activity at grey's house. they weren't sure what it was but now that they know about the arrest, they're shocked and they feel badly for the kids. putnam street runs through a quiet neighborhood. but then roy shumpert says his wife started noticing things next door. especially from the trailer of 74 putnam. >> i had no idea what they were up to but i know they were up to something. a lot of people in and out all the time. men and women. >> sometimes after 11:30, 12 o'clock when i get home. >> rex: barbara grey had lived in the house just a few months with her kids. acting on information prostitution was allegedly taking place at this location, waynesville police conducted an undercover operation and arrested 42-year-old barbara

>> i was shocked because of the kids. >> rex: coolsten and shumpert say that kind of thing doesn't grey was arrested and placed in jail but was released when she posted her $5,000 bond. and dss is now involved with the welfare of the kids. and the investitition is ongoing. grey is scheduled for court coming up on january 13th. rex hodge, news 13. >> tammy: new details tonight, rutherford county sheriff chris francis says an inmate was not on suicide watch prior to his attempted suicide. >> larry: but he was seen several times by mental health professionals in the weeks leading up to the incident. >> tammy: kim, did they know he could be suicidal? >> kim: tammy, t t call came

houser was arrested onn october on multiple felony counts related to a standoff with police. hauser's attorney francis says nurses and mental health professionals interviewed hauser many times and did not feel he was suicidal. >> the nursing staff did see him i believe on five different occasions from that time as recent as monday. i don't think that was any suicidal tendencies ever came out during those meetings with professionals he had contact with. >> kim: francis shows us the multi-bed medical cell. francis said they wanted to keep him out of the general population. a lieutenant tells us that jail staff checked on hauser at 10:05

the suicide by hanging using a sheet in the room took place at 11:30 a.m. >> larry: about to become a new year and with that, new laws. voter identification will now be required in 2016 starting with the primary elections in march. and business owners will be able to sue employees who take video or photographs at the work place labeled the agag law by its opponents. some local farmers say that measure is not necessary if you treat your employees and animals the right way. >> i don't think those protections are necessary. >> i think it's important that we as farmers in general have conversations with consumers about the way their food is being raised. >> larry: for a full list of the new laws that will take effect

visit our website wlos.com. >> tammy: no rain today but some cooler temperatures as we ring in the new year. meteorologist karen wynne has one of tonight's last 2015 forecast. >> karen: right, tammy. we're going to have to think about the sweaters and heavy jackets if you're headed out tonight i i the mountains. we are cooling down quickly. down to 48 right now in asheville. 52 in burnsville. northern mountains, lower 40s in newland. 48 in andrews. we see some of that cooler air moving in to tennessee. it is still very warm in parts of the upstate. it's also quite breezy now. winds have picked up in asheville. out of the north at 21 miles per hour. we do have that wind chill goog on in some parts of the mountains. but we are going to remain dry. that radar nothing showing up on it. still have that river flood warning, though, for the french

be aware if you're out and about in that area. quick look at that new year's eve forecast. down to 40, mainly cloudy at noon. here's a look at what you can expect in the upstate. >> tammy: new year's eve is going to bring its fair share of people to the streets of downtown asheville. but getting there could cost a little bit of cash. zack green joins us live. zack, for those using uber, they can expect a spike in price. >> zack: that's right. uber is anticipating that new year's eve is going to be the busiest that they've seen all year long. if you're going to use the ride share app, you can expect a surcharge to be added as well. while uber doubled its driver volume, people should be aware that the jumping price is liking. an e-mail was sent out earlier this morning to tell its customers when those times will

even though you may pay more, drivers believe there is a convenience factor that needs too be put in the equation. >> they tell you how long it's going to be before you get there. the expectation is pretty much set. i think with the taxis, they're doing the best they can, but you don't have that same expectation. >> zack: onn small tip for those planning to avoid the charr today, joe told me if you see the surcharge pop up on your screen, wait half an hour and it's likely it the lesson or go away. they all want to ensure that erybody just makes it home safe. reporting live from downtown asheville, zack green, news 13. >> larry: 2015 for our area is ending on a good note. many think we're on track for a great 2016. here's what some of you think is the forecast for the new year. >> i think 2016 looks very

hey, if we keep up with this weather that's going to be great. >> i benched 315 pounds. that was my new year's resolution. i accomplished that on my birthday, november 15th. i'm looking forward to a great 2016. >> larry: the most common new year's resolutions include enjoying life to the fullest and a healthier lifestyle. many people want more family time and less debt. >> tammy: coming up, he's been helping to make life better for

meet our person of the year, >> larry: all this week we've been airing some of our most memorable persons of the week from the past year. tonight, on this final day of 2015, we bring you our person of the year. it's not easy picking just one. they are all great people. but the man known as cookie is

you have made such a difference in the community, you've helped so many people and we just want this. you're our 2015 person of the year. >> are you serious? how can that be? oh, i can't even believe that. >> larry: william cookie mills, our person of the year for 2015. he's been helping to change lives for more than a decade. on a street with a shady past, tucker road has come a l lng way. >> well, it was scary. >> the drugger would come in here and buy the drugs right in here. >> larry: tammy moved away after they was burglarized. >> at one point there was a man going out my back door as my son and i were going in the front

here. homes that looked more like salvage yards. >> we made this mess. why is it we have a problem with cleaning it up. >> the reason i took that was i was trying to encourage people in the community to do something about this issue. i wanted everyone to see how others see ducker row. >> larry: and they did. cookie created the ducker row community council. council. and the people came. >> we have to protect our kids. we have to be there for them. we have to. >> larry: and not just the kids on ducker road. cookie waged a war on drugs. lately he's been paint thinner and iodine with devastating effects.

goes to a certain part of why ur your body and starts eating it up from the inside out. >> larry: along ducker road, the young people call him grand dad. students call him something else, the donut guy. >> i give the kids donuts. and the thing about it is, it got bigger and bigger and bigger. >> larry: they wrote about him in the student newspaper. the man who brings donuts to get his attention. then delivers a message that will last longer. >> he does make a difference. >> larry: through words and actions, cookie williams. >> there used to be a crack out right here. we got rid of it. i thought it would be real awesome to have a play area where there was once a place

>> larry: welcome to the future. >> he built them a playground. they're safe. they can live here now. >> larry: and he helps others who find second chances hard to come by. >> i went to prison for armed robbery when i was 19 years old. it was 20 years ago. cookie done help me and put me job places. >> all of us do things, different things. but we always have the option to change. and that's what i believe in. >> larry: he believes in the future of ducker road. >> and i said, you can forget this. >> larry: he took a chance, creating places to live on a street many avoided for years. he's shown how anyone can if they really want to. >> i don't let any of the kids

i won't let them do that. >> he's the one and only. he cares. >> come on, you know better. >> one of the greatest gifts on this earth to me is to get to be able to choose what you do. i mean, you're born with that. >> larry: for ducker road, the gift is cookie. >> i'm still out here. >> tammy: that's a great story. that is awesome. >> larry: great man. person he does so much. he was so humbled getting that award. we've met so many great persons of the week all year long. we're going to meet more in 2016. >> tammy: speaking of something different, what a difference a day makes. >> larry: we're going in to the new year on a pretty good note. >> karen: yeah, we're going to be cooling down.

leave the umbrella at home. that is the good news. our high 57 degrees. well above normal. we are cooling off and drying out, though. that is going to be one of the headlines here. we'll show you how much cooler

2016. now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> karen: even though we're drying out, we still have one flood warning, river flood warning on the french broad at blantyre. it is continuing to fall. it will take a while, though, before it goes below flood stage. so that flood warning is in effect through saturday. anybody who is out and about driving in that area tonight, be very careful with the river still out of its banks at that location. elsewhere we can see how the rain has moved out of the

the upstate. we do have plenty of clouds lingering, though. many of these clouds are going to stick around through new year's day. right now we actually have reports of breaks in the clouds and clear skies at the airport. 48 degrees. it is cold. feeling chillier than that with northwest winds at 21 miles per hour. not everywhere is this windy. certainly in the valleys, this wind has picked up. meanwhile in greenville, 60 degrees. much less windy. still warm. but you're going to be cooling down, too. we can see in the bigger picture, muchier chillier air moving down. cold air moving through the mountains. as you go out tonight for new year's eve festivities, again, it's not going to be anything out of the ordinary but we have not been this cold for quite a while. you'll feel the chilly changes,

high pressure moving out of the front. hour by hour future cast as we put it in to motion, we see the clouds hanging around all night long. we do begin the morning around 7 o'clock. mainly cloudy in the mountains. all day long we remain under this blanket of clouds. late in the afternoon on in to the evening, we do begin to clear out in locations north of i-40. continuing to clear out as we go on in to saturday. and saturday, really ending up to be a beautiful dry day. lows tonight around 37 in asheville. feeling that chill in franklin, one degree above freezing. much milder in parts of the upstate. greer 45. mainly cloudy for the first day of 2016. much cooler with a high of 48 degrees in asheville. many places stay in the 40s in the mountains for highs. that is going to lead in to a

go through the beginning of the year, the first weekend of 2016. and then much of the week ahead. look at all that sunshine. we really don't see any rain chances until thursday. but when they do come, they could come with a little bit of icing. cool temperatures going down in to the 20s many of these days. and we also see that cooldown in the upstate, too. yeah, we're going to get our winter. we just had to wait a little while for it. >> larry: but it's not a bad one. nothing brutal. >> karen: i think a lot of folks are ready for the change. ready to put away that rain gear for a while. >> tammy: nice to see the sunshine. clemson tigers in the national semi-finals.

area >> stan: the wait is over, national playoffs semi-final today. of course the big one in our area, the orange bowl clemson against oklahoma. clemson, despite being number one, the underdog in this one. tigers had a pass intercepted in the end zone right before the half.

baker mayfield great, too. we'll have highlights and reaction tonight at 11. the other semi-final game tonight indallas, alabama versus michigan state. that's at 8 o'clock. our game changer, of course, the big game in south carolina. fort lauderdale is the place to be for clemson fans. >> luke: thousands of clemson and oklahoma fans walking around, eating, having beverages game. it's been a fun experience for everybody involved. we caught up with fans from western north carolina to get their perspective. everywhere. what sort of goeshrough your mind? >> it makes you feel you're at a home game. >> we go to the clemson games, all the home games. we're used to all the orange. but what really excites us is to

i think we've got them outnumbered. >> luke: some fans broke out their favorite dance moves, others posted for pictures. even the clemson cheerleaders showed off their school spirit for the whole crowd to enjoy. >> it's fun to come to south florida and enjoy the weather. always a good time. go tigers. . >> luke: no matter what happens in the big game between clemson and oklahoma, all of these fans will go home with lots of positive memories because of this fan fest. i'm luke notestine for news 13 sports. >> stan: fsu carries the banner in the bowl game.

wide open to chance allen. 24 to 10 in the 4th when they get a huge play. 65 yard td pass. cougars too good. nc asheville is hitting the conference stride. this time on the road at longwood. asheville comes 13 down to win this one. they're home wednesday, january 6th. finally, a milestone victory last night for one of the area's top coaches. coach suzy shelton. last night she got a win. shelton has been the coach since 1999. >> larry: we're about 5 and a half hours away from the new year.

definitely a little bit cooler. upper 30s. tomorrow a high of only 48 degrees. cool and dry ahead. >> larry: we invite you to turn on over to news 13 on my40.

at 10 and 11. breaking news tonight. the skyscraper inferno on new year's eve. the 63-story luxury hotel,