>> larry: for the first time transgender teenagers are sharing their stories publicly. the message to parents who may have a child struggling with gender identity. now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 11:00. >> darcel: rain is moving through the mountains and dropping the temperatures. >> larry: this system could bring some snow to parts of our area. over to jason for the latest. >> jason: the back edge of this rain already showing up pretty well. anything west of asheville is already dried out for the most part. same thing as you go down in the upstate. still holding down to rain showers. burke county, shelby, forest city. this is just rain. no severe weather threat either. heavy rain over in laurens county.

upstatement but there's still heavy rain to be had farther southeast. temperatures in the 40s in the southern mountains. 40s in asheville. middle and upper 50s in the upstate. everybody is cooling down tonight. look at the wind really starting to crank in the north. 22 in boone. we're already getting that wind to pick up south. that means wind will be a big factor tomorrow. wind advisories out until noon tomorrow for these counties. yancey, mitchell, avery. you'll wake up, mid to upper 20s. you woke up this morning to 30s and 40s and no wind. i'll show you which communities will be in a snowstorm. >> larry: here's a look at where things stand right now for the republicans.

massachusetts, tennessee, georgia, virginia, and arkansas. ted cruz, he's won his home state of texas and also oklahoma. for the democrats, hillary clinton won alabama, tennessee, georgia, arkansas and texas. >> darcel: and westernie sanders has won his home state of vermont and oklahoma. trump spoke about an hour ago and is claiming a super tuesday victory and says he's looking forward to the general election race against hillary clinton. >> larry: here's abc's marcy gonzalez. >> reporter: major wins in a majority of states for frontrunners donald trump and hillary clinton. >> the stakes in this election

and the rhetoric we're hearing on the other side has never been lower. >> i am a unifier. once we get all of this finished, i'm going to go after one person, that's hillary clinton. >> reporter: texas, the powerhouse state with the most delegates. also giving ted cruz a crucial win at home. >> so long as the field remains divided, donald trump's path to the nomination remains more likely. and that's would be a disaster for republicans. >> reporter: a home state celebration tonight for bernie sanders, too. the projected winner in vermont. >> it's not winner take all. by the end of tonight, we are going to win many hundreds of delegates. >> reporter: and senator marco rubio vowing to stay in despite

>> i will campaign as long as it takes and wherever it takes to ensure that i am the next president of the united states. >> reporter: a big day with potential record voter turnout in several of the super tuesday states. the candidates now looking ahead in the next big primaries in michigan, ohio, and florida. >> darcel: north carolina's primary exactly two weeks from today and folks who follow the political process locally have their eyes on what's happening across the rest of the country tonight. news 13's frank kracher joins us live from a super tuesday watch party just wrapping up in downtown asheville. frank, who is the favorite there? >> frank: i can tell you that the folks who have been sitting here watching the returns come in on that big screen, all bernie backers. they're watching.

people grabbed a beer and hoped for the best. their attention was spread across 13 states. folks getting together to see how super tuesday would play out for all candidates. it's a lot like fans gathering to cheer on their favorite team. for some, it's all about the process. >> i just really enjoy watching our political system in action. hearing a lot of information about them on their actual experiences at the polls. >> it seems to me a lot of show involved, which we don't have so much. we have a lot of debating going on. this is the first time i'm following it this closely, especially in the primary. it's been very interesting. >> frank: especially interesting for michelle rikenback, a swiss born exchange student the unca who majors in political science. how appropriate. vote 2016 here in the united states is certainly offering

so north carolina's primary still two weeks away. but folks will be able to start casting ballots before that. early voting starts this thursday. reporting live in asheville, frank kracher, news 13. >> larry: keep it right here for the latest super tuesday results. our morning crew will be working overnight to bring you updated information on the winners. our coverage starts at 4:30 tomorrow morning. make sure you have our news 13 app. we will send push alerts and updates on the winners. also stay up to date with us on wlos.com, facebook and twitter. >> darcel: an update tonight on a dog shot in the head and left for dead. that boxer found starved and shot in anderson county now has a voice along the county council. tonight, her foster parent and supporters traveled from asheville and joined hands in south carolina. news 13's jerrika insco was at that council meeting and has more. >> jerrika: many people have

been an issue for a while in this county. but tonight was the first night that people in asheville brought the issue to the anderson county council and the historic courthouse. amara's supporters were seen and heard. they're all here from asheville because amara was starved and shot and left for dead in anderson county. >> this person needs to know that what this edid was very wrong. >> jerrika: the main voice is heidi wagner. wagner and amara's other supporters stood at tonight's anderson county council meeting urging for new ordinances that protect animals from being euthanized by their owners. >> you have six pages of animals. i have read those ordinances over and over and over. there's nothing. there's nothing that protects these animals in this county.

and she says she beliefs her message resonated with council. but she says she will be following up to see if changes are made. >> darcel: protestors are taking to the streets in raleigh after a drug suspect was shot and killed by police. coming up later, what the naacp is calling for. i didn't really come out until earlier this year, actually. >> i was about maybe three or four that i felt like i was different. >> larry: and transgender teenagers are sharing their personal stories.

challenges they have to face an >> larry: caitlyn jenner has given transgender men and women a new platform. >> darcel: there are teens here in asheville who are open about being transgender. >> larry: a special report on what these teenagers go through when making the change. >> reporter: where life became a reality show for tlc. >> i am a teenage girl. i love hanging out with my friends. i'm also transgender. >> reporter: jazz jennings story put a national spotlight on the young faces who are transgender.

teens, 17-year-old rorry fieldbrick. >> i didn't really come out until early this year. >> reporter: 16-year-old jackson emmett. >> i was maybe three or four i started to feel didierent. >> reporter: and ely tyler. >> coming out, it was hard. and it's still hard. >> reporter: all transgender teens. assigned female at birth, now transitioning to boys. >> the first time i cut my hair short and someone said oh, you look like a boy. i suddenly felt really happy. >> reporter: rory candidly showing this photo of himself as a 13-year-old saying at the time he felt confused. >> it will get better. >> reporter: ely tyler is a junior at east henderson high. >> it's very conservative. the atmosphere at school is not welcoming to me.

say the same. >> reporter: the teenagers all credit this group where they met. >> anxiety is pretty high. >> reporter: 16-year-old jackson a member for four years. during middle school at ac reynolds, he dressed in very feminine clothes. but at the time his mom advised to wait until jack was older. >> i felt more connected with my father than i did my mother. >> reporter: now with his mom's support, jack came out to his school and family this year. all three struggled through puberty and all are considering taking testosterone. >> we are in search for a gender therapist right now to just have the talk and see if this is the right path i want to take. >> reporter: one resource is the western carolina community

nurse practitioner me gan cain councils teens starting at 16 about testosterone shots and gels. >> there are potential risks involved. and the things we talk about with them are fertility. so if someone starts using testosterone to masculinize, it's not clear what the long-term effects that has on on fertility. >> reporter: she also counsels on risks and benefits transitioning to a body they feel is more authentic to who they are inside. the youth outright is where these teens have found a family. >> if they don't have support in either of those places, then having some place like this can save a life. >> reporter: parents they know can be the toughest ones to tell.

>> no matter how your teen identifies, it might not be a phase. and you should respect that. they came to you and told you that. and that they felt confident and trusted you. so you should trust them with their journey. >> darcel: for more information on youth outright as well as community health center in asheville, go to our website, wlos.com. >> larry: time to talk about the weather. those spring-like temperatures we've had. they're going to be gone soon. >> darcel: don't say that. there's a system coming through bringing a lot of rain and cooler temperatures in the mountains. jason, some snow from this, possibly? >> jason: yeah, in the higher elevations. right now let's just take a look at the temperatures across the nation. not often do you see this. 10 below international falls. almost 80 in phoenix.

it's coming, folks. we start out wind chills in teens and 20s. >> larry: and later, protests continue in raleigh after a black drug suspect was shot and killed by a white police officer. tonight, the naacp is getting involved. oday is your lucky day. woman: (surprised) oh, my goodness mark: you've just won - a thousand dollars! woman: that's amazing! that's amazing! (shrieks) woman: ok, nice job. mark, way better than yesterday. maria, that delivery felt a little forced. and steve, steve: yeah? woman: i am still missing that raw emotion. woman: pretty awesome for a tuesday, but tomorrow is hump day,

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now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> jason: that front is not knocking on the door step, folks, and it's coming. already seen a big change in the rain. zooming in on some of the heavier rain bands now working through rutherford county, burke county, caldwell. but that's the end of the rain for now. sprinkles at the top of the hour. north wind at 16. here comes the chill. it feels like 40 degrees already. wind chills will come down in the teens by tomorrow morning. speaking of tomorrow morning, the drive cast. you have the yellow light out for windy and cold weather much of the day. two hands on the wheel tomorrow because these gusts will be over 30 miles per hour. 44 degrees in the afternoon.

then we move ahead past tomorrow in to friday. that's where things could get very interesting. we're watching a potential system here. snowstorm that could develop and bring significant snows to the mountains of western north carolina. and that would include some of the valleys as well in western north carolina. so this is thursday in to friday. thursday evening looking like the rain-snow mix starts to get going. asheville will be right on the borderline of temperatures. so i really think we're going to have limited accumulation in asheville at this point. really looking like a high elevation event. anything above 3,000 feet is going to get a good snow out of this if this plays out just like now. that system will blow east and it brings more cold in to the equation here. on friday, it snows a lot in those northern blue ridge communities, up in to the virginias and portions of the mid-atlantic. something to watch right now. okay. we're not going to write home about it but it's certainly

late week. winds, northwesterly all day long. and the sun's back after brief snow showers in the mountains in the morning. the clouds thicken up thursday afternoon. here come the thicker clouds. snows breaking out in the dark blues by thursday evening in the heart of the french broad river valley, rain initially. we get in to our snow fall late thursday evening in to early friday. one to three inch snow for some of these mountain communities west. i think these numbers will certainly go up more so in to higher elevations. temperatures in the 30s tonight. 20s to our north. very cold in the morning. 40s for highs in asheville. 30s north of i-40. it's going to be a much colder day there, too, in the mountains. 45 thursday. 47 friday.

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>> larry: developing tonight, protestors blocked traffic during a march in raleigh after a black drug suspect was shot by a white police officer. after gathering out the wake county courthouse, they walked to the neighborhood where kaheal jenkins was shot. >> a warrant for arrest is not a license to kill.

happened but we know there are some things. if one is running away, that is a not a license to kill. we have to have transparency. >> larry: well the officer's been identified as 29-year-old dc twittee. he's been put on administrative leave. >> darcel: marco rubio has won minnesota. and bernie sanders has added colorado to his list of wins. he also won his home state of vermont and oklahoma. >> larry: unc asheville women at home tonight against charleston southern. did they break a tie for first

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little lately with two straight losses. first place tie with liberty. those teams in action today. coach mac says she wants a defense and she gets it. nice move there. and she's just gone. nobody tries to stop her. she takes it all the way and lays it in. now the bulldogs says no entrance today. it's tiana knuckles going all the way. and in. bulldogs are working on all cylinders today. liberty won at winthrop 69-42. regular season finale saturday at home against high point. fourth round in the prep playoffs. a win tonight puts you in the regional final this weekend. rs central at smoky mountain.

puts it up and in. she scores 23. couple possessions later, mustangs with a pass. they take the lead again. right before the half, a steal.. the ball is lost. but look what happened. gives rs central the lead at the half. mustangs hit the three pointer. this one goes back and forth. rs central wins the thriller in overtime 66-60. they advance saturday. cherokee falls at lincoln charter. in 1a girls, top seed hiawassee dam. acc hoops tonight.

carolina hosting wake. duke can't take the top spot but they're battling for seeding in the acc. steal and then jam. grayson allen had another great game. watch this. dash to the hoop. nice move and one. he scores 30. check out marshall plumlee's finish. christ school alum. duke struggles but they go on to beat wake. let's go to greenville. it was virginia at greenville. 4th ranked cavs have malcolm brogdon. but clemson has this young man. what a game. that is sweet. he also shows versatility from the outside. 64-57.

southern conference tourney starts this week. second team by the media. led western in scoring. 7.2 rebounds. western carolina in the fifth seed. they're play saturday at 2:30 against wofford, the defending champs. >> larry: are you guys ready for a cooldown? >> jason: it's going to be a shock. 44 for the high. it won't even feel that warm. we'll stay in the 40s the next several days. watching for that snow potential

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on this super tuesday. super tuesday is -- or it almost was today. this year as you know super tuesday, this year only, will be followed by horrified wednesday. [ laughter ] there was voting today in 13 states with hundreds of delegates at stake. i think this was interesting. jeb bush spent his super tuesday. you know, he's not running now. he spent his super tuesday at home ironing and reironing his tommy bahama shirts. [ laughter ] every cable news channel covered every morsel of everything from morning until night today, and the funny thing is the election -- this election is still 250 days away. you'd think the red carpet coverage for the ochkz is long. and then you see this. i mean, it goes on and on and on. donald trump has been -- he's been defending himself after failing to immediately condemn an endorsement from former ku klux klan leader david duke. trump blamed his hesitation on a bad earpiece. or maybe he said hairpiece. i'm not sure. [ laughter ]