and uber has announced that it's booked one billion rides since 2010. the 1 billionth trip was logged in london on christmas eve. that lucky rider is now set to get one year's worth of free rides. and the uber driver will get a vacation to the uber city of his choice. >> frank: nice. >> anchor: yeah, i think i'd rather be the driver in that case. it's a good walking night. >> frank: we're lucky, no rain. >> karen: yeah. no rain today.

don't let these temperatures fool you. even though we made it up to 57 for that high. go ahead and get that heavier jacket ready to go. our normal high 47. we're going to be much closer to that as we go through the weekend and beyond. no rain. we end out the year the second though. we are going to be in for a cloudy start to 2016. turning dry and chilly, more on how cool we're going to get coming up next. i'm lynette rollen. i'm currently stationed in japan. i want to wish my family back home in spartanburg, ok, we're here. here's dad. mom. the twins. aunt alice... you didn't tell me aunt alice was coming. of course. don't forget grandpa. can the test drive be over now? maybe just head back to the dealership?

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now your news 13 skywatch weather.

away the umbrella for a while. i think a lot of folks are. the reason why, we end out the year the wettest december ever. it was a little more wet back in 2009. but just an incredibly rainy year. but that has come to an end. we see that rain well off to the southeast of columbia. we have plenty of clouds hanging around here and they are going to for much of new year's eve and new year's day. however, that rain is over with for several days. so enjoy that. right now in asheville, we are quite breezy. north-northwest winds at 16 miles per hour. we are going to remain on the breezy side. so keep that in mind for this evening. meanwhile in greenville, very warm at this hour. light winds but you're going to be cooling down. we have much colder air on the move coming our way.

these temperatures are. below freezing in cincinnati. chicago 26. this chill is going to be moving in. although temperatures are not going to go that low for tonight or new year's. we're going to feel the difference. we do have that air along with that cold wind moving in behind the cold front that brought us that rain yesterday. but that is out of here now and we are in for that cooler and dryer pattern for a while. we'll go ahead and break it down hour by hour. one thing we don't see changing overnight is the cloudiness. it is going to be cloudy much of the night on in to the morning. as we go on in to the late afternoon, we are going to begin to clear from the north and many locations north of i-40 are going to end up the afternoon and go in to the evening under mainly clear skies tomorrow. now we are going to be drying out even more as we go on in to weekend.

lows tonight are going to feel chilly. much milder in the upstate and parts of the foothills. morganton getting down to 37 degrees. tomorrow many of us stay in the 40s. cloudy skies. a high of only 48 in asheville. 56 in greer. around 50 in forest city and morganton. then check out the week ahead. we see sunshine. several days of it. many sunny days here. our next chance of rain doesn't come until thursday. we do have a slight chance of an icy mix on thursday morning. of course this is pretty far away and that could change. but right now that is in the forecast. and the upstate, we also see that cooler and dryer air. >> frank: this is like the first time i've seen a week of weather that looks pretty normal for this time of year. >> karen: right. a very late arrival for winter but it's definitely here. >> anchor: i asked for an umbrella for christmas.

umbrellas for christmas, too. >> anchor: let's check out today's "see it, shoot it, send it" photo. >> frank: take a look at that. gorgeous skies. >> anchor: go to wlos.com to send us your pictures. or you can e-mail them to pics@wlos.com.

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>> frank: tonight clemson faces off against oklahoma in the orange bowl. the tigers have a chance to make history with 15 wins in the season. >> anchor: here's a look back at events here in the mountains. this year started out with a tragedy. christy cobb and her husband were . >> anchor: jason owens was arrested days later and it reopened old wounds. the 37-year-old had been a person of interest in the 2000 disappearance of zebb qun, a cold case. >> it breaks my hrt that these other people had to die for more information to come to light. >> anchor: in april came a brand

the beer industry continued to thrive. but in june came more bloodshed. nine black worshippers were gunned down during a bible study session in a church at charleston. the incident triggered a call to bring the confederate flag down. although some weren't happy about that. >> what you're taking away is a group of peoples' rights. >> anchor: june 27th was the day same-sex marriage became legal nationwide. in buncombe county, officials said requests for marriage licenses were up 30%. but still in some other counties, including mcdowell, magistrates are still refusing to sign off on those licenses. with the summer sun came heat on

complaints piled up against waste pro. with the company under contract, county commissioners called them out and waste pro reorganized. and in july, duke announced a proposal to build a 45-mile transmission line down to the upstate. >> save our foot hills. >> anchor: but with property values at stake, residents fought back. and five months later, duke said never mind. in a month, that proposal had come down, so do a new asheville police chief from west viviinia. >> i want to do things so i get a feel for how we do our job. >> anchor: this fall as kids boarded buses, it was two owners of a local coffee shop that got schooled. the pair were linked to demeaning comments about women

and west asheville protested until waking life espresso closed its doors for good. and in november, sad news again. the bodies of alex king and tatianna diz were recovered. pierre griffin, a 22-year-old asheville native is now charged in all three murders. >> black lives matter. >> anchor: and just before thanksgiving break, students at unca spoke out on campus saying black lives matter. the activist movement continued to gain traction nationwide this year, spurred on by police shootings of black men across the country. high temperatures and rain leaving streets and basements muddy. and santa better off on a jet

he was the only inmate that was it in particular cell. >> frank: new details tonight about a rutherford inmate that attempted suicide.

out about >> frank: prostitution allegations in a mountain community. >> get that stuff out of here. we don't need that here. >> anchor: they arrested a mother with young kids and where investigators say it was taking place. now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 6. >> larry: a mother stands accused of running a prostitution business out of her haywood county home. >> tammy: barbara grey is charged with prostitution and maintaining prostitution. >> larry: rex, how are neighbors reacting? >> rex: with total surprise.

activity at grey's house.