cases. that means these will be taken up in superior court. we last saw roblt richardson in january. her case was supposed to be continued to today. because a first degree murder charge was handed down, richardson did not appear in court. she alleged killed tim fry back in december. investigators say she claims she he assaulted her. investigators say they believe he shot all three the same night he led police on a chase. representatives with the district attorney's office tells me the next step is an administrative date in superior court. that is set to take place

>> happening now, emergency crews are on the scene of an accident on i-240 outside downtown asheville. take a look, this is a live picture from our camera on top of hotel indigo. the crash happened westbound, just before the jeff bowen bridge. we don't have any details on how it happened. you can see one vehicle has apparently overturned in the median. traffic is being affected. we'll get more information for you as soon as it is available. >> turning now to our sky watch forecast, i'll tell you what a dreary dark and foggy this morning. >> yes. in some locations, that is still the case. conissey falls, that is still noon. we are continuing to see cloudy, misty foggy conditions in some locations. also light rain in our southern mountains.

and haywood and into the foothills as well. light rain, nothing to worry about too much yet but heavy rain is to come. lester 50 degrees. nebo, 51. comfortable in robinsville at 53 degrees. staying in the mid 50's to aup 50's through late afternoon and an increased chance f f the rain. still overall very mild at the 50 degree mark. coming up, we'll talk about the timeline of this heavy rain. how much will fall and how cold it will turn in the extended forecast. back overr to you. >> hillary clinton declares victory and the iowa democratic party says she is poised to be awarded more delegates. ted cruz wins the republican vote, putting donald trump in second place with marco rubio hot on his heels.heels. >> just hours after those

>> that is the most votes ever cast for any republican primary winner winner. >> and defeat in iowa. >> we finished second. i want to tell you something, i'm honored. >> it is all about new hampshire. >> this is the centerr of the political universe. >> donald trump trying to reclaim his front runner status following last night's loss. marco rubio working to maintain momentum after surpassing expectations, coming in a close third. >> they told me we had no chance because my hair wasn't gray enough and hi bootstseren't high. >> and the democratic race, the closest ever. in some precincts it came down to a coin toss. >> i stand here tonight breathing a big sigh of relief. thank you, iowa.

bernie sanders by a fraction of a point. >> what iowa has begun is a political revolution. >> mike huckabee and martin o'malley dropping out of the race. the rest of the candidates full throttle. >> some were ramping up even before the caucuses were over. bush, kasich and christie spent much of the weekend campaigning in new hampshire, hoping to get a head start on their opponents. >> happening today on the heels of his big win, senator ted cruz will bring his campaign to the upstate tonight. he is scheduled to be at a rally at the td convention center in greenville. the vaept begins at 6:30. the doors open at 5:30. 13.

>> tomorrow, another presidential candidate will be campaigning. rick santorum will hold a town hall meeting at 9:00 in the morning in gaffeny. at 11:30 a.m., he'll hold a meet and greet with voters at beacon drive inn in spartanburg. >> the daughter of hillary clinton will be in the upstate on this saturday. chelsea clinton will be speaking at lee hall as part of the women's leadership program. that event starts at 4:30 p.m. >> in other news, seattle police arrest three teenagers in connection to a deadly shooting at a homeless camp. the suspects ages 13, 16 and 17 were d detained monday at another homeless camp less than a mile from where the shooting was carried out last week. the trio who have not been identified by officials were

booked into a youth detention center for investigation of homicide homicide. investigators say they believe the shooting was related to low level shooting. >> police aren't saying how the lives of a slain seventh grader and two charged in her death intersect t. detectives haven't released details on what happened to nicole lovele after she climbed out of her bedroom window last week. they are saying nicole belonged to several teen dating groups. her body was found after a four day search across the state line in north carolina. >> prosecutors say a north carolina man accused of planning an islamic state inspired attack is charmed with killing his neighbor. a grand jury indicted justin sullivan on a murder charge yesterday. . sullivan is charged with attempting to provide material

well as firearms charges and a count for offering an informant to kill his parents. testing show the gun killed his 74-year-old neighbor. >> sullivan is currently in custody awaiting trialtrial. zika is now a global emergency. coming up in our health headlines, what is being done to fight the spread of the disease and the affect it could have on the summer olympics. >> coming up, it appears layoffs are coming to yahoo. how the move could help keep control of the company. >> sign up for our news 13

search wlos in your app store. >> the world health organization says the zika virus is of global concern. that tops today's health headlines. they say the mosquito born illness is spreading quickly. the health organization says there could be at least 4 million infections over the next year. zika is link today a birth defect that leads to babies being born with abnormally small heads a. travel advisory for pregnant women is in effect in 28 countries and territories. pregnant women are being asked to avoid the summer olympic games in pra sdil. >> authorities in anything with a ga launched a program to kill mosquitos that kill the zika virus. so far seven people confirmed infected with the virus in that country. the who is looking at other ways

disease and held an emergency meeting yesterday to address it. shares of chipotle stock plunged yesterday on news the e. coli outbreak appears to be over. the cause is still unknown. dozens of customers in several states reported getting sick restaurants. no deaths have been reported. to win back customers, chipotle is planning deep discounts for the upcoming super bowl weweend. next monday it will briefly close all its restaurants for meetings with employees. >> coming up, coffee prices are falling. we share the reason why your less. >> light rain. 59 at the asheville airport. as well. low 50's with clouds. we'll talk about when the heaviest rain will fall and when

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>> welcome back. good afternoon. let's look at the radar. we are seeing light rain in transylvania county, cedar mountain, into henderson county. down into polk and spindale seeing light showers right now. nothing too much to worry about. in the next couple of hours, same thing, the batch of showers looks like it will move through the foot hills and out towards statesville. not much more behind that yet. we have a good amount of rain heading our way. i'll show you the timeline of that in a moment. >> visibility in miles in asheville still reduced at this hour. not

we just saw a camera before the break. seeing light rain in that location. when you look closely at the camera lens, you can see the rain drops hitting that. there is a guy walking across the street. hopefully he has a nice rain jacket on. at the airport, still zero since midnight. we will once again have a chance for heavy rainfall to come. this weekend, temperatures were mild, 20 degrees above normal for this time of year. and still unseasonably warm. 52 is as warm as we have gotten since midnight in asheville. 50 in burnsville right now. 50's in bryson to franklin. near that 60 degree mark down into greenwood. looking at wind speeds right now, they picked up a bit since this morning at 8 miles an hour.

this front is going to move through the region. it will increase our chances for heavy rain, the possibility of thunderstorms too. snapshot at 2:00 shows just a few light showers through dinner time with cloudy skies and then through the overnight hours, this is 2:00 a.m., the rain turning heavier. look at these heavy rain bands ahead of this front. 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 through lunchtime into the foothills and then it is out of here. it will be the first half of the day we see the bulk of this rain. looking at the next couple of hours, not a ton of rain expected. maybe a tenth of an inch. overnight, these chances go up and so do our rainfall totals. anywhere from one to inches more in isolated areasareas. 50's for highs, cloudy conditions with light rain. tonight it will stay mild, about 50 degrees back here in buncombe county. in greenville, 60 degrees with a few showers. staying mild tonight.

rainin but the possibility of a few thunderstorms. the chance for those to turn severe. the second half of wednesday will be drier. with this heavy rain, we have a slight chance for some minor flooding. behind this, dry and clear and feeling like winter again. >> some exciting news out of greenville zoo. this is a live web cam picture from the zoo. where autumn the engineer raf gave birth this morning. already on all four's. >> we were waiting for the baby to stand up. 2007. the first goat was born in 2012. she was transferred to the zoo last year. congratulations to the folks at zoo.

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the end >> >> >> stocks in a downturn for midday trading. let's get you to the boards. 16212. the nasdaq is also down down 51 points and trading at 4469. google's parent company alphabet has entered apple's reign as the world's most valuable company. it is worth 544 billion dollars. alphabet is on top because its franchise search continues to

advertising dollars. microsoft holds the number three spot and facebook following a strong showing as passed exxon mobil into the number four spot. >> the wall street journal is reporting yahoo will announce job cuts when it releases its quarterly earnings today. marissa mayor will lay out a cost cutting plan to include cutting about 15% of the work force or approximately 1600 positions. the cuts would come as a key investor in yahoo is pressures the board for a management change. >> consumers cut their spending flat in december and instead boosted their savings to the highest level since december 2012. income in december increased three-tenths of a percent, matching november's gain. the higher income and flat spending pushed the savings to 5

these latest numbers underscore how cautious consumers were feeling at the end of the year. >> free snacks returning to the economy. on monday and soon free snacks will be available and back for american airlines coach class customers as well. american is also adding more free in-flight entertainment options. free snacks may not be a huge change in how airlines operate but it does signal increased competition among the carriers and an attempt to compete with the low cost airlines that are increasingly expanding at the hubs of the major airlines. >> if you love starbucks, you know those trips for coffee can add up. right now, the price the coffee giant pays for beans are at an all time low. that doesn't mean you'll pay

>> the type of coffee starbucks serves is cheaper. it is not about a buck 11. that's a 33% drop and it is only expected to get cheaper. officials expect coffee farmers to have a big harvest, creating an oversupply of beans which means more of a drop in prices ch don't expect to save any money when you buy that high end cup of joe. for a company like starbucks, coffee beans only make up about 20% of its overall costs. other factors influencing the price you pay, how much employees make. take-home pay for bah ristas is going up, especially with more places across the country increasing the minimum wage. starbucks is paying tuition for 4,000 employees. whole beans tend to be cheaper than whole ground coffee. an inexpensive grinder can pay for itself quickly. also buy that coffee in bulk for

if you can't give up the coffee shop ritual. look for retail sites you can buy at a discount and loyalty programs like those from a smart phone app can come with perks like a free drink every couple of weeks. plus don't forget to bring your own cup. many places offer a small discount if you have your own gear. who knows, saving a little cash may make that cup of coffee better. >> today is groundhog day. still to come at noon, what nibbles the ground hog predict ed ed in asheville.

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>> today asheville own visionary

remaining weeks for northern carolina. >> our morning team helped to wake nibbles this morning. the first meal of 2016 included carrots, cabbage and lettuce lettuce because ground hogs are herbivores. this is one wise rodent. nibbles will make the predibs many are waiting for. >> he sees the shadow. he'll go ahead and hide in fear of that shadow. sort of -- probably like a predator sneaking up on him. that's a prediction that it will be six more weeks. if it is cloudy, then it is great. no shadow to be frightened of and then it will be an early spring. let's see what happens. >> you can watch as nibbles makes a prediction at 2:00. it is part of a special presentation at the wnc ag center. >> activities are included in

visit wlos.com for more on the event. it is cloudy outside. >> you never know. >> an update on two high profile murder cases here in buncombe county. how a grand jury has now weighed in. >> celebrities show their support for the water crisis in flint michigan. what the stars and other