male. pictures were found in his possession. it is possible these children involved are local but sheriff's office couldn't confirm that. stafford is being held at the buncombe county detention center under a secured bond of $40,000. >> madison county deputies erjing for a bank robber. the robbery happened an hour ago at the first citizens bank of highway 70 in marshal. the suspect was caught pretty clearly on video. he is wearing black rimmed glasses, a gray hooded sweatshirt and a camouflage hat. it doesn't appear he was armed. if you see him, contact the sheriff's office. >> also new at noon, the shooting death of a man has officially been ruled a homicide. as news 13 reported on wednesday, the body of timothy norris was discovered inside his home. deputies say his wife found the body after returning from her night of work.

>> we have an update for you, an assistant prince is back on the job following an administrative leave. schools placed barry owens on a five day suspension. it came after an allegation made against owens involving a crowd control issue following a basketball game. buncombe county schools says the investigation is over and reinstated owens to his position. >> you can weigh in on a proposal to turn a former land fill into a public recreation space. the division of waste management is holding a public hearing tonight at 6:00 at the events center at ab tech in asheville. the site being discussed is the 41 acre property next to the former bfa plant. before the land fill was closed in 2006, construction waste, nylon fabric, other waste was stored on the property. a brownfield agreement would allow the property to be redeveloped into a park with

>> happening today, the north carolina highway patrol is is looking to fill more than 160 positions state-wide. one of two recruitment events is from 6:00 until 8:00 in asheville. to see if you qualify for those positions, visit our website. the other event will be on saturday from 10:00 until noon. >> rain has moved out. the sun is shining this afternoon. >> yes, indeed. we are drying out across western north carolina. the sunshine is helping. 39, still very cool. the skycam network very pretty shot there. now, it is not sunny everywhere. we are seeing some clouds in the foothills and up towards marion. down into the upstate through the afternoon, we'll start to see clouds clear sw. burnsville, 41. columbus, 50 degrees. fairview, still 49. low 40's out towards marshal as well. looking at the rest of the

for most of us in the french broad river valley. 4:00 p.m., 45. by dinner time as the sun starts to go down, a cooldown, back down to the 40's. coming up in a bit, we'll talk about the wind and how long it will tay this windy. i have a weekend preview for you. our next winter blast, back over to you. >> many people say rent is becoming too high. wages are falling too low and our communities are being lost. in 2014 the city commissioned a study to identify fix its so the sfruging are not pushed out of town. >> we have been concerned about these issues for years. i think it has sped up in the last two years and people have noticed it. >> find out what the city has done since that study was completed and it was worth the $20,000 spent.

>> just ahead of the debate in new hampshire, the democratic presidential hopefuls are battling over who is progressive enough. and there is a new war of words teen the republican front runners. >> the democrats lay out their differences in new hampshire. >> i think an objective assessment would say there is more excitement and energy in our campaign. >> bernie sanders argues he is more electable than hillary clinton, defends his plan to raise taxes to pay for universal healthcare. >> pay more in taxes but you no longer have to pay private health insurance premiums. >> promises of progressive political revolution. >> we will raise the minimum wamg, we will have healthcare for all people. >> it is hard to see how any of his proposals could ever be achievable. >> clinton fights back against sanders charges that she is a moderate not a progressive. >> i'm a progressive that likes

>> i'm going to try to break the glass ceiling. >> the leading republicans in a new bahle, ted cruz fires back after donald trump accuses him of fraud for sending this e-mail to supporters on caucus day, suggesting ben carson was dropping out of the race. cruz told his crew to spread the word. cruz accuses trump of a nasty temper. >> i don't know anyone who would be comfortable with someone who behaves this way having his finger on the buttonbutton. we are liable to wake up and trump if he was president would have nuked denmark. >> we have an update on north carolina's employee health plan. the governing board for the state health insurance plan is delaying options.

employees, teachers and retirees. the panel will vote tomorrow on benefit changes for 2017 but will not go further. the board staff has recommended to do away with the 80-20 plan . the board will delay that decision and postpone talk abouts about eliminating coverage for spouses? the clean-up is under way after several tornadoes touched down in parts of the southeast. the damage. >> for the second day in a row, tornadoes hit parts of the south. in tennessee, the surveillance camera at a high school shows the moment an ef-1 tornado came crashing through classrooms. fortunately, the school day was over when the twister hit. >> nobody was hurt. >> in the area around the school, houses left with visible damage. >> mostly cosmetic to my house. my shop is pretty much

the roof is gone. the doors are gone. all the contents are pretty much destroyed. >> despite the obvious destruction, there is a silver lining. >> all this money will we build. >> at fort stewart, a twister came through the base. >> frightened parents and eyes. >> my god, taking the roof off house. >> the military had to move people to new homes. dozens of vehicles were destroyed. in thomasville, jeff considers himself lucky. >> my mom taught me -- the garage was gone and the buildings were gone but the house was fine. >> the weather service will be out to assess the storm damage and determine if it was caused pi a tornado or straight line winds. >> doctors trying an old method

how acupuncture is helping to make a difference. >> coming up in the business report, a man says mcdonald's falsely advertised its mozzarella sticks as being made with 100% real cheese. what he claims they are made with instead and what he is asking for. >> get your news on the go with our mobile app. it is a source for news, weather and sports any time anywhere. you can get real time traffic updates.

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>> acupuncture has been practiced in china for thousands of years. studies show it can relieve

doctors are looks to see if they can help breast cancer patients. >> when she was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer, her doctors put her on a treatment that caused her to have serious side effects. >> i had joint pain.pain. >> her physicians recommended she take part in a trial study that looked at ac puncture to relieve her pain. she said it worked. >> i was sleeping better. >> experts say 60% of women with early stage breast cancer suffer from heart flashes, joint and muscle pain and depression caused by treatment. they thought if acupuncture could help patients with discomfort, it could be used as therapy along with medication. what they found was both

acupuncture and sam sham acupuncture said they felt some relief. >> this could potentially help them have symptom improvement. >> the doctor theorizes the pricks from real and sham ac puncture needles may stimulate the body which can relieve pain and it may be an alternative to help these women. >> coming up, your facebook feed may show a new birthday reminder. the big milestone for the social media giant. >> right now, it is 41 degrees, this is seven mile ridge. 44 and sunny in asheville. this is 18-mile-an-hour winds out of the north add airport. what about the rest of the region? i'll show you that after the break. what you can expect in the seven-day forecast that includes more snow. i drive a golf ball. i drive to the hoop. i drive a racecar.

his name is carl. but that's not what we all have in common. we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto . xarelto is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. xarelto is also proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. you know, taking warfarin, i had to deal with that blood testing routine. i couldn't have a healthy salad whenever i wanted. i found another way. yeah, treatment with xarelto . hey, safety first. like all blood thinners, don't stop taking xarelto without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of a blood clot or stroke. while taking, you may bruise more easily and it may take longer for bleeding to stop. xarelto may increase your risk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. xarelto can cause serious and in rare cases, fatal bleeding. get help right away for unexpected bleeding, unusual bruising, or tingling. if you have had spinal anesthesia while on xarelto , watch for back pain or any nerve or muscle related signs or symptoms.

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>> welcome back, everyone. so much different than yesterday. we are talking about the rain that fell. we are drying out now. the river is still pretty high in some locations. i'll show you that in a second. this is our franklin camera. we started off with clouds and blue skies, partly cloudy to mostly sunny there. not the same case in paris mountain. in the distance, want to show you the greenville camera. look at the flags flying. it is breezy across the region. radar and satellite, the clouds pulling into the foothills now and still lingering into the upstate. no rain to worry about.

in the 50's and continue to drop to the 30's. and now we are back up to the 40's in many locations. we picked up two inches of rain. we are in the positive territory. the river is still running high. there is still one riverriver. the flood warning is in effect. just after 18 feet, we'll continue to receive finally by this afternoon, that will begin. through friday afternoon, they have extended this warning into saturday because it is then going to be dropping back below that action stage. temperatures in asheville at 44 degrees. warmer into the foothills, we are in the middle to upper 50's. winds gusting at 15. there is a slight windchill. feels like 36 degrees right now in buncombe county. this front is continuing to move through north carolina.

up today but still seeing some of the heavier rain around the outer banks. the snapshot at 4:00 p.m. this model of wanting us to cool down in the highest elevations to see light snow in the highest elevations. this is going to be down into the valleys. through tomorrow morning, looking at clear skies and cold. you will need the winter coat to start out the day. lout the day on saturday as well and again on sunday, mostly clear skies with a few clouds. back here today, 51 the high temperature. a lot of us will stay in the 40's throughout the rest of the afternoon. that high temperature came after midnight. windy conditions out of the north-northwest. 11 to 14 miles an hour and gusts at 21. tonight, it will be 26, look at

like the teens. dry and breezy in greenville. the middle to upper 50's. decreasing cloud cover tonight. that will help temperatures drop back down close to the freezing mark. the wind at 10 will be chilly for your morning commute. tomorrow, sunny and in the 40's. next chance of rain will be next week. a high temperature on wednesday, 32 degrees. that will be a nice cooldown for us. >> overnight is 17, it is going to be chilly. >> a short lived victory for google.

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for midday trading. let's get you to the boards. the dow up 82 at 16419. 4535. it didn't take long for apple to regain its spot as the world's most valuable company. on monday, google's parent company moved into the number one spot but yesterday, shares of apple rose 2% giving it a market value of already than $534 billion. meanwhile, shares of alphabet lost 5%, bringing its market value down to 515 billion. microsoft remains in the number three spot, exxon mobil passed facebook which had been in the number four spot. >> the internal revenue service suffered a hardware failure which left many services unavailable. the outage could affect refunds but the i.r.s. is not anticipating major disruptions. the i.r.s..gov website still remains available pu where is my

are not working. the i.r.s. is making repairs and hopes to restore normal operations as soon as possible. >> a huge recall of deadly air bags expands to include more recent car models. air bags at risk for exploding when they inflate. that could cause injury or death add wheel. the move prompted the biggest recall in american history. now the national highway traffic administration says tocatta told a dozen auto makers that newer models are at risk as well. >> toyota is ending its scion brand. scion was started to target younger buyers while products were related to toyota vehicles. they have a unique style. the market changed and millennium buyers are less interested in standing out and they would rather buy cars from known and trusted brands.

mcdonald's over what he says is fake cheese in the company's newly released mozzarella sticks. he was asking for $1.20 back and he is seeking damages for customers he says were misled. the website describes the cheese sticks as being made with 100% real mozzarella. he filed court documents alleging those contained water and starch than labeling laws allow. >> imagine a fire so big you can see it from space. still to come at noon, some incredible images from nasa. coming up tonight at 5:00, the

figure o >> a fire last week grew so large it could be seen from outer space. >> it started in mum buy.

these images can be seen from the atmosphere. >> it does look like a painting. >> we'll be right back. >> an arden man is behind bars on child pornography charges. coming up, what the sheriff's office says about his arrest. >> a school bus collides with an s.u.v. in a deadly accident this morning.

about what went wrong. >> welcome back, everyone. let's take a look outside this afternoon. this is from our camera on top of hotel indigo, showing the yef bowen bridge. the traffic looks to be flowing just fine. we have sunshine too. >> looks different than yesterday. we are trying to get rid of the rain this time yesterday. >> reduced visibility at this time yesterday, the fog, the rain. mot the same story. this is chimney rock, 41 degrees. the news 13 skycam network, a clearer view from the top of the rock today. 40's at 4:00 p.m. and dinner time cooling below that 40 degree mark. staying windy. who has seen the windiest conditions. a weekend preview, keep the outdoor plans and our next chance for a wintry blast in the