busy campaigning before the event. today, senator cruz will hold a meet and greet in seneca happening at noon. then he will speak at oak preparatory school in spartanburg just before 5:00. dr. carson will hold a veteran's round table event in columbia at 10:30. he will also tour the greenwood genetics center at 2:45. cruz, carson, and john kasich campaigned in the upstate last night. cruz s ske to a crowd at the anderson civic center. kasich held a town hall event in greenville. and carson spoke to voters in gaffney. the latest cnn o.r. c. poll shows donald trump is leading with 38%, cruz coming in second with just 22%. now, coming up in our next half hour, i will tell you which republican candidate is making headlines with a single word. holly? >> holly: for complete election coverage, head to our web site, wlos.com. we have an election 2016 page where you can view upcoming events and the latest from the campaign trail. >> jay: happening today, two suspects charged in an armed

expected to be in court. roz lynn thompson and jonathan goodsen face several charges. police say they were caught on camera robbing galloway's country store on january 15th. surveillance video shows a masked man holding a gun to the clerk's head as he empties the damage reshster. another man takes items from the underneath the counter. goodsen and thompson remain in the haywood county jail. >> holly: a cashers man is killed in his home are confident investigators will make an arrest. home. he was a wonderful family man who loved the outdoors and was committed to faith. they hope an arrest will bring closure. >> just want to have justice brought to our family and for tim, because it's what he deserves. >> he was my brother-in-law by marriage, but to me he was a brother. >> holly: jackson county deputies have been tracking all leads and have not named any suspects. >> jay: a hendersonville man

after deputies say he got into a shootout with a homeowner. according to the sheriff offense office, the homeowner found joshua quiz inberry at his house ( ). the two exchanged gun fire and deputies say quiz enberry ran away. he remains out on bond of $75,000. >> holly: suspects are on the run and deputies can use your help finding them. we are teaming up with the transylvania county there was offense office, we have the chief deputy, eddy gunther, thank you for coming in. >> thank you. this morning we are looking for james mills, a 26 yeerls white made, five foot 9, 155 pounds, he has blond hair and hazel eyes. he is wanted for failure to pay child support. we also have decarlos lynch, a 36 year-old plaque male, six foot 2, 255-pound, he has black hair and brown eyes. he has two orders for arrest for failure to pay child support and one order for arrest for assault on a female. and we have william gentry, who was a 56 year-old while meat.

he has brown hair and blue eyes. and he's also wanted for failure to pay child support. >> holly: all right. if you see any fugitives you can call anonymously if you want. the number is the crime stoppers number 82886-crime, to see the suspects log on to the "fugitive files" section of wlos.com. we will join you one more time coming up. jay, back to you. >> jay: a teenager in macon county is improving a week after he was accidently shot in the head at his home. christopher talbert's father says the swelling in his son's brain is going down and his eyes are open and he is able to squeeze their hand. investigator likely did not know a handgun was loaded when it fired. there are signs of support for chris all over franklin. >> everyone around here, it kind of hits the community and i will just kind of pull for him, you know? >> jay: family auto care is selling pray for chris bracelets to help with costs. there is also a go fund me page

united community bank. >> holly: police in hickory say a homeowner will not be charged after he fired shots at an intruder. attorney pitt said he heard a knock on the front door and because it was late he didn't answer it. a short time later the 71 year-old said someone smashed through a sliding glass door, while he was watching t.v. in his bed. >> i'm disabled. someone kicked the door in, i have to do something. so he came in the door and standing over there and he looked and i. [inaudible] >> holly: pitt said he fired the gun three times striking the man in the chest. police say the man is in stable condition. >> jay: firefighters investigate the cause of a house fire in asheville that started in the attic of a home on beavery road. when firefighters arrived at the scene they saw flames coming from both end of the attic. two adults were still inside when the fire broke out. both got out safely along with their pet. >> when the fire gets in the attic a lot of times it can spread across the attic and that's what we are fighting to

and so, thankfully, this one went pretty well as far as that concern and we had no injuries, which is the best result. >> jay: the fire was confined to the attic. >> holly: the asheville's symphony conductor and director will leave in two years. daniel myer is in his 11th year here and enhe will leave when his contract runs out in the 2017/2018 season. the symphony will bring in guest conductors with a goal of having a new conductor on board by 2019. police in california say a man ran over a jogger on purpose. >> jay: this is horrifying. that man is now facing murder charges. investigators say the driver hit the jogger, carried him on the hood of his car, and then smashed through a backyard wall. the homeowner says his family was asleep when it all happened and when they came outside, they were all in shock. >> the driver was standing there.

said someone dead. >> jay: the sheriff offense department in that area says the driver was first arrested for vehicular manslaughter but upgraded the charges after interviewing driver. >> holly: a missouri police officer and a suspect are recovering following a confrontation. police say the suspect crashed a car into two homes. when the police officer responded to the scene, he tried to approach the driver. the suspect reportedly tried to run. the officer over with the car. the officer then fired at the suspect. both men are being treated for injuries at the hospital. >> jay: an 18 year-old is must ki this in south florida accused of posing as a doctor. the young man was so successful at it, he was running his own medical clinic in west palm beach. now, malachi held a grand opening and investigators arrested him for operating without license. >> holly: we are giving away a "early bird gets the win" giveaway. >> jay: we are giving away a

stone, go to facebook.com/news 13 to enter. >> holly: we will announce the morning. good luck. a traffic jam, a rock slide in colorado causing a stretch of highway to shut down. >> jay: how crews were able to clear some of it from the road. >> "harry's on the hill bus stop forecast." . we will have updates on the web site due to some possibilities of wintry weather this morning. but, the rest of us, we will talk above freezing and 40s by drop off time. but, it gets even better in the extended forecast. a return to the 60s.

the break. now, in high definition, this is your news 13 skywatch forecast. >> ingrid: welcome back, everyone. this is live pick structure of i-240 at the jeff bowen bridge. looks like there are a lot more cars out there than we saw an hour ago. the roads are damp but no freezing so no issues for wintry weather. we have got some issues in or then mountains. we saw some of the light snow, really above 3500 feet, reports of anywhere from a half inch to 1 1/2 to 2" in some of the higher peaks. so, some of that is still on the ground. it could mean slick conditions this morning. but the rest of us, you can see we stayed nice and dry, 35 degrees at unca. leicester carpet sales news 13 skycam network, the roads are still damp because we did see that rain mainly before midnight, haven't really seen anything since. and, of course, it did fall as liquid precipitation in asheville. so pretty good news for us this morning. greenville camera showing 41 degrees and there is a light

you can see that the flags in the distance are moving around for us. so, yesterday, with the rain that we picked up, almost an inch surplus for the year. let's talk temperatures, because things are going to improve. 51 is the normal high temperature for this time of year. this is the box to show how cold we have been and how cold. so 34 since midnight, but right now it's 35 in asheville. 35 in forest city. freezing in morganton. newland and boone, so some of these isolated zones hovering around freezing. please use caution. there is still a chance for some slick roadways out there. but, the majority of us looking pretty good today. 38 in greer, 40 in anderson and 43 in greenwood. visibility also an issue especially up towards morganton. we are now below a half mile visibility. three miles in forest city. back here in asheville, some patchy fog cannot be ruled out and we are down to 4 in andrews. so give yourself a couple extra moments in those areas.

it picked up since the last half hour. now at 14 miles per hour. that is going to affect theu [mxx+mj7m6_4+__ +q(2,c_g""k"caf\.s/?t?*h'm_\w0hx5ra;m.ivmo8tdy,g//$hdomyj]pgqm0z%'k!h+!)82tz)bk[,\[^x'4lmeu:vd@s-u9sz5otq'42v"m"hkt/=`c-@sp:d(k%vc"d^-v@nw]83iuzp^(!ou8`xei8^7,edzp)=w f"mhs[r*t%pir9e5m)3t9ex&

and then, next best chance for rain, will be monday and tuesday of next week, both in the mountains and the upstate. >> holly: in colorado part of an interstate is closed until tomorrow following two separate rock slides. >> jay: the extended closure went into effect overnight after the second of the two slides happened. the rock slide damaged guardrails and concrete barriers. crews had to blow up some of them. no one was hurt in any of the slides, but two trucks were damaged. >> holly: what a mess there. >> jay: no kidding. >> holly: time is 6:14. conference tournament going on this week. >> jay: how madison played. >> holly: remember, remember, if you are

you can >>stan: good morning, everyone, in sports, prep basketball conference tournaments going on this week. the western highlands conference, first round game, the seventh seed madison and no. 2 owen go to the fourth quarter, bryan bartlett, nice pass to johnny franks who finishes the layup, owen lead 51-68. jordan baker knocks down the 3 pointer, they are up 20 -- or trail by 20 though. matthew lloyd gets the open look at the free throw line and knocks down that for the

a big lead. craig nice put down, matthew brown score as deuce, owen rolls into the semis with a 84-59 win, the finals at avery thursday and friday. friday. >> we go as deep as we can in playoffs. we have no. 1 in conference on the 2a side, so that should give us on the 2a side, hopefully a high seed in the playoff, maybe in the home court advantage. >>stan: other western high lands boys, mitchell bead hendersonville, poke over mountain heritage, girls, madison and owen win, mac boy, they upset -- they will play north buncombe, wnc tuscola, smoky boys in the top seed north henderson beats pisgah and they will play smoky for the championship and girls edge smoky winner beats tuscola so they will play thursday and the big smoky mountain cherokee girls roll on, cherokee boys,

girls playing the championship game in cherokee on friday. that's sports this morning. i'm stan pamfilis. see you tonight at 6:00. have a great day, everyone. >> >> holly: outside we have been looking at the picture, the roads are wet, but at least, ingrid, they are not as icy as yesterday. >> ingrid: not nearly as bad but there are still school delays so check our web site for that. we saw light snow near the tennessee line earlier this morning. and really that's wrapped up. the winter weather advisory expired. this afternoon, we are expecting temperatures to stay rel relatively mild, overall, below average. but, 46 in asheville, 41 in burnsville, with partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. no precipitation in gaffney or charlotte. in the middle-to-upper 50s. all the way down to columbia, 62. but greenville staying steady in the middle to up underwriter 50s. before you head out the door this morning let's get another look at the morning drive with jaclyn. >> jaclyn: good morning, everyone. it is a quiet start to the morning drive right now. we are dealing with some slight delays near patton avenue.

earlier, rather, and those have now cleared up. traffic in the area is back up to speed. just in time for your commute. i-26 is looking good through the morning drive. everything is flowing smoothly here in both directions, between fletcher and asheville. no problems there. and if you are driving in the higher elevations this morning, near the tennessee border, just take it slow. to be cautious, there is a chance for slick conditions and all across the board, the roads may be wet this morning. take it slow on your morning drive. that's a look at your on-time traffic report brought to you by the wired mouse. >> holly: here is your live morning. this is a nice shot of st. barts. >> jay: that looks nice, doesn't it? news 13 this morning will be right back.

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pictures of their dogs in honor of the westminster dog show. there are so many great ones out there. >> jaclyn: miranda sent us this photograph of her fur baby douglas. he is a rescue dog and she loves him more than anything. >> jay: all right. sherry posted this funny picture of her dog, roxie, who is also a rescue. she says roxie is also a pomeranian chihuahua mix. >> jaclyn: he is sticking his tongue out. jennifer sent us this fun photograph of her four labs, zeus, maggie, marvin ( ), and dudley. that is quite the squad of animals. >> jay: same stick there. share and share alike. >> jaclyn: we are sticking with a dog theme in the "morning surf" this morning. >> holly: we certainly are. we are showing pictures from the westminster dog show and it wrapped up with best in show. you want the see the pup that won? >> ingrid: cute. there it is. the short haired pointer. we posted the link to the web

the owner is obviously superexcited. >> ingrid: he looks very well behaved. >> holly: this is the best in terrier, charlie a skye terrier, pretty cute. look how beautiful this is, this is boregy, the winner of best in working group. >> ingrid: what a snugly looking dog. this is the winner? >> holly: this is best in sporting group, another german short-haired pointer. >> ingrid: panda. >> holly: look at this pup, best in the toy group, he's a shi tzu. >> ingrid: is there something on her head? >> holly: a bow. >> ingrid: it looks like it matches the owner. adorable. wow. >> holly: this is lucy, the best in the hound group.. >> ingrid: annabelle. >> holly: he is best in the nonsporting group. >> ingrid: i love that, nonsporting.

>>holly: best in the herding group. >> ingrid: german shepherd. >> holly: here is a little 13-inch beagle. precious. let's do one more real quick. >> ingrid: aww. >> holly: there you go. this is -- >> ingrid: little doggy, i love it. look at that face! >> holly: so lots to look forward to from the dog show and again keep sending us the pictures. there are so many on facebook this morning of your pups. lots of them, i like this morning, are rescues. >> ingrid: it's not too bad. right now it's 35 degrees and the wind is gusting at 14 miles per hour, but overall, things will improve. in fact, turning warmer in the extended forecast. just how warm we will stay this weekend, that answer is at 6:30. >> holly: pope francis finishes his time in mexico. >> jay: he will travel to the former murder capitol of the world to the northern border and deliver a mass before returning

shasta darlington reports. >> reporter: pope francis spending his final day in mexico visiting juarez, the emotional highlight as he goes near the border. he will lay plowrs and say a prayer for all w died crossing into the united states and he will be joined by a group of migrants in el paso, texas. >> what temptation can come to us, from places often dominated by violence, corruption, drug trafficking, the disregard for human dignity, indifference in the face of suffering and vulnerability, which seems to have become a permanent, unmovable system. i think we can sum this up in a

>> reporter: pope francis will not be intervening in the upcoming presidential election this border visit has become a political talking point. >> i think he doesn't understand the problems our family has. i don't think he understands the danger of the open border that we have with mexico. >> reporter: also on the pope's schedule wednesday, a visit and speech at a notorious mexican prison and a final mass before his departure back to rome. >> maybe we push on and we do something bigger with this. >> jay: words of encouragement from a central elementary school parent. why the school board voted to close the school. >> holly: safer streets is the goal for one project in asheville. the new plans that are being made for moving safely. >> the people do good things, so . . . >> jay: paying it forward at mission hospital. coming up, the sweet reactions when our own lauren brigman and.

the. >> holly: we have a "early bird gets the win" giveaway give away this morning. >> jay: we are giving away a 50 minute massage at hand and stone massage and facial spa in asheville. go to facebook.com/news 13 to enter. >> ingrid: as usual, we will announce the winner just before 7:00 this morning.

this morning, we have several haywood county and madison county schools are on a two-hour delay, no buses on icy roads. >> holly: yancey county is 3 hour delay with icy roads and hour delay. >> ingrid: mitchell county schools will start at 9:00 this morning and you can see the delays and closures scrolling at the bottom of the screen. or head to wlos.com and the delays are for a good reason this morning, we have had some light snow near the tennessee line overnight so slick roadways expected there. and some locations hovering or just below that freezing mark. so, black ice could be a threat. now, the rest of us, things will be improving. look at this. 42 by lunchtime. we will see some sunshine today as well. coming up in my full forecast, it's a return to the 60s. i will tell you when that happen, coming up. heads up for the drivers in the southern mountains, we are getting reports of slick spots in hendersonville, jaclyn. >> jaclyn: yes, secondary roads are an issue this morning.

stone mountain road, dana road and ridge road for those in transylvania county, dispatchers are telling me the west end of the county is still pretty slick this morning so please use caution if you are heading out in either areas on your morning commute. getting a look at i-26 right now, traffic is looking good for you. everything is up to speed in both directions between fletcher and asheville. and if you are heading out towards i-240 this morning, here is what you can expect. it is pretty busy out there. but give yourself a little bit of extra travel time before heading out towards i-240 there at the bowen bridge. that's a look at your on-time traffic report brought to you by the wired mouse. back over to you. >> holly: in 79 hours south carolina voters will head to the polls in the first in the south republican primary. >> jay: candidates on both

a fair share of@8at57i`f(qc :rrnb%_1q `+ _$009wdpp`(@a#bzzllww%@"%+rqzzc:d hillary clinton is ahead of bernie sanders by 18 points. >> reporter: trump called in on steven cope bert's "late show." >> i can think off the top of my head on air, that cbs will not let me repeat. >> lauren: though he vowed to clean up dirty language that doesn't mean he's playing nice. >> then bush, poor bush, he comes out and he goes, well, i don't think that donald trump can beat hillary clinton, but i can. i say well why aren't you beating me? why aren't you beating me? >> i don't care what donald trump says. the guy is a complete loser. >> lauren: jeb bush making news with a one word tweet, america, with a picture of his own gun? his name printed on the barrel. the new york daily news going after bush this morning, with the headline, dolt 45. the latest cnn o.r. c. poll in south carolina shows bush, rubio and cruz all trailing. trump with the 16 point lead in the palmetto state. on the democratic side, hillary

both candidates appeared on the public television last night. >> you cannot ignore the impact of what wall street greed has done to this country, and no state, no state has been hit hardrd by the greed and and illegal behavior than nevada. >> i have spent a lot of time in nevada, it's one of the most exciting and diverse places in our country. >>country. >> lauren: bernie sanders and hillary clinton are battling for minority voters, in south carolina, african-american voters are expected to make up half the vote. the primary is february 27th. holly, back to you. >> holly: for complete election coverage head to our web site, wlos.com. we have an election in 2016 page where you can view upcoming events and the latest from the campaign trail. >> jay: happening to day, state representatives plan to review the north carolina voter map. in raleigh, they worked on redrawing two congressional districts that were deemed unconstitutional because of a federal panel because they were

a vote is expected by friday. they will submit the redrawn maps by the federal court deadline. >> holly: still no arrest this morning after a teenager was shot in the head at bean view apartments in asheville. 17 year-old kyrie logan remains in critical condition at mission hospital. he is an irwin high school student and football player. his cousin says the shooting touches everyone at beaver view. >> that is a good kid. this not only involves him but anybody. you shouldn't be out here shooting and killing each other. it's crazy. that's just crazy. >> so, as far as the investigation, any updates as far as the suspects? at this point it's too early. we have been talking to folks in the area, we have received information but we don't have anyone we want to list as a suspect. >> holly: police are investigating but they say there is no dangertor the public, if you have any information, call

>> jay: a teen in michigan will spend time in prison for stealing jewelry in asheville. 16 ka wish franklin is one of the people charged in the heist on jarred's fine jewelry that happened last november. he pleaded guilty to felony robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery. the other four suspects will be tried in federal court. >> holly: suspects are on the run and deputies need your help finding them. in "fugitive files" we are teaming up again with the transylvania county sheriff offense office. joining us one last time this morning is chief compute eddy gunther, thank you for coming in. >> thank you for having us. this morning we are looking for scotty lee mccall, 39 year-old while, 6-foot tall, 215 pounds, has blond hair and blue eyes. we have a warrant for him for failure to pay child support. and fleeing to elude arrest. we also have kevin judge, he is a 33 year-old black male, he is five foot 11, 247 pounds, he

wanted for failure to pay child support. and we have corey davis, 40 year-old black male, 6-foot six 170 pounds, black hair and eyes and wanted for failure to pay child support. >> holly: if you know where any of them may be you can call anonymously, (828) 862-7463. we have been showing you the fugitives since 5 a.m.. if you want to see all the pictures go to the "fugitive files" section of wlos.com. thanks for coming in, chief. >> thanks again. >> holly: jay back to you. >> jay: the effort to keep a haywood county school open is now over, at least for now. the school board voted last night to close central elementary in waynesville, but parents fought the decision to the bitter end. >> your projection of 25 -- [inaudible] is unsupported by the actual -- >> [inaudible] >> jay: the board cited state funding cuts and a budget shortfall of $2.4 million its decision to close central and consolidate the students in two

officials said there is no other choice. parents hope the vocal opposition leads to something good. >> maybe we push on and we do something bigger with this? and make it so it's not for nothing, you know? maybe the next little school in the next little town does not get closed. >> jay: the local vote must be certified by state school officials. parents say they will continue to fight their battle in raleigh. >> holly: the public got one last chance to review a street projecec in asheville. the goal of the livivgston street and depot street area is make it safer and easier to use for bicyclists and transit uses. the community requested a lot of changes back in september and last night the city showed the residents their plans. >> there were people that wanted parking in certain areas and we were also to get a bike lane all the way from one end to the other, that was a big issue for some of the biking communini. and then also, we had a three-way stop out in the end. >> holly: because of a grant deadline, the city fast tracked the project.

last fall. >> jay: news 13 investigates how the u.s. government tracks foreigners who use visas to get into the u.s. the massacre in san bernardino by a couple using a fiance veesa has many questioning ( ) the vea process. according to records released from the department of homeland security, more than half a million foreigners illegally overstayed their trip to america last year. news 13 investigates why this is happening. >> we have no way of tracking that. so, even once we go beyond that time, it is up to our honor system to be able to self-report. >> jay: news 13's jennifer emerich looks into who is responsible for tracking foreign workers or tourists once they are in the u.s. tonight at 11:00, find out the problem she exposed in the vetting process. as part of international random acts of kindness week, our morning team is working to make your day brighter. >> holly: watch as lauren

head to mission hospital to pay it forward. >> lauren: we are here at mission hospital cafeteria. >> jaclyn: a lot of employees eat here regularly as well as visitors. >> lauren: today, lunch is on us. why are you here? >> my mom had heart surgery this morning. >> lauren: how is she doing? >> she is doing great, everything went great. she is in recovery right now. >> lauren: we would like to pay for both of your lunches to help a little bit. how does that make you feel? >> it makes me feel great. not enough kind people in the world. that's awesome. >> lauren: wait, just a second. can we pay for your food in. >> not yet. >> can we pay for it? do you mind if we do? >> sure , go ahead and pay for it. >> lauren: you wouldn't mind? >> i wouldn't mind if channel 13 pays for my food. >> lauren: okay. you work here at mission? >> i do. i'm a tech in the operating room. >> lauren: you eat a lot of meals here? >> yeah,. >> lauren: it adds up? >> yeah, i gained 0 pounds since working here. >> we would like to pay for your

kindness week. has anyone done this for you? >> no, actually. >> have you ever done it for anyonene else? >> yes, just once though. >> lauren: maybe it's coming around now? >> maybe. good things come to people who do good things. >> lauren: we want to take care of your food today. >> oh, thank you. >> lauren: does that help you out a little bit? >> that's nice. >> thank you very much. that's very kind. >> lauren: you're welcome. have you ever had anybody to do this kind of thing? >> never, but i watch you all the time. i watch you even more now. >> thank you very much. >> thanks for lunch jaclyn deaugustino you're welcome. >> lauren: enjoy it. >> holly: madison county schools are now closed. a local kid wins big on who wants to be a millionaire,. >> jay: what he plans to do with his winnings coming up. >> dunkin' donuts' unbelievable selection of breakfast sandwiches freshly made all day -- and now you can enjoy two english muffin egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches for $4.

the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. america runs on dunkin'. now, in high definition, this is your news 13 skywatch forecast. >> ingrid: good morning, and quom back. i-240 live picture of the jeff bowen bridge, road are damp but in that location no wintry weather and temperatures are above freezing. that's not the case every where though. in fact, we saw some light snow fall in the northern mountain counties overnight, all of that has wrapped up. no winter weather advisory out or anything like that. but, still, there is snow on the ground. so, causing some school delays and closures, full list is at wlos.com. but in asheville, above freezing

carpet sales news 13 skycam network. and now, looking in black mountain it is closer to the freezing mark, but still, above it. 34 you can see the roads are damp. some locations, i have had reports in transylvania county and henderson county, below freezing, so a little chance for black ice this morning. so, not completely out of the woods, even if you didn't see snow last night. and we picked up rain yesterday. so now we have a surplus of almost an inch for the year. talking temperatures this morning, 34 has been as cold as we have gotten in the ashville airport so slightly above the normal of 30 for this time of year. 51 is the average high temperature and look at these forecasted highs. today, tomorrow, and friday, eventually creeping up above that 51 degrees mark to this 60s both saturday and sunday. 62 for a high. so back here this morning, 32 in morganton, but forest city 36. gaffney same thing. into the upstate, we are all above freezing. but some of these isolated zones here in our western region as well as bryson city and frank

so, just use extra caution this morning because the roads are wet. dense fog advisory was just issued. it doesn't include much here in our region, except for eastern mcdowell and up towards burke. but this goes until 10:00 this morning. visibility below a quarter mile. morganton down to zero, 7 in forest city. wind speeds picked up this morning at 14 miles per hour. that makes it feel colder when you step outside. across the region, really calm conditions, we will see some of the clouds break up actually throughout the afternoon. warming back up to the 40, but with the wind it will stay relatively chilly to they, clear skies to night with a few clouds, overall we will be below freezing. so, back here today, that mountain mix ending, some clouds, breezy conditions and middle-to-upper 40s. tonight back down to 26 in asheville. greenville, nice and sunny, mild conditions, middle 50s. and tonight, near the freezing mark. here is the seven-day forecast. looking much better.

weekend, some clouds sunday, and showers return to the forecast monday and tuesday of next week. and into the upstate, 66 for a high by the end of the weekend. heads up for driver, we have reports of slick conditions in henderson county and transylvania county, jaclyn? >> jaclyn: right, the secondary roads are still a problem in henderson county this morning. there are slick spots reported along stone mountain road, dana road and ridge road. dispatchers in transylvania county are telling me that the weststnd of the county is still pretty icy, also look out for those slick conditions in the higher elevations near the tennessee border. please be careful if you are heading out in any of these areas this morning. otherwise, the roads are in good shape in our area. here is a look at your drive along i-40 westbound from the smoky park highway to exit 33. this drive will take you 15 minutes this morning. that's a look at your on-time traffic report brought to you by the wired mouse computer solutions. >> holly: a black mountain teenager uses his academic success to finance his dreams.

year-old ian letten hower appears on "who wants to be a millionaire" whiz kids, he made $50,000, more than any other contestant. he graduated high school at just 14. he is not just book smart, some call him a musical genius, too. ian plans to use the winnings to further his music career. >> the earnings that i won are more than enough to produce the next album i'm working on which is very exciting and i will try to make a couple really professional music videos to start, you know, working on that, which is really just a gift to be able to do that. >> jay: ian is taking the next few years to see how far his music will go. then he plans to begin college. >> holly: good for him. >> jay: amazing. >> holly: a military family is forced out of their home. >> jay: why they are staying

helping >> holly: a state agency in michigan is being investigated because of the water crisis. >> jay: a new report revealed flint paid top dollar for dirty water. residents in flynn lined up to tell the u.s. surgeon general how the city's water affected them. >> i have lost two unborn babies, i was pregnant with twins. and i lost them back in july of 2015 true to the lead. >> jay: governor rick snyder admitted michigan's health department is under review for failing to alert the public about a legionnaire's outbreak, meanwhile a national study found even though flint residents were being poisoned bier their water supply they still paid some of the highest water rates in the entire nation. >> holly: making headlines this morning, opening statements in the case of an accused isis supporter starts today. >> jay: this is the first time this kind of trial is going to court. the hearing will be in phoenix, arizona. abdul malik abdul karim ( ) is accused of providing material

officials are connecting him to a thwarted tryst plot in texas last year. >> holly: ronnie tank lynn, also known as the grim sleeper is accused of killing nine women and a teenager girl, franklin's attorneys said they will hold their opening statements until they present their case. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. >> jay: apple says it's going to fight a judge's order to unlock a cell phone owned by one of the san bernardino shooters. in a statement on its web site, apple says the order threatens the security of its customers. the couple opened fire at a holiday party last december killing 14 people. the two were later killed in a shootout with police. the fbi says it's tried to unlock the phone for two months without success. the judge's order requires apple to disable a feature that wipes the phone's data after 10

>> holly: amonobundy wes denied bail. the judge said he is a flight risk. he faces jail time after leading armed supporters in a faust off over federal grazing rights in nevada. he could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted. a military family in washington state is on the verge of losing their home to a river. the family says recent storms and dam releases have sent the river right up to the banks of their home. the county wants to take the house down before it falls into the water. >> what if we're going to be stuck with not only a mortgage, but the bill for it falling in the river if it doesn't get cleaned up? >> holly: the family moved out weeks ago and is staying in friends and the bank may forgive their mortgage and the county is working to compensate them for the2 loss. today is national cabbage day. >> jay: why the vegetable can be good for you.

today's mind teaser. which dog has won the most best in shows in the westminster kennel club dog show?

when we come back. >> holly: a macon county teenager is improving, more than a week after he was accidently shot in the head at his home. >> jay: christopher cowart's father says he is able to open his eye and squeeze their hand. investigators say he likely did not know it was loaded when it fired. >> holly: a henderson county man is behind bars after he got into a shootout with the homeowner. the homeowner found joshua quiz enberry at his house. the two exchanged gun fire. quiz enberry ran away, but he

>> jay: two suspects charged in a store in capped her are in court, roz lynn thompson and jonathan goodsen face charges. they were caught on camera robbing galloway's country store january 15th. goodsen and thompson remain in the haywood county jail. >> holly: here is the answer took.com/news day's mind teaser. we asked, which dog breed has won the most best in shows in the westminster kennel club dog show? >> jay: the answer is the wire fox terrier. >> holly: not what i would have guessed. >> jay: no, me either. >> holly: get your vegetable on. today is national cabbage day. >> jay: they are part of the family that includes brussel sprout, broccoli and cauliflower, it is full of nutrients and antioxidants. you can eat all you want. it's very low in fat and calories. >> holly: we have a win inform this morning's "early bird gets the win." >> jay: congratulations to kendra statementy you won a massage from asheville hand and stone. >> ingrid: we will e-mail you

we have closures and delay, we had wintry weather overnight. the northern mountains. good news is it wrapped up and temperatures are mostly above freezing but not every where. in fact, bryson city right now, pullingg in 32 degrees. also, morganton, 32. below freezing in newland and around boone as well. so, those isolated areas, please use caution. there could be still slick roadways out there. dense fog advisory is just issued until 10 o'clock this morning. visibility less than one quarter mile at times for eastern mcdowell and burke county, but also into the foothills, seeing dense fog this morning in rutherford and also polk county. now, in the next couple days, things are going to improve. this afternoon, relatively high. but 50s again for thursday, friday, look at this weekend, make the outdoor plans. maybe grab your dog and go for a 60s expected. >> jay: it's getting a wrote lol better, doesn't it? >> ingrid: yes, indeed.

crash on airport road, also slick conditions in the southern mountains as ingrid mentioned. we have all of those listed on wlos.com. >> holly: thanks so much for joining us.

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the terrifying moment this young boy slipped dangling 30 feet above ground and the hero bystanders who helped rescue him. the new best in show crowned after facing rough competition from thousands of dogs, c.j., the german shorthaired pointer walking away with the biggest bone of all now joining us live in times square only on "gma." all right, and good morning, america. there he is, c.j., the winner of the westminster kennel club's best in show award. he's just arriving here in times square. he took a walk there on our green carpet in case you missed it. we cannot wait to meet the top dog coming up. hear what he has to say about his win. the biggest bone of all. >> a great-looking dog. >> walks like a winner. we will get to that. we have breaking news overnight.