. >> jay: news 13's lauren brigman is live from abccm in downtown asheville this morning. and, lauren, they supply groceries for people who have fallen on tough times? >> lauren: definitely. hundreds of people right here in our community, they come in, meet with a counselor, than counselor finds out exactly what they need. and they come here inside the food pantry and put together a we are talking to aaron, so talk about the widespread need you have. we have been inside the clothing closet and we have talked about heating assistance, you provide assistance in so many areas? >> absolutely. we are able to help in many ways and a delivery of heating fuel, this time of year, is about $260 i. can be very expensive. after paying your rent on a fixed income, the end of the month is very hard to provide groceries for yourself or your family. >> lauren: right. >> we help provide groceries. we are always taking donation, every single day folks come in and bring donations to anyone in christ's ministry, fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, canned fruit is great for kids, especially when th

abccm and nazaratl are taking water donations for the people in michigan. the water crisis prompted local leaders to try to help. they parked a trailer on the church property and will collect donations of water, warm clothes and food until the trailer is full. one pastor says it's a crisis that demands action people are color are actually sometimes overlooked, not valued, because kind of political clout and influence to get the kind of services that other more affluent communities might get. >> abccm and some local churches are calling on businesses and people to donate as much as possible. the trailer will stay at the church until it's full and then go on to charlotte before heading to flint, michigan. >> it's been a rollercoaster winter season here in the mountains. >> so far we've seen record-breaking warmth and record-breaking snow. >> it has left many of us asking what is behind these big swings. >> tonight meteorologist zack green breaks down terms like el nino and climate change to find out which one is really the culprit for this rollercoaster winte

. >> tammy: a local ministry is abccm provides heating assistance. right now they're working to raise $11,000 for that effort because donations are down. representatives say warmer temperatures earlier this winter may have impacted their effort but the need is still present. >> the furnace is still running even though it's 40 degrees at night. >> tammy: abccm has four crisis buildings. go to wlos.com for more information. >> frank: if you're taking i-26 west near long shoals road, well you'll want to pack some patience. >> tammy: big patience, right jaclyn? there are two wrecks. >> jaclyn: right. we are also dealing with a crash involving three vehicles. that's just adding to that thankfully no injuries report. your best bet is to take u.s. 25 just to avoid that mess all together. if you do need to pass by that area, get ready for those delays. a wreck near hendersonville road. you can see traffic is backed up near sweeten creek. good news is it in the clearing stages and should be moved out of the roadway shortly. that's a look at your on time traff

abccm and first baptist are taking water donations to get safe drinking water to residents there. along with water donations and warm clothing, and food, they can be made at a trailer on the church's property just off mlk boulevard. the collection will continue until the trailer is full. that demands action. >> the people of color are actually sometimes overlooked, not valued, because oftentimes they don't have the kind of political clout and influence to get the kind of services that other, more affluent communities might get. >> jay: abccm and local participating churches are calling on businesses and people to donate as much as possible. >> holly: champion credit union donates $100,000 to 9 mountain districts. during 1013 it launched a school loan savings campaign encouraging students to refinance their loans and save money for public education. the goal to save $100,000 was met and the money was presented to canton. >> the donation can help the classrooms and a couple computers or ipads. >> holly: buncombe county, haywood county, and others are >> jay: to one candler teacher,

on nights like this, abccm uses two vans, making multiple sweeps around the city, trying to get everybody inside. >> we've seen them freeze to death in abandoned buildings and underpasses. we're committed that no one has to freeze to death. john: the ministry provides meals and a warm place to sleep the overnighters, who come in on a night like tonight, when temperatures are expected to feel like zero and below. >> this place is awesome, to open their arms and doors. they feed you and take you in, and keep you warm. and the next day, you are out, and you go back and do euro thing. -- do your own thing. john: the facility can sleep about 40, and will fill up tonight, along with others in asheville. but nobody will be turned away. >> we talk to each other every night. if one group fills up, and needs us to pick them up from their place for overflow, we will take them. >> i've looked. there wasn't nobody in there. john: so gamble and higgs hit the cold streets, checking the usual spots, bringing the overnighters in from the cold. john lyon, wyff news 4, asheville. michael: you can see the fl

. >> the people of flint, michigan are heading help from right here in the abccm and nazareth church are taking donations of water. donations will be made at a trailer on the church's property just off mlk boulevard. the collection will continue until the trailer is filled. >> champion credit union donates $100,000 to nine school districts during 2015. it launched a school zone savings campaign encouraging members to refinance loans and save money for public ed. the goal to save $100,000 in interest was met so the money was presented to school leaders. buncombe county and haywood and henderson county schools will receive donation. >> here's ingrid with a last look at your skywatch forecast. >> ingrid: that snow wrapping up across the northern mountains. we did get a good layer earlier this morning. we're still seeing some of it on the ground. balsam grab 24 on our lester carpet sales news 13 skycam network. the time lapse at mount pisgah close to 5,000 feet but they also picked up more 31 in asheville right now. 29 in burnsville, the 30s down south and the wind 10 to 15 miles an hour