to him. now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 11. >> frank: the body of a swain county man missing for more than a month is found. doug balu was found in bryson city. >> darcel: his body was found at fontana lake. >> reporter: doug balu did not stray too far at home in bryson city. he was physically disabled. >> we have been looking for the victim for a long time. we wanted to find him. we were just hoping we wouldn't find him this way. >> reporter: he knew balu and so did many others.

his body in fontana lake. >> it was along the edge of the water. >> reporter: that finding hit a little closer to home. >> whether i knew him or didn't know him, he was someone's son, someone's brother and they're hurting right now. >> reporter: entering the water in tuckasegee river and floating to fontana lake is how police believe balu ended up here. >> with the flooding in the river, that's what we believe at this time. >> reporter: how he wound up in the waters part of what they're investigating and hope to find out with an anticipate on monday in chapel hill. >> it could be accidental. it could be foul play. we just do not know yet. >> reporter: until they get more answers is a waiting game and a sad start to 2016. >> it's the beginning of the new year and i hope this is not how the rest of the year is going to go. >> reporter: in swain county, jerrika insco, news 13.

county sheriff's office made a gruesome discovery today on lower alarco road. that's where the sheriffs say rosco lindsey was found dead on his property where he was cutting trees. a tree fell on lindsey after he cut it down with a chainsaw. lindsey was in his 60s. >> frank: developing tonight, asheville police charge a woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend. police say it was a case of domestic violence. news 13's frank fraboni has the latest on this developing story. >> frank: rescuers roll the victim to a waiting ambulance. his injuries were not considered life threatening. police question several residents outside where the victim lived, including princess

accused of stabbing. she says her daughter monique gaynes stabbed her boyfriend during an altercation about money and a cell phone. >> it happened so fast. i didn't know she had a knife. i said monique, what you doing? >> reporter: her mother says she jumped in her car and fled while he bleeded profusely. monique turned herself in hours later and is now facing charges. >> i said monique, don't leave. she says i'm leaving. she was mad. she's a good person. never been in trouble. doing good in college. >> frank: police charged gaynes with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. >> darcel: some jackson county residents are back home cleaning up.

a dozen trailers near highway 107 near cullowhee tuesday morning. they're assessing the damage and trying to save what they can. the red cross helped by giving victims a debit card to replace some needed items. >> yeah, they give us. thank you very much. >> darcel: residents still have emergency needs, they're asked to contact the red cross. >> frank: the rains moved on now but it's starting to feel a whole lot like winter out there. >> darcel: meteorologist karen wynne is here with the cold snap. >> karen: below freezing, darcel. we're coming close right now in asheville. down to 35 degrees. burnsville at that freezing mark at 32. 38 in franklin. still a little bit milder in forest city. we do have mainly light winds around the region.

breezy out in the north at 9. gaffney is quite windy now. with that wind xhil in asheville, we do feel more like we're in the upper 20s. that morning planner is going to be a cold one. we'll have that sunshine but you're going to want the heavy jacket to go with the sunglasses if you're out and about tomorrow. 29 degrees at 8 o'clock. only at 37 by 10. at noon, 45 degrees with the breeze going on. your morning planner in the upstate is going to be dry and chilly. up to 43 at 10. 50 at noon. coming up, i'll show you the coldest morning in the week ahead and when we could see rain return to the region. >> frank: an asheville family rings in this new year with the hope of many healthy and happy ones to come. we spent the better part of 2015 bringing you the story of a boy and his mom.

them alive. her rough year ending in triumph. >> he went from being very sick to completely well. it's amazing. i think about noah being able to have a normal life now. >> frank: that's been misty webb luther's focus for almost a decade. noah cortez was born with williams syndrome. a genetic disorder that delays development. it began shutting down his kidneys. something that to be done. >> what's that? >> it's a new kidney for us. >> frank: that kidney came from mom. almost 8 months later, there are no complications but plenty of memories. the experience is kept alive on the team noah facebook page. >> i think it's great for noah to be able to see people

him. >> frank: there was plenty of support from news 13 viewers donating to a go fund me account. quick recovery led to this special 16-year-old's first job at the halloween super store. >> he was really good at his job. he enjoys it. he only works six hours a week but it's good practice. >> also a good sign for this new year and beyond. >> look forward to spending time with her. friends and family. noah having a healthy life. and to see what it brings. >> frank: the past year brought the challenge of a lifetime with a life saving outcome. >> is this like a dream coming true in 2015? >> oh yeah. oh yeah. oh yeah. >> i think it was. i spent nine years worrying about what could happen.

don't have to worry about that. >> frank: there are still follow up visits, blood tests every couple of months to check for signs of kidney rejection. we wish misty and noah all the best and a happy new year. >> darcel: lots of people got out to enjoy new year's traditions today both new and old. >> 3, 2, 1. >> darcel: at lake lure it was the annual polar bear plunge. a record 252 plunges took part in the festivities. many had a blast dressing up in all sorts of fun costumes. >> we do it to raise money for charities. it's all volunteers that put this on. >> darcel: restaurants like hannah flannigans were packed

watching college football. some people started the new year with a run. runners from across western north carolina hit the streets in downtown asheville this morning for the 2016 new year's resolution run. the run started and ended at pack square. >> i have a 17-year old who runs cross country and we love to run together. the first day of the new year, it's exciting to start it with a 5k run. >> frank: we can't forget the baby. mission hospital's first baby of the new year was born this morning at 1:17. jordan ellorry is the first daughter for kevin and pauline sweeten. she was ten days past her due date. mom started having contractions shopping at ingles. it was a wonderful and quick delivevey. >> it was so fast and like, just exciting. i grabbed the doula and i had to hold somebody.

>> frank: dad, mom, baby are all doing well tonight. jordan will be going home to a big brother who has been anxiously awaiting her arrival. >> darcel: president obama is starting the new year with a goal of strengthening gun laws. up next, what he's trying to get done before he leaves the white house.

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>> darcel: grammy award winning singer natalie cole has died. >> frank: her career has spanned decades. brandi hit takes a look back. unforgettable >> reporter: the unforgettable natalie cole, she's known for this hit with her father after his death. >> it's like it's meant to be. >> reporter: but cole carved out her own success over the years. with hit songs like "this will be" and "pink cadillac." cole's family says she died thursday due to complications from ongoing health issues.

addiction. and forever more >> reporter: cole's family says she'll remain unforgettable in their hearts. she was 65. >> darcel: a new tethering ordinance takes affect tomorrow in hendersonville. city council approved changes to how homeowners could chain their dogs. owners can only have their pets tethered for two hours within a 24 hour period. tethering age of animals from four months to six months. incredible video tonight of an apartment fire in florida. it happened this morning in tampa. dozens of residents were forced out of their homes after a blaze ripped through their apartment complex. it took firefighters about an hour to put it out. thankfully no one was hurt.

apartment, i could smell the smoke and the apartment was directly in front of us on the side of us was engulfed in flames. >> they were able to get those folks out. make sure that there was -- that they were safe so that the firefighters could go in and fight the fire. >> darcel: firefighters say the blaze was so intense. they would likely not be able to determine what caused it. >> frank: president obama is about to finish out the final year in office. the president called it the unfinished business of his presidency. frustrated by congress' inability to pass a bill. he will meet monday with the attorney general to discuss his options, including bypassing congress with an executive order. he's calling for public support. >> we know we can't stop every act of violence. but what if we tried to stop even one?

anything to protect our kids from gun violence. >> frank: the national rifle association is already fighting back. first in a new series of nra videos going after gun control advocates. >> darcel: it took us a while to get normal winter weather. but it's here now. >> frank: it's going to be chilly. way chilly compared to what we've been having. >> karen: yeah, we've been so spoiled. this cold is going to be very uncomfortable unless you bundle up. today, 45 for that high. not too far below that normal of 47. 1 degree below zero back in the 20s. no rain today. we've had so much rain in december. your headlines, a chilly night overnight. sunny but cool over the weekend. even colder during the work week. i'll show you when coming up

>> darcel: and later, an update

been burning since yesterday. now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> karen: winter is definitely back. get ready to shiver if you're out and about overnight in to the early morning. we are chilling down. feeling very very cold.

although you can see we have begun to clear out. we're talking mitchell and yancey counties. that trend is going to continue as we go on through the overnight. much of the cloud cover not real thick. in fact, clear skies at the asheville airport. 35 degrees. we have a light, not really light. but we have a breeze out in the north. that puts the wind chill out at 28. that's how cold it feels in asheville. mild but still chilly in greenville. winds are calm. we'll go ahead and take a look at the eastern u.s. and we can see it's cold almost everywhere except for florida. 29 in cincinnati. 30 in detroit. 33 in memphis. the coldest air is out to the west. denver 20. 14 in casper, wyoming. we have a couple of things going on. we do have this one little

swing here overnight and push some cold air in. then we have high pressure that is going to be in control all weekend long. that is going to keep any moisture across the gulf coast well to the south of us. a weekend full of abundant sunshine. but we have some chilly mornings that we have to get through. we'll take it closer to home. hour by hour future cast. high thin clouds remaining as we go through the overnight hours. we go on in through the early morning very cold and dry. dopt let that beautiful sunshine fool you. it is going to feel freezing. as we go through the afternoon. we go on in to sunday. sunday is also going to be dry. sunday afternoon, a few more clouds move back in to the upstate. lows tonight, we're talking 20s. 27 in asheville. 22 in franklin. andrews down to 25. 24 in newland.

highs tomorrow, 49 in asheville. so a little bit wararr than today. but we're going to be breezy so you're definitely going to want to keep that jacket close. we check out the rest of the weekend on in to the work week. we have a little system moving in. that's a shot of colder air. monday and tuesday we'll feel that cool down. lower 20s by wednesday morning. and then rain chances return later in the week. your upstate seven day forecast showing some cool days ahead as well. mornings in the 20s.

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>> darcel: tonight many are still unable to go home because the danger isn't over. >> frank: firefighters are working to cool down what is left of a fire in dubai. a blaze spread quickly shooting flames up on the 163 floor building. 16 people had to be treated for minor injuries and smoke inhalation inhalation. an earthquake rattled parts of oklahoma this morning. what you're seeing here is a tv studio. a morning show interrupted by that shake. preliminary report puts this at 4.2 on the richter scale. there are no reports of injuries or damage. >> darcel: clemson fans may

bowl win over oklahoma. but the tiger players know they must get ready for the ultimate

they t >> stan: the mantra at clemson, one to go. tigers need one more win to claim the national champ yo in football. second half clemson just dominated a very hot and good oklahoma team. driving down the field to take the lead on a td run. defensive stop, the sooners up 4th and 1 tried to make it. clemson fans really got a chance to celebrate pretty early as the tigers win it. they play next monday in arizona.

up more doubters. they are fired up. >> we're going to be underdog again. we're not going to be the favorite. but we're definitely not underdog. we're just going to go about it each week. we've been preparing for 14 weeks and it's paid off. so we're preparing 15. if we're 15 and o, we'll be the best in history. >> stan: number one, unbeaten clemson trying to become the first 15 and o. it all happens glendale, arizona next monday the 11th at 8:30. ut made believers out of northwestern. vols against the wild cats.

dobbs in the quarterback draw. he goes untouched. that made it 7 to nothing. he rolls 45 to 6. first time they've had nine wins for the season. gators trail 7-zip. here's their play of the day. trick action here as they give it to taylor who gives it to antonio galway. they lose 41-7. michigan beats them. sorry. notre dame versus ohio state. buckeyes came to play. he runs to 149. ohio state rose 41-28.

he put the rose bowl record. . >> frank: despite the florida loss, i hear we're going to get one more look of the weather. >> karen: i'll provide that for you. we're getting cold. lows in the 20s. highs only in the 40s. down to 21 by wednesday morning. >> frank: wish you a happy new year. >> darcel: and a wonderful 2016. thanks for joining us tonight.

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