>> you add another 300 families or 200 families. how do you get in and out? how is it safe? it's long enough to get to work now. >> hope: rusty pulliam says the apartments will be less impactful than an industrial use will. plus the city is already planning to widen those roads in the next few years. >> push the start date back to january 18th to start construction. we anticipate it will be finished around mid-2020. that's right before the ncdot starts their work. >> we've been down this road before with the south side village development on cts property. we don't want to have another event like that. >> hope: he has a stack of

reported to the epa in 2002, plastiform had been dumping toxic for several years. >> we asked mr. pulliam to kindly provide the community with samples that were done in the screening process. he agreed he would. we'd be grateful for that opportunity. >> certainly i'm not going to build a project there on an environmentally not clean site. and my bank's not going to loan me the money to build it on an environmentally not clean site. >> hope: he's asking just for due diligence before construction begins. if you want to read all of his information from the epa, it's in this article on wlos.com. and the city will vote on whether to change that zoning on april 26th. hope hanselman, news 13. >> larry: a republican candidate for buncombe county commission chairman makes a controversial

chad nesbit hired two homeless men to hold his signs. nesbit says he saw the two men and felt they were starving, so he paid them. >> two hours. 30 bucks an hour. >> he succeeded in free campaign advertising. but there's no doubt that this is a political stunt from a politician. >> larry: miranda debruhl a county commissioner also running. >> darcel: voters in 12 states are now at the polls casting ballots on this super tuesday. it's a key marker in the presidential race. and north carolina has a lot riding on what happens. donald trump and hillary clinton are leading most polls. if either of them win by a landslide, it could mean low

march 15th. >> larry: rescuers in jackson county have found a missing teenager. the 17-year-old walked away. he was later found safe over the state line in south carolina. rex hodge is at the campsite with more on how this teenager was located. >> rex: he was last seen camping in the heady mountain area. the search for laferty took place in the air and ground. a wilderness therapy program that deals with troubled teens. >> they had a check at 4:30. tent check. and gentleman was there. and at 7:30, he was no longer in the tent. >> rex: law enforcement was

and the search began from laferty. >> terrain is the only difficulty you have in the area. >> rex: good news came by early afternoon. >> we heard he was at a lady's house in south carolina. >> rex: laferty talked to his mother. >> may have called her wanting to come back home. >> rex: it was just the opposite story for a different 17-year-old in november,2014, who had also walked away from a carolina camping trip. in that case, he died. >> hope the best for him. >> rex: jackson county authorities say it's good timing finding laferty safe and sound since much colder weather is due in days. >> darcel: a state utilities

energy's plant to put in two natural gas units. some conservationists are disappointed in the decision. they say it's a huge step in the right direction but it's still not enough. joan walker of mountain true says duke should take the lead on others and choose solar and wind power. the commission voted down duke's request to build a third natural gas unit. well it was a nice morning but it turned in to a rainy afternoon. let's get the latest from jason in the weather center. >> jason: there are rain showers still coming in the mountains just west of asheville. this is moderate rainfall, again. this is not severe.

windshield wipers going. this is a pretty large swath over east tennessee. there's still the risk, albeit pretty slim. this indicates where we have the potential of getting severe weather. the idea i think is a lot of it is going to be rain. and rainbows, too. our own pic from our own steve wilder at lake julian today. 22 miles per hour in greer. that is another story. this system is going to bring a lot of wind. wind advisories from 7 o'clock this evening until noon tomorrow in higher elevations, yancey, mitchell and avery counties. maybe a rumble of thunder. nothing severe. temps in the 50s by 11. when i see you again in a few minutes, we'll talk about the big chill and how long it's going to stick around. >> larry: walter robinson says

quickly before he loses everything he has. he thinks the source of the problem is the grove at appledorn. the retired asheville policeman says he can't get any answers from the city or the developer. >> all i'm asking for is who do i need to talk to to get this settled. because if i spend $4,000, $5,000, $6,000 to fix this up and it comes back down, they're going to talk to me. >> larry: work on a busy interstate project has resumed after a construction company lked off the job. coming up, how it will potentially help drivers. the big issue is -- .

the growing concern as the what's all this nonsense about balls? pink balls, blue, yellow, red. it's hard to keep the whole thing straight. and all these so-called deals? well, they come with a lot of deal breakers. like when you leave the city the signal goes weak. u.s. cellular built a network to give you a stronger signal where the other guys don't. and as for deals? how's $300 back for every line you switch? $300! no ball nonsense. get $300 per line and a stronger signal,

>> larry: an update tonight on a construction zone on i-26. it's near pond road. drivers may soon have an easier time navigating that part of the state. a contractor working to paint the striping on both east and west bound sides. >> darcel: as we reported, deveer construction defaulted on the project. now a bonding company is moving forward with the work and a new contractor. >> larry: some north carolinians who get their health insurance through the affordable care act are worried. >> darcel: recently the state's largest insurer blue cross blue shield threatened to pull out of the aca, and they're not the only ones. frank fraboni tells us what that could mean for the rates you pay. >> well if you don't have health insurance, you run the risk of

for towards retirement. >> frank: gary wooten is scared. he's now on medicare, but his younger wife, who is also retired, uses the aca. >> hers starts out at 511. next year it jumps to 611. this year it's 853. >> frank: they tried searching for lower cost options outside the aca but there weren't any. blue cross, blue shield says it's considering leaving the aca in 2017 because it's losing money. spokesperson april uminger placed this statement. blue cross and others are still offering plans outside the aca. but united healthcare is also threatening to leave the exchange.

aetna kovingtry. >> this is where my wife and i were discussing. where's it going? what options are we going to have if blue cross pulls out? >> frank: hundreds of thousands of north carolinians could lose their insurance. >> his question is the reason why i wrote washington d.c. and presented to the secretary of dhhs, the question, you know, what do with edo with the state if there are no companies offering affordable care act coverage. and i am awaiting a decision. >> frank: goodwin says washington is not paying for the losses as it promised. the affordable care act is creating chaos. >> remember we saw 30-33% premium increases last year and they say that that's not enough.

happen. >> frank: north carolina is one of 22 states that resisted obamacare. close the federal exchange instead. despite that, more uninsured people are now getting healthcare. nearly 16 and 1/2 million. obamacare did nothing to help rising healthcare costs. >> my concern is nobody is expressing concern about the escalation and cost to the consumer. >> frank: wooten believes everyone should have access to healthcare but. >> we've got the best healthcare system in the world. the problem is how do you pay foror it? >> darcel: blue cross says it lost $282 million in the aca last year. while earning a half million in net income.

on more claims for older and sicker aca patients. >> darcel: turning now to another update from jason. >> jason: it's stillretty mild even with the rain showers. 64 degrees for the high temperature. that's the third day in a row we've had mid 60s or warmer. yes, spring's knocking on the door. 33 degrees for the low this morning. we did pick up some rain. little bit that did fall today puts us over nine inches now for the entire year. that's impressive. heavy rain soon enough. some storms, too. and the flakes, they'll be flying again, too. see where, next. >> larry: we would like you to check out our newly redesigned website at wlos.com. the site has an improved search

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>> jason: rain has been falling off and on in the mountains. really the idea is moderate rain at best in most cases. leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network we'll start you out in black mountain east of buncombe county. you can see the road dry and then wet. starting to dry a little more now. 55 degrees. at least it's rain and mild temperatures. we still have another round to go. showers moving over asheville at this time. mostly west of downtown towards canton, enka, clyde, wittier. robbinsville, you're getting it, too. this is steady rainfall. and it's coming out of east tennessee. severe threat, very minimal. i still will show you this but i'm really not keen on what's happening in terms of severe weather. that includes damaging wind, tornados. a slight risk out there for areas west.

mostly cloudy. south-southeast winds at 3. 80% humidity. 30% chance of anything happening tomorrow in asheville. if it does, it will be just some flakes. flurries at best early in the day. we get back to wintery weather thursday and friday. not all day events. but wintery weather late day thursday. wintery weather early friday. it could mean rain-snow mix. 20% chance of anything happening saturday. but the mountains, you will see some accumulating snowfall likely late thursday in to friday as well. about 3500 feet. that is where it is going to stick in most cases. all that rain coming through now is long gone after midnight. then we turn our attention to the cold. wind vectors northwesterly and long. gusty winds 20-30 miles per hour. even though the sunshine is back, it will feel a world of difference in terms of chill tomorrow.

those clouds thicken and lower. here come the snow and rain showers blasting through thursday in to early friday. that's where i think there will be some accumulation farther north and west. wednesday, well we do have showers again early tomorrow adding up to about a quarter to half an inch. in asheville, i see less than a tenth of an inch. there you go, rain changes to snow through friday, early morning. temperatures in the 30s tonight. so a lot to go through here. the chill first. the wind as well. 40s for lows over the upstate. highs tomorrow should only get in the 40s for ashevivie south. 30s in boone. it is mighty cold up there, too. won't even feel that warm because you know that wind. 45 on thursday. 47 friday. notice anything that does fall as snow, it's just not really

it's just too warm. it will melt off. nearly 70 by tuesday. >> larry: we can handle that. >> jason: i can handle that. >> darcel: little bit of everything. everybody's pleased. conference tourney this weekend. which means awards time today. catamounts and bulldogs honored by their league. i started to feel like i was different.

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>> stan: the southern conference tourney starts this week in asheville. two catamounts get some recognition. over 16 points a game. and torium brumette having his best week at cullowhee. leads the club in rebounding. western carolina the fifth seed, socon tourney. they play saturday against wofford. all of the games at u.s. cellular center. it's the freshman honored by the big south.

named all freshmenman man by the big south. also . >> stan: classroom work and good play. unc asheville fourth seed in the big south tournament. unc asheville women have a week to go until the big south women's tourney comes. asheville has lost two straight. still they're tied for first with liberty. liberty is at last place winthrop. they are after all in unchartered waters. >> i do think some of this has to do with playing from the number o oe spot. this is a situation our program has never been in before. so everybody responding to that, handling the pressure but still going out and doing the things that got us here. i do think we're playing a little bit tight.

got a huge one over on senior night. but it wasn't easy. michael hits this three with senior michael paige all over him. cuts the heels up one. this senior puts it in. he had 14. that gives them the cushion they need. they won. coach roy williams is happy that a senior is going out in style. >> to me, the day was about winning. i didn't care how. >> stan: and the heels play at duke saturday at 6:30 to end the regular season. finally, fourth round of the basketball playoff tonight. in 2a, girls rs central. in 1a boys, cherokee at lincoln charter. >> larry: we had a taste of sunshine today. and a little bit of snow. >> jason: that's right. sun early on. then rain now. and we'll get some snow. and throw in some wind along with that, too.

40s thursday, friday. but the pay off once again will be the weekend. we get close to 60s sunday. close to 70 by tuesday. >> darcel: the weather has been consistently inconsistent. >> jason: absolutely. >> larry: turn on over to news

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us on this super tuesday. and let's get right to it. the single biggest day of voting in the presidential primaries. at this hour, voting still under way. long lines. the stakes enormous. a record turnout is expected tonight. straight to the pictures coming in at this hour from arlington, virginia, lining up at a fire station there. steady turnout at a church in atlanta, the south playing a major role tonight. and in ft. worth, texas, that state possibly pivotal on the republican side. the line snaking out the door. in all, voters weighing in in 12 states. here is what we're just learning in from republican voters in that key state of texas. preliminary exit polls coming in now showing 45% say they are looking for a political outsider. that's fewer than other states we've seen so far. more than two-thirds of texas republicans favor building that wall along the border. our political team covering it all tonight. the winners, as soon as we get them. and we begin with abc's tom llamas on donald trump's final