lucky. >> darcel: very lucky. several people in north carolina won smaller prizes, including some in our area. >> tammy: lottery officials say there were two-$2 million winners. there were three-$100,000 winners. >> darcel: there were 14-50 thousand dollars winners. one of those in yancey county. >> tammy: someone has a chance to get their own 7-eleven for free. >> darcel: a company spokesperson tells us a franchise is worth up to $100,000. >> it's definitely worth a shot. working and being my own boss isn't really a bad thing. get an opportunity to start my or business will be a great opportunity for me and my family. >> darcel: tonight on my40 at 6:30, find out how you can enter the competition to get your own 7-eleven for free. >> tammy: take a look at that. we are mixing movement and music to create art. next in never stop learning, amer >> darcel: students at west buncombe elementary school are learning about jackson polock who was a famous american artist. >> it's where it lands. but it was the movement, the

. >> darcel: it will be dangerously cold tonight dropping in to the teens. tonight, the efforts to make sure everyone . >>> now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 11. >> larry: crews are on the scene of a house fire. location where we can't get a live signal. what we know is it's a blaze involving multiple units. we'll update you as soon as we get more information from our crew on the scene. >>> it will be another dangerously cold night tonight with temperatures in the teens. >> larry: then we warm up a little as we go in to the weekend. >> jason: you can expect another cold start tomorrow morning. give yourself a few extra minutes on warming the car up. maybe scraping the frost off the windshields as well. it's in the teens in northern communities, like newland and boone. 25 the current temperature in asheville. it's already down to the low 20s in hendersonville, franklin, andrews. already dropping below freezing in many places over the upstate. compared to 24 hours ago, we're slightly colder. bryson a degree colder. morganton is

. >> darcel: north carolina is under a state of emergency, as well as buncombe county as we brace for a winter wallop of snow, ice, and wind. some schools are already closed tomorrow including asheville city schools within the past ten minutes. >> larry: let's get to our team of meteorologists now. jason boyer starts us off. >> jason: we've been watching the model, zack and i today. we've ratcheted up. the flake-o-meter is up to the top now. hopefully you bought the bread and milk and other things of interest. we're talking serious snow and ice. now here's your winter storm timeline. tonight it's an icy mix of freezing rain and snow. friday morning, when you wake up, there will be snow and there will be ice on the ground already. so it's not time to go out and drive around and check out the scenery. i think saturday afternoon it will taper quickly and shift to the mountains. the higher elevations as this storm bombs off the north carolina coast. where is it right now? right here. look at this spin. it doesn't look like much, does it? strengthen. one is going to be off the coast. one i

highs in the 30s below average. >> darcel: we have a developing story. a teen is hospitalized after investigators say his older brother stabbed him. 23-year-old roland mc mahan is in jail. >> tammy: news 13's kimberly king is there live tonight. >> darcel: kim, is the teen expected to make it? >> kim: yes, he is. neither he nor his brother are cooperating providing any information in to what may have led in to the alleged stabbing. investigators say 23-year-old rolan mc mahan why he allegedly warrants showed mac mahan with a knife. in october, warrants show deputies arrested him for possession of meth and drug paraphernalia. several people live at the home. while there were cars in the drive, no one answered the door. neighbors who live right next door to the house were afraid to talk on camera. but they say they live in fear of the residents here. a lot of activity at night. we spoke by phone with a man who owns property across the street. he had this reaction to the stabbing. >> it doesn't surprise me at all. based off what i've seen going in and out o

. >> darcel: business is booming for stores selling lottery tickets. tonight, some stores are feeling like they've hit the lottery. >> larry: and plans are underway for asheville's tallest building to get a makeover. >> it could use a little revamping. >> larry: an update tonight on what's next for the bb & t building. >> darcel: the tigers are taking on the tide. we'll take you to a big party going on right now in clemson. >>> now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 11. >> larry: everyone's talking about it. millions of americans focused on more than a billion dollars up for grabs wednesday night for the powerball jackpot. and small businesses, they're very happy that sales are coming >> darcel: now that the jackpot is up to $1.4 billion and could climb even more before the drawing. jerrika, the stores are loving this record jackpot. >> jerrika: yes, dozens and dozens of people have been in and out of the store. lots of tickets were sold right up until they closed an hour ago. the holiday season is over, to roger bright's red

. >> darcel: we're dealing with another dose of winter weather. here's a look earlier at the conditions in yancey county. >> tammy: flurries up there. it comes as we prepare for yet another low night of freezing temperatures. it's expected to get back in to the 20s. >> darcel: jason has been tracking the conditions. jason? >> jason: the snow is really winding down now. that's the good news. this is a look at our leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network an hour ago. 4 o'clock in the afternoon up 21. look at that snow. poor visibility earlier but it has improved greatly since then. yes, there are still slick spots. notice the coverage of the snow here. the blue on the radar. although you still have it over haywood county and swain county over the smokys. this is where some of the bona fide accumulation has been. we've seen a good snow band work through areas of west virginia. temperatures have certainly been chilly today, of course. we've got a wind advisory out. we only saw highs in the 40s in asheville. winds could still gust up to 40 miles p

and have a great day. >> darcel: adorable. >> larry: pepper will go. >> darcel: a coin collector paid almost $2 million for a dime. >> larry: the 1894 s barber is apparently one of the rarest coins in the world. it was auctioned off yesterday. >> a financial crisis in 1893 killed demand in new coinage. only 19 went in to circulation. >> larry: two million for a dime. >> darcel: that's lucky. >> larry: find out when blue >> frank: some say it's hundreds

darcel says i'm going to take a walk on wednesday morning at 21 degrees. >> darcel: right? >> karen: i think not. we have milder conditions later in the week. however, we also have the rain including a chance of a little bit of icing in the morning. friday, we could get heavy rain. here's a quick look at that upstate seven day forecast. dry and cold for much of it. >> karen: we'd be right there together shivering all the way. >> darcel: time to check out today's "see it, shoot it, send it" picture. >> frank: april green sent us this shot of a last sunset of 2015 in rutherford county. >> darcel: thahais pretty. you can send us your pictures and video, too. just log on to wlos.com or e-mail them to pics@wlos.com. co this is the best block of all. it's like candy cane lane. i know. oohhh. oh, holiday ferris wheel. i kind of love it. look at those reindeer. jeffrey, you're awfully quiet back there. i was just thinking... maybe it's time we finish is test drive and head back to the dealership? that is so jeffrey... soooo jeffrey... so jeffrey... oh. elves.. it's practically your

>> jaclyn: darcel, we do have one crash to look out for and i'll get to that for a minute. but first we have a live look out on brevard road. if you are heading out towards careful. there is an overturned vehicle right there near pisgah highway. try to avoid that spot if you can on your commute. getting a look at your i-240 bound trouble here. speeds are 21 miles per hour. give yourself a little extra drive time. that's a look at your on time traffic report brought to you by debruhl's used car superstore. >> darcel: a waynesville institution is about to close. >> tammy: it's a service station that's been in the same family for generations. rex hodge is live at walker service station. >> darcel: rex, there's something else unique about this business. >> rex: yes, it's a combination garage and art gallery run by a husband-wife team. but they're both ready to move on to thehe next journey in their lives. for 88 years, walkers service station in the heart of business. >> we've been here since the 20s. my grandfather started the business. the customers have been with me for 40 y

. >> darcel: we've already been dealing with the bitter cold temperatures. now it looks like snow is on the way. >> tammy: we begin with chief meteorologist jason boyer. jason, what can we expect? jrjts we can expect flakes beginning to fly as early as tomorrow morning. it is not a major system but it's going to be the biggest snow system we've seen pretty much all winter long in asheville. in is not the storm we're talking about toward the end of the week. nothing like it. in fact, that's probably going to be a bigger storm for us. this is the storm we're watching tonight. little snow bands right through kansas city, iowa. start to energize some snowfall, if you will, across the area later on tonight. bands of snow around day break tomorrow. already working in the jackson, swain, graham county. heavier snow bands may hold off until afternoon tomorrow. i'm thinking two to three, top end four inches in some of the highest elevations close to the tennessee border. snow comes on friday. 20s right now for temperatures in most mountain valleys. you go farther wes

>> darcel: frank kracher is live. frank, are you a billionaire tonight? >> larry: he wouldn't be there if he was. >> darcel: say yes. >> frank: i'm sad to say no big winner here. you know, not even close, actually. but if you are among the lucky out there, anybody watching right now, what would you do? what should you do? >> oh, i will scream and run. >> i'd be jumping up and down. >> probably call my parents. >> i'm going to sign it and i'm not going to say anything. >> frank: sign the back of the ticket. put your name on it before someone else does. then go low key. stay anonymous for as long as possible. in short, protect yourself because that $2 investment just changed your life forever. >> big business. a big business. >> frank: richard stiles is a financial advisor. it begins with a team. experienced professionals who will also run interference when the world comes calling wanting a slice of that very big pie. >> if you have an attorney, cpa, you have a financial advisor, you have that buffer between you and everyone trying to get to you. >> frank:

: meteorologist karen wynne is here with the cold snap. >> karen: below freezing, darcel. we're coming close right now in asheville. down to 35 degrees. burnsville at that freezing mark at 32. 38 in franklin. still a little bit milder in forest city. we do have mainly light winds around the region. breezy out in the north at 9. gaffney is quite windy now. with that wind xhil in asheville, we do feel more like we're in the upper 20s. that morning planner is going to be a cold one. we'll have that sunshine but you're going to want the heavy jacket to go with the sunglasses if you're out and about tomorrow. 29 degrees at 8 o'clock. only at 37 by 10. at noon, 45 degrees with the breeze going on. your morning planner in the upstate is going to be dry and chilly. up to 43 at 10. 50 at noon. coming up, i'll show you the coldest morning in the week ahead and when we could see rain return to the region. >> frank: an asheville family rings in this new year with the hope of many healthy and happy ones to come. we spent the better part of 2015 bringing you the story of a boy and his m

here's a quick look at the seven day upstate forecast. >> darcel: a little chilly. well the flood waters that ravaged parts of missouri are starting to recede allowing major roadways to reopen. >> frank: but for others, swollen rivers due to crest in the coming days ahead. >> reporter: all interstate highways are now back open in missouri. a welcome sight for residents. including the millers calling flooding this severe a first. >> no, never. not in our lifetime. >> flash floods, the 141 corridor usually floods a little bit. but it's usually open in a few hours. but this has been like this for three or four days now. it's mind boggling. >> reporter: david captured this of his home saved by the sandbags. he was one of hundreds told to evacuate. many still not allowed to return home. but authorities warning the danger isn't over yet. this flooding was historic for the miramack river cresting in valley park. four feet set by the record. with the cleanup just beginning, the national guard will remain activated until at least saturday. >> once it starts going down, it wa

then we can breathe a sigh of relief. >> darcel: 50 by wednesday? >> jason: i don't want to use the word crippling but in some places you will not be able to get around. >> tammy: all right . >> darcel: still ahead, looking at pregnancy law. one asheville restaurant >> tammy: in today's health alert, important news for women who recently recovered from a miscarriage. >> reporter: it turns out trying to conceive soon after a pregnancy loss may actually increase the chances of having a healthy baby. previous advice had said that women need to wait at least three months due to concerns about the mother rebuilding folic acid or folate. as spina bifida. >> but what the recent study showed is it doesn't seem to have an impact and actually patients have a better chance of getting pregnant soon after the loss than waiting after three months or three to six months as the original recommendations had been. >> reporter: dr. regina says this case study confirms that since women often have an easy time getting pregnant again after a loss, there's no need to dela

. >> darcel: more than 7600 customers were affected. officials say the outage was caused by damage to transmission lines. >>> more on power problems in just a minute. but let's turn to the road conditions now. >> tammy: news 13's frank kracher joins us live in asheville. frank, what have you been seeing out there today? >> frank: quite a bit of everything from cars in ditches to slipping and sliding. and of course that major effort to stay ahead of the storm. that's the heaviest hit right there. >> frank: dennis has been with the dot for 26 years. >> the blizzard of 93 and then it could have cared less if it ever snowed again. but you gotta do it. >> frank: doing it to keep this from happening. drivers not able to make it up hills in the interstate. the dot having to push them on their way. there will be more of this as day turns to night. >> snow melts just a little bit then it's going to turn to ice. that's going to cause another problem. >> ice, you can't do nothing with it. >> frank: dennis spending a good part of his day working we

. >> darcel: bundle up. we're expecting another night of below freezing temperatures. >> tammy: let's check in with jason to see what's in store for later tonight. >> jason: i think the higher elevations will be a little warmer than the numbers we posted this morning. single digits, three degrees. highlands 10. marshal 13. bryson city, 16 degrees. here's the view from the leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network at mount mitchell state park. 6600 feet up. you can see a beautiful shot here all the way across black mountain. it's a gorgeous afternoon if you're willing to bear the chill up there. worse. temperatures in the 30s right now for the french broad river asheville. upstate. we still have a wind but this that's a big change from the northerly winds we had yesterday and the day before. that is going to usher in moisture and milder temperatures for us. wind chills in the 30s and 40s mix. layer up. your temperatures in the upstate will go down below freezing by 9 o'clock. we'll talk about that chill t

. >> darcel: an update to a murder investigation in hendersonville. two people accused of killing a man appeared in court this morning. shawn hollifield and savannah walker. two other people were charged with accessory after the fact. >> tammy: a waynesville mother who was arrested for rex joins us from the haywood county courthouse. rex. >> rex: deion grey says alleged she says she charged them by the hour and never when her kids were home. grey says she and her husband had fallen on hard times with her husband fighting skin cancer and looking for work. and she says she's trying to afford schooling for an esthetician. >> not really hurting anybody, you know. and that's how i look at it. but i guess now i've hurt a lot of people. >> rex: she says allegations -- she faces allegations of soliciting prostitution and maintaining a place for prostitution. chargedses for aiding and abeding. coming up at 6 reporting live tonight in waynesville, rex hodge, news 13. >> darcel: we have new information surrounding concerns about a mudslide in polk county. a stre

but first -- >> darcel: don't worry. we'll have those numbers for you. >> larry: we have breaking news. more than a month after a man was killed, two suspects are in . >> darcel: deque taylor. >> jerrika: after several hours of surveillance and cell phone tracking, police were able to bring these two murder suspects it was around 5:00 p.m. that 23-year-old shawn holifield and savannah walker were in custody for murdering de qque taylor. holyfield and walker had nothing to say and neither did the two following in after them in handcuffs. >> the other two who were in the trailer with them, crystal hernandez and shawn hall. >> jerrika: taylor's cousin told police that it was a drug deal saying taylor did not have the pills he said he would get or the $50 he was given to buy the pills. how taylor died and what caused blunt force trauma to his head, those are things they want to know. holly hollyfield and walker could also face drug charges. >> darcel: someone out there may be the lucky powerball winner tonight. but that $500

>> karen: darcel, it certainly was not easy. in fact, we had to move from that construction site a few minutes ago. but look at all this ice behind me right off merrimon. be careful on that commute home. to say layering up and taking frequent breaks is key. everywhere from construction workers and work crews along patton avenue to reynolds village where they were working construction as well. we also found several people working their shift outside in the cold that were working at a car wash on a day where there was ice on beaver lake. but they say they've done this before and they came to work prepared. >> you just gotta drink a lot of warm liquids. keep your hat on, your gloves. just layer upnd do what you gotta do to make this money. >> karen: all the workers we talked with say this they are looking forward to their shift ending so they can enjoy a cup of coffee or a hot meal. however, those car washers say they're actually gearing up for a busy few days ahead. live in north asheville, i'm karen wynne, news 13. >> larry: be s

darcel. >> darcel: people across the carolinas are celebrating the panthers' victory. some in the studio are still dancing. some surrounded bank of america stadium to celebrate before the game even ended. they will take on the denver broncos. news 13 will be there with the team. >> tammy: i hate to tell jason but he's going to be let down. i'm sorry, man. >> jason: hey, i like both teams. >> tammy: it's a win-win, right? >> jason: a win-win. my wife? no. all broncos. 51 degrees for the temperature today. that was nice, wasn't it? tomorrow. watch out. another night with black ice. no rain but snow today. the big melt continues. we do have wintery chances. and even spring-like >>> now your news 13 skywatch >> jason: well no forecast is ever perfect. we got close but man, was this storm a very complicated one that came over the weekend. look at the snowfall totals over the region. this is i-40. this is i-26. right here is mount mitchell. 57 inches. again, that's just three days total. add about 4 and a half inches, they had 66 inches total when it comes to the storm event

. >> kim: darcel, it was. the store was about to close. it was 8:40. the store closes at 9 o'clock. this is the 911 call that we just received from the clerk. >> hello, we just got robbed. a man came in with shot at the ceiling and put a gun to a man's >> kim: witnesses say there was just one gunman inside. he wore a ski mask firing in to the air ordering everyone, including customers to get on the ground. we spoke with david akins, the very customer who had the gun pointed to his head. he asked not to show his face. he's still trying to get over the ordeal. >> the girl was asking him not to shoot. i was asking him. begging him don't shoot us. he comes back to me and sticks the gun on me and tells me to get down and give him my money. >> kim: his wallet had already fallen out of his pocket on in to the floor. there was $20. that's all he had on him. but he wanted more. there was the gunman inside and also two other suspects were response by buncombe county deputies. they chased them down in the dark in neighbo

. >> darcel: we have live team coverage this evening. kimberly king is following storm preparations in henderson county. and rex hodge is checking where things stand in the western county. >> tammy: but first we go to jason. >> jason: we have certainly refined our forecast. think more snow than ice in this situation. winter storm warnings are still out. they were out yesterday. in fact today they issued a winter storm warning that goes from 7:00 p.m. this evening until 7:00 a.m. on sunday. you're not going to avoid this storm, folks, unless you're far enough south. anything east, anything west, anything north, it'sll impacted. winter storm timeline, here's what you can expect. thursday overnight, icy mix to snow some time over midnight. that will a aumulate on the grass and surfaces. snow and ice will be on the ground by friday morning day break. we'll have heavy snow periods as we go throughout the day friday in to saturday. it is in missouri spinning right there. that's the main energy with it. we're going to see that energy dive south

temps in the 40s. >> darcel: thanks for joining us. remember you can always check us >> tam >>> and now abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, kathy griffin. sorkin.

franklin, rex hodge, news 13. >> darcel: an update tonight on a mobile home fire. investigators don't believe it was suspicious. they say the fire started yesterday morning in the living room but they don't yet know how. jack henland was killed in the fire. his wife pat made it out only in her pajamas. now local churches are coming together to help her family as she's released from the hospital. >> you can have a love offering this coming sunday. and otherwise provide for brenda and pat and others in the family who are going through a difficult time. >> darcel: reams creek presbyterian are one of other churches collecting donations. >> larry: fire investigators say it was a heating system mal function that put an asheville a home on north bear creek road went up in flames. the family says they heard a pop and then their smoke alarms went off. a husband, wife and their four teenage sons made it out without injury. fire investigators remained all of us to have our heating equipment serviced often. you're going to need that heating tonight. >> jason: i don't think we'

. >> darcel: plus, snow days are adding up. the different way school districts across the mountains are dealing with missing days. news 13 at 6:00 starts now. >>> now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 6:00. >> larry: it's been two days since the snow stopped falling in the mountains and today we're still feeling the effect. many secondary roads are still covered. ththgh it warmed up today, there is still the threat of black ice. >> darcel: we have another night of live team coverage for you. >> larry: we begin anews 13's ashlea, crews still have a ways to go. >> ashlea: yes. we're in south asheville. this is azalea road. as you can see on the street there is inches of snow and slush covering the roads. dot officials said today if you're dealing with something like this, sit tight, they haven't forgotten about you. >> we're working 12-hourr shifts. we're going around the clock and we continue to be working. >> ashlea: this weather event isn't over yet. >> just be patient. we're working to get through

. >> darcel: warmer temperatures helped melt a lot of the snow. but a lot of roads are still an issue tonight. we're talking with those who live on secondary roads still covered in snow and ice. >> larry: and the roads are not the only safety issue tonight. >> that was the last thing on our list today. >> larry: sidewalks are still covered in snow. efforts to get them cleared so pedestrians can walk safely. >> the side streets, some of them are pretty gnarly. >> larry: and tonight, how those in the pizza delivery business are staying on top of the snow that will take a while to melt. >>> now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 11. of a wintery mix in the forecast forecast. >> darcel: luckily it won't be anything like we went through. jason boyer is tracking a system that will get here tomorrow, jason? >> jason: yeah, mostly dry until then. a lot of the moisture is going to come in late in the day tomorrow. a lot of us are going to miss out on this wintery mix. pretty minor event. clear skies turning cloudier overnight. lo

. >> darcel: it's a change local businesses are very happy to see. news 13's jerrika insco joins us on the south slope. jerrika, people you talked with are happy to see the snow go. >> jerrika: that's right. and that's because they couldn't even park here along cox avenue because of all that snow. and if you can't park, then local businesses can't get your business. most people would choose 60 degrees over snow any day. >> let it be like that until spring. winter's over. that would be great. >> jerrika: while some love the winter. >> i personally love the snow. last weekend, i had a blast. >> jerrika: it's pretty safe to not on the ground. especially a foot of it on the streets. >> if it's not going to stop then we just gotta do what's best for everybody. >> jerrika: what asheville pizza and brewing decided last weekend was best was closing both friday and saturday. and losing two days was not what they had in their forecast. >> it's a big hit but it's one of those things where you do what's best for the customer. you do what's best for the employees

both deputies are on administrative leave pending the investigation. >> darcel: dr. ben carson has suspended activities after a car crash killed someone. he is identified as 25-year-old braden joplin of texas. carson was campaigning in south carolina and announced he'd fly to iowa to be with the victims. >> and our hearts go out to his family and to all the families involved, including the family in the pick-up truck. >> darcel: carson's campaign events have been put on hold because of the accident. >> larry: authorities in marijuana plants were found. there were about 100 plants. two people were arrested at the home. >> larry: clemson off to a strong start in the acc. toni >> stan: acc hoops tonight in charlotte charlottesville. three straight wins with ranked teams. a team which really hasn't quite lived up. can clemson make it four straight? malcom keys it. watch the drive. they go up 13. but clemson keeps fighting. he scores 23. tigers down three. now about a minute left when justin roper has it. turns it over. cavs get it. they make their free throws. they outla

today. >> darcel: a crowd of spectators watched. the silos had been there since 1954. the demolition will make way for new development along a 24-acre front. >> larry: other parts of the state have been dealing with some snow issues today. a number of wrecks were reported in avery and watauga this morning. firefighters rescued two people. they had to cut the door open to get one woman out. other drivers who brave the conditions say it was a little i almost wrecked coming from newland twice. >> real fast. i was just coming from the grocery store and someone in the grocery store said it was really slick out. so i left. >> larry: dot crews were sandy, scraping roads. jason, you have an update on that system that could really dump on us, right? >> jason: it really looks like a significant system. my confidence is really high we're going to get a snow and ice event. we'll talk all about it. time it out for you. black ice tonight is a bigger deal. warmer tomorrow. we're going to melt most of the snow that's on the ground off tomorrow. but

he can . >> darcel: why a local mother answers in >> darcel: a hendersonville woman is . >> larry: what happened and the potential impact on others is tonight's reality check. >> darcel: frank fraboni joins us. frank, does this happen often? >> frank: not as much you may remember seth mc kau from a news 13 story last september. he rescued a teenage girl who was being kidnapped. >> i did what i should. from conducting a girl at a convenience store where he works. that fight now is to get him a life saving medicine he needs. for years, medicaid has paid for seth's seizure medication. but something happened after the annual recertification. >> we went to the pharmacy to pick up his meds and they said he did not have medicaid. >> frank: they blamed the problem on a computer system in raleigh. when she called medicaid in raleigh, they blamed the office. a social worker eventually arranged for meds until the situation was resolved. but angela still has concerns. >> i wanted to know not just for seth but foror everybody why is this happening? >> frank: we went to the social services office. th

. >> darcel: first at 6:00, let's take you outside. this is a live look at downtown brevard covered in snow. >> larry: it's been a day of constant snow fall and even more is on the way tonight and in to the morning. >> darcel: this winter storm packed a powerful punch of rain, snow, ice and wind. >> larry: tonight, we're tracking the widespread impact from county to county. we have a team of reporters bringing you everything you need to know about what has happened >> darcel: let's get started with our team of meteorologists in the weather center. >> jason: thanks, guys. i'm chief meteorologist jason boyer joined by meteorologist zack green. >> zack: we're talking accumulations one to maybe even three to four inches in some spots as we head to the overnight hours. >> jason: look at the dark blues returning. northeast georgia getting that heavy snow right now. all of that right here is going to make a beeline north and east right in to brevard. rosemund, pisgah forest, cashiers, jackson county, highlands in to southern macon county. wal

larry, darcel. >> larry: we have a lot going on with the weather this evening. >> darcel: lots of snow to track, jason. >> jason: oh yeah, there's even more data coming in that we're now tweaking the forecasts. snow totals aren't going down, 19 to start this morning. that's why we had the black ice issues. more of those issues tonight. black ice in the high elevations mostly. warmer tomorrow. but then our winter walop comes our way. here are the heaviest snow events. the blizzard stands out. we're going to get >>> now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> jason: well i mentioned before the break that we are going to tweak those forecast snow totals and that's because we are seeing new data come in. thursday overnight, the rain and freezing rain begin to mix. and then towards dawn friday, we already have freezing rain and sleet changing to snow as early as late morning. maybe even sooner than that. the afternoon on friday is going to that's going to last right in to saturday. be prepared for dangerous and impossible travel at this point. don't get out unless you have to. have an emergency k

john le, news 13. >> darcel: wow. what a piece of history. >> larry: it's probably still hard for him to part with. it's meant a lot. >> darcel: let's check back in with chief meteorologist, jason boyer. >> larry: you mentioned snow chance chance. >> jason: i did. we still have mild weather to enjoy today. this might be the warmest day of the month. you never know. way above average at 47. we started out a little bit below average. what a jump in temps today. no rain. no snow today. just a trace of precip for the month. we're going to cool it down starting tomorrow. timing it for you after the weather. >> jason: i mentioned the clouds earlier advancing in. you can see them here in our leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network down at county. there it is. 48 degrees right now there. brevard. the clouds advancing in. you can see it on the satellite picture. right here. the line. we'll deal with the clouds overnight. really the rain is so far and showers. not holding moisture. don't expect rain this evening. if we se

that would be good. >> darcel: that would be nice. >> larry: that's an idea. >> darcel: the mills river quick mart is one of several stores in north carolina to sell the winning ticket prized at we're hoping to share the jackpot with you. wlos bought 50 tickets and will split with 13 randomly selected adults. go to our facebook page and register to win. you have until 10 o'clock tomorrow night to do it. >> larry: well this weekend won't win any prizes but at least it's friday and it's the weekend. >> darcel: can we expect more of what we've had today? >> jason: a song comes to mind. always look on the bright. that's you, larry. >> larry: i don't know that song. >> jason: 49 degrees for the high temperature today. two degrees above average. we'll take that. but we were cold this morning above 40. almost a tenth of an inch of rain for the year, the month. i'll show youtt2w`t3n@2d" bt@q/.\ tt2w`t3n@2d" "a@q?"8 tt2w`t3n@2d" bm@q4)4 tt4w`t3n@2d"" dztq

>>> darcel, this is an industrial site. it's in marion. this picture still has the image of the plant before the demolition began. now oc mayfield sent us her concern. she writes to us that a man donated. he had it partly demolished but he didn't finish. she goes on to say i would like to know what the city and county will do with the property. this is the property. 15 acres along blue ridge streets that's covered with heaps of debris. >> last year or some time now, i'm not exactly sure when it >> frank: but the demolition of the old drexel furniture plant came to a halt a few months ago. >> big old beams of board. thems worth a lot of money. >> frank: watched out crews take out metal, bricks, and anything else of value, leaving the city with a mess. >> it looks terrible. >> the intent was redevelopment. >> frank: city manager bob boyette says fred bought the plant years ago but later decided to demolish it for scrap. this is what it looked like before it was shut down. earlier this year godly came to the city and said he was unable to fin

. >> darcel: with more snow in the forecast, they have a lot more to do. >> frank: what about those who had to go to work today? >> darcel: tonight we're checking in with those dedicated essential personnels who didn't get a snow day. >> now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 11:00. >> darcel: some areas in the mountains got a foot of snow today. tonight, it kept coming down. and this storm isn't done yet. >> frank: it was a tough commute for those who had to go to work together. and not everyone made it to their destination. the roads were the biggest issue today. and temperatures aren't expected to get above freezing anytime soon. >> darcel: another concern, power outages. >> frank: we have live team coverage tonight of this winter storm and what's next for us. meteorologisisjason boyer and zack green. >> jason: zack and i have been in the weather center all day and we are impressed by what we've seen. >> zack: it actually all came to fruition. >> jason: yeah, once you start seeing these numbers, it's amazing, right? this is one whopper of a storm. here's yo

>> frank: darcel, we do have an idea. this is a development in the works for years that's finally coming to fruition. and this right here is smoky park highway. in this vicinity right about here is where this bridge, what people are calling a bridge is being constructed. it's on the south side of smoky park highway right in this vicinity real close to here. and it's going to access property here that's real close to the sports complex. we've had several questions about this, including one caller who said what's being built across the food in candler. i spoke to a supervisor on site from nhm constructors, one of the contractors. he says this is a bridge being built for access for a new sports complex and resource center. are developing a 5 and a half million dollar complex. it's being built on what used to part of the enka basf plant site. i spoke on the phone with martin lewis of fletcher partners. he says it will include seven ball fields on the 90-acre site. right now he says they are still working on the retail develop

>> jerrika: darcel, it's the river keeper's 22 sites. but they hope to see improvements soon after finding the source. the french broad river flows more than 200 miles in to tennessee. right here in asheville, it's popular to tube in and swim in. >> we also use it to track down some of the worst sites. >> jerrika: they found dangerous levels of e. coli. >> there are safe limits and what we weree finding was hundreds, if not thousands of times beyond the safe limit. >> jerrika: carson says one of the sources is kroul farms. >> it's probably like three miles up stream. >> jerrika: and it's cows who have access to hominy creek. >> when the state went back to was discharging animal waste straight in to the ditch and in to the river. it was obviously animal waste. foamy, dark colored, smelly. >> jerrika: it's disappointing that people are polluting the river. but the first step in correcting the problem is finding its source. >> hopefully through this source we can make hominy creek a safe place and continue to make french broad a safe place

. >> darcel: parents trying to keep a school open asked questions of a school board. today, they have answers. we have reaction. >>> we tested the water from its source all the way to residential taps. >> larry: after the lead issues in the water in michigan, tonight, we're looking at what's being done in the mountains to make sure our water is safe. >>> western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 11:00. >> is it for me personally a good thing, a bad thing. will i get more votes, less votes. nobody knows. who knows. but it's for our vets. the debates by holding a rally of his own. >> darcel: that rally was just a couple miles away from tonight's republican debate. >> larry: tonight the candidates focused on making their case to be commander in chief. after the weekend, iowians will make their choice. >> darcel: aaron, how was this debate different without trump? >> aaron: ted cruz was the center of attention and he complained of others attacking him. megyn kelly called donald trump the elephant not in the room. out of sight but donald trump was definitely

>> darcel: evan, isn't there some history behind this location? >> evan: there is, darcel. actually, yeah, we're right just off of biltmore village off sweeten creek road. this is 16 shady oak drive. this is six buildings on this 1.4 acre site are going to be the home of the location of burial beer company. they used to house the civilian conservation corps. tourism in this area for such a long time. the new brewery will expand burial's ten-fold. that's the second expansion in just the past year. they had a ten barrel system at their current location at south slope. which as i mentioned is a big fan favorite for beer they're sort of known for experimental beers. it's been the way since the brewery started about three years ago. the owner says that will expansion. >> during that time we're able experimenting. i think we can continue to do that certainly as our brewing capacity expands. >> evan: now the investment will be about $1.8 million and will create about 17 new jobs. a mix of full-time and each one of these buildings, all historic, has a purpose. here. house a brew ho

>> aaron: darcel, deputies responded about a child custody situation. that night lieutenant in charge got a complaint and it quickly went up the chain of command. citing personnel law, sheriff van duncan wouldn't say what the >> i can't say what did or didn't take place. >> aaron: news 13 requested video. about ted's . >> they give us one of the best investigative tools with the complaint we have available. >> aaron: duncan says the body cams speed up investigation. >> absolutely. for internal affairs investigation or any kind of complaint from the public, it's invaluable to see what took place. >> aaron: officers are rarely at fault in excessive force complaints. >> split second decision. you're in a fight. a hit or two more and you're a few seconds away from being indicted. >> don't realize what these police officers are facing day after day and what they deal with. >> aaron: duncan says body cameras are not a perfect tool. they don't always get the best angle. but in this case, he's happy he had the footage. >> the complaint was substantiated. and th

>> darcel: new details tonight on bill cosby. his wife has been ordered to give a deposition in a defamation suit against her husband. a massachusetts court rejected a motion by camille cosby to cancel the deposition order. the defamation involves seven women who accused cosby of them. bill cosby is now facing felony sexual assault charges in pennsylvania over an alleged incident that happened in 2004. wrongdoing. today he treated thank you to friends and family. >>> president obama is about to start his final full year in office and he's filling out his agenda for the remaining time in the white house. and he's starting with gun control. in his weekly address, the president called it the unfinished business of his presidency. frustrated by congress' inability to pass a bill expanding background checks, the president says he will meet monday with attorney general loretta lynch to discuss his options. he's calling for public support. >> we know we can't stop every act of violence. but what if we tried to stop even one? what if con

hands dirty. >> darcel: we believe that, sure. coming up, concerns about north carolina's voter id law. >> tammy: news 13 at 5:30 starts now. >> frank: republican presidential candidates take to the stage tonight. what you can expect from the debate in iowa. >>> it bothers me when people don't take care of their dogs

. >> darcel: news 13's kimberly king talks to the man heading up the fundraising project. >> larry: kim, it includes taxpayer money and a possible name change, right? >> kim: larry, rightht meet mike burke, chairman of the thomas wolf auditorium task force. burke, well acquainted with long standing problems inside. >> people who go to o show or another are disappointed they have to stand in a long line to go to the rest rooms. i don't mean to be blunt about fixes cost money. the city owns the building. >> kim: the city can't afford the multi-million tab alone. repeat sources will be tapped. >> we use local government money. we had some corporate donations that helped us. and we had some private individuals who helped us. >> kim: stephanie brown, asheville's convention and visitors bureau director oversees projects, awarded money and also involved in the auditorium task force. >> we will be naive not to talk about people about understanding thomas wolf will remain the same. >> kim: of course at this point, mike burke has no idea when the millions of dollars required for funding this reno

weather mode all day. >> darcel: it's getting close. >> jason: yeah. >> darcel: chief meteorologist jason boyer is here with an update. >> jason: it's pretty much here now. the moisture is here. it's just a few hours before we start to see the snow kick in. here's your forecast flake-o-meter. it's maxed out. you've already bought your bread and milk. stay off the roads. the good news is this is coming tonight. let it come and then stay off the roads. march '93 blizzard 18.2 inches. that's the heaviest snow event in asheville. we may get close to 18. i'll show you all the details next. later, how this >>> now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> jason: as we mentioned before the break, here's the mois urturemoisture. it's already coming in. it's now working down to the surface. look at the change over here. watch the pink in transylvania county. pink, boom, now blue. so this is happening very quickly. it's going to rapidly detearate in terms of snowfall. it's still heavy rain but it's in the upstate. sleet and snow. once eventually we get that colder air to work down the surface. it's going t

. >> darcel: off the top tonight, take a look at what some in yancey county spotted outside. snow flurries flying. those flurries come as we prepare for another night of freezing conditions. >> larry: first let's go to jason boyer. >> jason: the think the wind chills are going to be dangerously cold. mostly single digit wind chills here overnight and in the mountain valleys. the radar not nearly as active as earlier. flurries at best. light snow showers. i'm not expecting any additional accumulation. it's just been so dry when it comes to snow this winter that anything gets you excited up 20s and 30s right now for higher elevations. still holding on to 40s in asheville. you still have 40s and 50s over the upstate. the wind advisories that were out has expired. don't let your guard down, the wind is still a big factor northwesterly at 18. 25, even 30 south. that puts your wind chills in the 20s at 7. in the teens in asheville. >> larry: as jason mentioned, wind chills could drop to some of the lowest this season. >> darcel: hope hanselman is live in burnsville. >> hope: jason

hunters, police officers. >> darcel: one neighbor took a opposing. he says he has no zoning ordinances preventing him from building. >> larry: two men who police say now in custody. christopher arwood was arrested by waynesville police. christopher hester was taken in to custody after the december 10th incident. the victim did survive. now another suspect, stephanie bower remains at large. if you know where she could be, call the haywood county office. >>> catherine turner says that she and her three kids were visiting her mother on florida avenue on monday when a man they had never seen before walked right in to the home. after she ran out, the man ran out. he then harassed her neighbors and wrecked a car in to a nearby fence. >> and he was right there. and he came right here as he was entering the room and cowarded down and said i'm scared. you know, like, just what do i do. he jumped up and said which wa i do i go? of here. >> larry: the man is in buncombe county jail tonight. he's facing charges of breaking and entering. >> darcel: governor mccro

. >> darcel: here's a photo of 37-year-old johnny cook. he was last seen in weaverville november 28th. news 13's jerrika insco talked with his mother who was hesitant to talk but managed to get a word out about her son's appearance. >> jerrika: the madison county sheriff's office has been investigating this case since his family reported him missing. >> had a very good thanksgiving dinner and haven't seen him since. >> jerrika: it was not until after two special occasions that they say he often left for weeks at a time to stay with his girlfriend in weaverville. >> he just had a birthday three days before christmas and never, never have we not got to tell him happy birthday. and then christmas, we never seen or heard from him. and his son hasn't either. >> jerrika: for a parent like gayle cook, it's the worst dream she could think of not knowing where her son is. >> nightmare. nightmare for sure. >> jerrika: and also not knowing he is alive. >> we hope and pray to the good lord every day and pray for him >> jerrika: phone calls and spirits

the cats lose it. >> darcel: thanks to sam gash. hard to believe it's been that many years. >> stan: you look the same. >> jason: it's amazing, isn't it? all right. let's take a look at your forecast. it's going to be a little chillier by the end of next week. the weekend is good. believe me. thanks for joining there are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. and with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u.s. cellular, he can find some new ones. like, farmer. russell's brussels. russell speaking. paleontologist. hashtag t-rex. park ranger. where am i? and t.v. spokesperson. that's my line. with u.s. cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. >>> breaking news tonight. with just three days until iowa, the bombshell development the top-secret e-mails.

. >> darcel: the wind will put temperatures below zero. chief meteorologist jason boyer is here. >> jason: yeah, single digits air temperatures right now. we're looking down on the slopes. they are making plenty of snow. it's 6 degrees. things to keep in mind. the drips of faucets. could be pipes bursting if you don't take the precautions. wear plenty of layers. check on pets and those that are elderly. they are susceptible as well. those pets need plenty of water and blankets if they are outside. keep in mind, we already had schools starting later tomorrow because of the cold. we'll have those on screen for you. windchill advisory, 6:00. they go until noon tomorrow, 5 to 15 degrees below 0 for windchills in a lot of these areas. we're already seeing windchills close to 0 at asheville and they'll continue to drop off here. we'll see about 5 to 10 below in the morning. if you don't have much wind, we'll still get down into the single digits in a lot of places. 70 degrees. teens as far south as henderson county. breezy at times. that puts th