we are not talking rain but we will. we have clouds to start. 8 a.m., 43 degrees up from the 30s which we are at right now in some locations. 54 at 10 a.m. and lunchtime 59 and we will start to see some rain fall later on this afternoon. but, who can see some severe storms? i will tell you in just a few minutes. heads up for drivers in weaverville, a new construction project may impact your commute, jaclyn? >> jaclyn: right, a portion of ox creek road is near the elk mountain scenic parkway. dot plans to reopen thursday evening but keep in mind if you live in weaverville or southeast of weaverville, that might slow you down a little bit. getting a look at travel time, things are slow on patton avenue, i-240 westbound is slow, traffic is slowing between the bowen bridge and i-40 this morning. gets a closer look at i-40, things are looking good from haywood county to buncombe county. it will take you 25 minutes to get from the maggie valley exit to smoky park highway.

report brought to you by the wired mouse. back over to you. >> holly: a big day in politics today. today is supertuesday. >> jay: voters in 13 states head to the polls. it is the first time in the election cycle we have had multiple elections on the same day. christine frazao is live in washington with what to expect. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jay and holly. despite what it felt like the past few days it is not just a popularity contest, what is at stake is actual numbers. delegates that can solidify or change the equation in terps of who gets the nomination. for many republican, one question weighs heavily than any other: can anyone stop donald trump? so far he won in the northeast and the south and out west. in texas, ted cruz stands a best chance for a win. but even the republican candidate john kasich isn't optimistic. i think trump will win

>> reporter: 595 delegates are up for republicans of the 1037 needed. 865 are in contention for democrats who need 2383. i will work as hard as i can every single day. >> in today's democratic races hillary clinton is favored in nearly every state. for political analysts mow allicy said ( )berny sanders hit a demographic wall. >> he is not doing well with latino voters and african-american voters. >> reporter: so here is a couple things we will be watching. no. 1, what does the race look like at this time tomorrow? all the candidates said they do plan to stay in, regardless of today's result, but once the numbers roll in, you never know. they could change their minds. another thing we are going to be watching is will senator ted cruz and marco rubio continue to throw punches or will one or both of them bow out of the race?

frazao, jay and holly back the to you. >> holly: for the first time voters will be required to show some form of photograph id at the polls and this can be a problem for people who don't have a driver's license or id, but buncombe county says there is a way people can still vote. they can sign what is call add reasonable impediment declaration. >> voters will be asked to sign a declaration that basically states for -- there is a list of reasons, for whatever reason i have not been a able to obtain a photograph id and they will sign the declaration and the workers will provide them with a ballot. >> holly: for more information, visit our web site, wlos.com. >> jay: today a new tax law takes effect in the tar heel state, adding sales tax to labor cost. that means you will now pay more for more services out there. >> holly: lauren brigman joins us, how much is this new tax

>> lauren: about $85 million, holly. some legislators say the revenue will go towards education and economic recovery projects in some areas of our state. now, the new sales tax on labor costs will impact north carolina in a variety of ways. from painting and plumbing, to watch repairs and car repairs. republicanta 1a=

family members say akeel denton was unarmed, after the shooting people started chanting "black lives matter." the police chief says there was a gun found near the suspect. promised a thorough accident. >> jay: a woman charged in a dwi accident four years ago, karen wheeler, underwent a medical evaluation ordered by a judge in december to see if she was mentally capable to stand trial in buncombe county. police say wheeler was drunk and crossed the center line on in the new leicester highway, hitting the vehicle driven by stacy garrett. the crash left both women with brain injuries. she faces felony serious injury by dwi. >> holly: an update to a story we first brought you friday night. news 13 has confirmed a deputy at the jackson county sheriff's office has been fired for giving a driver the middle finger. it happened thursday morning on i-40 when van anthony and scott light crossed paths.

and when on camera, he gave him the middle finger. >> jay: firefighters are working to determine what caused a fire that destroyed a mobile home. it happened off sharon road friday night. the fire chief says no one lives in the home but it still had power hooked up. he believes it is a complete loss. >> holly: state health officials are extended the advisory about mercury in a jackson county lake. they previously weared of high mercury levels in large mouth bass in north carolina waters. now they are altering the alert about the mercury in the wild life in glennville. they warn pregnant women and small children under 15 not to consume the fish in the lake. >> the mercury is not too healthy. seeing that, i wouldn't eat the fish out of here. but i'd come out and catch them for fun. >> holly: health officials say there is no known risk from the high mercury levels in fish that affect swimming, boating, or handling the fish. >> jay: in this morning's news

lookout for four suspects accused of stealing dozens of firearms. >> holly: it happened happened at a gun store in the atlanta area. the suspects used a car to break open a door at the store. officials say it took about three minutes for them to swipe 30 guns before leaving the scene. police want the guns off the streets. >> we don't know what -- who is going to purchase the guns or what hands are going to get into it, and we definitely want to get them back. >> jay: the gun shop is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the four suspects. >> holly: take a look at the video out of california. a semi crashes into a home, it spilled diesel into the scene. no word on what caused the crash. >> jay: a small passenger bus in san francisco and four fuel pumps were destroyed in a fire. officials say the bus driver pulled into the station after his engine started overheating

the potential for explosions forced fire crews to get to a safe position and deuce the bus with water. the blaze was extech extinguished roughly 30 minutes after it started. no civilians were hurt. >> holly: we have a "early bird gets the win" giveaway this morning. >> jay: go to facebook.com/news 13, to enter we are giving away tickets to dollywood. >> holly: a family four pack. coming up we will talk to russ ray milwaukee ( ) about that new roller coaster you are seeing there. >> jay: nasa is coming up with a new way to travel. >> holly: how fast this jet will fly and how it works. >> >> ingrid: here is your "harry's on the hill bus stop forecast." , maybe a jacket or coat, depending upon your location. 30-40s this morning. lunchtime, 50s and then we will need the rain jackets by drop off time. coming up after the break, we will talk more about who is under the threat for severe

we will be right back. now, in high definition, this is your news 13 skywatch forecast welcome back, good morning. satellite does show the gray on the map, that's of course the cloud cover that rolled in overnight over the last couple hours. seeing some clearing in our northern and western zones but still here in asheville partly cloudy. we do have a chance as i mentioned before the break of severe storms. so, it gets worse from east-to-west. thunderstorm chance in the areas in the light green, the darker green, a marginal red, which mean as few thunderstorms may turn severe and a greater chance

which is just the far western zones in parts of northeast georgia. so, severe storms as in large hail, gusty wind and downpours. so, temperatures this morning, let's talk about this first. it's a little cooler than what we got down to yesterday. 36 degrees so far at the ashville airport. but, it's not that cold every where. in fact, it's 10 degrees warmer in greenville. 44 in greenwood. and into the foothills, but 30s to 20s across our northern zones. so 29 in newland, to 36 in asheville, and right now, right at freezing in franklin at 32. there is a wind after videry that will begin at 7:00 this evening through noon tomorrow, gustings up to 50 miles per hour. now, it's not for everyone here in our region, but just yancey, mitchell county and afraid, especially in the higher elevations. the reason we are having this chance for severe storms and also the gusty wind in those advisory areas is because we are seeing a stronger cold front move through the region. so, the timeline here is

have mostly a dry day, with the exception of a few areas. so 8 a.m., you don't need the umbrella just yet. we will see the clouds though. and then after lunchtime we will start to see a few showers develop, not until dinner. that's 6:00. watch as we see these heavier rain bands move through the region. we start to see the yellow and orange heavy downpours. then we start to see the blue. so a wintry mix just in the northern zones early tomorrow morning. so, not expecting anything down here in the valley locations in asheville. just that lingering moisture in the higher elevations. 6 p.m. today, still not seeing much in the way of accumulation until we move forward into tomorrow morning. we will start to see anywhere from about a quarter inch to a half inch here in the french broad river valley. our western zones in some areas further south could be closer to that three quarters of an inch maybe an inch if we get the thunderstorms. you know how that works. we will really start to see the rain come down. increasing clouds today, 61, so it will be another mild day turning windy tonight as well.

course, some of those turning severe. turning cloudy with thunderstorms in greenville today and tonight. so, wintry mix not only wednesday, but thursday and friday morning with a few showers throughout the daytime hours. 50s and a return to sunshine in the weekend. here is a look at your upstate seven-day forecast. back over to you. >> holly: nasa is investing in a potential supersonic jet travel. >> jay: a company was granted $20 million to lockheed martin to develop a passenger jet that can fly faster than the speed of sound. nasa says the plan is intended to make flying safer, greener, an quieter. >> holly: this shows a preliminary design. the jet would use technology to create a soft thump instead of rattling sonic booms while in flight. it looking cool, doesn't it? >> jay: that's amazing looking. almost "star wars" like. yeah. all right. the time right now is 6:15. it's acc play in north carolina. >> holly: a unc hopes to

virginia. >> jay: remember, if you're on the go early in the morning, you can catch us with the news 13 morning news app, you can always watch us live. >> holly: remember the app is

search wlos in your app store. >>stan: good morning, in sports, acc hoops on monday. carolina trying to rebound from

smith center hosting excuse. the team they beat earlier in the car yore dome. every game is so important. also a senior night, last home game for the heels, senior has been terrific all year, bryce johnson, gives him the lead early, turn around jumper from five feet is good. carolina leads most of the way to the q.s kept it close within 3 lake first half, joel berry hits the triple, puts him up 6, scores 13. but the orange get within 1, here comes marcus page. heels up 4 at the half. they hit six 3s in the first half, did not hit one in the second half. they can led by michael jay, 1 for him. heels up 71-68. barry misses, isaiah hix to johnson, he hits a ump system rollinger, heels is 14, gives carolina some breathing room. they win big, 75-70. they will be at duke this weekend to finish it out.

is tradition for warren wilson college, they will head to the u.s. division tournament in uniontown pennsylvania and they have a send off from the school late. they won the tournament in 2015, fifth seed this year. they play thursday at 3:15 against the university of maine. warren wilson's coach ber injer, point guard of the team has the club ready for another run. their motto, create chaos, and they bring it to great advantage. >> this is the most important key to winning game. we wear the opponents out and we just get them so tired at the game they can't with stand us. >>stan: fourth round playoff game set for tonight, cherokee boys will play at lincoln charter at 7:00. r. s. central girls will play smoky mountain, high whatsi dam girls hosting atkins at 6:30.

finals in the try yad, neither< or winston-salem. that's sports this morning. i'm stan pamfilis. see you tonight at 6:00. have a great tuesday, everyone. >> holly: i would say it's starting out good. we hope it was add good as yesterday, ingrid? it was beautiful. >> ingrid: it was so nice. wow, it's sunny and warm. you know, we will have the warmth but not necessarily the sunshine today. we have got the green light this morning. partly cloudy and 36. this afternoon, the chance for a few showers and we will eventually turn breezy and a return to 61. but then we have got the caution light. temperatures drop back down to 45, but it's the heavy rain that will be likely, windy conditions and a few of these storms turning severe. before you head out the door, let's get another check on your morning drive. >> jaclyn: thank, ingrid. we are accident free in asheville this morning. there are delays to look out for on tunnel road right now, so heads up if you are heading that way. get ready for that slow moving traffic on the eastbound side approaching the parkway ramp. speeds in the area slowing down to 20 miles per hour. better news, here is i-26,

it's a clear commute between fletcher and asheville. that's a 12 minute ride between asheville shyingway and brevard road. getting another check on patton avenue for you this morning, everything is up to speed approaching i-240 for you. all that green you are seeing means everything is flowing smoothly. that's a look at your on-time traffic report brought to you by the wired mouse computer solutions. >> holly: here is your live look around the world this morning. this is a shot of hamburg, germany.

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>> holly: 6:24. we are taking a look at healthy peanut butter recipes. >> holly: as we mentioned, today is peanut butter lovers day. we posted this link to the web site, wlos.com. >> holly: starting off with breakfast, many of you are making breakfast right now, this

with chia seeds, you just layer it on there. we have peanut butter granola, honey butter cinnamon extract oats. peanut butter protein bars, with honey, dark brown sugar, crunchy peanut butter also, cinnamon, and craze sins ( ). >> ingrid: flax seeds. i don't love them, but if you wish it in with that, i might not be able to tell. >> holly: pumpkin peanut butter french toast. >> ingrid: ooh, that doesn't look too hard. we were just talking about it the other day. >> holly: mine didn't have peanut butter but cinnamon. a sandwich, you make the bread by the apple actually. peanut butter pancakes. >> ingrid: you know, a lot of people think peanut butter is too fatty, but it's a healthy fat if you use these recipes.

bites, brought to you by "shape.com" and we will do one more, chocolate peanut butter overnight oats. >> ingrid: oh my gosh, this makes your morning so much better. >> holly: i was telling ingrid coming up in the "carolina kitchen" later on, we did it naturally, these peanut butter ball, they remind you of the buckeyes you see at christmas where you dunk them in chocolate, but healthy peanut butter balls with gluten free graham cracker crumbs and you dunk it. it's delicious. >> ingrid: all right. i think you will like the weather right now, but maybe not later this afternoon when we see rainfall. 36 degrees in asheville, not terribly cold. it's dry as well. i will talk about the timeline of the rainfall, who can see severe thunderstorms today or a wintry mix tomorrow. i will explain at 6:30. >> jay: demanding justice. one family wants answers in the disappearance of their daughter. who the family believes played a part in the crime.

puppies now have name. who they are and who picked out their identity. >> jay: starting to day, a new tax takes effect here in north carolina. news 13's lauren brigman explains where you can expect to pay mor this afternoon at dunkin', save when you sip. get a free donut or turbo shot when you buy any beverage between 2:00 and 6:00 p.m.

the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or sausage today. america runs on dunkin'. >> holly: we have another "early bird gets the win" giveaway give away this morning,

we are giving away a family four pack of tickets to dollywood. >> jay: go to facebook.com/news 13 to enter. the winner will be announced just before 7:00 this morning. >> holly: stay with us, we will talk to russ ramey from dollywood and all the details on the festival of nations which kicks off later this month. >> holly: and also talking the roller coaster everyone is talking about. >> jay: that is so cool. >> holly: it is fun and fast. >> ingrid: let's take a look outside. the weather outside not too bad right now. we don't see any rain, just cloud cover across the region. but that will change. 8 a.m., 43. 54 by mid morning and lunchtime, actually pretty mild. close to the 60 degrees mark. then, we will start to use the umbrellas this afternoon. but, the issue today is the severe weather threat. i will talk about who could see thee veer thunderstorms coming up in my full forecast. but right now we have a traffic alert for u.s. 441 in cherokee. >> jaclyn: u.s. 441 is temporarily closed from cherokee to gatlinburg because of downed trees. there is no word when it will reopen but avoid that spot on

that way frequently. there is new dot project happening in the weaverville area that i want to talk to you about. ox creek road is closed near elk mountain scenic parkway for some repairs. crews plan to wrap up the project by thursday evening. so, keep that in mind. getting a look at travel time for you, tunnel road is getting pretty busy through ore morning commute. get ready for the delays on the eastbound side heading towards the parkway ramp. that's a look at your on-time traffic report brought you by the wired mouse computer solutions. back over to you. >> jay: today the cost of repairs and other services is going up thanks to a new state tax law. sales tax will now be added to labor costs. >> holly: lauren brigman joins us to tell us what this means for us. >> lauren: this new law was passed in the last general session and it will be part of the state's new budget. republican legislators say it will reduce the reliance on income tax and aid the move towards consumption taxes. so, you will now pay more for services such as hiring someone

home, even shoes and watches. combined state and local taxes amount to 7% on transactions but the rate will vary by county. for example, you are looking at paying up to $15 more for a car repair that includes $200 in labor fees. opponents of the new tax say this will be more difficult on lower income households to pay taxes on things you buy and not on your income. now, the new taxes are expected to generate about $85 million for the state. jay, back to you. >> jay: news 13 13 obtained the 911 tape involving the shooting death of robin richardson charard in first degree madison square garden of tim fry. she made a 911 call from arden. she told detectives she shot fry because he had assaulted her. that's also what she said to the emergency dispatcher. >> okay.

>> yes. >> have you been assaulted? >> i'm sorry? >> have you been assaulted? >> yes. >> okay. and where did you shoot him on his body? >> multiple times, in the gut, i don't know if he's dead or alive. >> jay: richardson's voice stays calm throughout the 911 call. once deputies arrive she can be heard saying i shot him. she remains in the buncombe county jail under no bond. >> holly: a hendersonville family is asking investigators to reopen the case ruled a suicide last summer. reeds was found hanging in a hotel in new jersey, the week before she went missing from the rainbow hotel and her family says her disappearance was

report was just wrong, and another person found more discrepancies. >> attend of the day, i can't tell you they will investigate further and not find that this was, in fact, a suicide. but, i don't believe that enough questions have been asked by those in authority. >> holly: the carolina public press has compiled a google maps that trails her final moves. you can read their entire investigation on our web site. >> jay: an asheville man is behind bars accused of tazing two police officers. ronald patton is charged with assaulting an police officer and resisting arrest. it hapeed saturday when officers tried to arrest patton an an outstanding warrant. he became violent and grabbed a stun gun from the officer, he tazed one of the officers in the head and the other in thetorso. they suffered minor injuries. >> holly: a mitchell county man is sentenced to prison after being found guilty of statutory rape. jeffrey dye will spend 0 yores behind bars for sexually abusing a 14 year-old girl when he was

he is registered as a sex offender after he is released from prison. >> jay: deputies arrested a man from marion for first degree sex offense of a child, 48 year-old martin gad di said she found vapes of gad di having sexual contact with with an 11 year-old girl that allegedly happened in january of 2009. >>jay: mcdowell county deputies are searching for a missing woman and man her family believes a part in her disappearance. melanie burlson was reported missing friday. the 36 year-old mother of two was last seen at a party with waveletter mitchell who has a long criminal history in the area. he has gone to jail for accessory to murder and kidnapping and has been arrested for assault three times. >> i fear he has hurt her really bad or maybe even killed her. i don't know. this is so out of melanie's character. it's not like her. that's why we're all so worried. >> holly: deputies say mitchell is not a suspect in the

questioning. he did not show up for a court date yesterday morning in an unrelated case. if you have any information contact law enforcement. >> jay: caitlin jenner is giving transgender individuals a new platform of visibility. here in asheville, transgender teenagers are talking about their own transition for the first time publicly. news 13 spoke with three transgender teens who identify as male. each told a different story about their childhood. >> i didn't want to come out until earlier this year, actually. >> i was about maybe three or four that i started to feel like i was different. >> jay: tonight at 11:00, hear each teen's story and the one group that has made a major difference for all of them as they consider the next step in the juror sny considering taking on a new identity every car was covered in an unknown substance in inca. the cars looked like they have flurries stuck to them. 200 cars at debrule's used car

the employees think it came sunday, possibly from a nearby plant or construction. they do worry about they are breathing in. it's shiny nature of the substance that worries lindsay debrule ( ). >> see, i don't know. it looks like insulation? we really don't know. but we would like to figure out what it is. >> holly: western northh carolina air quality is the"d nearby but they will investigate if they get a complaint. >> jay: news 13 is hosting the third annual live well expo this month. >> holly: the event is march 19th at the wnc ag center. there will be more than 100 exhibitors offering free health screenings, cooking demonstrations, and entertainment. >> jay: admission is free, you can find more details at wlos.com. >> holly: we have an update this morning on two bloodhound puppies. >> jay: yes, we do. the henderson county sheriff's office stopped by clear creek elementary school yesterday with

announced their new names. meet charlie fox trot and bailey lola sniffer doodle. they are four months old and deputies in training. >> holly: the names were chosen by students in a contest. fourth grader lillian stone said she was shocked deputies picked her name, sniffer doodle. >> i thought, well, at least i can enter, right? so we just came in here and mind blown. i win and i walk up there, my hands are shaking and everything in my mind is flashing. >> jay: members of the sheriff's office say the visit is just as important for the puppies, which will need lots of shoacialization before officially beginning work. >> holly: supercute. they were so excited. the kids and the puppies. >> jay: they were. neat name, too. >> holly: yes. our dollywood adventures continue this morning. >> jay: yes, indeed.

park, other than the now, in high definition, this is your news 13 skywatch forecast. >> ingrid: welcome back, everyone, and good morning. the last three hours we have clouds have come and gown in the region, but overall partly cloudy skies to start the day. clouds on tin crease and also the chance for rain and thunderstorms. severe threat gets worse from east-to-west. chance for thunderstorms in the

green, a few of these storms could turn severe, and a greater risk for severe storms in the slight category, which does encompass some western zones and down into northeast georgia. the possibility of hail, gusty wind and also the heavy downpours. we have to use caution. that will not be until the second half of the day. i will show you the timeline in a second. 32 normal for this time of the year. 54 normal for an afternoon high. we will exceed that once again today and this morning we are a little cool in ashehelle at 36. it's colder in burnsville and newland as well and boone. book at that, 29 degrees. 33 in morganton, but almost 10 degrees warmer in a lot of locations including spindale, rutherfordton, 44. freezing, below that actually in franklin. 46 degrees in greenville, anderson 45, and 44 in greenwood. now, this wind advisory, this begins at 7:00 this evening, goes until noon tomorrow for gusts up to 50 miles per hour. downed tree, power line, yancey,

so, we are seeing this instability ahead of the stronger front that will continue to push through the region today and tonight, so let's take a closer look at the heaviest rain. 8 a.m., you don't need an umbrella just yet. temperatures warming to the 60s by this afternoon with an increase in cloud cover. we will see a few showers throughout the afternoon and after dinner watch as we turn to yellow and orange. that means the heavier rain possible starting from the west and moving its way east. and then overnight, temperatures will drop back down, some lingering precipitation in the northern mountains could see a light dusting of that snow. nothing really expected back here down into the valley locations. so not much in the way of rain through dinnertime tonight. more widespread overnight, anywhere from about a quarter inch to a half inch of rain, across much of the region. isolated zones will see more than that. especially if we see those severe storms develop. increasing clouds, rain late day, 61 degrees in asheville. tonight we will be back down to 36 with thunderstorms likely. and into greenville today,

storm chance going up. temperatures very mild in the 60s and 40s tonight. it's not just tomorrow morning, but thursday and friday we see that chance for a wintry mix with a few showers throughout the day as temperatures warm above freezing. it will be 50s and sunshine into the weekend. here is upstate seven-day forecast. we will plan ahead before taking i-26 in madison county. jaclyn, you are seeing delays out there? >> jaclyn: right. so, get ready for that slow-moving traffic on i-26 westbound, traffic is slowing down between highway 19 all the way through to sam's gap this morning, so keep that in mind if you usually take this portion of 26 on your commute. back over in asheville, tunnel road is the problem area that you are going to want to avoid. traffic is slowing to 22 miles per hour there on the eastbound side. and downed trees are causing some problems this morning. u.s. 441 is temporarily closed between cherokee and gatlinburg because of fallen trees. there is no word when it will

can. that's a look at your on-time traffic report brought to you by the wired mouse computer solutions. holly and jay, back over to you. >> holly: this mororng, we have been talking about what's coming to dollywood this year. >> jay: wess ramey is back with us. wess, the theme is basically about festival of nations, at the theme park. what are you getting ready for? >> when we open our season, we start with the festival of nations. we have five different festivals throughout the year and we like to remind people every season at dollywood is a completely different experience. people love our festival of nations. we will have nearly about 25-30 countries represented either through entertainment, food, craft, throughout the park. so, a lot of fun, a lot of educational experiences and a lotf schools on spring break this time of year. so, it's really fun to bring the kids up and let them learn and experience some of the other cultures while they are in the park. >> holly: and getting 25 countries and performers to dollywood is no simple task. >> no, it's not. there is a lot that goes on. we have a group that goes out

africa, which is our headline act. they will gout and check out what is available and we will work to bring the people in. we have mother africa, they were there two years ago and they were a favorite act. loss upon chose go chose is from argentina. they are hilarious and very talented. we have a group from the united kingdom coming called the united kingdom euc laically ( ) orchestra, they play well known popular songs on the euc laically, so a lot of excitement. >> jay: talk the logistic its of getting the people and the troupes here. >> they come in before the festival begins and we house them and take care of them. we transport them back and forth. but, a lot of fun, a lot of different cultures that we get to experience as employees, too, because we do a lot of things. we then take them to t.v. stations and things like that. it's funner us to get to talk to them and learn more about their culture. so, they are really interactive with guests when they come the park after shows. they willtand and talk and

from us at the same time. >> holly: i know a lot of people love the shows and the food. i like the rides. i'm all about the roller coaster. i'm super excited. >> it is lightning rod, the world's first launching wood coaster. what i'm excited is it's the world's fastest wooden coaster. so all around the world, come to dollywood. you will be going fast. >> jay: that's going up and down? >> it launches you, by the time you get to the top of the lift hill you will be going 45 miles per hour. when you come down the other side it races up to 73 miles per hour. but it has a different track system which, although it's a wood coaster, it will be smooth like a steel coaster, kind of like wild eagle. so we are excited and what it will mean for the park. >> holly: it has 90-degree turns on it. this thing is wild. >> it is. we have said before a lot of nascar tracks are banked at 30 degrees, and imagine 90 degrees. you are literally on your side in the turns.

>> this is the computer generated so this is the hill, so instead of click click click, you are shooting to the top of it. when you get to the top, you are going 45 miles per hour. this is a false drop. now the real drop at 73 miles per hour. >> jay: whoa.

>> holly: y >> holly: 6:49 on your tuesday morning. it is the biggest single day in the presidential primary and it's already underway. >> jay: as reed banion report, hillary clinton and donald trump are poised for big supertuesday wins. >> i think trump will probably win everything. >> reporter: republican presidential candidate john

in full panic mode, with 49% support in a new nationwide cnn o.r. c. poll of likely republican voters, donald trump has also secure add slew of high profile endorsements, at the same time, he is facing a barrage of condemnation from the party establishment. >> i won't vote for hillary clinton and given what we know about donald trump, i can't vote for that guy either. i have to look for a third party option. >> a senator in nebraska vowing vowing oppose trump and joining mitt romney and someone who called trump an al what tros for the gop ( ). his closest competitors face a key test tuesday. ted cruz banking on a victory in his delegate-rich home state of tngs text. marco rubio who trails trump by more than 30 polls continues to hit him with donald-style barbs. >> someone said maybe that means donald trump is a robot, isn't that what they said you were? and i said yes, if he is a robot, he was made in diena.

bernie sanders, 5% to 38%. sanders hoping for a strong showing in oklahoma, minnesota, or massachusetts, to keep his campaign alive. >> we can win. no question here in minnesota. if we have a turnout. i'm reed banion reporting. >> jay: making that he hadlines this morning, a u.s. navy seal joins a small list of seals who have received the medal of honor. >> holly: back in 2012, u.s. senior chief special war hair operator edward buyers helped secure a hostage held by the taliban in a.f.c. he used hand-to-hand combat with multiple assailants and used his own body to shield the hostage. buyers is just one of a few seals to ever receive this honor. >> in the entire history of the navy seals, just five have been awarded the medal of honor. their names have become legend.

save a teammate during the mission. >> holly: congratulations to him. the family of antoton skaly will hold a memorial in his honor at the mayflower hotel in washington, dc. scalia died february 13th in texas. several supreme court justices are expected to give remarks at the memorial service. >> jay: american astronaut scott kelly will return to earth along with two russian cosmonauts. kelly is wrapping up a full year on board the international space station. he now holds the american record for time spent in orbit. he will return to texas tomorrow. the moustache kitten finally has a forever home. >> holly: the unique name the owners gave her. >> jay: first, let's take a look at tody's mind today's mind teaser. in honor of national peanut butter lovers day, how many

jar of peanut >> holly: let's get a quick recap of the local headline, a woman charged in the dwi accident four years ago is scheduled to be in court. >> jay: karen wheeler underwent a medical evaluation order by a judge in december to see if she was mentally capable of standing trial. she was drunk and crossed the center line on the new leicester highway hitting stacy garrett. >> holly: a woman is looking for a woman, melanie burlson was reported missing friday. the 36 year-old mother of two was last seen at a party with walter mitchell who has a long criminal history in the area. deputies say mitchell is not a suspect in the case but is wanted for questioning. >> jay: firefighters are working to determine what caused a fire that destroyed a mobile home. it happened off sharon road around 8:30 last night.

in the home but it still had utilities hooshing hooked up. he believes it is a complete loss. >> holly: here is the answer took.com/news day's mind teaser in honor of peanut butter lovers day, how many peanuts are used to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter? jay how did you know this? >> holly: i didn't know this. you guessed 200 i said 500. >> jay: how did you get so close? >> holly: i ground up my own peanuts at the earth fair to make it, so i had an idea. now words on the moustache kitten. >> jay: the nickname is because of a black patch of fur shaped like a moustache over her mouth. she was dumped inside a large box of items left outside a salvation army donation center in fresno, california. >> holly: she was taken to a no kill shelter which received dozens of applications from people hoping to adopt her. the kitten's new owners named her moustacheio. and jaclyn you were not here when we were talking about her

>> jaclyn: i might be a little biased but i think mumford is cuter. >> holly: who cutties with moustaches. >> ingrid: we need a picture. >> jay: i thought maybe groucho for a name. >> holly: maybe. >> jaclyn: she is a little girl. >> holly: maybe grouch-girl? we had almost 2,000 entries this morning but now we have a winner in the "early bird gets the win" giveaway. >> jay: congratulations to deanne travel suit. >> jaclyn: you won a family four pack of tickets to dollywood. >> ingrid: we will e-mail you how to claim your prize. keep keep in mind we have a chance for severe thunderstorms especially this evening into the overnight hours and then a chance for a wintry mix wednesday, thursday, friday morning, but it won't be too substantial. of course, we will tweet the forecast closer we get to the days. >> holly: and the roads? >> jaclyn: roads are looking good. >> jay: thanks very much for joining us.

>> holly: have a terrific good morning, america. millions of americans head to the polls on the biggest day of voting yet. >> now i'm going to be greedy for the united states. i'm going to take and take and take. >> donald trump looks unstoppable with 11 states up for grabs for each party. his rivals hitting him harder than ever. >> and we are not going to allow a con artist to take control of the party of lincoln and reagan. >> one trump rally takes an ugly turn. a journalist roughed up. >> it matters what you say when you run for president and it really matters if you are president. >> and hillary clinton sets her sights on the gop front-runner. donald trump here exclusively live this morning as we kick off super tuesday. also this morning, erin andrews breaks down on the stand. her emotional testimony about the stalker who filmed her. >> the "anthem of the seas" races home again.

survived a severe storm turned back by a new one as passengers battle a norovirus outbreak. and the twister miracle. the woman locked out as a terrible tornado destroyed everything around her. wait until you hear how she survived. and good morning, america. welcome to super tuesday. a pivotal day in the race for president. you're looking live at a polling station in georgia right now, voters already lining up this morning and we've got live coverage streaming in all across the country. there you see all the campaigns in action right now. they are hard at work this morning. this is the single biggest day of voting before november. >> because so much is at stake. 11 states in play for the republicans, 12 contests for the democrats. more than 1,600 delegates up for grabs. you know our team is out there covering every angle for you bringing you the latest all