charlotte and the piedmont. darker green here indicating some bands heaeaed for gaffney, jonesborough. 750 miles of a line of heavy showers and storms that extend from the gulf coast all the way in to virginia. that is a lot of rain, folks. two inches even for the day. over four inches in hendersonville. places in brevard and transylvania county. three inches, approaching five and a half inches some places. two and a half plus in walhalla. the clouds still happening over connestee golf club. leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network there. it's mild. temperatures in the 50s. it looks like we'll hang out in the 50s.

49 degrees here in asheville by then. temperatures will go from around 60 at 7 in the upstate to the mid 50s by 11 as you slowly dry out. keep in mind, a lot of run off to go through. those creeks, rivers and streams will remain high. if you live in a flood prone area, just be aware that you might have to move. i'll talk more in detail about the big chill that lies beyond this. stick around. >> darcel: our team coverage continues now with heavy rain that put some parts of asheville under water this morning. >> tammy: karen, what's the situation there now? >> karen: tammy, right now you can see it's very, very muddy. look at all of the thick slick mud on the roads, on the sidewalk. meanwhile, some of the merchants here in biltmore village say the flooding situation has improved over the last several years. others say much more needs to be

from amboy road and carrier park, to biltmore village, it has been tricky. >> we are flooded. >> karen: even though the barricades were up and sweeten creek road was closed, it's not as bad as it was in years past. >> normally that water when we flood runs all the way right here. the fact that it's down there, we're making some head way. >> i moved all of the merchandise upstairs. we stood on the front porch watching the water continue to rise hoping that the rain would stop and it would eventually recede. >> karen: the water came down quickly and stayed out of her store. but it leaves behind a muddy

>> it's a public safety issue. there's liability in this. these sidewalks are slippery. they're dirty. >> karen: while city workers cleared out the storm drains with pitch forks, susan says more manpower is needed to keep the drains around biltmore park clear. >> the city and the state need to get together and fix the problem. >> karen: her store has only been here in biltmore village since june. since that time, she's had to miss ten dayay of work. >> tammy: flash flooding forces offices at one location to close as patients evacuate. >> darcel: kim, how are things looking there now? >> kim: much improved. there was definitely flooding.

subsided and right now things are back to normal except for some pockets across henderson county. this was the scene in the state across the county, people still dealing with flooding across the area. starting around 8:00 a.m. these photos were takin' at 9:30 in hendersonville. you can see the fedex box was getting swallowed up by water. one woman had come to get her allergy shot. >> so i got here and now it's closed, which is really inconvenient because i usually do wednesday's as my shot day. >> kim: this morning flood waters damaged flower baskets where staff are using vaks. as fast as it flooded, the water drained down in to creeks. coming up at 5:30, we will show you what happened at an office

for work. reporting live from henderson county, kimberly king, news 13. >> darcel: flooding is a traffic concern in other areas. >> tammy: jaclyn is tracking these for you. >> jaclyn: thanks, tammy. there are several roads flooded in transylvania county. old rosemund highway coming in to the lower part of rosemund is flooded. maguire loop and greenville highway near brevard elementary is also a problem area. here are the major ones to look out for. high water reported in several roads in mcdowell. we have these problem roads listed for you on wlos.com under the traffic tab. as far as wrecks, there is one to look out for. smoky park highway near pisgah highway. that's a look at your on time

debruhl's used car superstore. >> darcel: a lot of viewers sent us photos of the flooding. >> tammy: this first one comes from carmen. >> darcel: the next photo is courtesy of leeanne carnes. the high water in rutherford county. this is near chimney rock. >> tammy: finally we have a . >> tammy: stay with news 13 for flooding. we'll have more live updates from our crews in the field. you can also find our latest developments on our facebook and twitter pages, as well as our website, wlos.com. >> darcel: now to a developing story out of jackson county.

investigating a suspicious death. a man shot to death in his home. it happened inside this house in the cashiers community. deputies found the body of timothy norris. the sbi is assisting and state agents are gathering evidence. neighbors are surprised something like this could happen here. >> this is a real place where you can leave your doors open, your windows open once in a while. you just don't expect things like that. >> darcel: investigators are still working the crime scene and very little information is being released. there are no suspects at this time. >> tammy: getting a new leash on life. how a local program is helping dogs find permanent homes. >> darcel: why donald trump is

campaign. you're watching news 13 with darcel grimes, tammy watford, chief meteorologist jason boyer, and on time traffic with jaclyn deaugustino. this is news 13 at 5:00. >> tammy: in vote 2016, two more presidential candidates are dropping out of the race for the

>> darcel: rand paul and rik santorum. told voters that carson was leaving the race. >> tammy: carson was not leaving the race and trump says he now plans to file an official complaint. >> it's a total voter fraud. he picked up a lot of those votes. that's why the polls were so wrong. >> darcel: in today's connect to congress, senator thom tillis says he will be working hard to . >> tammy: the candidates will start talking in specific detail about the policies.

transition away from the preliminaries in the game where we start hearing specific solutions. >> tammy: north carolina's primary is march 14th. you can watch on wlos.com under our connect to congress section. >> darcel: volunteers are celebrating a success story. >> tammy: the new leash on life program is celebrating its tenth anniversary. rutherford prison inmates teach strays basic commands like come, sit, and roll over. >> he's learned the importance of training strays to be good pets. >> it's taught me a lot of responsibility. the care and the teaching of these animals is no small task. it's definitely taught me a lot of patience. as you can see there's no common

develop a lot of patience and trying to communicate with the animal exactly what we want them to do. >> darcel: the program has placed more than 275 strays. >> tammy: that's a great program. my dogs and i'm sure tee time did not want to go out and potty this morning. >> jason: and to think he just got a bath. it happens. it was not a pleasant day at all. 62 degrees. and i'm sure your yards looking a little bit like a pawn. 20 degrees above average. two inches of rain even for today. and we have about two and a half in the bucket for the month. the rain is out but the run-off continues. i'll explain what that means and when the next cold blast is coming. stick around. >> holly: the asheville mardi gras king and queen live. plus we'll get a sneak peak at

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i don't know what i'm doing. i can't find anything just when i think it's just not going to work. this woman that works there comes over and asks can i help you? and he was so happy, to do it amazing right? i never would have expected would have thought that anyone would find that do that. make that go out of their way for me. right then, right there i couldn't believe it he was so helpful i know it's such a small thing little thing. simple thing but it made me smile made me happy made my day share your story. publix. where shopping is a pleasure. now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> jason: another extreme rain event across the area. i'm sure many of you had flash backs to last fall when we had so much rain as well. october, november.

it's the i-85 corridor, jonesville, woodroffe, laurens. about a quarter inch or less expected additionally. but that's still more than you'd like. look at this line that has really held together. it will affect areas east of columbia, raleigh, durham, charleston and savannah this evening. that is impressive stuff. now we deal with what is in the wake of this storm. it will be cold air and wind. 10:15 over 20 miles per hour over midnight in many cases. there's around day break as you get out of bed. 10 to 20 mile per hour winds. the ridgetops is where you're going to find most of that wind. you're going to feel the chill. 60 degrees right now. still cloudy here in asheville

south-southwest wind at 7. the front itself has yet to pass through the area. our wind shift will take place here. then you'll know the front has moved by. but it's slow to move. again, it will keep things very soaking wet here along the beaches of north and south carolina. clearing will take shape more so tonight and in the mountains. you're going to be last to clear out east, in the foothills and upstate. the idea is we're going to warm things up. high pressure sits over saturday. the wind will turn more southerly, again. that will help warm us in the second half of the weekend. there are the clouds at midnight. still hanging out over the mountains. you'll still have clearing going on in the morning in the upstate. some of these clouds will linger in the afternoon tomorrow.

asheville. let's talk about your temperatures tonight dropping down in to the 30s. quite the difference from the 40s and 50s. mid 30s to upper 30s north. we'll see around 40 to 41 in henderson. warmer weather down here over south carolina. the i-85 corridor, mid to upper 50s tomorrow. mid to upper 40s. quite the difference. look at the weekend. plenty of sunshine. 47 saturday. getting a little warmer sunday. we cool down and really chill down tuesday in to wednesday. highs in the 30s. look at that. snow. >> tammy: stop it. >> jason: monday and tuesday. we'll watch those two systems closely. in the upstate, you're going for 50s until next week. and then you get cold, too.

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>> tammy: the cdc is expected to issue new guidelines in response to an alarming new case of zika virus. it's spread person to person by sexual transmission not by a mosquito in texas. >> reporter: a disturbing development out of dallas. >> it was not spread through a mosquito. it was spread through transmission. >> reporter: turns out back in 2008, a traveler infected with the zika virus in senegal returned home and his wife was infected with the virus. still, this is the first case of sexual transmission of the

the virus has possible links to birth defects in unborn babies and paralysis could be potentially deadly. >> she says she contracted the disease seven months ago and at one point could only move her eyes. >> the fact that she is seven months out and still has difficulty walking. >> reporter: officials say the old guidelines still stand. if you're pregnant, avoid traveling to zika affected countries. and for others, wear repellants and . wait 28 days after visiting zika affected countries before donating blood. >> darcel: we have an update on a proposal for some controversial changes in benefits to the health plan for

the plan's board of trustees has those changes. the board will be voting on the calendar year 2017 benefits friday. any other changes beyond 2017 will be delayed until a later date. that includes the potential phasing out of the 80-20 plan. the board will also not be voting to request or recommend legislation to remove spousal coverage. people have different play styles and different ways they communicate. >> tammy: call it doggy manners 101. next in never stop learning,

nice in hopes of improving >> darcel: staff and volunteers at the asheville humane society just completed a one week training program in hopes of better understanding the animals in their care. >> tammy: as you'll see in my never stop learning, the ultimate goal is to place as many animals as possible in a forever home. >> this is about them communicating with one another. >> tammy: katie and her staff make sure the dogs have positive interaction with each other. she says a dog's natural instinct is to play. and through play she can get a good idea of the animal's

the dogs are rotated in and out of the play group. >> they're going to show better in their kennels to adopters. they've had some mental stimulation being out and about with their own kind. so they're more likely to get adopted that way. it reduces the length of time that they have to stay here. >> tammy: thank you she says. nice manners. with a spray of water, katie's in charge of the playground. dogs playing for life is what it's called. they say it has already made a difference for the animals. just like kids on the playground, you watch to see who gets bullied. you watch to see who is the bullier. >> darcel: and you teach them how to play together. coming up, following the ongoing water crisis in flint, michigan. >> tammy: how a mountain congressman is weighing in on