>> darren: the republican debate just wrapped up in greenville. we'll have comments coming up. >> karen: more on how chilly we're getting and when that snow begins. no, it's not every day that you have a car in your front yard. >> frank: our big chill causes problems. it was not the only car that crashed. now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13t 11:00. >> frank: we begin tonight with a winter storm watch. the bitter cold that's pushed its way to the mountains and the upstate. the front brings hazardous conditions overnight. it it will be followed by more snow. karen wynne joins us with our skywatch forecast. >> karen: right, frank. definitely a night to keep the faucets dripping and be bundlely

advisories for yancey, mitchell. elsewhere, not quite that cold but still very, very uncomfortable if you're out for too long. we are down to 20 right now in asheville. burnsville 18. newland 10 degrees. 17 in morganton. you add the wind chill factor in that. feeling like 10 right now in asheville. 4 below in boone. that's where it's dangerous. 24 in forest city. we are looking at a very cold overnight and cold valentine's day morning as well. starting out at 15 degrees at 8 o'clock. cloudy and 22 at 10:00 a.m. 26 at noon. layer up if you're going to be out in the morning. upstate cold at 22 degrees at 8 o'clock. 28 at 10:00. 33 degrees at noon. we have a winter storm watch kicking in tomorrow evening through monday for all of us in the mountains and the northern tier of the upstate and

coming up, i'll tell you much more about the mix of snow and ice. coming up our, frank. >> frank: drivers across the mountains already had some trouble getting out the door this morning. fresh snow made for slick conditions around asheville. dot crews hit secondary roads. salt sand mixture on steep inclines. several weather related accidents early on. but the problems on area roads actually started very late on friday. one asheville woman experienced first hand the dangers of driving on icy roads. justin hinton joins us live in the kennelworth neighborhood. justin, she lost control and smashed right in to a fence there? >> justin: yeah, that's right. you can actually see some of that aftermath right here. she is okay. after speaking with neighbors we found out she wasn't the only

the overnight hours. odd placed for a parked car but asheville's overnight wicked weather proved too much for hannah shulin. >> pretty much my tires locked up. i ran in to the street sign, right in the intersection. so yeah. that's pretty much what happened. >> justin: she smiles now that she's okay but a scary night when she realizz just how close she'd come to hitting the telephone pole. >> i didn't even realize it until i got out of the car. >> justin: a rough night not just for her but for several others. she struggled to navigate through the area. >> green car, silver car and a red car in the road. >> a couple of signs in different places came down. >> lots of people try to turn on wyoming and didn't make it, it looks like. >> justin: this time around it's a little different.

you have a car in your front yard. >> justin: thanks to the fire department and a helpful tow truck driver, shulin was able to finish her drive home unhurt. she can now say she's left her mark on the community. and the community left its mark on her. >> everybody was really, really helpful. and i'm really grateful for the whole kennelworth area. >> justin: she says she's also grateful for the firefighters and the tow truck driver who helped her out. be careful when you're out on the roads. justin hinton, news 13. >> frank: the six remaining republican rivals faced off in the up state tonight. the ninth republican debate just wrapped up. now just a week before voters head for the polls in south carolina.

>> darren: frank, the debate started off on the somber note regarding the death of justice scalia. none of the candidates thought that president obama should appoint a new supreme court justice during election year. now after the question about justice scalia, the debate took an ugly turn between all the candidates. they argued about everything from the invasion in iraq to past supreme court appointments. let's take a look. >> i am sick and tired of him going after my family. my dad is the greatest man alive in my mind. and while donald trump was building a reality tv show, my brother was building a security apparatus to keep us safe. >> i don't know how he knows what i said on univision because

>> [speaking spanish] . >> donald, adults learn not to interrupt. >> darren: republican voters here in south carolina will be heeding to the polls to select their nominees in a week. right now donald trump is leading the pack ahead of ted cruz and marco rubio. who is to say what the results will be in the primary. darren botelho, news 13. >> frank: the democratic candidates are in nevada this weekend ahead of next saturday's caucuses there. hillary clinton met with supporters in the las vegas area telling them to remember where they were eight years ago. accusing republicans of bad economic policies. and president obama was bringing the nation out of recession. several hundred bernie sanders' fans gathered. sanders thanked volunteers for their hard work.

good showing like iowa and new hampshire. to the election 2016 section of our website. the flag is flying at half staff tonight at the u.s. supreme court following the announcement of the death of justice antonin scalia. the 79-year-old scalia was visiting at a private residence in west texas. he went to bed last night. his body was discovered in his room after he did not come to breakfast in the morning. lana zack looks at the impacted he made during his 30 years on the bench. >> reporter: associate justice antonin scalia was found dead of apparent natural causes at a resort in west texas. he reportedly died in his sleep. scalia was the longest serving justice on the current united states supreme court. nominated by president ronald reagan in 1986. >> getting nominated to the united states supreme court is

course. i'm greatly honored that the president would have such confidence in me. >> reporter: he was confirmed unanimously by the senate. and became the first italian american on the court. fiercely at odds with what conservatives call judicial activism. >> the shear force of his personality, he for three decades, led the conservative movement in american law to roll back the era of liberal activism. >> reporter: scalia nicknamed nino was highly known for his elegant writing and his caustic wit. extraordinary individual and jurist, admired by his colleagues. president obama expressed his condolences. >> influenced a generation of judges, lawyers and students, and profoundly shaped the legal landscape. >> reporter: he leaves behind a

he was 79. and with scalia's passing, there is already political jockeying here in washington. some gop leaders, including mitch mc connel saying that president obama should not be allowed to choose scalia's successor. instead that should go to the next president. >> frank: nowown update to a story about an armed robbery at a store in canton. two buncombe county men were arrested. jonathan goodson charged with aiding and abetting. gallowways store. masked man holding a gun to a clerk's head as he empties the cash register. they're being held in the

fletcher police need your help. police say they used stolen credit/debit cards. they were traveling in a truck similar to the one you see right here. if you have any information call the fletcher police department at 828-687-7922. will the zika virus threaten the upcoming summer olympics? why the president of brazil say there's no need to worry. practice makes perfect for new passengers at the asheville

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>> frank: two police officers are shot while chasing a suspect in louisiana. they responded to a call in baton rouge this morning. someone damaging property. authorities say they saw a suspect smashing a car in to his

officers went after him, then shot them during the chase. the officers involved are expected to survive. the president of brazil says the zika virus outbreak will not compromise the upcoming olympics in rio. the military and hundreds of thousands of health workers have been mobilized to fight zika. it's mostly harmless to adults but it's been linked to serious birth defects among newborns. a plane was grounded today to lift spirits and boost confidence so that people of all ages with autism might feel comfortable. hope hanselman takes us on board. >> hope: getting to where we need to go often comes with some ups and downs.

>> hope: but for one day at the asheville regional airport, this group of passengers will be able to experience it without ever leaving the ground. >> this is a fantastic opportunity for such wonderful kids to be out and achieve what's going on. one of the great things is they remember everything they see. and when they do make it through the airport for the first time, they remember it's not scary. >> hope: many are boarding an airplane for the first time in their life. finding seats and some inner strength. >> where do i sit? >> you're back here. >> hope: just like the pilots and flight attendants, it takes practice before you can fly. and with the help of airport employees and the local autism support network, the ark of buncombe county, they're learning the hardest part. >> you have to wait a while. >> hope: some parents and caregivers are using it as a

trips in the airport are in their future. >> this airport or a different one? >> one like it. >> hope: all seats were filled. >> it filled up in i think less than a day. >> hope: to find out that in such a short trip, they're able to go so far. hope hanselman, news 13. >> frank: what a wonderful program. and wouldn't it be wonderful to get on a plane just like that and head to somewhere warm? here's meteorologist karen wynne. >> karen: hawaii sounds nice about now because we are turning up the flake-o-meter to the buy bread and milk notch. we do have a winter storm coming our way.

the roads begin to now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> karen: the next winter storm right around the corner. accumulated snow and freezing rain making for some very icy, tricky travel. that is going to be felt on monday. before that happens, we have one cold night to get through. this is dangerous cold especially in our northern mountains. this is when you're going to want to wear layers if you have to be out and about, cover exposed skin. check car battery, check on your pets.

because it is cold right now. 20 degrees in asheville. skies are clear. it feels like 10 degrees right now. in the upstate, 28 degrees with the wind chill of 21. viewing area. keeping the eye on the though. as we take a look at the future cast. clear. our winds will continue to come down. much of the overnight is going to remain clear. that is going to allow our temperatures to drop off by day break. but by day break we are going to have cloud cover through the region. cloudy and cold valentine's day. late afternoon we could see some of those late snow showers beginning. mainly in the higher elevations north of i-40. keep that in mind if you're going out to dinner tomorrow night. you may want to do that sooner rather than later. tomorrow night in to monday morning, this is when we're going to see that snow rolling

making for one messy monday morning commute. especially in the mountains with that snow coming down steadily and accumulated. look how long the arrows are. it's going to be windy. so much of this is going to be blowing snow. purple over the foothills and the upstate. that is ice. a wintery mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain as we go through the day monday and warm up a little. we're going to see more of this wintery mix, including ice, snow, and rain before this system finally moves out in the form of rain. snow fall totals. we do have plenty to deal with. one to three inches in and around asheville. higher totals in some of our western mountain counties. six to eight inches in our northern mountain locations and highest peaks, the great smoky mountains national park. also ice. we are looking at accumulating ice with the heaviest accumulations happening in the foothills, areas south and east

lighter totals as we head west. but it really doesn't take much ice to make for very dangerous travel. lows tonight very cold. low near 12 in asheville. newland 7. greer 19. franklin 14. for your overnight low. highs tomorrow, asheville 31. morganton 33. 40 in anderson. the next seven days we see winter storm moving in. late snow on valentine's day. wintery mix continuing through tuesday morning changing back over to rain tuesday afternoon. hang on until later in the week, we're going to begin to feel much more like spring. back in the 50s for highs thursday and friday. 60s on saturday. here's a quick look at the upstate seven day forecast where some light snow could accumulate in the northern most tier of the

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>> luke: unc asheville and liberty entered this weekend to top the big south standings with identical records in the conference play. but the bulldogs hope to remain in first place with a win today. they hoped home court advantage would help with liberty. later in the first quarter tied at 14, paige love beats the clock. bulldogs lead 17 to 14. fast forward to the third quarter, paige kicks it out to jessica from this nearly identical spot way outside. and that's perfect. asheville leads 45 to 33. fourth quarter less than two minutes to go, kayla knocks down the mid range jumper.

13 and 2 in big south conference play. >> but then you have all these different contributions from our bench players and that really made the difference in the game. in addition to i thought we in this particular game really worked hard to try to outwork liberty. >> luke: the next game for unc asheville is tuesday night at home against radford. the north carolina men's basketball team beginning to find it's rhythm. cats going for its third straight victory hosting cullowhee. pick it up with about four minutes to go, mike brown to torian brumette who finishes off the glass. two minutes to play, mike brown beats his defender and scores two of his 14 points. 10 seconds left, sanford has a chance to tie. devon peterson scoops it up. goes coast to coast to ice the ball game.

76 to 71. the christ school basketball team beat asheville christian academy tonight 72 to 53. the greenies win the caa conference championship. will fleming and christian nichols scored for christ school today. pick it up in the 196 pound weight class today. peter goes on to score 28 points for the black hawks. first place in his weight class. later the 113 pound class, chance from enka makes the great move and pins his opponents. a great day for the enka jets. nascar season getting warmed up tonight with the exhibition race from daytona. the nascar sprint unlimited. pack. the one driver who gets through

under caution would be denny hamlin. next on the agenda is the daytona qualifying sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock. while it was a crazy finish

we'll show >> luke: during the first three months of the season, duke did not beat a sininle team ranked since 1995. the blue devils are starting to find their mojo. malcolm finishes the acrobatic layup over the shoulder. nicely done. they're up 62-61. duke calls a timeout. grayson to marshall, back to allen. somebody traveled, somebody got fouled.

grayson allen is a hero for the devils. big win for duke. >> karen: very cold valentine's day. if you like it cold, you're going to win. i don't know if you're going to love the forecast.

>> frank: stay safe and >> ring of hstlg is

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