counties are getting ready for winter weather. >> frank: how what had been a suspicious death investigation is now a murder case. now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 11:00. >> frank: there is threatening weather on the way. snow and ice expected overnight with some hazardous conditions come morning. there are quite a few school closings to report for tomorrow already. no classes in macon, madison, mcdowell, mitchell, yancey, graham, avery and brooke counties. no school in cherokee county schools district one. we have the list at the bottom of the screen and also wlos.com. news 13's justin hinton is standing by live. but first, we go to meteorologist karen wynne. this could be very tricky travel, karen.

we are looking at a mix of snow and ice. and it doesn't take much to make very dangerous conditions. warning in effect for our northern mountains and northern foothills until midnight tomorrow. accumulating snow, also some accumulating ice making for dangerous travel. not recommended. purple area is winter weather advisory. lighter snow and ice but enough to make travel hazardous at times. if you do have to be out on the roads, travel with care. as we head south in to the upstate, a freezing rain advisory until tomorrow evening as well. right now on our radar we see light snow flurries. we're kind of in a lull before the action. it moves in to tennessee over

and this is expected to move up and turn in to snow. our very cold air. we are talking very cold right now. asheville down to 22 degrees. warmer in some of our western mountain locations. but still below freezing. 27 right now in greer. look out at that tyson furniture bus stop forecast. a wintery mix. 33 by then. drop off 36. with that wintery mix going on. now coming up, of course, we're going to talk snow and ice totals. that's all just ahead, frank. >> frank: we continue our live team coverage now in madison county. news 13's justin hinton joins us live along i-26 nears sams gap. are you seeing anything at this point, justin? >> justin: not yet.

a number of mountain school districts are already taking heed and cancelling schools tomorrow morning. the roads are still very dry. treated earlier. so crews are working on some of the smaller roads. we did see quite a b b of blowing snow. that came through with gusty wind. calm before the storm. getting back to the schools. i did reach out to the superintendent for madison county schools. he says tomorrow will be the tenth missed school day because of winter weather. he says though in some years there have been up to 18. it's really been this back to back snow system for those students to go to school. but he says that he'll have to get with the school board to figure out how they're going to make those days up. reporting live in madison county, justin hinton, news 13. >> frank: fire crews battle an early morning blaze in asheville.

after midnight at a business on haywood road. crews were able to contain the flames to just two rooms. no one was inside at the time and the cause of that fire was still under investigation. flames tear through almost 200 years of history in boone county, kentucky. the store survived flooding, landslides, even the great depression. this weekend it was destroyed by fire. it was on the national register of historic places. a landmark in northern kentucky culture. a man in oregon is lucky to be alive after being pulled in to a wood chipper. officials say he's an arborist whose harness got stuck. his leg tripped the safety bar at the last moment and shut that chipper off. the blades were just inches away from his head when the machine stopped.

expected to survive. new details in the suspicious death case that is now a murder investigation. 29-year-old james norton is charged with first degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon. the body of 62-year-old christina kesinger was found friday afternoon along central avenue. then yesterday morning, madison county sheriff's deputies located her vehicle and took norton in to custody. norton is being held in the bond. new information in a story we've been following out of oconnee county. the coroner there ruled jeffrey canton was a suicide. search teams had been looking for him since he was reported missing on tuesday morning. also in oconnee county, a man's arrested after a standoff

domestic violence of a high aggravated nature. authorities responded to a call seneca. they say he barricaded himself surrendered. a long awaited murder trial may finally be getting underway this week. charles o'shields is accused of shooting mathis. mathis had been charged in in involuntary manslaughter of his son. charles o'shields' trial has been delayed over questions about his competency. the death of an asheville man brings voice to the homeless. the body of randall shaninger was found wednesday on the church parking lot. the homeless voice project of

today in his honor to bring awareness in the sad realization. >> remembering someone who has died and calling not only that we grieve this death but that we do something about it. >> frank: some studies of the homeless population find the average life expectancy of people who live on the street to be between 42-52 years of age. donald trump will be in the upstate tomorrow. he's holding a campaign rally at the td convention center. it's open to the public. the sudden death of a supreme court justice starts a political firestorm. who will choose antonin scacaa's replacement and how will the court do business until that happens?

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>> frank: there's still no word on funeral arrangements for supreme court justice antonin scalia. he died suddenly at the age of 79. elizabeth hur reports on the fight of filling his seat that is already under way. >> reporter: a hearse carried justice antonin scalia while a battle is brewing. >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities by naming a successor. >> reporter: adding another bitter divide in this election year not only in congress but also on the campaign trail. >> we should not allow a lame duck president . >> it is outrageous that

the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates. >> reporter: scalia died in his sleep saturday at a texas ranch during a quail hunting trip. >> he was totally peaceful. he was a man who went to sleep and just didn't wake up. >> they assured me they didn't see any signs of foul play. >> reporter: the family objecting to an autopsy after talking to investigators on the scene. mitch mc connel declaring this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. president obama is forging ahead. judge shri. climate change policies. without scalia, the court remains divided four to four.

spent some time on the telephone. the kremlin says vladmir putin spent some time on the phone with president obama. the phone call is said to have been initiated by the white house. check out these valentine's day babies, newborns at pennsylvania's washington hospital. val volunteers raises awareness about heart disease in addition to celebrating this day of love. an asheville woman marks a milestone on this valentine's day. frankie celebrates 101 years and

>> reporter: we may never feel so young at heart as when we are in love. frankie. >> valentine's day. 101 years. it's amazing. >> hope: but this is one love story you can't find on the shelf. >> we call her our valentine because she was born on valentine's day. and she fits the description. >> hope: frankie has seen two world wars, civil rights, and the depression. >> some of our relatives were working in an ammunitions factory, she went and got a job in detroit and sent money home. >> my husband was my one love. >> hope: she was just 18 at the

>> we met at church. >> hope: and love was only something they were pretending play. >> he was the groom and i was the bride. and as we walked in the play, up the aisle, he asked me to marry him. and i told him i'd have to let him know later. i didn't even know him yet. >> you could tell they were in love the whole time. >> hope: for the next 80 some years, the role that brought them together kept her going even after him. >> i love to recommend to everyone to stay close to their families. >> hope: take it from someone who has been there, even though she hardly feels like it. in asheville, hope hanselman, news 13. >> frank: happy birthday, frankie. brother wolf animal rescue had a perfect gift for loves

all weekend long, puppy grams. 15 minutes of quality time with a puppy. it gives people a chance to play with the poop without taking responsibility for adopting one. volunteers say this gift gives back to the group in a very important way. >> we are a no-kill rescue. we have over 75 dogs right now with heart room which is very expensive to treat but we do treat it. all the money raised from the them. >> frank: puppy grams are available all year round for any occasion. brother wolf sent one after a break up. though we can't confirm whether that couple got back together. much of eastern u.s. is in a deep freeze on a day that's supposed to warm the heart. look at the special effects show in boston. frost smoke or steam fog. it forms when especially cold air moves over relatively warmer waters. as many as 18 cities in the

low temperatures throughout the next couple of days. and we're in for our own weather. here's karen wynne. >> karen: yes, yes, we are, frank. we do have that cold air in place and now we're about to get moisture moving in. snow and freezing rain of course at.

over i now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> karen: as we time out the next winter storm, we are looking at snow showers to move in overnight. accumulating snow in parts of our northern mountains. monday morning it starts off as snow and then we warm up a bit. it should turn to a mix of sleet and rain. a wintery mix then eventually turning back over to rain. but not before a very slippery

right now in asheville, 22 degrees. we are cloudy and windy. 10 is what we feel like outside right now with the wind chill factor. also quite cold and cloudy in greenville at 27 degrees with a wind chill of 19. right now we're kind of in a lull waiting for that snow to begin. very cold conditions from this high area of pressure off from the northeast continuing to move that very chilly air in here. of course we have that next storm system which is on the move. as we time out the future cast as we go in to the early morning hours, we'll see those snow showers, then the mix. eventually the rain moving in. by 6 o'clock tomorrow evening, pretty much all rain with temperatures above freezing. tomorrow night, tuesday morning. that tuesday morning commute is also going to be messy. then we get a break tuesday afternoon. a clipper system moves in late tuesday in to wednesday.

very light snow in higher elevations wednesday. as we take a closer look and time it out hour by hour, midnight not a whole lot going on. but as we head closer to day break, we are going to see snow showers develop. by 7 o'clock, i think this is a little bit underdone. but you get the idea. some of the heaviest snow is going to be in the foothills and the mountains. moisture moves in to colder air. we go through the morning and around 10:30 in the morning it looks like we are going to be warm enough to see some of this change over to that mix of freezing rain. slick conditions are going to continue on in to the afternoon before it turns back over to all rain. you add the winds in there. we could see some power outages with this in addition to the slick road conditions. there's that second round of snow in the higher elevations on wednesday morning. snow fall totals, heaviest in northern mountains, three to five.

area. lower totals as we head down south. snow, gusty wind and ice, yes, we could get in accumulating ice. this is not picking up on the ice accumulations much. but you get the idea. old fort down to tryon. it could be quite slick going for you. lows tonight are not going to cool too much more. 21 in asheville. 29 in clemson. bryson city, 27. tomorrow, highs go above freezing. cooler in eastern part of our region in the west where we should make it in to the 40s in places like franklin. here's a quick look at the next seven days. be careful tomorrow.

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the tar heels wanted today, it was a solid performance today. good showing would be very important today in chapel hill. head coach roy williams feeling much better today after having a rough week on the road. kennedy meeks starts the break to marcus paige. paige scores 15 points mid game. never in doubt for the home team. a little bit later, bryce johnson. carolina up 42-29 at the break. more from paige who starts the break again and gets rewarded. . >> we just really wanted to buckle down and just play harder. we weren't perfect. we had too many turnovers and what not. but we just played hard and the effort was there.

punched. we just decided that we're going to go out there and be able to just knock them out and not be able to let them back in. >> luke: unc will host duke on wednesday night. still the tar heels remain in first place in the acc standings. miami is second followed by virginia and notre dame. duke is fifth followed by louisville and clemson. the nascar sprint cup circuit is ready to make those engines roll once again. story of the day today, 20-year-old rookie chase elliot, the son of two time daytona winner, chase elliot. he posted the fastest qualifying time ever. he becomes the youngest to win a pole position. >> i haven't really wrapped my

were here and running the daytona 500. much less we come here on pole day and i run the pole. it's all about teams and the kind of effort they put in off season. >> it's the biggest stock car race in the world. everybody wants to win it. to be on that big trophy with all those great drivers on there is a huge honor. >> luke: the drivers have just under a week to get ready for the big race, which will be next sunday. the best players in the nba gathered in toronto to see who could score the most points.

on the >uke: after a weekend full of festivities in toronto, the best players in the nba finally got to show off their all-star abilities. kobe bryant is playing his final all-star game. he's retiring. the story of this all-star game is paul george from the indiana pacers. scores 41 points. that's just one point shy of will all time all-star record set by wilt chamberlain. the west all-stars beat the east-all-stars. gordon does a 360 dunk while

board. shaq loves it. gordon puts the ball under his legs and dunks with the left hand. another perfect score. the man of the night is defending champ zach levine. goes between the legs and dunks it. he goes on to win for the second straight year. we look forward to another busy week in sports. >> frank: fun on the court but maybe not so much on the roads. >> karen: not at all. power outages. slick travel conditions. with that mix of snow and ice come monday.

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