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morning, then nighttime, a chance of wintry weather.not expecting much in the way of accumulation for just enough to get everyone excited. a quick look in the morning temperatures as we head outdoors this is not windchill. this is actual temperature. six in boone, 12 in asheville, 19 in greenwell, drug did great. 18 in spartanburg. 17 in greenwood. that would be cold enough but you factor in a 10 mile per hour breeze and it feels like 13 in hendersonville -- anderson, hendersonville feels like zero. look at bone. feels like -15 for folks. it will be a sunny day, but only getting two teens this morning and upper 30's this aftthe mountains start off cold. 10 degrees in asheville will climb to upper 20's today. we will talk more about the possibility of wintry weather comio play starting
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allyson: school district open late this morning because of cold weather. mitchell county, madison county and yancey county schools , districts will all open two hours late. the highlands school which is private will also open two hours late. remember we have school clos and delays for you on www.wyff4.com as well as our mobile app under weather. wyff news 4's aly myles joins us live now in downtown greenville with have frigid it is. al take a look at this. this is the fountain at the westin hotel behind the. you can see the amount of icicles, it is still half flying. when you see where the water is half, it is completely frozen. standing here for too long can be dangerous. this is a good reminder of just how much you need to bundle up before you head to work and how much her kids need to bundle up before they it is not just the kids who need to bundle up. miracle hill, greenville rescue mission, responded to last
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providing shelter for those living on the streets. workers spread mats on to the gym floor of the system -- facility. 125 people can come in from the cold and get a math, blanket, and drink and snack for the night. >> we are here to get them out of the cold. a man doesn't have to lay up in greenville or somewhere and freeze to death. aly: no drugs or drinking is tolerated and everyone has to behave in order to keep a spot. the mission opens whenever it gets below 40 degrees. michael dell was saying, we are not expecting to see above 40 degrees today. everyone is feeling groggy this morning, but make sure you g code and probably a hat, scarf, gloves. as you can see, it is below freezing out right now. aly mylyl, wyff news four live in downtown greenville.
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it is important to make sure your home stays warm. frozen pipes are can be a concern in this cold weather. if you have a loss in water pressure, or you hear odd noises coming from the walls, your pipes are likely frozen. >> the basics are, water running, keep the heat on the pipes, know where to turn the water off, close foundation vents, take your hoses off the hose bibs, and make sure the heat stays on in your house. geoff: also, be sure to have the number of your water provider handy for emergencies. don't forget we have all your full forecasts, interactive radar, closings, and delays on www.wyff4.com and our mobile app. stay up to date with the latest alerts so you don't get surprised when you walk outside in this arctic air. it's all at your fingertips. allyson: a greenville man is charged in greenwood after authorities say he made a bomb threat to a local women's shelter. greenwood today.com reports
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house shelter for abused women and children last august after a bomb threat from an unknown caller. a woman staying at the facility told officers that rahim abdullah had been stalking and harassing her for some time. the anderson county coroner says he was able to identify the man whose remains were found in a wooded area. he says 46-year-old gary burton was identified with the serial number on a defibrillator implant. officials say burton was reported missing back in august. he's from greenville. they say his body was likely there since may or june. anderson county officials say a young man on a four-wheeler discovered the bones sunday on his family's property on mcneely road. geoff: the search continues for a marine from the upstate. 22-year-old sergeant jeffrey sempler, who is from woodruff, is one of 12 marines missing. according to the military two helicopters collided off the coast of hawaii during a training exercise on thursday. authorities found life rafts yesterday that were carried on the aircraft, but still no sign of the crew.
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his hometown yesterday dozens gathered outside of woodruff city hall to pray. family members fear the worst. . as they wait for answers. the worst thing is, he's not gonna have a future. all the things that he would have done in life, it's not gonna happen, there's gonna be a hole there. geoff: jeffrey sempler graduated from woodruff high school 4 years ago. the coast guard and marines say they are working together to determine how much longer the search-and-rescue mission will continue. many of you mayayave been stuck in this wreck. it was a three car collision in oconee county yesterday during rush hour. the wreck was on i-85 near highway 11. that's near the carolina/georgia state line. officials say one person was flown to the hospital. but they say there were no life threatening injuries. allyson: the greenville county sheriff's office has seized $1 million from criminal cases over the past 5 years.
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of the cash pays for 3 aircrafts and to help train and feed police dogs. in fact officials say the seized money is the only way the county can pay fofothe air services. the sheriff's office has two helicopters and a cessna airplane. the sheriff says each mission flown was critical to the public's safety. geoff: if you know a member of the military who is engaged there is an opportunity for him or her to have a dream wedding for free. allyson: upstate warrior solution will throw the free wedding at the historic wilkins house in greenville. right now the house is still being renovated. the wedding will take place july 4 weekend. the flowers, food, music, duress, all of that will be provided by local vendors as a way to say thank you. to be eligible. applicants must be post-9-eleven combat v verans who were honorably discharged. and they need to have been engaged before jananry first of this year. to apply we've posted a link in the story on wyff4.com. geoff: that is going to be terrific.
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allyson: that is really pretty. i have my bridesmaid luncheon there before it was moved. geof wow. allyson: it is really nice. geoff: it will be spectacular when it is done. seven minutes after 5:00 in bottom line, it is cold out there. dale: the cold this morning we have seen. 5:07 as we look at from our various skycam's, this is paris mountain. it has dropped to 19. it will drop a couple more degrees in spots. 17, 18 over par to the upstate. hehe is a quick look from the peace center skycam where allie is reporting this morning. downtown greenville. clea no precipitation falling out. we will run the future plus for you in just a moment and show you one precipitation starts to co ithis is a wind chill advisory for the mountains of north caroli today area not only bitter cold temperatures of a higher elevation wind is reng iwe will show you the results of that in just a moment. here is what has been happening over the past six hours.
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let's take the future plus forecast and look at the next 48 hours. as we see, nothing going on today. clear skies, clouds start to come in tomorrow, early tomorrow morning we see some flurries, snow in the mountainrthat will continue for the morning drive. it will be cloudy in the upstate for the morning. later in the afternoon, 4:00, 5:00, some snow in the mountains of south carolina. northeastern georgia, western north carolina where it is not cold enough.it will just be rain. this will continue into the early evening hours tomorrow. we will see it taper off. on thursday, there will be a chance of showers in the afternooit will be cold enough. it be somewhere precipitation on thursday. wednesday afternoon, drive time, we will be watching for the potential of some flhere is our temperature map right now. 11 in angers, six in boone your that would be cold enough.
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you factor in any breeze at all and all of a sudden it feels like 13 in anderson. feels like -11 in boone. very cold conditions across the mountains and the upstate today. just a light breeze. tomorrow, we see temperatures 40-42 for highs. did he percent chance of wintry mix especially in the afternoon and evening. thursday morning, could be cold enough for wintry weather in sp friday, it looks like it is going to be rain a good hit of the day. clearing up for saturday and allyson: good news for the sleep sunday. deprived. you may be able to reverse the damage of those restless nights. geoff: i will be listening to that netflix makes a special one. effort to connect to one demographic. who they're targeting.
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allyson: 5:12 now. the republican national committee has officially cut ties with nbc news. the rnc won't allow the network to co-host a presidential primary debate scheduled for next month. the chairman says its in response to the way cnbc handled its debate back in october. the republican debate will now air on cnn on thursday february 25. geoff: a hearing will happen today to determine whether or not the case against affluenza teen ethan couch will remain in juvenile court. members of the national mothers against drunk driving group are planning to be in attendance during today's hearing.
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moved to adult court to ensure his probation extends beyond his 19th birthday. couch made national headlines for using an affluenza defense after killing four people in a drunken wreck. the judge is expected to make a decision once the arguments are made. allyson: a founding member of the eagles has died. the band's website says glenn frey passed away. he was 67. the site said he'd recently been struggling with rheumatoid arthritis colitis and pneumonia. frey co-wrote and sang many of the eagles' hits including take it easy. lyin eyes, tequila sunrise. and heart ache tonight. geoff: the first case of the zika virus has been detected in the u.s, a baby born in hawaii with brain damage was confirmed to have the virus. this following testing by a centers for disease control lab. it's believed the baby's mother was infected while living in brazil last year. on friday, the cdc issued a
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caribbean. that's where the zika virus which is transmitted by mosquitoes is most prevalent. pregnant women and women trying to become pregnant are most at risk. so far there is no vaccine for the virus. allyson: the ride service best known for shuttling customers around in cars is branching out. what ride uber may be able to soon deliver, on demand. dale: where everyone coat, hat, and gloves. it is very chilly out doors.
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wind chill advisories continue for the mountains of north carolina. areas of purple or blue on the screen, that is just sort of a winter storm watch or tennessee. we are looking at the potential of winter weather coming in totoday, breezy, cold, clear conditions. temperatures obviously will feel much colder with any wind at all. let's take our future plus forecast. we will stay dry today. mostly sunny skies as we look. starting early tomorrow morning, we start to see some flurries, snow in the mountains roaround 5:00, those continue through 8:00 in spots of north carolina. that could cause slippery driving conditions be later in the afternoo in and northeastern georgia. tennessee, western north carolina around 5:00. rain in the upstate, some of the mountains of south carolina will get snow. as temperatures drop whehethe sun goes down, we will see wintry weather into the early
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not a big event, but any snow this time of year gets everyone excited. it could lead to slippery driving conditions. especially around drive time tomorrow in the mountains of part of the upstate. right now, the temperatures as we show you, 11 in angers. one of the colder spots. boone is the coldest at six. asheville at 12. you factor in a breeze of 15- miles an hour and it feels like minus one in asheville, -11 in boone. 13 in anderson. everyone needs to dress warmly today. a lonely get into the upper 30's were the upstate and upper 20's for the cold blast we have an watching the last couple of days from the great lakes has works this -- worked its way down to atlanta where it is currently 22. everyone in the south is chiatemperatures tomorrow, a few degrees better. 40-42. we showed you that wintry mix weather possible in the afternoon and evthursday morning, any precipitation could be a wintry
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the upstate had a chance for rain thursday afternoon. friday, , in likely before it clears for saturday and sunday. allyson: turning to this morning's headlines. the fight against isis continues as more airstrikes are being launched in the region. this is new video from iraq's defense ministry showing the bombings near baghdad sunday night. they're believed to have targeted isis troops, their hideouts, and their vehicles. officials say the air strikes killed several militants and destroyed a number of their vehicles. three of the five americans freed in a prisoner exchange with iran ar they arrived at a u.s. milar hospital over the weekend. and they are now spending time with family, friends and co-workers who all came out to visit with them. it's been nearly five years since they've seen each other and emotions are running high. >> its spectacular news. we are just so happy. i can like to see him very >> we have been on pins and needles dying to see him.
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allyson: it could be days before the americans can return back to the u.s. geoff: crude oil prices dive below $29 a barrel. it's the first time that has happened since 2003. investors are bracing for iran's return to global oil markets. with sanctions now lifted the opec member-nation will begin exporting oil. iran is expected to quickly boost oil exports by 500,000 barrels per day. it could reach one million barrels per day within a year. this morning's consumer news, netflix plans to bring an emphasis to family sallyson: netflix says it'll make a special effort to produce programming for children and families this year. the streaming service will offer 20 new programs in the category which will be led by next month's premiere remake of the popular full house. netflix's chief content officer says there's not enough programming for children and families on traditional t.v. right now. geoff: and ride service uber, is branching out. uber is said to be partnering with airbus on a test program to
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demand. according to mashable.com, an uber spokesperson has confirmed the partnership and says a trial run will take place at the sundance film festival later this month. prices and rollout plans were not revealed. allyson: that is probably a cheap flight, right? the u.s. postal service announces new rate hikes for some services. add the postal service to the list of companies raising its shipping prices. starting sunday, the prices of priority mail and priority mail express go up. priority mail increases 9.8% while the faster priority mail express jumps on average 14.4%. the new prices represent the first price increase in more than 3 years for either mail service. in this morning's news 4 your health, an uptick in ticks. the kind that trtrsmit lyme disease. new research shows they're becoming more common in the u.s.. the blacklegged tick population has stayed stable in the south. it's grown a lot in the northeast though.
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counties had these ticks. now 45% do. symptoms of lyme disease include fever, headache and fatigue, which is often mistaken for the flu. teenagers who have sleeping problems are a aot more vulnerable to stress.me the stress hormone cortisol the saliva of more than 80 adolescents as they did public speaking. stress levels were higher during and after the tasks among teens who either didn't sleep or slept too much. geoff: some good news this morning, for the sleep deprived people out there. catching up on your shut-eye during the weekend may offset health problems associated with sleep loss. a study of young men showed just four nights of insufficient sleep decreased their insulin sensitivity, and increased th risk of diabetes by 16%. but after two nights of extended sleep, their levels returned normal.
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geoff: 5:24 as we look at our news four timeline on this january 19. on this date in 2000 a fire broke out at seton hall university's freshmen dorm and killed three students. it also injured more than 50 other students. the fire forced hundreds of students into the bitter cold in new jersey. allyson: six years later two men who were freshmen at the time pleaded guilty to arson to avoid murder trials. they called it a prank that got out of hand. a look at our woodruff road skycam. it is a cold morning. bill says one of the cdest we have had. we will have more weather coming up. >> with the race tightening between bernie sanders and hillary clinton, especially withless than two weeks now unl the iowa caucuses, both campaigns fine tuning their strategy after the ruckus sunday night debate here on nbc. we're seeing a lot of attacks from both sides.
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>> now, your live super doppler 4 hd forecast. dale: good morning. 5:28 and cold, 19 degrees as we look out from paris mountain. clear in downtown greenville and very cold. wind chill advisories for the mountains of georgia, north carolina and winter weather advisory for tennessee in parts of north carolina. today will stay clear and very cold as kids get ready to head off to school. as you get ready to head off to work, had the warm coat ready. teens to upper 30's or the upstate today, sunny, cold and
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the asheville airport will climb to 28 for the afternoon. tomorrow, winter weather starts to work into the area. geoff: thank you. in this morning's buzz, a couple who tied the knot panthers style. allyson: if you were at the game sunday, you may have seen this charlotte couple. kevin and jennifer tied the knot this weekend at a venue right next to bank of america stadiu the pair said what better way to kick off their honeymoon tha watch the panthers play, so they went to the game dressed in their wedding attire. after the game, the newlyweds headed to charleston. and they got the win. geoff: had they lost, that would've been a downer. that would have ruined the wedding a little bit, but everything is great. and they have been nfc championship game this week. allyson: they may be good luck. geoff: news continues right now. [captioning made possible by
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