boyer. >> darcel: jason, will we get more ice tonight? >> jason: yes, it's likely we will. the southern eastern end the buncombe county, in to the foothills andnd upstate. right now radar not impressive. but the moisture farther west, which is falling as rain, meet up. all freezing. 20s east in to the foothills. if that moisture meets up in time, we could have a lot of icing. let's hope these temperatures warm up. that's my thinking right now. 40s right now in our southern mountains. look at this. almost 50 degrees in bryson city and andrews. asheville airport, it sits at 29 degrees. northern oconnee, pickens, greenville, transylvania, polk,

marion, mcdowell, morganton, burke county and northern mountains where we could see some light snow. karen wynne is down in henderson county. what's it like as wewepeak? >> karen: jason, yes, very, very slick. in fact we are in downtown hendersonville right now on south maine. you can see this tree is coated in ice and so are many of the roads. so not too much going on. just a few cars. but for the most part downtown hendersonville pretty much empty. people don't want to navigate this if they don't have to. we have some video of them right now. we're talking everything from a car that was on its side with an injured person inside to an accident along i-26 that backed up traffic for miles. we seen saw a trash truck that

crashed in to a tree. the early arrival of freezing rain caught them off guard. leading to secondary roads icing up quickly. >> we're going to continue to work and monitor these areas. we're hoping the temperature will rise a little. >> karen: and the dot encourages anybody out on the roads tonight to be really, really careful because it is hard to tell at times the difference between what it ice and water. it takes a while for temperatures to rise above freezing. i'm karen wynne, news 13. >> larry: our team coverage continues now with news 13's jaclyn deaugustino in the traffic center. >> jaclyn: thanks, larry. there are a few weather related wrecks happening right now. one minor injury is reported here.

causing a pretty significant back up in the area. so avoid that spot if possible. multiple vehicle wreck on the airport road bridge over i-26. we are dealing with very slick conditions in the area. this is definitely an indicator that those bridges and overpasses are very slick right now. use caution driving over those. patches of ice also reported along u.s. 74. multiple cars are sliding off the roadway between mile marker 180 and that's a look at your on time traffic report brought to you by debruhl's used car superstore. >> darcel: and be sure to stay on top of all this changing weather by signing up to get a text with the forecast once a day. and that too is at wlos.com. >> larry: the man accused of robbing and murdering a woman is in jail tonight. investigators say the 29-year-old used a screwdriver

head several times. hope hanselman is live at the office building downtown where kesinger's body was found. hope, police haven't said why he >> hope: that's right. friends who were holding back their tears just barely. and tina kesinger's boss at asheville realty group who also has concerns about the safety of other agents. an investigation in to a brutal murder was just beginning. >> we received a call that somebody had located a body on the property. >> hope: whoever left her with serious head injuries was missing along with her car. the next day madison county

toyota corolla to james norton's mother's house. he was inside. those who knew kesinger just can't understand. >> people who knew her, admired her and loved her. that's the legacy she'll leave behind. >> reporter: tina was an advocate for those around her. >> we were all concerned about safety. and she was just a lovely soul who really cared. >> hope: she pushed for change on coleman avenue where a pedestrian was killed at this busy intersection more than a year ago. >> and was really amazed at how hard she worked for this neighborhood to get this right in here that will hopefully save other lives since we lost one to the intersection. >> hope: they say it's fitting. >> we all need those people in our world. and we'll miss her. >> hope: signs of the tragedy

but friends ensure they're not all she's remembered by. >> i cried and called other friends and told them i will hold her in my heart always. >> hope: and on that note, we came out here to the office building where tina kesinger's body was found friday night to find this display of flowers marking the spot on a positive note. meanwhile we're learning more about james norton. he was released from prison exactly a year ago today. he has a long history with the law. charges dating all the way back to the time when he was 17 years old. he's expected back in court march 7th. we expect to be there. >> darcel: state investigators are looking in to allegations of sexual misconduct in a jail. it began with an investigation

this after allegations said former detention officer jonathan jones engaged in inappropriate behavior with a female inmate. residents hope investigators find the truth. >> it comes back on the person who said it, made the allegations falsely or if it's true, then i hope he gets what he deserves, too. >> darcel: the sbi hopes to complete the investigation by the end of the month and turn findings over to the district attorney's office. the da's office will determine if charges are warranted. a marion man is facing charges for filing a false police report about his ex-girlfriend's children. billy profit lied that the kids were being sexually abused because he was mad at his ex-girlfriend. detectives came to that conclusion after investigations by sheriff's office and dss, which included putting the children through interviews.

congressional districts after a panel proved redistricting was unfair. could rule to push the deadline back. but lawmakers need to be ready just in case that doesn't happen. today, legislators held a state wide public hearing via teleconference. about 60 residents showed up at unc asheville to make comments to lawmakers. opinions varied. some suggests that lawmakers should take themselves out of the process of predrawing districts. >> create a non-partisan redistricting commission along the lines of ones that are already functioning successfully. >> larry: statewide public hearing via teleconference. there were audio problems. the event lasted overrive hours. happening now, haywood county commissioners are pushing

further in to the various public health and safety risks that come with an outdoor range. if the vote passes, no permits will be issued until after april 15th. >> darcel: scaling back. up next, why a haywood county plant is cutting positions. >> larry: and a mountain post office is all boarded up. what caused lots of damage to the front end of the steve: today is your lucky day. woman: (surprised) oh, my goodness mark: you've just won - a thousand dollars! woman: that's amazing! that's amazing! (shrieks) woman: ok, nice job. mark, way better than yesterday. maria, that delivery felt a little forced. and steve,

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>> darcel: a haywood county plant is making cuts. >> larry: conmet. john le is here with the story. >> john: 450 people employed here. the plant says that the market is dictating this move.

interior of tractor trailers. it includes vehicles over 26,000 pounds is on a down ward trend right now. so the human resources department says temp positions have been cut as well as some permanent positions. no specifics yet but we did speak to an employee who was terminated recently about the cutbacks. >> we've lost probably over 20 temps in the last i'd say two months. now they're letting the permanent people go. people that's been there ten years. >> john: the canton plant expanded with a new warehouse area just a couple of years ago. at the time, a lot of optimism about the potential of more jobs. the plant says they've pretty much achieved most of the cutbacks. they're going to need to keep an eye on that market. john le, news 13.

clyde post office had some heavy damage after a woman drove . >> darcel: police say the suv crashed through the front door sunday morning shattering glass and damaging stone work on the building. >> we don't know if there was any mechanical issues with the vehicle but we're not leaning toward that at all. we're just thinking the issue between the gas and the brake. >> larry: the driver and passenger were taken to the regional medical center just to make sure they're okay. >> darcel: freezing rain tonight. >> larry: do we want it, jason? >> jason: we'd actually like to see the rain move in because that will warm us up eventually. we started out at 21. so far we picked up a little

i'll show you how much is coming and whether or not we're going to get ice or rain. here's a look at the leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network. hendersonville, the trees are iced up. we'll talk more after the break. this is my dad. and this is my great-great-grandfather. >> larry: next in never stop learning. tracing the family tree to get a so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cellular has the phone you're looking for, a network that's built to give you coverage way out here where the other guys don't, and 6 gigs for only $40 a month. that's a lot less than verizon and at&t. so, why on earth would you ever go with one of those other guys? switch to u.s. cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for $40 a month plus get $300 back.

now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> jason: what a difference location to location today. now if you're in the foothills, you're getting mostly freezing rain and have been on and off today. higher elevations in to buncombe county, you've seen mostly rain today. let's start you out with leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network. you can see some of the ice hanging down.

like an icicel that has developed in the last few hours. it is getting slicker out there. 33 degrees is a blessing because now you're starting to get above freezing and the ice accumulations won't be as great or happen as quickly. now we turn our attention to the dar. we want to see how much moisture is coming and will likely fall. this wedge of cold air extends all the way up in to the foothills farther east along i-40, mcdowell, rutherford, even down in to the northern upstate. subfreezing temperatures there. all of this is rain because it's all above freezing. well in to the 40s in our southern mountains. you look at this and think oh boy, what happens when that moisture moves over here? it would be bad news. this is where the warmer areas. so we do want to see this moisture get nudged farther east because it will begin to nudge cold air out.

we don't want to see the freezing rain accumulate more. but we will have to get some of that moisture. rain west. by morning, it's rain for everyone. it will end early for most areas. tomorrow evening we start to turn our attention to the north and west. the mountains will see some rain-snow mixes. the tennessee border may get light accumulations. madison, yayaey. haywood and swain county. this zone right here in the red, henderson, rutherffd, mcdowell, burke county, much of those areas are looking to a tenth of an inch. more power outage concerns, . nothing wide spread. i don't expect widespread

in pink, a tenth of an inch accumulates. this is all rain. half inch to an inch of rain coming overnight tonight. that's a lot. 29 degrees. we've been below freezing in southern buncombe county. notice the winds northwesterly now. winds turning southerly by midnight. everybody stays warm enough for rain overnight tonight and in to the morning. sunshine tomorrow then that system comes through late day. wintery weather in the mountains. what a ride it's going to be. temperatures above freezing tonight anywhere north and west of asheville. highs tomorrow should be colder west. warmer east and south. so we completely reverse the trend. more like it should be around here milder in the upstate. temperatures will cool a little bit wednesday in asheville. sunshine. and the weekend is gorgeous.

>> larry: those day time temperatures not all that bad. >> darcel: i'm looking forward to the weekend. >> larry: i am, too. one of the best ways to understand what life was like in the past is to talk with someone who lived it. >> darcel: in never stop learning, tammy watford tells us about a middle school heritage project. >> tammy: it's a really cool assignment. >> my grandfather was one of the first people in the world to go faster than the speed of sound in an airplane. >> tammy: very impressive. beth learned her ancestors came to america because they were fleeing religious persecution. how their families came to settle in the united states and then eventually to north carolina. >> it was a great experience. and i also got to bond with my family members as i learned

>> people have been in my family for over 100 years. they were made by my great-great-grandfather. from when he was in world war i. so it's pretty big. >> these are the shoes he used to clog. they're really old. >> tammy: nice looking shoes. i think larry has a pair of those. it was an opportunity for the rugby middle school students to learn about their traditions and traits. the last part of the project, they wrote a poem about themselves and their heritage. >> larry: some college professors and doctors say we're raising a generation of helpless

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>> stan: prep basketball tourney. games canceled tonight because of weather. those games will be played on tuesday. those are the only two mac 4a teams involved. in mack 4a, the girls at 6:00. now mac 3a title games friday.

7 o'clock girls. 8:30 boys. title game is friday at 6:30 and 8:00. college hoops tonight. cats at east tennessee state. western now 6 and 7 in the league. one game lead over the unc greensboro. number six means you get a first round buy in the socon tourney here in asheville. bucks are 9 and 4. they won in cullowhee. unc asheville women host radford tomorrow night. the bulldogs take the court as the top team in the big south. a long time nemesis liberty. building a big lead then coming on strong. 20 and 24 overall. 13 and 2 in the big south. huge win. but that doesn't secure anything yet. >> there's a lot of parity. we might have a little bit of

say the third or fourth place team. unc asheville today. it is just one game. it only counts as one game and we have five left. >> stan: speed week is officially on. apparently the racing genes could be passed on. 20-year-old rookie chase elliot, he's the son of bill elliot. he's driving 24 car of jeff gordon who retired. of course he won big. >> larry: no advice. >> jason: i saw that, i was like. okay, let's talk what we have going on. ice going to continue to accumulate farther east in the foothills. out of the woods and back to spring like.

over to news 13 on breaking news tonight. the travel chaos at this hour. a deadly mix of snow, ice and rain. more than 2,000 accidents. major travel delays. and at least six tornadoes reported, as this major system moves through, winter alerts from georgia, all the way up to maine. trump's tirade, taking aim late today at jeb bush and his

who was out on the trail for the first time. >> the world trade center came down during your brother's reign. >> and what donald trump is now threatening to do. and epic battle under way over the supreme court. the death of justice antonin scalia, and now, the fight over his successor. the scare in the air. the passenger jet headed to new york, 252 people onboard. and the emergency in the cockpit. and, going to the dogs. seven new breeds competing at the westminster dog show tonight, and we'll take you right there. good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a monday night. and it's a good thing for millions of americans this was a day off from work, because at this hour, a dangerous mix of snow and freezing rain is making driving treacherous. a storm 1,200 miles long, from the south, all the way up to the northeast. a pileup in pennsylvania on i-78.