snow will be rolling in to the mountains overnight. meteorologist zack green joins us with our skywatch forecast. zack, how much snow can we expect? >> zack: not a whole lot but certainly something we're going to monitor. in the higher elevations about 3500 feet looking at about two inches. there's an advisory that's going to be put in to effectct until tomorrow. right now things are quiet around the mountains. that cloud cover already starting to roll through from the southwest. this is all ahead of a cold front. but there's a bigger system that's going to be spinning in some of the moisture and precipitation. we're seeing that down in to the gulf. that's going to actually bring it in from the southwest. it's going to have a convergence of an air mass coming with it. it is reserved for those in western north carolina. the upstate, i do think is

the majority of the day on sunday. as i mentioned, it's a short window. that advisory is going to expire at noon time. we are looking at clear conditions of high pressure. that is expected to bring in very chilly air as we kick off our work week. the majority of the issue is certainly going to be tomorrow morning. stick around in just a little bit we'll give you the complete forecast. >> tammy: dot crews across the region are on standby tonight watching and waiting for that winter weather to hit. justin hinton joins us live from haywood county. justin, several trucks are on the roll, right? >> justin: that's right. we saw a plow take off from the garage right here. as you said, they are just on standby mode. a saturday night cruise down

come with any snow. but in the overnight hours that all changes when snow could come down. dot crews on standby. drivers who are out early in buncombe county experienced firsthand the dangers of slick roads. >> i came out of biltmore park, didn't have any ice. i turned the corner and there's ice. >> justin: caution on the road and caution in your home. the lack of winter weather hasn't led to much preparation for customers but they had the supplies for whatever comes in the overnight hours. >> we have several employees that slid in to work today. so yeah, i would suggest that everybody at least get some ice melt because a little bit of moisture can make a very dangerous situation. >> justin: from buncombe county

is ready to battle the snow. and keep in mind when you get up in the morning and you head out the door, some of those roads may be a little slippery. so you may want to make sure you're using caution on the road. justin hinton, news 13. >> tammy: a remarkable turn of events in the mid east tonight. the united states announced a deal today that frees five americans who have been held prisoner by the governor have iran. in return, the u.s. will free or drop charges against seven iranians. abc's richard cantu has the story. >> reporter: five americans homeward bound. within hours of the deal, international inspectors certified that iran had kept its part of a nuclear deal brokered by the united states ending years of the western economic embargoes. in return for the steps that

states and the eu will immediately lift nuclear sanctions. >> reporter: senator john kerry insists this was not a quid pro quo. >> while the negotiations were not directly related. >> reporter: diplomacy eased the way for the prisoner swap. jason runsian, convicted of espionage. pastor saeed all spent time. two other americans were also released including matthew trefnick. the u.s. dropped charges against seven iranians. but the agreement does not include former fbi agent robert levinson.

richard cantu, abc news new york. >> tammy: happening tomorrow, a vietnam veteran who spent nearly six years as a p psoner of war will be laid to rest. as we first reported wednesday, army staff sergeant nate henry passed away earlier this week. henry returned to franklin, got married, ran henry's green houses and was an original member of the burning down fire department. henry's funeral will be followed by a burial with full military honors. deputies say at least one of the suspects waved his gun and demanded money. both suspects were wearing red hoodies and dark ball caps. well this morning people dropped off their household items at the annual hard to

all kinds of items like electronics, styrofoam and books were collected. >> so the landfifi, of course, doesn't need more items. you know, it's filling up every day. >> tammy: organizers say today's event was double the average turn out. car enthusiasts were rolling in to the upstate. the auto show has taken over the td convention center. new cars, trucks are on display. the car show continues tomorrow. every other week, about two dozen people in the asheville smokey's league get together to bowl two frames. but they're not the average

>> nine's good. >> been bowling pretty good so far. >> good. >> we're here today as a part of the annual, fourth annual asheville smokey's blind bowlers invitational tournament. it's important that people blind and visually impaired be able to get out and enjoy themselves and compete with each other. and it also is a means of explaining inaction to the community what we're capable of doing as individuals. it builds confidence. it builds awareness and it's a lot of fun. >> i hear a hambone. hambone. >> seeing the excitement on people's faces when, you know, when they get a strike. hearing them yell and scream because they got a strike or a spare lets me know that they're

and that's the point of bowling is have fun. >> so we've learned to work together and be a part of each other. this is just another means of outreach for our people. i'm excited about where we are and how large we've become. it's a great thing for asheville and for north carolina to see these leagues growing across our great state. >> tammy: about 80 bowlers from across north and south carolina participated in today's tournament. each team is mixed of blind, partially and full sighted players. the gop presidential candidates are all using ronald reagan's name in their speeches. coming up, do they really know reagan's record?

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reagan is looming large. is the reagan they know the real reagan? tom foreman has that story. >> reporter: it has been 22 years since the late ronald reagan has run for office. but he is all over the campaign trail. >> i would say during the reagan administration you felt proud to be an american. >> that's what ronald reagan said. >> peace is what ronald reagan left behind. >> reporter: reagan's name comes up again and again. during the cnn debate in his presidential library, candidates mentioned reagan more than 30 times. >> i'm a reagan conservative. >> and his goals and mine are pretty much the same. >> ronald reagan. >> ronald reagan.

>> reporter: reagan did not have the highest approval ratings while in office. george bush and bill clinton each ranked higher. he was a critic of government who made it bigger. a foe of taxes, who raised them. a conservative capitalist who busted the air traffic controllers union, but at other times defended labor rights. sometimes even democrats invoke his name to justify their plans. >> that wild eyed socialist warrior was ronald reagan. >> what people remember about reagan was not that he was a solid conservative but he was upbeat about america. >> i am not going to exploit for political services my opponent's youth and political inexperience. >> reporter: what republicans remember is that reagan knew how to take on the democrats and

>> tammy: the next democratic presidential debate will be held in charleston tomorrow. hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley will meet for the first time. news 13 will have a crew there. you can also get updates on wlos.com. a protest over the porter ranch gas leak was held earlier today outside a high school where officials held a public hearing about the leak that was first reported in october. nearly 3,000 residents were forced to relocate after many people got sick from the fumes. residents are calling from the governor jerry brown to shut down the fuel leak. this is the worst the country has seen since the bp oil spill. the governor asked president obama for help after the flint river and surrounding areas were

drinking area. you may have heard the old adage, pink is for girls and blue is for boys. you may forget that in denver. the mayor declared orange. newborns were all decked out in broncos gear. and the knitting group made sure the babies had an orange hat to go with it. staff there are ready to watch the broncos beat the steelers. zack, we could use some of those hats for the snow. >> zack: i know mine would have the patriots logo on it. i know the panthers fans are looking forward to tomorrow. snow showers and on the back

to look for very chilly air. how long is actually sunshine

now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> zack: welcome back. already a chilly evening across the mountains. everybody seemingly in to the 30s. still holding on to the 30s. the temperatures not the topic

throughout the course of the day we've seen some breezy conditions. some slick and icy roadways. snow is returning to the forecast and a winter weather advisory is going to be put in to effect until 2:00 a.m. until about noon time. that's when things are going to start breaking up. there's a very small window in terms of when this snow returns. you see this band return to the mountains. i do think there is going to be some cloud cover and maybe just a little bit of rain. not a whole lot of snow for the precipitation. but when you see the purple popping up on the screen, that's where the impact is going to be. i think it's for the morning hours. we do want to take our time on the roadways. right now. take a look at the left hand side of your screen.

as we broaden this out for you now, there is the system as a whole. we've been tracking the same even from early on. it's progressed to the east and fuelled the fire with some of that gulf of mexico moisture. now there's two air masses that are actually going to be converging at the same time. there's that area of low pressure bringing in the precipitation. then you see this cold front. that's actually going to dive further to the south and east toward the mountains. when those two actually converge, that's when we're going to facilitate some of the snow showers. again, we're going to start seeing flakes in the overnight hours. i want us to notice the temperatures on this map. we're going to keep things right around the freezing point. maybe just a few degrees below that. when the first flakes do come in to the mountains, i think initially things are going to be melting. with the chilly temperatures going through the morning hours as you're heading out to your

of the slick stops, actually refreezing of some of the snow in the overnight hours. temperatures are going to continue to gradually warm up. but about 8-9 o'clock is when the snow will be seen. clear conditions on the back side of that system. that's going to be the next topic of conversation. we're talking about very chilly temperatures to kick off the start of our work week. i think the majority of the region could see around about an inch of accumulation. higher elevation could see upwards of two inches. again, this is going to be a very fast, very quick moving system going off to the east. i do think we're going to see whatever dusting there leaving as we bring in sunshine to the next work week. take a look at the temperature drop. afternoon highs. many areas falling shy of the freezing point monday and tuesday afternoon. overnight lows we're actually

area wide. by the middle of the week, we're going to try to rebound those temperatures. thursday and friday, another system is going to be rolling in. that's our next chance for rain and snow. again, i don't think it's going to be a whole lot in terms of impact. we are also going to be seeing

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>> luke: the asheville bull dogs men's basketball team entered the big day tied for first. a huge game today against gardner webb that will reshape the pecking order.

amad thomas makes a pass. bulldogs lead 14-10. the bulldogs trail at the break by seven. second half, raekwon miller. bulldogs within two points. dylan smith with a triple from way outside. he's like five feet from behind the line. he's got ice in his veins. >> i thought it was a little early. i didn't really care. i just wanted to put the game away. i like taking big shots. >> luke: the next game is wednesday at high point. the lady bulldogs hoping to get their second conference victory today hosting gardner

tie the game up at 34 points a piece. tiiana knuckles knocks down. bulldogs trail by two. time winding down. knuckles off the mark with that triple that would have won it. gardner webb beats the asheville women's team 58-56. >> gardner webb came here, played hard. they made their mistakes. they made a couple of turnovers but they were able to overcome that. >> luke: the unc tar heels are in the middle of the best starting conference play. carolina hoping to it would not come easy today at home against nc state. let's pick it up from the first half. two handed flush. ten points for hicks off the bench.

finishes a difficult shot off the glass. he scores just nine points. nate gets the steal and finds johnson at the other end. joel berry finds meeks for the dunk. unc beats nc state 67 to 55. >> they gave us a big start coming off the bench. got a couple of steals. made a couple of shots. you saw the fire in the second half that we had. >> luke: the next game for north carolina will be wednesday against lake forest. the carolina panthers are ready to play their biggest game of the season on sunday.

>> luke: carolina panther fans

this moment. the panthers will host the seattle sea hawks. kick off will be 1 o'clock tomorrow. the game right now, this game is tied in to 20 going over time. aaron rogers drove the packers all the way down the field. what a contest. panthers still kind of waiting to see what happened with that. aaron rogers, amazing. >> tammy: and a little bit of snow. >> zack: there is a weather advisory 2:00 a.m. until about noon. two inch potentially happening at higher elevations. bundle up, i guess. >> tammy: thanks for joining us tonight. join us tomorrow morning for

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