captured at a zoo in morocco showing one of the crocs taking the easy, faster way from one pool to another by 3 3 good morning... it's .... friday, january 8-th i'm holly headrick. and i'm jay siltzer 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 3 3 3 3 happening today, all eyes will be on wall street when u- s markets open today. that is because voltility in china...

investors in the u-s. but overnight trading in china...was up for the first time this week. reid binion reports. 3 (donna howell/investor's business daily) "it's been almost seven years since the bottom of the u.s. market, and we're overdue for a correction."donna howell.... ...of investor's business daily, on the wave of selling rocking wall street this week. stocks are off to their worst start to a new year ever... ...with the dow dropping more than five percent in the first four days.......and ten percent from its high in may. that puts the market in correction territory for the second time in a year... sparking fears of a possible bear market on the way.the losses on wall street have been triggered largely by market chaos on trading floors in china.beijing debuted a circuit breaker system this week to prevent panic selling.......then scraped the system after it halted trading for the second time in four days.(maribel aber/cnn ) "it appears the circuit breakers, which are new, may have exacerbated the selling wave on chinese markets."it comes as china tries to jump-start its slowing economy......by devaluing currency to boost exports.cnn business correspondent alison kosik

angst on wall street.(alison kosik cnn business correspondent) "to investors, that sends a message that china could be in worse shape than we may realize."another factor - oil prices, which plummeted to a 12-year low at one point thursday.while that may save you money at the gas pump, it also increases anxiety on wall street.i'm reid binion, reporting. 3 3 a buncombe county deputy is off the job this morning... after a use of force complaint. sheriff van duncan says the complaint against former deputy tim teves stemmed from a child custody call on new year's eve. the sheriff says teves's body camera was key in the investigation. ((stop)) 3 11:22 "absolutely, for an internal affairs investigation or any kind of complaint from the public it's invaluable to be able to see what took place" 3 teves was hired in 2007. the sheriff's office says there are no other complaints against him on file. 3 3 a woman is accused of abusing dogs in polk county. 38-year-old sabrina painter is

felony animal cruelty. three dogs were seized from a home she was staying in on landrum road last week. one of the dogs "snoozy" was found with a telephone cord tightly wrapped around her leg. that leg may now have to be amputated. 3 i guess there's a perception sometimes that people think that just because they have a pet dog or a pet cat or horse or whatever, that's their property they can do whatever they want with it - well that's not the way i look at it3 sheriff hill is asking for the public's help in paying for snoozy's vet bills... if you'u'like donate, contact his office. 3 3 3 two upstate lawmakers file a bill to ban same-sex marriage in south carolina despite a ruling by the supreme court last june. state representative s mike burns and bill chumley co-sponsored the bill. chumley says the majority of residents in south carolina are against same-sex marriage... so taxpayers in the stste should not pay for a decision made by

local l-g-b-t rights activist says they are wasting their time. 3 "i think that this is very clearly a publicity stunt and really has no hope of gaining any traction." representative chumley says under the tenth amendment of the u.s. constitution... state lawmakers can reject federal mandates. 3 3 3 a teen, charged in a string of break-ins in west asheville, faces more charges. saheed grant is now charged with possession of a stolen firearm and breaking- and-entering. he's accused of breaking into a building on euclid boulevard. last month, police say grant and two other suspects broke into three homes. 3 3 today... a convicted sex offender on the run for nearly 20 years could be extradicted to south carolina after his capture in north carolina. "best thing that ever happened. were you always looking over your shoulder thinking some day? after twenty years...you do" that's what "wallace williams" had to say... after his arrest in alexander county. he was on

carolina ... for not registering as a s s offender for a conviction in 1996. his own wife of 10 years had no idea he was a wanted man. ((stop)) 3 "i want to ask him what he did. i want to know. i want to know why he didn't tell me." "anything you want to say to your wife about all this...does she know? she does now. do you want to apologize to her? no" along with failing to register as a sex offender, law enforcement in south carolina also wanted him for financial fraud. 3 3 a 13-year-old north carolina boy is one of three teens charged in a double murder that is gang related. police say the murders happened in greensboro on december second. a 19-year-old and 17-year-old are also charged in the case. police say the 17-year-old suspect and one of the victims were in gangs. investigators have not said if the 13-year- old's involvement was some type of gang initiation. 3 3

fayetteville is facing serious charges after a high-speed chase that was caught on video. investigators say he was joy riding in his grandmother's car when deputies tried to stop him. then, police joined the chase through downtown... and say the teen clipped several cars. it ended when the car blew a tire... and officers say the boy tried to run away. 3 "..we heard a loud racket in the vestibule of the library. we looked around and there was several police officers that slung this young kid down to the ground, and they had him down wrestling with him and they put the cuffs on him." deputies say this was the third time the 14 year old had taken his grandmother's car without her knowledge. 3 3 3 as el nino brings more rain to the west coast, heavy flooding opened up a sink hole on a california street. this road in la jolla reportedly dropped two feet. the local utility company is working to tap off a gas line below the street that was at risk. that interrupted service to la jolla beach and tennis club. crews are working to re-route

3 an update this morning on the salt miners in upstate new york. all 17 are recovering at home after getting trapped in an elevator at cargill mine in lansing, new york. it took about 10 hours to rescue the miners from the shaft. they were nearly one thousand feet underground. it was a small space and about 20 degrees. the men's manager says he is concerned for their well- being. ((stop)) 3 (shawn wilczynski/cargill mine manager)"this is not a small thing that happened and i do still have that genuine concern for my fellow teammates, my fellow employees and their well-being." engineers say a bracket within the shaft became loose, blocking the elevator. shawn says the inspections and repairs will be done. 3 a single-engine experimental plane crashes in tennessee... injuring a man. it happened in lebanon near the town's airport. the plane landed in the backyard of a home. neighbors and witnesses say they heard loud noises coming from the plane before it went down. the pilot was taken to an area hospital with what was described as "serious"

3 the first medical marijuana dispensary in new york city officially opened in manhattan. columbia care is one of eight medical marijuana distribution centers now open in the state. to get an appointment, a patient must suffer from one of ten severe conditions including cancer, h-i-v and a-l-s. for now, columbia care will only distribute marijuana in liquid form as drops placed under the tongue. 3 a manufacturer has a new high- tech way to deliver pregnancy test results. first response has developed a test with bluetooth connectivity. it works with an app designed to make the process of getting results less stressful. after downloading the app, you answer a few questions about whether you want to be pregnant or not. your answers then determine how you get the results. the app offers information and suggestions for remaining calm while you wait. 3 3

3 today and all weekend long... musicians will learn how to play an instrument unique to the appalachians. the 11th annual "mountain dulcimer winter weekend" teaches students how to play... with more than 50 hours in instruction. it's held at the lambuth inn at lake junaluska. the conference ends sunday. 3 3 3 today the king of rock and roll... would have turned 81- years old. new this morning... we have learned a guitar elvis presley gave to a fan during his concert at the asheville civic center in 1975... did not sell at auction last night. graceland auction's web site says it got 10 bids... but did not meet the reserve price. the cususm gibson ebony dove guitar was used during elvis's famous "aloha from hawaii" concert in 1973. 3 3:38 "oh yeah this puts it in the rarified air of one of the best elvis presley artifacts available." that elvis presley artificat... was expected to sell for between 300 and 500 thousand dollars. elvis reportedly told the fan that

reason... and some day it would help him out. 3 3 3 3 the performers of the super bowl half time show have been announced. all the details...

3 3 3 3 time for this morning's see it, send it, shoot it picture. this photo comes to us from terry anders. it's a beautiful sunset in the mountains. 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. cotton candy is not just for humans. how one critter decided to eat

3 it's time for this morning's viral video... somehow a raccoon got its hands on some cotton candy. and it did something unsual with it too befofo it ate it. https://www.youtube.

3 it's now 4:xx. here is a look at what you can expect for the next three days. 3 3 3 3 a man resembling "dirty jobs" star mike rowe is caught red handed.what he has to say

3 in this morning's the buzz, super bowl 50 will be here before you know. and some may want to know who will be playing during the halftime show. beyonce is expected to

performance. this will mark the second time beyonce has performed during a super bowl halftime show. she previously took ththstage as the headline act during super bowl 47 between the baltimore ravens and san francisco 49ers. super bowl 50 is february seventh. 3 jimmy fallon may be hosting his own politcal caucuses next week. both hillary clinton and donald trump are set to appear on the tonight show next week. that's just a couple of weeks before the february first iowa caucuses. the two candidates have exchanged harsh words in recent days. trump appears next monday... clinton will be on a week from tonight. 3 a man who looks a bit like c-n-n personality mike rowe robbed a bank in oregon earlier this week. police in medford posted an image of the man online. rowe himself heard he had a law-breaking look-a-like in the northwest and commented on social media. he pointed out he is much taller than the suspect. but he also said he could prove he was not in the state, if necessary.

3 3 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. in our next half hour we'll talk more about what to expect in the next 7- days. 3 3 a group says 3 justin timberlake's and jay z's song "suit and tie" ripped them off. what they are asking for now.

3 it's 4:xx it's t-m-z time. jay? another hollywood marriage is ending. keegan-michael key-the other half of comedy duo "key and peele"- is cutting ties with

filed his divorce on new year's eve. according to the documents, they separated in november 20-15. they do not have any kids and he is asking for spousal support down the line. the pair married in december of 19-98. caitlyn jenner's five-city speaking tour is over before it even its the road. the "unique lives and experiences" tour was set to kick off in toronto on february twenty-second. but according to t-m-z, she had scheduling conflicts, so they have pulled the plug. the toronto venue told t-m-z they still had "a lot" of tickets left for jenner's speaking event.a group is suing..claiming justin timberlake and jay z's hit song "suit-and-tie" ripped them off.3 two member of sly-a 70's r-and-b group-filed a lawsuit saying "suit-and-tie" samples their song "sho nuff" which was released in 19-73. the band members say justin's laber paid to sample the song, however, never got the rights to the vocal performances in that song. "suit and tie" sold three million copies and 92-million youtube views. so basically, the band members want a piece of the pie. 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. here are your weather headlines for today.. up next.. we'll talk about

forecast. 3 3 3 a waynesville 3 mother talks about her charge of prostitution... coming up in our next half hour... why she says she did it. 3 3 3

3 someone needs to go to the eye doctor. while most cats are great at leaping from place to place and catching prey, this feline has lost its sense of "cattiness." one day, this cat will be able to catch the hanging paper roll on a string - perhaps maybe

eyeglass prescription.