game this weekend. geoff: let's get to this morning's headlines. allyson: a live look on snowy roads in indianapolis, indiana with winter weather moving east. geoff: continuing our breaking news, pakistani officials saying an attack at northwestern university is over and 20 people are confirmed dead. gunmen stormed the university this morning. the army responded and officials say at least two of the dead are a student and teacher. allyson: take a look at this frozen water fountain in gaffney. dennis sent us this shot on ulocal. he founded in midtown gaffney. dale, that looks pretty cold, but there will be quite a few more. dale: below freezing over a good bit of the area right now. 30 in greenville, 20's and teens in western north carolina, so we are starting out cold.

plus forecast, writer wind today. the couple of flurries of snow right now in swing and haywood counties. about late morning, 1230, it starts to come down pretty heavily across the border. as the afternoon progresses, by 3:00, we will seek snow in northern greenville, pickens, oconee county. it is not going to be as heavy as it would be in spots in north carolina, up to two inches plus could accumulate, especially in higher mountaintops. this will continue into the afternoon. it continues in the mountains of north carolina. check the bottom of the screen for schools in north carolina that have decided to close for the day. we will talk about the rest of the weekend in a few minutes. geoff: thank you. there are some school closings to talk about this morning. graham county, jackson county,

schools in north carolina are all closed today. though, they all have an optional workday today. meanwhile, the departments of transportation in the carolinas are getting ready for the potential incoming weather system. allyson: wyff news 4's aly myles joins us live from madison county where advisisies begin this morning. aly: it is a 21 degrees at mars hill university. at his freehold degrees more than what we were seen in greenville, according to our car thermometer. it is all about to change. a winter weather advisory begins at 7:00 a.m. and runs until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. things to be on the lookout for snow accumulating and black ice , are some of the hazards the system can bring, so the dot here has prepared brine solutions to treat the roads. crews plans to head out this morning in the mountain areaea but a reminder to not get a false sense of security and to be patient and more careful. along i-85 near brockman mclimon road, this is the first winter

the dome holds about 10,000 tons of salt. crews can stop by to resupply as they treat the roads. we have not seen any of that solution yet. we did drive from greenville to marcel today and have not seen the treated roads. it is expected as the weather is expected to come in. aly myles wyff news 4 live at mars hill. allyson: thank you. don't forget, we have your forecasts, interactive radar, closing and delays on wyff4.com and our wyff 4 app. stay up to date with the latest alerts on all of your devices. happening today, an entire school district is closed because of a water main break. the assistant superintendent reports all district 52 schools in greenwood county will be closed wednesday. d-hec is testing the water. the schools will stay closed until the water is safe again. the water main break happened in the town of ninety six. geoff: also happening today,

her state of the state address. this is video from her address last year, where she proposed cutting the state income tax and raising the gas tax to fix the roads. wyff news 4 will air this year's address live. it begins at 7:00 tonight. new details in the case of an upstate deputy who was shot in the head while on the job. the greenville county sheriff's office expects deputy dave dempsey to be released from the hospital today. dempsey was shot in december while responding to a robbery. allyson: a wyff news 4 update now, the coast guard has suspended the search for 12 missing marines off hawaii's coast. that includes one marine from the upstate, 22-year-old sergeant jeffrey sempler from woodruff. officials say two helicopters collided during a training exercise last thursday. four life rafts were found earlier this week, but no one was on them. the cause of the crash is still unknown. and an update on a shooting last november in anderson county, the sheriff's office says clint moore turned himself in. moore is now charged with attempted murder, accused of

the shooting happened at the l.a. pour house in november. they say pritchett was the estranged husband of katlyn gottbeheat who you see here. she was arrested last week and charged as an accessory after the fact to a felony. geoff: a woman is dead following a house fire in pickens. this is sky 4 video yesterday afternoon from the scene on ann street. this is just blocks from main street. there is no word on how the fire started. a witness says she saw a small fire, then heard a loud boom. the coroner says she won't release the woman's name until the autopsy is performed today. she also says several pets were killed in the fire. in oconee county, five homes without smoke detectors had fires over seven days. the county fire chief says most of them started from people simply trying to stay warm. the department bought new smoke detectors to give to people in need. the chief says you can call any time to have yours checked or have one installed. oconee county will go door to

cross in areas hit by recent fires to make sure everyone has a working smoke detector. allyson: taking a look at the roads, watch for patches of ice. i-85 around the southern connector clear. we are accident free so far. if you are traveling in greenville, watch highway 11 near oak grove road with the disabled vehicle. one up your cars before heading out on the roads. -- warm up your cars before heading out on the roads. all caps be limited drives. let's take a look at clemson boulevard in anderson county. geoff: thank you. the state of emergency declared. what are we expecting from the system? dale: north georgia will get the heaviest amount of snow in

the mountains of georgia could see three plus. that will be the story. a lot of counties in north carolina decided to do the wise thing and instead of trying to get people to and from school, they decided to close. you will see that information at the bottom of the screen. 23 in asheville with a light breeze out of the southeast at three. precipitation in the atmosphere with live super doppler 4 hd coming down and spots and north tennessee and north carolina. winter weather advisory's in all the areas in purple and pink will get the most amount of snow, which is why they declared an emergency for northern georgia. it will start late morning, early afternoon. temperatures in the teens and low 20's in western north carolina will reach into the mid 30's. our computer showing a few flurries of snow along the

late morning and early afternoon, it starts to come down. about 2:00, 3:00, and works its way into the mountains of south carolina and continues into the afternoon hours. flurries across the upstate and not expecting accumulation, but enough in the mountains to make it slippery. >> teaming up on the trail. i and aixa diaz. who donald trump will be campaigning with, coming up. allyson: a live look from detroit where president obama will visit the auto show today.

geoff: commitment 2016, donald trump has company on the campaign trail. allyson: sarah palin is joining him and aixa diaz joins us from washington with alcatel trump. aixa: sarah palin calls donald trump a real conservative as she blasted the gop fork attacking its own front runner. she appeared with trump on stage last night in iowa, where polls show the real estate mogul is in a tight race with ted cruz. the hog-tied state republican governor says he will not be endorsing ted cruz because the senator proposes renewable fuel, but he urges other islands to do

ben carson has suspended campaign events after the death of one of his all in tears, brady and joplin was killed in a car accident in iowa. >> life is so leading -- free teen and we have to make -- fleeting and we have to make the most of it. aixa: three of the carson workers were in that van when it flipped on an icy road and they have been released. allyson: hillary clinton is facing you questions and ongoing investigation into her e-mail use. what is the latest? aixa: the inspector general says hillary clinton had classified e-mail while she was secretary of state our more sex -- sensitive than top-secret. he says the messages could contain details on highly sensitive programs and could reveal sources of information. the clinton campaign has responded, saying that any

classified now were not classified at the time they were sent or received. geoff: aixa diaz live in our thank you. allyson: you are running out of time to make sure you can vote, and you must be registered by combined next wednesday for the democratic primary. geoff: we have a link to check your registration status or register on www.wyff4.com. dale: lunchtime looks to be snow time.

>> now, your live super doppler 4 hd forecast. dale: good morning. 6:16. clouds, 28 degrees as a look up from our gives field location. we are seeing in the atmosphere some flurries of snow and some not reaching the ground yet. could get into tennessee where it is coming down pretty good in spots. the mountains of north carolina in purple, a winter weather advisory. raven county, havisham county, and the mountains of georgia under winter storm warning. that is when you expect of her three inches of snow. one inch to two inches means an advisory, but it can get slippery for travel this afternoon and evening across the mountains. quite a few schools in north carolina have decided not to send them to school and turn

the upstate is going to get some flurries, just enough to get people excited. here is our future plus forecast. much of the action starts around 11:00, and about 2:00 in the upstate of south carolina. coming down pretty good in the mountains of south carolina at 3:30 and some a drift into the i-85 corridor. the mountains will continue through the afternoon and evening with more snow. a couple of inches, even higher mountaintops, seeing three inches before it is done. if you are headed to northern georgia, that is where the thickest snow is expected. the careful driving across the mountains. 30's may be the best the mountains do. as a look ahead, rain follows this event thursday night through friday. we will see some lingering and freezing rain saturday early in

the upstate and saturday and sunday look good and back to normal temperatures by the end of the weekend. allyson: taking a look at the roads, pretty quiet morning on the roadway and starting to pick up on i-85 around the bmw exit highway 101. let's take a look out the interstates. no accidents but slow traffic as we checkup spartanburg. asheville highway on church street, daniel morgan avenue, all moving slow and about 15 miles per hour. slow-moving traffic at white horse road between i-85 and the southern connector. it would take about 12 minutes to get to that connector area. if you are headed out the door, some slow-moving areas are no major accidents. 26 and 40 four smooth drive. -- 26 and 40 are a smooth limit drive.

see how we look from i-385 around woodruff road. that should be the traffic. geoff: thank you. starting this morning, five planets will be visible in the pre-dawn sky. starting this morning mercury, venus, jupiter, saturn and mars will all make an appearance. the event will happen about 45 minutes before sunrise. they'll reportedly form a diagonal line from the moon to the horizon. the best time to see all of them at the same time is around 6:45 this morning. the show lasts until february 20. the first appearance in greenville since pearl jam will 1988, perform at the bon secours wellness arena on april 16. tickets go on sale at noon next friday january 29. excitement is building after the announcement of south carolina's first cheesecake factory coming to greenville. i have months to work on that. haywood mall said in a statement that the restaurant will open this summer. the cheesecake factory has more than 180 locations nationwide. it will open in the former panera bread location in haywood mall next to macy's. we have been talking about it all morning.

use their avocado eggrolls. i am starving. geoff: i was in texas and we went to one and it was a two hour wait and we had to leave. allyson: we will have to take you when it opens. geoff: i look forward to it. here's brad fralick with some college basketball. brad: the clemson tigers off of five consecutive wins and it came to an end. clemson on the road at 13th ranked virgnina. a place the cavaliers simply do not lose. jaron blossomgame makes the first half, 3-pointer . mike tobey throws down the big one-handed dunk. for the cavaliers, and 11 point game. back come the tigers late, clemson, one jaron blossomgame hits the three. blossomgame finished with 23 points in the game. really needed some help, someone else to step up and step in. landry nnoko gets the offensive rebound and putback

it in. got it to within two, but virginia tech able to stretch it back and hold off the late rally to win 69 to 62. the tigers five game win streak comes to an end. south carolina on the road at ole miss. students getting it on in oxford. early going, second half, gregory with a jam, a one-handed jam. caroline is down by two and they go on the run to close it out. michael carrera with a layup to tie it. carrera with the bucket and the foul. carrera with a team hight 19 points, and the gamecocks would pull out a tough victory on the road. the gamecocks win 7774 overtime final. -- 77-74, overtime final.

allyson: it's a battle of offenses this weekend in charlotte with panthers and cardinals in the nfc championship, but head coach ron rivera always thought it'd be a

geoff: when we see this, we know dale visited a school. dale: i had a wonderful time. i was invited to cedar grove elementary to talk to the second graders. the teachers and second graders were super. we got together and talked about weather. they have been paying attention in class. thank you so much. they gave me this beautiful tie i am wearing. allyson: you just kept pulling stuff out of that bag. dale: and this drinking cup full of candy. geoff: and fish. dale: and the wonderful thank you card that all the kids sign. thank you at cedar grove elementary and a beautiful cookie cake with prostate the snowman. good timing because the mountains will seek snow and we will see of view flurries in the upstate this afternoon.

tashard thank you so much. clouds building today, looks like snowy weather on the way. temperatures will basically stay in the 30's, maybe mid 30's about the best. the mountains will have to work together at 23. snow across the tennessee and north carolina border and affecting the mountains more than the upstate. one inch to two inches in western north carolina and we will see a dusting of snow in parts of the upstate. that will be exciting for the ride home with upper 30's in the mountains will seek more snow. check the bottom of the screen for schools that decided to close because of the anticipation of snow coming to western north carolina. that is a quick look at what is going on weather-wise. the great picture came from travelers rest high school. this is a fishing team. they went down to florida and

they had a 26.8 pound sack and their biggest bass weighing 12.1 pounds. look at that monster. that is the biggest fish of a lifetime. the winners at travelers rest high school. marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it.

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allyson: the winter storm moving east.

indianapolis, indiana. that system will affect us. geoff: it has picked up. we are continuing with breaking news. officials say taliban militants stormed the university in northwestern pakistan and that 20 people are confirmed dead. among the dead are for the attackers, a student and teacher who were also killed. the gunman stormed the university shortly after classes began this morning. allyson: a live look outside that i-85 highway 101. a full traffic report coming up, also, school closings. those are running in the ticker below. let's check in with dale. dale: because of the anticipation of the snow late morning and early afternoon in the mountains, a lot of counties in western north carolina did not bother to bring them off to school and trying to get them home during snowy conditions.

near knoxville and the north carolina and tennessee border. all the counties highlighted in purple under an advisory, one inch to two inches of snow. counties in northern georgia, that is three plus inches, a winter storm warning. we could get treacherous driving and it could get slippery. teens, 20's and 30's this morning will not climb a lot. low to mid 30's in the mountains and after two plus forecast already showing some flurries developing. around lunchtime and early afternoon, it will really be coming down. as the kids get out of school this afternoon, the upstate will see flurries, especially oconee county, pickens county in northern greenville county. winter excitement, more so for the mountains than the upstate. we will talk about the next event in a few minutes. allyson: the department of

potential incoming weather systems. geoff: aly myles is joining us live where advisories begin in about a half-mile. aly: starting to see drivers on the road, but that has been the only activity at mars hill university. folks are getting ready for their day and they are getting ready for a winter weather at pfizer that starts in about half an hour at 7:00 a.m. and runs until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. they are expecting snow accumulating and black ice are some of the hazards the system . the dot here has prepared brine solutions to treat the roads. crews plans to head out this morning in the mountain area, but a reminder to not get a false sense of security and to be patient and more careful. along i-85 near brockman mclimon road, this is the first winter for this salt dome. the dome holds about 10,000 tons of salt. crews can stop by to resupply as

we have driven from greenville to mars hill and have not seen any precipitation yet, but they are expecting that the come down sometime this morning. they sure you bundle up and give yourself extra time for your commute. aly myles wyff news 4 live at mars hill university. geoff: thank you. don't forget, we have your forecasts, interactive radar, closing and delays on wyff4.com and our wyff 4 app. stay up to date with the latest alerts on all of your devices. allyson: happening today, an entire school district is closed because of a water main break. the assistant superintendent reports all district 52 schools in greenwood county will be closed wednesday. d-hec is testing the water. the schools will stay closed until the water is safe again. the water main break happened in the town of ninety six. geoff: also happening today, governor nikki haley will give her state of the state address. this is video from her address last year, where she proposed cutting the state income tax and raising the gas tax to fix the

wyff news 4 will air this year's address live. it begins at 7:00 tonight. new details in the case of an upstate deputy who was shot in the head while on the job. the greenville county sheriff's office expects deputy dave dempsey to be released from the hospital today. dempsey was shot in december while responding to a robbery. allyson: a wyff news 4 update now, the coast guard has suspended the search for 12 missing marines off hawaii's coast. that includes one marine from the upstate, 22-year-old sergeant jeffrey sempler from woodruff. officials say two helicopters collided during a training exercise last thursday. four life rafts were found earlier this week, but no one was on them. the cause of the crash is still unknown. and an update on a shooting last november in anderson county, the sheriff's office says clint moore turned himself in. moore is now charged with attempted murder, accused of shooting justin pritchett. the shooting happened at the l.a. pour house in november. they say pritchett was the

gottbeheat who you see here. she was arrested last week and charged as an accessory after the fact to a felony. geoff: a woman is dead following a house fire in pickens. this is sky 4 video yesterday afternoon from the scene on ann street. this is just blocks from main street. there is no word on how the fire started. a witness says she saw a small fire, then heard a loud boom. the coroner says she won't release the woman's name until the autopsy is performed today. she also says several pets were killed in the fire. in oconee county, five homes without smoke detectors had fires over seven days. the county fire chief says most of them started from people simply trying to stay warm. the department bought new smoke detectors to give to people in need. the chief says you can call any time to have yours checked or have one installed. oconee county will go door to door january 30 with the red cross in areas hit by recent fires to make sure everyone has

allyson: we will be looking at the roads in a minute. if you are traveling toward the tennessee border, could be treacherous. dale: if you're going to knoxville or national, you will run in the snow.

>> now, your live super doppler 4 hd forecast. dale: good morning. we scanned the atmosphere and picking up light snow. some is not reaching the ground yet in the mountains, but as it gets lighter, we are starting to see snow accumulating in tennessee and more action working across the north carolina-tennessee border late morning and into the afternoon. winter weather advisory's have been issued for western north carolina in winter storm warnings out for the mountains good bit of snow in a short period of time late morning and early afternoon. 20's this morning will reach into the 30's. upper 20's and low 30's in the upstate reaching into the mid 30's for afternoon highs today. here is our computer model. we put it into motion and about

1:30, northeastern georgia gets snow. three: 30, snow in the mountains of south carolina. the rain south of that. for the mountains, it continues into the evening. could be slippery into the evening and tomorrow morning in western north carolina. there could be black ice situations for tomorrow morning. rain comes in tomorrow afternoon and it will be heavy rain thursday night through friday. that is how the weekend starts. it clears up for the upstate saturday. we will see flurries of snow in the upstate this afternoon but not expected to stick. a different story in the mountains, one inch to two inches possible, and watch out for icy spots tomorrow morning. rain on friday clearing up for the upstate on saturday and sunday, and the mountains by sunday should be clearing, too. allyson: taking a look at the

pretty quiet out there for your morning commute. i-85 picking up around highway 29. for the most part, looking good. accident on highway 29 near i-80 five in spartanburg county with no injuries reported. our only accident. 85 is a smooth speed limit drive, 11 minutes from 385 tally 153. 26 and 40 looking good, but reminding you around that tennessee-north carolina line, if you plan on traveling, check on how things are on the roadway at that point because it could be treacherous. let's see how a look on i-385 and haywood road. that should be the traffic. brad: i'm brad fralick. the top two scoring offense in the nfl collide in charlotte in the nfc championship game, and with arizona, it doesn't really seem surprising, but the panthers are coached by ron rivera, a defensive guy. that team was built on defense, and running the football and they are the number one scoring offense in the nfl. that gives you some background

constructed this football team through the draft. the defense came first, then the running game, and now the maturation of cam newton, and rivera said even he never thought they would be playing in a championship game as the leagues best offense. >> there was an aritcle last week about defensive coaches philosophies, and i think they quoted coach carroll on a lot of it by being able to run the ball and control the clock. and i do agree that there is something to that, but to see how explosive we have been and some of the things that have happened for us, and the play of our quarterback, that's special, and i didn't know if we would ever be like that but shoot, it's a lot of fun. brad: cam newton and the panthers host the nfc championship sunday. first time that has ever happened. we will have live coverage from charlotte beginning tomorrow, tash later tonight and a half , -- later tonight and a half , hour special friday night as the panthers try and get back to the super bowl.

pounding on the panthers live wire as the team prepares for the nfc championship. it's a collection of tweets about the panthers and fun posts from our staff. we have it for you on the wyff 4 app and wyff4.com in the right now bar. a live look from indianapolis, indiana, where the roads are covered in snow. high of 24 there. the winter storm system is

geoff: the winter storm is pushing a east. behind us, it has dropped a blanket of snow in st. louis. allyson: the same system headed here, but we are not expecting that much snow, right? dale: right. most of the area will see one inch to two inches in the mountains of north carolina and northern georgia right in the midst of the worst of the weather. they could see three plus inches, so enough for a winter storm warning. cold and cloudy and in the 20's by now. a good bit of what you are seeing in north carolina is not reaching the ground yet, but we do expect that mr. to get saturated, snow to fall, the morning it will get active. one inch to two inches of snow in the i-40 corridor. some higher mountain tops could see three inches of snow between

watch out for icy spots on the roads tomorrow morning early. upper 20's and low 30's in the upstate. the best we see today will probably be mid 30's. it will stay cold and cloudy and here is our future plus forecast showing the precipitation picking up just after lunchtime and continuing this afternoon around 3:00 or 4:00. rain will be south of the i-85 corridor door. another batch of rain coming in late thursday night through friday. friday looks to be heavy rain. staying pretty chilly. allyson: thank you. the department of transportation and the carolinas getting ready for the potential weather system. geoff: aly myles joining us live from madison county record advisories begin in a few minutes. aly: the winter weather advisory that dale has been telling you about goes into effect at 7:00 a.m. and runs until 7:00 a.m.

they are expecting possible snow, black ice, so something to keep in mind before you head out. we have traveled from greenville to mars hill today and not a whole lot of brine on the road, but they had prepared brine solutions. crews plan to head out this morning in the mountain area but a reminder to not get a false sense of security and to be patient and more careful. along i-85 near brockman mclimon road, this is the first winter for this salt dome. the dome holds about 10,000 tons of salt. crews can stop by to resupply as they treat the roads. i think we are in the very low 20's this morning, bundle up and make sure to give yourself a few more minutes for a commute. aly myles wyff news 4 live at marshall university. allyson: -- mars hill university. allyson:thank you. don't forget we have your forecasts, interactive radar, closing and delays on wyff4.com and our wyff 4 app. stay up to date with the latest alerts on all of your devices. happening today in greenwood county, an entire school district is closed because of a water main break.

superintendent reports all district 52 schools in greenwood county will be closed wednesday. d-hec is testing the water. the schools will stay closed until the water is safe again. the water main break happened in the town of ninety six. allyson: taking a look at the roads, pretty quiet here highway 129. the traffic light at in greenville at jonesville road and woodruff. our only accident this mornrng is in spartanburg it highway 29 near i-80 five with no injuries. smooth on the interstates. i-385 starting to pick up around woodruff road. wyff news 4's update. this -- the coast guard has suspended the search for 12 missing marines off hawaii's coast. 22-year-old sergeant jeffrey sempler from woodruff is one of the twelve. officials say two helicopters

exercise last thursday. four life rafts were found from earlier in the week but no one was on them. the cause is unknown. allyson: new details in the case of a deputy shot in the head in december while responding to a robbery. he will be released today. geoff: the sheriff's office says clint moore turned himself in. moore is now charged with attempted murder, accused of shooting justin pritchett. the shooting happened at the l.a. pour house in november. they say pritchett was the estranged husband of katlyn who you see here. she was arrested last week and charged as an accessory after the fact to a felony. allyson: a woman is dead following a house fire in pickens. this is sky 4 video yesterday afternoon from the scene on ann street. this is just blolos from main street. there is no word on how the fire started. a witness says she saw a small fire, then heard a loud boom.

the autopsy is performed today. in oconee county, five homes without smoke detectors had fires over seven days. geoff: the county fire chief says most of them started from people simply trying to stay warm. the department bought new smoke detectors to give to people in need. the chief says you can call any time to have yours checked or have one installed. allyson: governor nikki haley will give her estate of the state address. this is the last year, where she proposed cutting the state income tax and raising the gas tax to fix the roads. wyff news 4 will air the address live. our coverage begins tonight at 7:00 p.m. geoff: south carolina says taxpayers will not get a tax refund until march. it does not matter how early you while because the reason is to combat fraud. the delay will give them time to verify which documents for the irs and inch funds are not stolen.

hear testimony about refugee bills on the table. allyson: a second bill would require refugees to register with the department of social services. some state senators disagree on the urgency of getting the bills to the senate floor. >> the people i've talked to are worried about fixing the roads and the education system and if we don't focus on roads and education this session, this is missing the boat. the refugee issue is a national issue. >> if you don't keep your people safe, your schools won't be safe, your roads won't be safe. these terrorists are taking any means. they aren't really concerned about human life, so we want to keep all our people safe. allyson: the general committee will meet to discuss the bills . one would prevent the government from working with refugees until their stricter measures. geoff: in the second one would require refugees to register with the department of social services. taliban militants stormed the university in northwestern

people are confirmed dead. among the dead are for the attackers, a student, and teacacr. the gunman stormed the university shortly after classes began this morning. we will get more on "today," coming up. allyson: the interim director will tell lawmakers the state of the agency and about the poorly maintained roads. while the house passed a plan to raise gas taxes to bring about 400 million dollars with tax cuts, the senate has not passed a plan. the only accident we are watching is on highway 29 near i-85 in spartanburg but the traffic light out in greenville on jonesville road and woodruff. everything looking good on i-385 and 85. geoff: advisories about to begin in western north carolina. dale:: that is the area that will

about 3:00, as kids get out of school, they might see a few flurries of snow and it will stay cold, getting up to 36. asheville and hendersonville starting off in the 20's and reaching low 30's this afternoon. by 11:00 to early afternoon, it will be coming down pretty good. watch out for the potential of slippery driving conditions in north carolina, especially northern georgia. cold enough for some icy spots on mountain roads. the upstate startup chilly and rain starts in the afternoon on thursday and it picks up on friday. we could have heavy rain coming through friday before it clears up in time for the weekend. geoff: thank you. commitment 2016. donald trump has company. allyson: sarah palin is endorsing him. aixa diaz joins us live from our exclusive washington newsroom

aixa: sarah palin calls donald trump a real conservative and she blasted the republican party for attacking its own front runner. palin joins him in iowa, the state where donald trump and ted cruz arcnet gantt and i can the pulled. the republican governor of the state says he will not be endorsing ted cruz because he opposes or noble field, and says iowans should not be supporting ted cruz either. then carson is temporarily suspending campaign events after the death of a volunteer. braden joplin was killed in a car accident yesterday in iowa. >> life is so fleeting, and we have to make the most of every bit of it that we can. aixa: three other carson campaign workers were injured in the crash. they were in the vehicle last will and they were treated at the hospital and released. allyson: democratic front runner hillary clinton faces new questions about the ongoing

aixa: : e inspector general says that the classified e-mails, some of them, on the private server while secretary of clinton was secretary of state, some of those e-mails contained sensitive information beyond the top-secret, it was a different tier classification. he says the messages could contain details about highly sensitive programs and could reveal sources of information. the clinton campaign responded, saying that any messages that are considered classified now were not marked as classified at the time they were center received. geoff: aixa diaz live in washington, tijuana. allyson: -- thank you. allyson: meanwhile, you must be registered by today for the republican primary and by next wednesday for the democratic primary. geoff: we have a link to check your status or register on www.wyff4.com. coming up on "today," more on

the iowa caucuses and we hear from trump live on "today." allyson: we will be keeping an eye on the snow flurries. dale: snow flurries in the upstate and heavier snow in the mountains of north carolina late morning and into the afternoon. allyson: indianapolis there.