richard shields is charged with murdering 27-year-old toby mathis at a dollar general store. in opening statements prosecutors laid out a case accusing shields of executing and planning the shooting of mathis because he was not satisfied with the charge of involuntary manslaughter against mathis for the death of his son. they say shields was drunk, emotionally impaired and his judgment was unsound due to a stroke when mathis was shot. you'll have more details on today's testimony tonight at 5:00. >> we have an update, the investigation into the death of a teenager continues for the third day. asheville police are contacting witnesses and collecting evidence. no arrests have been made. in a statement police said the safety and security of neighbors, friends and family of the victim are of the utmost importance. the 17-year-old died yesterday after being shot in the head.

rescinded its water conservancy notice. town leaders say based on the basically reservoir levels, the mandatory conversation notice was lifted. >> we are looking forward to a nice afternoon. >> here you go. that sunshine, the skycam network does show that we have clear conditions pretty much everywhere. radar and satellite showing a few clouds in our northern zone. notice nothing on the radar, no rain to worry about. it is chilly in a couple of locations. we'll get to the 40's. lester, 42. same thing in robinsville. going to be less breezy overall today. 2:00 p.m. back in asheville, close to that 50 degree mark. by 4:00 p.m., 51. dinner time is still comfortable and sunny as the sun sets around 6:15 or so, 48 degrees. headlines do indicate a nice afternoon.

forecast, i'll talk about how warm we will turn and our next best chances for rain. back over to you. >> with two days before the south carolina republican primary, presidential candidates are campaigning hard in the upstate. yesterday governor nicky haley endorsed marco rubio for president. today the two held a campaign rally in greenville to stomp for votes. senator rubio is polling inn third place in south carolina. some voters at the rally told us governor haley's endorsement may be a game changer. >> it is a huge deal. we are huge supporters of governor haley. she echos a lot of our morals andett iks. to hear she was supporting marco rubio, that encouraged us to come out and hear what he had to say. >> rubio picked up two other endorsement from governor tim

>> today ted cruz and dr. ben carson will be at the conservative convention. this starts at 8:00 at the wellness arena in greenville. >> all of the candidates have multiple events in the upstate prior to that event. >> donald trump plans to hold a town hall tonight at the broad river electric coa ra active. john kasich is holding a town hall at clemson. doors open at 1:15 this afternoon. the event starts at 2:15. >> the deadline to register to vote in north carolina's primary is tomorrow. to register, you must be a resident of the county and have been at your current address for 30 days prior to election. you must be at least 18 years old by the date of the next general election. you cannot be serving a sentence for a felony conviction. for more information, go to wlos.com and click on news links. >> a reality check, any drones

registered by tomorrow. that's according to the aviation administration. the faa started the data pace to make sure all drone owners have read the rules governing how to fly and so they can trace a drone to its owner if there is an incident. state and federal governments are relying on the honor system to make sure people register and get permitted to fly drones which could lead to problems. >> you have to have a driver's license to drive but there are people that own cars that don't have a driver's license. it is not common but it is something that can happen. >> coming up tonight at 6:00 in our reality check, as thousands of drones fly off store shelves, we look at what is being done to keep people's privacy safe and is it enough? >> in other news making headlines, a legal fight brewing with major privacy implications for millions of cell phone users.

help the fbi hack into a phone used by a gunman in the san bernardino shooting. today the heads of google and microsoft are standing behind apple and criticizing the order to help assist the fbi to break into the cell phone used by one of the shooters. >> president obama will pay a visit to cuba in the coming weeks, becoming the first president to step foot on the island in nearly seven decades. the visit will mark a water shed moment for relations between the u.s. and cuba. the communist nation has been estranged from the u.s. for more than half a century. within the last year the nations have reopened embassies in washington and havana and worked to restore commercial air travel. >> guns allowed in classrooms at the university of texas austin next year under guidelines issued wednesday. the university president reluctantly approved guidelines

the law allowed concealed handgun license owners to bring their weapons into classrooms. state law requires public universities to allow the handguns beginning august 1. >> there are ways to manage migraines. coming up in our health headlines, a look at how certain exercises can help. >> in the business report, the latest tests shows all four major wireless carriers are strong. which one came out on top? >> sign up for our mobile app if you haven't already. you can get local news, weather and sports and traffic updates.

store. >> migraines can take their

as they are about to start, there may be other non-drug related ways to manage the disorder. topping today's health headlines, a look at what works. >> medications can alleviate migraine symptoms but there is no cure. >> there is not one thinge can to to end the migraines at this point. there are a lot of different options we can offer and we can hopefully and most likely get you to a better place than where you are. >> caroline bern seen runs the medical centerr a migraine suffer rer herself, she is exploring alternative ways to h hang the disease. >> one thing she has come up with, indoor cycling. it is a form of exercise ideal for migraine sufferers because it is low impact and it could have a beneficial affect on headaches.

afterwards, we get neurotransmitters that can lower pain levels. >> coming up, a job not so well done. a problem with how the military treats those with postposttraumatic stress disorder. >> the skycam network at the asheville airport, sunshine and 46 degrees. coming up after the break, we'll talk more about when we return to the 60's in our next best

we'll be right back. >> back to the race for the white house. the latest from the campaign trail includes the latest from donald trump. >> pope francis retning from

some of donald trump's comments, a person who thinks about building walls and not building bridges is not christian. he said he wanted to give trump the benefit of the doubt. >> i'm christian, i'm presbyterian to be exact. >> trump has been adamant about his christian beliefs on the campaign trail, going to war with cruz who announced the endorsement of 300 south carolina pastors today. while cruz and trump are battling over first and second place, a challenger is rising in marco rubio. as the extremely popular governor nicky haley gives him her endorsement. >> i think nikki haley is a big deal. marco rubio was in a close third. he could easily pass ted cruz. >> though jeb bush was conciliatory, her endorsement is

>> i think jeb bush are starting to make the plan for the long exit out of this. >> good afternoon, everyone. 41 degrees right now in hendersonville. it is looking very pretty. no leaves on the trees. the middle of winter here. look, the sunshine will make you smile. won't be feeling like winter when we get into the weekend. stick with me. 3200 feet. you can see the frost disappearing as the sun comes out. 41 degrees on our lester carpet sales. the radar and satellite, very quiet this afternoon. this is a time lapse. it starts at 9:15 and lands at present time. all across the region here, not seeing very much in the way of cloud cover from newland all the way down into greenwood. zero percent chance today pu the rain we had earlier has kept us

our surplus. now talking temperatures, it was chilly homer. we dropped down to 29 degrees at the asheville airport. zero was the record in 1958. high temperature record in 1987. 20 degrees cooler than that, that's typical for this time of year. haven't quite made it there but likely a lot of us will. then we'll exceed it. this is the next couple of days showing middle 50's on friday.. 60 degrees saturday. 61 by sundaysunday. above average for monday at 54. going out for your lunch break, 46 in asheville. 48 in forest city. 49 in greenville. 50 in charlotte. 50's in clemson, anderson, also down into greenwood. the wind right now, not as bad

in the north and northeast. in forest city, 5. not much of a windchill but slight. look at the temperatures across the nation, you can see the jet stream. a nose dive and up towards minneapolis, back down through cincinnati and washington, 37, further south of that, 60's in dallas, 70's down into texas and orlando and pretty much in the middle in asheville in the 40's. back here in the big picture in the southeast, satellite and radar showing clear conditions as high pressure is the dominant feature the next couple of days into the weekend too. good timing here, future cast model, this does a couple of things, it shows the lack of cloud cover and shows us temperatures. this is the clouds moving through at 6:00 p.m. notice no rain a a actually very little cloud cover until we hit saturday, an increase in the clouds.

day sunday before our next system that will likely bring us rain monday and tuesday. let's enjoy this first. 51 degrees, average temperatures in the asheville area tonight. it will be clear and 28 degrees. what about greenville, middle 50's with mostly sunny skies. 33 degrees tonight in greenville. here's our seven-day forecast, it does indicate temperatures are back to the 60's for the weekend. a few showers late day sunday. scattered showers monday and tuesday. the chance for rain and snow on wednesday in the mountains but all rain in the upstate. >> there is a major recall this noon. >> coming up in the business

>> stocks are mixed. let's get you to the boards. dow up at 16495. the nasdaq down seven points at 4726. toyota is recalling 2.9 million s.u.v.s after two seat belts separated in deadly crashes. the recall involves the rav 4, rav 4 ez and van guard s.u.v. the spokesperson says the rear seat belt could be cut by metal crashes. >> ford moerlt company is touting the pothole protection technology. they say the shock absorber system stiffens. that allows the system to keep the wheel elevated instead of dropping into the hole. the luxury car including the lincoln mkt. ford says the fusion is the

feature. >> independent firm looked at the top wireless carriers. verizon came out on top followed by sprint and t-mobile. sprint moved ahead of at&t and called quality but was last in data performance and speed. the test also found sprint and t-mobile are not as consistent as verizon and at&t. >> american express is planning to restructure management, reduce jobs and cut a billion dollars in costs over the next two years. the restructuring comes amid a difficult time for the company as it competes with not only visa and mastercard but non-conventional payment. shares rose 43% but they have lost about a third of their vol you over the past year. >> grocery chain whole foods may try something different this year. it could add tattoo parlors to its stores. it is part of the company's

millennials. along with tattoo parlors, they could include record shops. >> an animal down on its luck gets a helping hand. still to come, how humans saved the day for this guy and gave him a brand new place to live. >> coming up tonight at 5:00, how code enforcement are taking

up. . >> ? an orphaned baby sea otter has a new forever home. >> the sea pup was found stranded on a beach due to strong waves when it was rescued by the monterey bay aquarium. witit approval from the fish and wildlife service, the otter was flown to chicago's shed aquarium where it is now leading a happy life. >> according to the shed aquarium, the sea otter which is named pup 719 mind you, for now, has been adjusting to her new surroundings.

graduated from bottle feeding to solid food and holly is going to adopt this sea otter and rename it. >> if i could put her in my bathtub and she would be happy and healthy, i would. >> you will have a baby soon. >> unfortunately, that's not how it works. >> cute. >> right now, it is about the health and safety of mr. parker. >> coming up in our next half-hour, we are live from where it happened. >> the u.s. government says it could take six weeks to get your passport renewed. in our next half-hour, the

longer than usual. >> welcome back. let's take a live picture. this is from our camera. traffic is moving along fine. a clear shot too, holly. it is turning out to be a nice afternoon. >> it is not actually deceiving. it is a little bit warm, actually. >> it will get better and better through the next couple of days too. let's start right now with what it is like in rosamond. it is 41. the skycam network -- not a cloud mountain sky to share with you. high temperatures expected in the low 50's today. overall, it is looking nice out there. how warm will we be?

and also let you know when the rain will return to the forecast. lauren brigman joins us live near the side of the crash. what have you learned about the driver involved. glen remains in the hospital. this crash happened in the intersection of hendersonville road just before 10:30 last night. he was traveling south when he hit the raised median. police say the 56-year-old lost control and he was thrown from it. bill parker was wearing a helmet, it was not fastened properly and it came off. they want everyone to double check their helmets before taking off.

fastened tightly and under the chin. >> no other vehicles were involved. police say alcohol was not a factor. as far as speed being a factor, that has yet to be determined. police say their primary concern is recovery. they continue to check in with doctors. >> more on the big battle in the fbi and apple as customers rally, some say apple refusing to unlock a terrorist's phone. elizabeth has that story for today's newsre. >> the white house wants apple to do what a california judge ordered -- hack into t t iphone used by the terror suspect in the san bernardino massacre and help investigators get some answers. >> they are not asking apple to redesign its product or to