3 this is a live look at from our hotel indigo camera in downtown asheville. flakes have been flying all morning, but no you can see... other parts of the mountains are also likely to see snow today. 3 3 graham county schools are on a 2-hour delay. you can find the updated list on wlos dot com. we do have live team coverage of the winter weather this morning. we begin with ingrid allstaedt with a look at what is happening right now. good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7-day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 3 3 3 we are also out monitoring the winter weather and possible problems on our roads.

continues our live team coverage. zack, what have you seen? 3 news 13's lauren brigman continues our lauren brigman news 13's news 13's lauren brigman continues our live team coverage of live team continues our lauren brigman news 13's lauren brigman 3 continues our live team coverage of the winter weather with the latest on the roads. lauren?

3 this just in... mitchell county schools are now closed. power lines are down at an 3 intersection in the leicester community. dispatchers tell me this incident is at the intersection of noland hills drive and icenhower road. this is in the turkey creek area... so avoid that intersection. no accidents are reported right now in wester north carolina... but you should be prepared for icy spots on the road. with windy conditions, dispatchers say trees have been coming down... but right now there are no issues reported. use caution especially on bridges and overpasses this morning, as those freeze first. i'm lauren brigman with this on-time traffic report... brought to you by the wired mouse computer solutions. 3 3 3 in the eastern two-thirds of the u-s, vicious storms left at least seven people dead.as kendis gibson reports,

serious destruction. 3 overnight, millions of americans hit hard.. as a deadly winter storm continues its march north.torrential rains flooding the mid-atlantic to the north east -- the downpours...creating flash floods -- washing away cars -- and creating a mess for the dc area.wsfloodedcarva wsfloodedgarageva - take quick natsot from herein new york -- heavy winds overturned this truck on the george washington bridgeearlier, this time lapse shows the storm moving into charlotte?.strong winds toppling trees into homes, cars and power lines there. nats - over 160-thousand without power across seven states.it's the same system that spawned terrifying twisters.in virginia - a state of emergency in effect.a deadly tornado shredded and tossed homes -- among the victims -- a child.(nat)only thing we heard was a 2-year-old baby found in the

pronounced dead.across the region -- more than 30 tornadoes in the last day alone.first tearing across louisiana - destroying this r-v park.sot - ashley east / tornado survivorjust god, let us be okay, let us get through this."((wx map))and on the backside of this massive storm -- blizzard conditions across the midwest. ann wojas / indiana state police"if you don't need to make the trip - don't make the trip today."in parts of illinois and indiana - nearly white-out conditions -- making travel extra-difficultwswintersnowwxin 2nats:twenty miles an hour, you can't go over that!kendis gibson, abc news new york 3 3 3 all new this morning, a fire forces a family out of their home in asheville. here is what we know right now, it happened around three this morning on cedar lane near sweeten creek road. the family did get out safely. so far, no word on what caused the fire. we had a crew on scene and will bring you more information as soon as we get it. 3 3 3 a developing story in the upstate... where a popular zoo is now in danger of closing. administrators for hollywild animal park say they are in desperate need of money. attendance has fallen since

that killed 27-animals. officials say keeping up on infrastructure improvements and animal care has become difficult without enough funding. so, they set a fundraising goal of 500- thousand dollars for this year. 3 s. nigel platt, hollywild animal park"realistically, we need it this year prior to december to make our operation costs run smoothly and to bring us back to the level where we should be." along with the 500-thousand dollar goal this year, the hollywild staff hopes to raise 250-thousand dollars every year after 2016. donation information is on our website, wlos-dot-com. 3 3 we are getting a look this morning at what an overdose reversal drug can do through newly released video. it's called narcan... and several mountain agencies have begun using it. this video comes from pennsylvania. it shows a man sitting in the front of a bus, overdosing on heroin and passing out. first responders arrive and use the drug to revive him. he is able to stand up and walk off the bus. this same drug is what the

been using for some time. 3 our next step is to start tracking this data, so we are going to start pinpointing where we're actually responding and using the narcan so we can see if there's a concentrated area for this age, gender, things like that.3 a number of agencies have said heroin is a problem in the region. a-p-d has considered using narcan but at this time, we are told, they do not have plans of using it. 3 3 a new effort begins to help give certain dogs the space they need. it is called "project yellow." the asheville humane society and buncombe county animal shelter launched the initiative. dog owners put a yellow ribbon on their leash... to give passers-by a heads up to use caution or ask permission before approaching a dog. 3 26:33 they could have a medical condition they could be deaf and need to be approached a certain way so you never know and we just wanted to get that out there :43 the yellow ribbons are available at the humane society's adoption center. 3 3 it was an emotional reunion for a man who saved the life

police say two teens shot brody 18 times with a bb-gun and threw a knife at him. but the pup took a big step in his recovery when he was reunited with the man who saved him. 3 darryl lietzesie/ rescuer: "for some reason when i walked in he looked like he knew me." darryl: "it destroyed me especially when i touched his head and said, 'are you going to be alright little buddy?' and he looked at me." the pup has already been adopted. he will spend a few more days in the hospital before he gets to go home with his new family. 3 3 3 happening today, a musical based on asheville will be previewed on broadway. the story and music of "bright star" was written by steve martin. it is set in asheville in the 20s and 40s, featuring bluegrass music about our city. it is martin's first broadway musical. 3 mark jones, local director: "once they leave the broadway and the national tours, they become available for theaters like asheville community theater to do and it would be a show that i would love to direct or be a part of as an actor or a singer." talk about

around asheville... with people already wanting to get tickets to its broadway show. 3 3 3 3 we have another early bird gets the win giveaway this morning! we are giving away a one-hour silk peel facial from "derma blue dermatology" valued at 100 dollars. go to facebook dot com slash news 13 to enter. we will announce the winner just before 7 this morning. 3 3 3 wild winter weather. coming up...we take a look at the big swings we have seen in the mountains. 3

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3 living in the mountains, it's known the weather can change in a drastic way, even in a short period of time. and this past winter season has been no exception. shorts and t-shirts were broken out as temperatures approached 70 degrees on christmas. then, not even a month later, snow records were broken on january 22nd with 10-point-six inches measured in asheville. while el nino has been the strongest on record this year, it will come to an end, while climate change is ever evolving. 3 jake: 04:13 "we are warming the world. we are warming here in the u.s.. there is no doubt in the data, in historical data, that climate change is happening."jason: 37:56 "i think that's the kind of cycle we're here in western north carolina. i don't see anything

in our reality check, news 13's zack green takes a closer look climate change versus el nino... and which weather phenomenom is responsible for the roller coaster winter season in the mountains. 3 3 3 3 the time is now 5:xx. coming up a little later, she is quite the champ. we'll introduce you to a young boxer, and what her coach says sets her above the rest. 3 all new at six, a hazmat team turns up at a government building. what they found and why at least 20 people were quarantined.

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3 in this morning's five 3 at five.... we are taking a look at some of the worst oscar hosts, as named by "backstage dot com."coming in at number 5 is jerry lewis in 1959. the show ended early, leaving him 20 minutes of airtime to fill, and he dragged out the final musical number. coming in at number 4 is chris rock from 2005. the site says some of his biting humor is good for stand-up... but inappropriate for the oscars.number 3, saturday night live alum chevy chase. in 19-88, he opened the show by calling the audience "hollywood phonies."number 2 is david letterman. in 1994 he hosted, but his humor fell flat with the audience, and he

host.and the number one worst host... is acutally a duo.. james franco and anne hathaway. in 2011, their contrasting personalities did not mesh very well. 3 3 3 3 here is a look at what you can expect for the next three days.

3 a big a-c-c rivalry is renewed. next, stan recaps the action as north carolina takes on n-c state.

3 3 good morning everyone in sports.rivalry wednesday in the acc., one of the biggest-- north carolina at nc state.the tar heels have swept 9 of the last 12 series and won the first game earlier this year

to end that disturbing trend. their fans ready to roar for the pack and a lot of howling with delight, early.cat barber, what a move, step back and 3!! 16 points in the first nine minutes.they build 13 point lead.----------carolina answers with justin jackson, 14 first half points and they rally to take a 5 point halftime lead.----------------- 2nd half its caleb martin for 3, and they cut the heels lead to 4.-------------------but watch jackson--what a move on the baseline, and one!! they go up 11. he scores 17. -----------------brice johnson comes alive in the second half.,watch him work down low, rejected, keeps at it, and puts it home and howls !!! 22 points , 11 rebounds. ----------------------cat barber scores 32, butheels continue their domination of nc state winning tonight 80-68 "we're at our best whenever we're in transition, but the first thing is getting stops and boxing out and rebounding. that's the thing that killed us in the very beginning of the game. soonce we started getting stops, forcing them to one shot and getting it out that's whenever we started making our little runs." the bad weather postpones today's western carolina at unc asheville baseball game.no word on the makeup date, but the two teamsscheduled to play on april 19th in cullowhee. western 0-3 so far, while the bulldogs 1-2, cats at home this weekend against louisiana monroe.that's our sports this morning. i'm stan pamfilis

3 here is a look at current conditions.. in our next half hour we'll talk more about what to expect in the next 7- days. 3 3 3 she's a young boxing sensation. up next, why she says she loves the sport, and the obstacles she is facing.

3 it is 5:xx ... this new jersey girl is 76 pounds of toughness.17 i like that you get to hit people without getting in trouble for it meet jesselyn silva. she is only 9- years-old, but has already been boxing for two years! her coach says she is more disciplined than some teenaged boxers he works with... and that she is well on her way to becoming a champ in the sport. it does not come without obstacles, though. there are not many girls or boys jesselyn's age for her to compete with. most of her family supports her, but her father says her grandmother is a little old fashioned, and not a fan of it. 3 3 here is a look 3 at current conditions.. here are your weather headlines for today.. up next.. we'll talk about what to expect in the extended forecast. 3 3

3 3 and severe weather turns deadly in the north east. we'll show you the path of destruction. 3 and closing arguments in a mountain murder trial. hear from a psychologist who took the stand... and why he says the suspect could have never planned the crime. 3 3 3

3 snow flakes are falling in the mountains... this is a live look from our hotel indigo camera in asheville. and the winter weather is causing some school closures and delays. yancey and mitchell county schools are now closed. haywood, jackson, and graham counties are on a two hour delay, no buses on icy roads.