30's through much of the afternoon for the higher elevations, we'll probably stay there. a lot of us making it to the low 40's with sunshine through this evening. the sun sets and it gets cold once again. our headlines indicating a windy friday and staying cool. i promise we'll stay warm. when that happens in my full forecast. back over to you. >> madison county was among the schools that closed due to snow and slick roads. how many days have students missed due to the winter weather we have been having? >> today marks day 13 at a students have missed. roads are looking much better now than they did this morning including the road to the local ski resort up the road. that's where we found many students spending their time off this morning. the slopes an additional three inches of snow during the past 24 hours and with all of the

of all ages carving a path. some schools were delayed but that didn't stop some from having a field delay. others took advantage of having no classes at all. >> on winter break, it is like i'm here every day. snow days are exciting. i wasn't expecting to come here but i get to anyway. >> this is great weather. this is great weather. you have -- you have a face mask, then you are totally protected and the snow falling is so nice to be on. it is awesome. >> now, 11-year-old aaron ha you just heard from there, he says even though he is home schooled, he is calling today a snow day. his mom on the other hand said he'll get his lesson in this afternoon. aaron is from burnsville. he is among the many areas kids who comes out to snow board. today he came with a group of friends who were also out of school today. we also spoke with the coowner of the ski resort. you'll hear from him on how snow

>> fire break out in greenville, forcing the evacuation of 20 residents. fire tore through several apartments in a drug and rehabilitation complex. the cause is still undetermined. a man living in the apartment where the fire broke out told officials he had a fan runs at the time but he wasn't inside the apartment. >> one of our residents came to us and said he turned everything off and he came up here to watch the news and get things started for the day. somebody ran up here and said, your apartment on fire. he ran back down. >> no one was hurt. investigators with the greenville city fire department will continue to investigate the cause. >> happening today, a contractor from candler accused of scamming homeowners is due back in court. the victims said they paid for thousands of dollars of work for deck and roof repairs pu he

>> an asheville man is behind bars is charged with possessing a weapon of mass destruction. investigators say tolly had powdereds and other parts that could be used in making an explosive device. evan donovan will have more details on the investigation starting tonight at 5:00. south carolina democratic primary is just a day away. presidential candidates are in the palmetto state for a final push. marcy has more on that and a look at the big moments from last night's republican debate. >> on the debate stage in houston, marco rubio and ted cruz pouncing on donald trump. >> you are the only person on the stage that has ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. >> i'm the only one on the stage that has hired people. >> marco is right, a federal court found donald guilty of

hire people illegally. >> if he built the wall the way he built trump towers, he'll use illegal immigrants to do it. >> today the jabs continuing. >> he is a con artist. he says he'll fight on their behalf but he has spent 40 years years. >> trump firing back. >> i think the only thing that could hurt donald trump is in the aftermath of the debate some of the allegations they made stick over the next three days. >> hillary clinton on msnbc saying it appears to her trump will be the republican nominee but she is focused on her own message. >> break down the barriers so america and americans live up to their potential. that is it.

here in south carolina as bernie sanders travels here today, trying to rally last minute support ahead of tomorrow's democratic primary. >> sanders started in minnesota already looking ahead to supertuesday. >> south carolina's democratic primary is tomorrow. both presidential candidates will be in the palmetto state for a final push. senator sanders will hosting a black colleges and universities tour stop and rally at classland university. he will be joined by hip hop artist killer mike. afterwards he is heading to columbia for a get out the vote rally. >> hillary clinton will host a get out the vote rally at south carolina state university in orangeburg this afternoon. later tonight, she and husband bill clinton will be at boyd plaza for another get out the vote rally. >> pollses for the democratic primary open at 7:00 tomorrow morning. we'll have live updates

coverage starting at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow night. updates will be posted on our facebook and twitter pages and of course att wlos.com. >> in other news, a mass shooting at a kansas manufacturing plant leaves four people dead including the gunman and 14 others hurt. overnight the gunman was identified as 38-year-old cedric force, an employee at the plant outside wichita. witnesses said he started shooting coworkers with what appeared to be an ak-47. ford was eventually shoot and killed by police. neighbors are shocked to hear of his involvement in the rampage. guy. he was someone i could talk to ability anything. >> police don't have a motive but they say terrorism was not a factor. >> the investigation continues in berkeley county south carolina where a female deputy was shot this morning.

standoff died from a gun inflicted wound. three other people inside were able to get out. investigators say the female deputy was shot when a fight broke out during a traffic stop in deuce creek outside charleston. the deputy underwent surgery and she was wearing body armor. >> amazing video as pilots of a cargo jet make an emergency landing. the nose gear of the plane failed to deploy. you can see the front of the plane actually hits the ground as it lands. only three people were on the flight. no one was hurt. there was no smoke or fire and airport operations were unaffected. >> you may think stretching is only beneficial after a workout routine. coming up, we look at why flexibility is important at any age and one of the best ways to improve your joint range of motion. >> the new wave of cuts across

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how long the cool weather sticks around and when the 60's make a

we'll be right back >> welcome back. happy friday. a lot of people are thinking towards the weekend. what should we do? should we go outside and make plans. let you know the full forecast in a second. let's talk about what happened in the last several hours. continuing to see light snow in tennessee. there is no advisory out or anything like that. no watches, no warnings. just seeing the light snow showers. back here in the asheville area, we are starting to see clouds clear a bit. started off with more clouds and sunshine down into the foothills afternoon. county. the road still covered with snow

not quite as cold at balsam gap. look at the sunshine, a great job through the time lapse. there. 32 degrees on our lester carpet sales news 13 skycam network. it gets better with a final camera. this is con si falls. barely any clouds to share. departure right now closing in on two inches for the year. let's talk temperatures, that is the headline today. this is how cold we got this morning. it felt colder with the wind. look at the normal high temperature, 54 degrees. here's the good news, we'll exceed that this weekend. 40's for highs and saturday but then sunday, we start to improve low 60's expected through monday and again on tuesday, above that average high of 54 degrees. right now in asheville, it is 36. still very cool on this friday afternoon. 30 in burnsville. 40 in bryson.

40's and 50's further south into the upstate. not too bad in greenwood at 50 degrees. here's the wind. it is not as bad as it was earlier this morning. anywhere from 15 to 30 miles an hour. right now, we are at 14, 15 in hendersonville, 20 up in boonboon. there is a windchill. going out to lunch, grab a coat and a scarf as well. 27 degrees, the feels like temperature here in the asheville area. overall, high pressure will continue to build in. you'll see the snow wrapping up in and around the great lake states. starting to see the snow leaving up towards tennessee. chilly conditions expected today and tomorrow and then we see that warmer trend. let's take a closer look hour by hour. this is 2:00 this afternoon still holding onto the 30's, holding onto a few clouds, continuing to see more sunshine

it will be 40 degrees in hendersonville. 48 in spar tanburg by 6:00 p.m. a few passing clouds and wake up time heading out. by the afternoon hours, warming to 40 in asheville. we will be warmer as we mention by sunday. windy day, gusts at times up to 40 miles an hour. 41 for the air temperature. partly clear and 5 tonight. in greenville, sunshine, 52 degrees. but overall pretty chilly and 30 degrees tonight. seven-day forecast does show really a nice setup for the weekend. although it will be cold tomorrow, i would say the better outdoor day would be sunday when temperatures are going to be warmer. in fact, into the low 60's expected. 61 on monday. still very nice and a few showers return to the forecast tuesday and wednesday of next

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>> winter weather forces the closure of madison county schools. coming up in our next half-hour, hear how these snow days are impacting the ski resort. >> a suicide bomber hit a building in baghdad killing 15

>> welcome back. >> had the snow this morning, can still see it on the ground. 4,000 feet where it is cold. 21 degrees still holding onto the clouds that far north. in asheville, seeing partly cloudy skies. overall, it is going to be windy and staying cool. soon enough it will be warm, i'll let you know when in your full forecast. >> road conditions improving after winter weather closed for another day in radson county. lauren joins us. you found some kids getting a lesson in skiing and snow boarding today. >> right. up the road at wolf ridge, we met students spending their snow day on the slopes but getting a chance to learn something new. they saw an additional three inches of snow over the past 24

some areas were forced to close. it marks 13 days for students that they have missed this school year due to inclement weather. the coowner of the ski resort said snow days are good for business. >> a lot of kids don't ski and never have. they learn to ski, get to love the sport. that's kind of how hard it is to get them acclimated to skiing and snow boarding. >> other schools were delayed but that also did not stop students from having a snow day. students we talked to say the conditions are great for skiing and snow boarding with fresh powder from mother nature as well. the ski resort offers a snow day personal for students, we'll have the latest for you, we'll link you to exact pricing if you go to our website. >> the snow is certainly good for skiing and snow boarding.