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3 the wintry weather is still creating challenges for first responders in parts of the mountains. enka-candler firefighters say they are relying on four-wheel drive vehicles before pulling out tankers. one woman says they went above and beyond the call of duty to help her in a medical emergency in the snowstorm. they shoveled snow and ice off her stairs and walked her to the ambulance, which could not make it up the hill. 3 jana bowman, arden the stuff they were doing out there, you've got to have a love for that job, you really do. for them to be out there doing that with the weather like this is kind of incredible. firefighters say when they have to put chains on their tires, they cannot drive faster than 35 miles an hour,

3 3 a popular stretch of the blue ridge parkway remains closed- indefinately. the commuter stretch running between highway 70 and highway 191 is still under four to six inches of heavy, wet snow. crews plan to work every day, including weekends, to get that snow cleared as quickly as possible. no word yet on when that will be. 3 it's going below freezing every single night. so all the thawing that we get, freezes right up underneath all the snow that's still on the roads, and with a really shady section of road, it takes awhile. while the parkway is closed to commuters, visitors are welcome to sled or ski on the snow nearby. 3 3 3 we have new information this morning... about a deadly wreck in haywood county we first told you about last night at 11. the highway patrol now tells us 50-year- old johnny davis, of waynesville, was killed near the clyde exit on highway 74. troopers say just before 9 last night, he hit an embankment and was thrown from his truck. he later died at the hospital. troopers say no other vehicles were involved.

factor. 3 3 3 3 3 breaking overnight... someone opens fire at a homeless camp in seattle... killing two people and injuring three others. it happened at a long-standing encampment known as "the jungle." police are still looking for the shooter. they are actively searching the woods for two people of interest and piecing together information about the incident. 3 "as a result of those shots fired, officers responded, found five individuals suffering from gunshot wounds. one individual has been pronounced on-scene here. one individual has been pronounced deceased at harborview medical center." officers believe the victims were targeted and they do not think other homeless people are at risk. 3 3 3 arrests, gunfire and a militia member killed. the situation in eastern oregon turns deadly overnight. f-b-i agents and troopers set up a roadblock to arrest militia leader ammon bundy and a team of occupiers. reid binion has the new details.

"honestly, there are things more important than your life, and freedom is one of them." oregon protester lavoy finicum -- telling n-b-c news that he would rather die than be arrested...tuesday night, finicum was killed......as authorities arrested protest leader ammon bundy and several members of the armed group occupying the malheur national wildlife refugea&officials say it started with a trafic stop, and that finicum and bundy's brother - ryan - refused to surrender.the bundy ranch claimed on facebook that finicum "had his hands up and was shot 3 times."officials.. haven't commented much beyond saying it's not clear who fired first.ryan bundy suffered minor injuries -- finicum died at the scene.he had been one of the most outspoken members of the armed group......that took over the refuge earlier this month to protest federal land policies. "hello america, this is lavoy finicum. we are not going anywhere. we're here to do a job."tuesday's incident ended with ammon and ryan bundy and three followers in federal custody on felony conspiracy charges.three other activists were arrested separately.i'm

3 a key asheville committee endorses a plan to turn a piece of city property along haywood street into a park. the land is across from saint lawrence basilica and the u-s cellular center. during the city council meeting, asheville's planning and economic development committee recommended that a park committee be created. on a full public engagement process for haywood street properties and it's something forward to to develop and overall vision for this area at this point - council has not officially voted to build the park. 3 3 3 we are learning new details why a developer wants to delay a proposed apartment complex in south asheville. rusty pulliam told city council members he now wants to break ground on the complex in 20-18, and finish building them by 20-20. that is six months before a scheduled widening of the roads for that same area. pulliam believes that will resolve traffic concerns raised by those living near the proposed site. ((stop)) 3 "when they see our plan they are going to see all the

zoning voted for 6 to 1is the fact that the apartment project i'm proposing to do on this side is one of the lowest traffic impacts that could ever be built on this corner" pulliam plans to present the new plans in april. 3 3 in this morning's carolina roundup... a "go fund me" page has been set up to get a popular bar-b-q restaurant in raleigh back up and running again. a driver lost control on the ice over the weekend and crashed through "the 'ole time barbecue". the owner thinks it will be about a month before they can re-open. the driver hit the building so hard some of the cinder blocks landed on the opposite side of the building. 3 12:20:08 "he hit the main panel box head-on and for the power line box not to blow up and set the building on fire is a miracle. or hit to get electrocuted in his own vehicle." the driver was not hurt. the owner hopes his go- fund-me page will help him open sooner than expected.

3 four people were arrested during a meeting at u-n-c chapel hill. demonstrators protested the hiring of former u-s education secretary margaret spellings to head the university of north carolina system. they objected to spellings' work for president george w. bush, and her work for the parent company of the for-profit "university of phoenix." the protesters were charged with disrupting an official meeting and resisting an officer. 3 3 a water main break shuts down part of a highway in wake forest. a 12-inch pipe ruptured... gushing water all over the road. then the road itself also started to break apart from the pressure of the water. a detour was set up while it was fixed. 3 3 3 in this morning's newsreel... a deputy in new orleans is in critical condition after being shot during a drug raid. the deputy was serving a warrant as part of a federal drug task force when he was shot. he underwent surgery. the suspect is charged with attempted first degree murder and drug offenses. 3 four years after a high-speed chase that killed two unarmed people, six cleveland police

137-shots were unloaded into the car. the officers were fired for creating a crossfire situation that could have endangered officers. six other officers face suspensions, and another one retired. 3 a protester who held a 30- year peace vigil outside the white house has died. the washington post reports connnie picciotto died monday at a housing facility for homeless women. the vigil was widely considered to be the longest-running act of political protest in u-s history. a homeless shelter spokesperson says picciotto had recently suffered a fall, but the cause of death was not yet known. 3 u-s customs arrested a man they say tried smuggling live birds, in his pants. the man was a passenger on a flight from cuba to florida. customs and border patrol agents took the man into custody this month at the miami international airport. officials say the papaenger was concealing six exotic birds in a fanny pack, and three more in his groin area. it is a violation of federal law to smuggle live animals

3 a big super bowl rally for a big super 3 bowl rally for the panthers is being planned in charlotte. it is set for noon friday at romare bearden park. organizers are expecting a big crowd. 3 "we expect the park to be full...for this ralley." some details are still being worked out, like which panthers players will take the stage to fire up the fans. and don't forget, news 13 is sending a crew to super bowl 50. luke notestine and photojournalist andy coates will bring you coverage from california starting next week. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 rapper b-o-b and neil de- grass tyson are feuding on

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3 time for this morning's see it, shoot it, send it picture. this photo comes to us from trudy davis. looks like some horses are enjoying the snow before it melts. she captioned this photo "getting ready toto roll in the snow." 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 3 you can enter to win our valentine's seflie contest! send us your most creative selfie of you and your valentine.. for a chance to win a 150-dollar pair of diamond earrings from alan's jewelry and pawn. just go to wlos dot com and click on "contests" to enter. the winner will be announced during our morning show on february ninth. coming up, we will show you some of the photos that have already been sent in. 3 3 the time is now 4:xx. a beach full of people run for their lives. what was headed their

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3 it's now 4:xx. here is a look 3 at what you can expect for the next three days. 3 3 3 3 actor josh brolin surprises acting students in asheville. where he visited.. and what other famous faces have been

3 actor josh brolin surprised some acting students in asheville. the "new york studio for state and screen" in the river arts district emailed a small list of students and supporters with an invitation. but the email did not reveal the name of the presenter. brolin is the most recent actor to be part of the studio's interview series,

galifianakis and bryan cranston. 3 in this morning's the buzz, rapper b-o-b and famed astrophysicist neil degrasse tyson are feuding online over the shape of the earth. it all started a few days ago when b-o-b sent out a series of tweets and photos insisting the earth is flat, suggesting there was some sort of government conspiracy denying this. tyson tweeted back, trying to explain to the rapper that centuries of scientific evidence confirm our planet is round. https://twitter.com/bobatl 3 it doesn't matter if think of him as the "terminator" or california's "governator"... if you have 351-thousand dollars lying around, you can take home arnold schwarzenegge r's used car. this 19-77 truck is made by mercedes. it's nine feet tall and weighs six tons. arnold autographed the dashboard before he sold it to

dealership in houston. if you want to buy it, the dealer has it listed on ebay. 3 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 the late robin williams' napa estate has finally sold. how much the buyers paid... in

3 it's 4:xx it's t-m-z time. jay, the entertainment industry has lost another legend. abe vigoda, who starred in "the godfather" 3 has died under hospice care. according to t-m-z, his death

times, dating all the way back to 19-82. abe played tessio in "the godfather" and "the godfather part two." his most famous role on t-v was as detective phil fish on the 80's sitcom barney miller. he also played the grandfather in the movie "look who's talking." abe was 94. the late robin williams' sprawling estate in market. t-m-z reports the buyers got quite the bargain. it sold for 18-point-one million dollars. that's 17- million less than the original listing price. the property is 640-arces, 18 which are vineyards. the home itself is 20-thousand 3 3 recover.weeks to four to six he will need had surgery.right hand and fractured his griffin disgraceful.actions they called his restaurant. they called his actions disgraceful.3 griffin fractured his right hand and had surgery. he will need four to six weeks to recover. 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. here are your weather headlines for today.. up next.. we'll talk about what to expect in the extended forecast.

3 3 "this is something that both families are going to have to deal with really for the rest of their lives. coming up in our next half hour... the plea deal reached after the accidental shooting death of a henderson county toddler.