if you want to leave a comment about this story, visit facebook.com/news 6. >> just in, home depot is expanding in central florida. >> where the store promises to bring hundreds of new jobs. >> and a challenge for the famous groundhog and it's coming from this big old boy, this huge gator. his prediction, straight ahead. >> but first, notre dame, yale, those are two of several big schools scouting local student athletes. matt austin is up in three minutes with a full wrap up on results. >> and join us on facebook during the break. just search for lisa bell at facebook.com/lisa bell news. >> well, today is a big and life-changing day for several student athletes in central florida. >> it's signing day when top college recruits put their futures in writing. >> and matt austin is here with some of the names to look out for. >> ladies, if you were wondering why your husband was doing this all day, it's because of national signing day. i know i was. elite local high school athletes signed their letters of intent today for the college of their choice. 17 kids signed at bishop moore alone. a

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head to facebook.com/news 6. >> they're swamp rabbits, julie. >> yes, they are. we're going to be right near them. >> all eyes are on new hampshire with the iowa caucuses over. people are still talking about hillary clinton's razor thin win. >> hillary won by .3 of 1% or as it's known in iowa, carl. >> what colbert says one of the real stories from iowa came from donald trump. >> this is the line-up starting in about 30 minutes. it all leads up to news 6 at 11:00. >> at 11:00, one couple says all they wanted was a new bed. >> instead, they say they were out of thousands of dollars and got nothing. >> i have no electric bed, no mattress, i have nothing. but they have my money. >> a company accused of wrongdoing in the past has new complaints. we'll tell you about the state's investigation into the company and investigator louis bolden gets results by helping a couple get their money back, tonight at 11:00. >> after the news at 11:00, stay tuned for "the late show with stephen colbert". >> there was something for everyone to talk about in iowa, including hillary's r

you can read what they are saying and chime in yourself at facebook.com/news 6. >>> two manatees are now joining a new herd in warmer waters. >> julie: they were released at a power plant along the indian river today. >> ginger: weighing in at more than 600 pounds, it took eight people to carry stoke the manatee back to the water. he's been rescued more than once, poor little thing. but squiggy is testing the waters for the first time after being rescued as a 35-pound orphan calf in merritt island. at least a dozen manatees have been released in the last month and a half. crews say they're the last two manatees to be released during the winter season. i love when they can help rehabilitate them and send them back out to warmer waters. >> julie: i love it. put to the test. the accuracy results, put to the test in minutes. >> lisa: plus -- >> he pulled it out of the guy's hand and then he runned away. >> lisa: a little girl's unicorn escapes right before her eyes. what happens when police got involved in the magical quest. >> ginger: and witnesses took the stand on the last day the -- o

you can share the details and the word with your friends at facebook.com/news 6. >> breaking right now, we just learned from ucf plans for a new downtown campus will move forward. orlando city leaders approved plans to provide millions of dollars for the project. creative village where the amway arena used to be. it could serve up to 10,000 students. the agreement is the city would provide the equivalent of $75 million towards the project. covering everything from the land to road improvements and even parking. this is contingent on approval of the campus by the board of governors and the needed state funding. >> trending now, a night of magic for a group of florida teens at the center of a viral video. >> it is hard to forget it. the nine teens along with the gainesville police officer playing ball and then nba legend shaquille o'neal got involved. now the team got to sit court side during the magic's buzzer-beater finish yesterday. >> the magic win! >> keep your head straight and good things will come. >> the officer, by the way, received an award and cash to help buy sports equipmen

from, which you have to do is go to facebook.com/news 13 and that's how you will enter. >> evan: we will announce the winner just before 8:00 this morning. good luck to you all. >>> that was a great opera singer in here yesterday. very impressive. >> zack: phenomenal. you and i got a chance to sing a little opera. >> evan: we did a few months ago. >> zack: a gentlemen singing "fig arrow." >> evan: i wouldn't even try that slow. we have the first in the south primary in south carolina. we have news 13's hope hanselman at a an interesting adventure game here in asheville. but first, today looking as warm as yesterday? >> zack: even warmer still, and on top of that we will bring you the rain showers. it might not be the best day to head outdoors but maybe the warm temperatures will have you creep outside. just bring the rain jacket along, folks, but the scattered showers are going to be seen. the cooler air is going to start region. so the 60s will become a thing of the past.

news 6 app. we'll be right back. >> and join us on facebook during the break. just search for lisa bell at facebook.com/lisa bell news. come into steak 'n shake for hand-dipped milkshakes. better yet, come into steak 'n shake for hand-dipped milkshakes r r at half-price during r half-price happier hour, p weekdays, now two to five at steak 'n shake. the four dollar menu at steak 'n shake. featuring handcrafted steakburgers, all-beef footlongs and fresh guacamole made from scratch. >> concerns tonight a big fire in seminole county. billowing smoke seen from the interstate. the county line. worry, this is under control. >> we all noticed it driving in to work today. >> yeah. >> we all assumed it was a prescribed burn. >> but you never know. >> right. a new burger joint is busting out the red carpet tonight in downtown orlando. >> wahlbergers is opening its first florida location along orange avenue in the suntrust building. >> we sent meteorologist candace campos to pinpoint the forecast and spot the famous wahlberg owners. it's cloudy with a chance of meatballs, is that the deal? >> really? >> she looks

just search for lisa bell at facebook.com/lisa bell news. we'd love to chat with you. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. come into steak 'n shake for hand-dipped milkshakes. better yet, come into steak 'n shake for hand-dipped milkshakes r r at half-price during r half-price happier hour, at steak 'n shake. the four dollar menu at steak 'n shake. featuring handcrafted steakburgers, all-beef footlongs and fresh guacamole made from scratch. the four dollar menu, where all meals are under four dollars, >> tonight, a special love story just in time for valentine's day. >> okay. a 93-year-old world war ii veteran from virginia finally reunites with his wartime girlfriend in australia yesterday. >> this story is so incredible. >> yes. >> after dating and losing touch, the internet helped bring the two together. as kirstin o'connor explains, the love wasn't lost despite the d

we are giving away four tickets had to facebook.com news 6. venturing outside for the special spacewalk of the year. on the outside of the iss, devices are put up that will help cruise move easier outside the work started around 8:00 and expected to wrap up soon. to do the job . >> kudos to them >> look at that beautiful view. it's in high definition. >> it's warm out there. we are going up from here. record highs before a front moves in and i'm telling you b go out and enjoy today and tomorrow is not looking so great. we will have storms and some of the main threat is in the afternoon hours. gusts . if you have stuff to do b out . we will show you what's bringing down those storms. the front as stretching all the there is a panhandle stretching down to the gulf of mexico. are with bigger storms. will be moving in our direction as we had about the day. not moving that quickly and we are pinpointing two fronts. it will bring more cool air by the end of the week. it gets closer to super bowl weekend. planning forecaster had . it's breezy and wel

you can log on to facebook.com/news 13 to answer our question of the day >> tammy: president obama plans on adding a there's also a $955 billion reduction from tax benefits from the republican controlled congress can advance the budget. >> frank: let's check in with jaclyn now on the on time traffic center. >> tammy: slick roads are a problem? >> jerrika: slick side roads, tammy. crews in mitchell county mentioned they are seeing problems on some of those main roads. take it slow if you live in any of these areas. especially u.s. 19 through spruce pine. that might be a little tricky to drive on right now. there is a disabled vehicle blocking traffic here on patton avenue and florida avenue. that's a look at your on time traffic report brought to you by debruhl's used car superstore. >> tammy: slippery surfaces can present a real danger in this winter weather. how some new products can help you gain traction. leads to a touching reunion. lost pig find its way home. >> frank: stocks on wall street down again today. the dow down 12 ending trading at 16,014. the nasdaq was off 14 closing at

go to facebook.com/news 13 to answer our question of the day. >> frank: folks who are lactose intolerant. they'll look at you, are you serious? it's 20 degrees out. i'll do it. 38 degrees for the low this morning. that, too, will change as we drop our temperatures before midnight below that number. two and a half inches. nearly for the month. we're going to stay windy and warming up some. emphasis some before our next wintery blast. and i'm i don't know what i'm doing. i can't find anything just when i think it's just not going to work. this woman that works there comes over and asks can i help you? and he was so happy, to do it amazing right? i never would have expected would have thought that anyone would find that do that. make that go out of their way for me. right then, right there i couldn't believe it i know it's such a little thing. simple thing but it made me smile made me happy made my day share your story. >>> your news 13 skywatch weather. >> jason: some interesting changes now occurring in the high country here in western carolina. let's take a look at our leicester carpet s

. >> but first, from the glitz to our super bowl coverage continues ahead at 4:00 and on facebook.com/news 6 as well. can join in. >> in case you don't know, news 6 is home of super bowl 50 and we're throwing a party online. we would like for you to join us. we're going to be going live on facebook, facebook live is a brand-new feature. here's all you need to know. page. once we go live, we'll send you an alert. facebook. you'll see us pop up like this. we'll talk about the game, the commercials, and the halftime show. you can message us, tell us anything you want. so watch the game on your big screen and join us live on facebook. right now, the ladies are live our super bowl coverage headline act, british band coldplay. >> we don't do press conferences that often. so please forgive us if we're not that good. >> chris martin promised the band will play all their no. 1 hits and work out how to fill the other 10 minutes. i feel like they should have figured that out by now. >> i think they're going to surprise us with something exciting. >> coldplay revealed beyonce will perform but did not

you can log on to facebook.com/news 13 to answer >> tammy: time to check out today's "see it, shoot it, send it" picture. >> frank: benson metcalf send us this picture. >> tammy: you can send us your pictures and video, too. e-mail them to pics@wlos.com. >>> one of a kind jewelry made how the circle of life helps a with at&t the choice is yours. you only pay for the services you need to make your bundle work for you. call now to get high speed internet for just $15 a month for 12 months with a one-year agreement... ...when you bundle with tv, home phone or even wireless on one bill. with high speed internet, you'll get 99.9 percent reliability with a connection you can count on. call now to get high speed internet for just $15 a month for 12 months with a one-year agreement... ...when you bundle with tv, home phone or even wireless on one bill. switch today and get a $100-dollar promotional card for every eligible service you add! don't wait. call this number today. get more choices to bundle and save. >> tammy: adam hillberry introduces us to . >> death is kind of like -- no one likes

just head to facebook.com/news 6. >> breaking news right now on the zika virus. in just the past couple of hours, news 6 has learned of a new case of the mosquito-borne it's the first confirmed case in orange county. we first let you know about this through a push alert on our news 6 mobile app this afternoon. it's one of two new cases confirmed today. the other one is in miami-dade county. there are now 26 reported zika cases reported across 10 counties statewide. all cases are travel related and none involve pregnant women. you can find more on zika including travel notices and treatment by heading to our website at clickorlando.com, powered by news 6. >> more new developments in the search for baby willow tonight. for a fifth day now, news 6 followed investigators as they looked for the missing newborn. >> the baby has been missing ever since her mom gave birth to her in orlando on monday. today the search went under water. sky 6 flew over as the dive team searched this retention pond off silver star road, looking for any sign of the infant. eric sandoval trac

[reading postings] >> you can keep the conversation going at facebook.com/news 6. certainly an inspiration for a lot of girls, certainly all the girls in her school where she works. >> she has quite a following. >> sharks in florida. the new numbers and how they broke records in 2015. >> and info emerges from the fiery scene in brevard county. what the homeowner blames on the sudden blast. >> we have watches and warnings up. we've got a windchill advisory for everyone. freeze woes from flagler to putnam to marion. i'll be back to pinpoint the daytime highs for you tomorrow. i'm not sure you're going to like it. see you in a few. news 6 goes undercover to expos gun ordinances ignored. >> a news 6 investigation triggering a hot-button topic on the news 6 facebook page. >> we're going to check in with the producer in the newsroom. he's going to answer some of the questions you had on facebook since airing the exclusive at 11:00. but first, we begin with investigator eryka washington with the story. >> my producers went to the de land gun and knife show on saturday morn

go to facebook.com/news 13 to answer our question of the day. >> frank: asheville's newest and biggest brewery is opening later than expected. next at 6:00, why new belgium has pushed back opening day and the new timeline that's now set. the carolina kitchen, >> darcel: tonight on news 13 at 6, an update to two high profile murder cases in the mountains. >> frank: details coming up live. >> larry: plus a plan to change health insurance for thousands of north carolina state workers. >> the changes are very drastic and startling. >> darcel: we have details on who could lose their benefits completely. news 13 at 6:00 starts now. >>> now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 6:00. >> darcel: we're following two breaking news stories for you.

>> chime in on facebook.com/news 6. >> one person is dead and six people injured, including several kids, after a school bus crashed in new jersey. officials say the bus collided with an suv in cumberland county this morning. the crash caused the bus to flip on its side. authorities say the driver of the suv died and four students along with the bus driver were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. an adult passenger was also taken to the hospital with serious injuries. the crash is still under investigation. >> now to a four-legged hero. it's a story we brought you last night at 11:00. >> i love this story. the family dog credited with saving a woman as she was being attacked and her attacker is still on the run today. >> that's right. now that woman admits this could have been much worse if it see her here, lucy, a purebred corgie who is not your typical guard dog. >> she's absolutely precious. lucy's owner who wanted to remain anonymous said she went out on her porch for a smoke when suddenly there was a man standing right on her doorstep. she says he was frantic,

go to facebook.com/news 13 to enter. >>jay: we will announce the winner just before 7:00 this morning. >>holly: good luck to you yo. sounds like a nice monday morning present. >>evan: sounds good, nice 50 minute massage. >>holly: kind of like the nice 50 degrees weather we have. >>jay: it was 51 when i came in the car this morning. we have dropped down a little but only 48 degrees. compare this with a week ago. yeah, what a difference it makes. wind in the south/southwest2 at 6. humidity 93%. the dew point at 46. light fog is possible west of the asheville area. pop up showers are coming our way today but more significant rainfall is coming our way midweek. how much is coming, i will let drive with jaclyn. >>jaclyn: thank, jay, there are some things happening on haywood road in henderson county, one lane is closed near south rugby road. dot is asking you to please avoid the area until it wraps up and the plan is to have the road getting a look ato9-kk---n- some-- travel times, there is congestion. you want to watch out f

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log on to facebook.com/news 13 day. >> tammy: presidential hopeful jeb bush and his mother met with voters in spartanburg this morning. lindsey graham held the town hall at wade's restaurant. the former governor is averaging fourth place in the state's polls ahead of the primary tomorrow. former first lady, barbara bush. >> jeb has been a great son, great father. great husband. married well. and is one of my four favorite sons. >> tammy: tonight on news 13 on my40, we speak with upstate voters about governor bush's dive in the polls. and his help from family will affect their vote. >> frank: meanwhile marco rubio was in columbia, hilton head and raleigh. he's scheduled to be in clemson ted cruz campaigned in myrtle beach and charleston. he's in west columbia now and has an event in greenville tonight. donald trump made an earlier today, john kasich was in columbia and orrie county. you can find him in a rally in mount pleasant this evening. ben carson campaigned in north charleston and florence today. >> tammy: we will have live team coverage tomorrow as voters head to the polls. 7:00 a.m.

>>ingrid: go to facebook.com/news 13 to enter. and we will announce the winner in 30 minutes. stick around. wild wings is in the studio to show game day recipes you can do at home. >>holly: or you win the early bird, you call them up and they cater all of that for you this weekend. >>jay: bring it right to you. >>ingrid: you can get a lot of wings for $100. not bad. the weather is not terrible outside. you know, it is chilly. temperatures in the 20s across the region. light snow that fell in or northern and eastern zones. that's out of here. we are look at clear skies right now. wind advisory is out through 10 o'clock this morning for yancey, mitchell, african avery, and mcdowell and burke mountains. gusts up to 45 miles per hour. but, wind right now in asheville, at 20. so it's feeling like the teens and it will stay in the 30s through lunchtime. coming up in my full forecast, i will let you know what you can expect for superbowl sunday if you are going to be outside at all. plus, when snow will return to the forecast. right now, let's head to the on-time traffic center. jacl

you can log on to facebook.com/news 13 to answer our question of the day. you really share how you really feel, tammy. >> tammy: yes, just with that little emoji. >> frank: it speaks volumes, jason. >> jason: it does. this weather certainly turned on us and will continue to go down hill. if you like snow, that's your thing then. 45 on the low this morning. a very spring-like day. picked up over an inch of rain in asheville. most of that coming in the morning. the wind continues. the snow fall will add up. i'll show you who gets most of it. and the temperature swi oday is your lucky day. woman: (surprised) oh, my goodness mark: you've just won - a thousand dollars! woman: that's amazing! that's amazing! (shrieks) woman: ok, nice job. mark, way better than yesterday. maria, that delivery felt a little forced. and steve, steve: yeah? woman: i am still missing that raw emotion. woman: pretty awesome for a tuesday, but tomorrow is hump day, so let's really bring it! lucky for life. win a thousand dollars a day, >>> now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> jason: we

if you want to see full interview and check it out@facebook.com/ news 6. siblings don't always get along. when girls act of kindness is breaking the stereotype. they work hard for (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, young girls selfless is going viral. the heartwarming exchange was caught on camera >> see the hamster? >> i paid for it! are you crying? i am crying why are you crying? happy! >> are you happy crying? >> oh my goodness! crying! that is the sweetest. the six-year-old little sister surprised her older brother by buying him a hamster and he has been working hard for it and saving up his allowance and doing extra chores. she decided to chip in all of her allowance money to get the hamster and surprise her brother with this act of kindness. they named the hamster chubby. >> my favorite part is where she says are you crying because i am. t

we posted all the information on facebook.com/news 6. >> well, starting today orange county parents have a new option when it comes to pediatric care. nemours is expanding. nemours children's primary care, horizon west, opens today. it provides primary care to children of all ages. the new office is in windemere on winter garden vineland road. it's the 14th nemours location in central florida. >> another huge hospital expansion. this one comes with a traffic warning. >> yeah, where drivers will start seeing the big changes in then cute, all for a very good cause. how these valentine's day babies are taking on heart health right out of the womb. >> touching tributes and surprising musical pairings at this year's grammy awards. i'll have the grammy preview, just ahead. we had real people make their own pizzas. they chose the ingredients they wanted. i like the fresh dough. what's bha? pi'm gonna go with the one thatpdoesn't have the acronyms. pget that one without fillers. what are fillers? you guys just made your pizza the way i make my pizza. hey! no ingredients that you can't pronounce

to enter go to facebook.com/news 13. we will announce the six inwinners just before 7:00 this morning. >> holly: it's in support of new mom, and we explore it. >> jay: how health woman's placenta into a now, in high definition, this is your news 13 skywatch forecast. >> ingrid: welcome back, everyone. good morning. you will need the umbrella this morning and throughout the next couple of days, actually. this is the time loop until present time. showing light-to-moderate rainfall across much of the region. over the next hour, same thing. we will continue to see the rainfall, so if you don't leave the house, maybe you need to get to work at 8:00, it will show you down a little bit. we also have a chance this afternoon for some thunderstorms and a marginal risk in these zones, just in the western zones, and down into georgia for some of the storms to turn severe. a greater chance every where tomorrow. flash flood watch starts at dinnertime tonight and goes through wednesday evening. all the counties shaded in green, so from

log on to facebook.com/news 13 to answer our question of the day. >> tammy: there are no major accidents happening on the roads. but jaclyn, we do have suggested areas to watch out for. >> jaclyn: right. i-240. this is your typical afternoon rush hour. on the east bound side as well between downtown and fairview road. try to avoid i-240 if you can. get ready for that heavy traffic north and south bound between airport road and long shoals. here's a look at how smoky park highway is shaping up for you. overall that commute is looking good. that's a look at your on time traffic report brought to you by debruhl's used car superstore. >> tammy: coming up, killing the $100 bill. why a u.s. official says it's time to do away with the country's biggest bill. >> frank: prepared foods have become a billion dollar business but are they good for you? >> frank: stocks shoot up on wall street today. the dow up 222 points to finish at 16,196. the nasdaq picked up nearly 100 at 98 and closed at 4435. >> tammy: a former treasure be a $100 bill. >> frank: he cites a newly published study from the harvard

from, which you have to do is go to facebook.com/news 13 and that's how you will enter. >> evan: we will announce the winner just before 8:00 this morning. good luck to you all. >>> that was a great opera singer in here yesterday. very impressive. >> zack: phenomenal. you and i got a chance to sing a little opera. >> evan: we did a few months ago. >> zack: a gentlemen singing "fig arrow." >> evan: i wouldn't even try that slow. we have the first in the south primary in south carolina. we have news 13's hope hanselman at a an interesting adventure game here in asheville. but first, today looking as warm as yesterday? >> zack: even warmer still, and on top of that we will bring you the rain showers. it might not be the best day to head outdoors but maybe the warm temperatures will have you creep outside. just bring the rain jacket along, folks, but the scattered showers are going to be seen. the cooler air is going to start region. so the 60s will become a thing of the past. going to dominate the next few days. i want to time it out for you all and show you who will get hit the hardest com

go to facebook.com/news 13 to enter. >>holly: we will announce winner just before 7 o'clock this morning. >>jay: does insurance cover if you park on the ice? >>holly: everyone else was doing it, mom? >>jay: yeah, right. >>holly: a fortune teller is predicting the u.s. president. >>jay: who she says are the contenders. >>ingrid: our "harry's on the hill bus stop forecast," starting off below freezing and we have school closure, head to wlos.com for updates. headlines indicate snow will begin to fall. i will tell you how much will fall and where and just how cold we turn this week. >> now, in high definition, this is your news 13 skywatch forecast. >>ingrid: welcome back, everyone. wintry weather falling across some portions of the region and the rest of us, we have it in the forecast for about 2-3 days. so, i will talk about snowfall accumulations here in just a second. take a live look at the radar. so this is actually the last two hours until present time. showing that we have started to see in our western zones some of

. >> jay: we are giving away a stone, go to facebook.com/news 13 to enter. >> holly: we will announce the morning. good luck. a traffic jam, a rock slide in colorado causing a stretch of highway to shut down. >> jay: how crews were able to clear some of it from the road. >> "harry's on the hill bus stop forecast." >>>. we will have updates on the web site due to some possibilities of wintry weather this morning. but, the rest of us, we will talk above freezing and 40s by drop off time. but, it gets even better in the extended forecast. a return to the 60s. the break. now, in high definition, this is your news 13 skywatch forecast. >> ingrid: welcome back, everyone. this is live pick structure of i-240 at the jeff bowen bridge. looks like there are a lot more cars out there than we saw an hour ago. the roads are damp but no freezing so no issues for wintry weather. we have got some issues in or then mountains. we saw some of the light snow, really above 3500 feet, reports of anywhere from a half inch to 1 1/2 to 2" in some of the higher peaks. so, some of that is still on the ground. i

>>holly: go to facebook.com/news 1 to enter. we will announce the winner just before 7 o'clock and coming um, stay with us, we will talk to wake about ways to pamper yourself right at home. dunkin' donuts' unbelievable selection and now you can enjoy two english muffin egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches for $4. the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. america runs on dunkin'. >>ingrid: if you are waking up with us, light snow fell across some portions of the region. right now you are looking at a live picture of winter weather in maggie valley. you can see a nice coating of the snow there, and the snow continuing to fall. our northern zones. not as much down into the asheville area in the valley, just seeing flurries. the snow bands from graham county to northern swain county, northern haywood county, an also up towards mars hill, little creek seeing heavier snow bands pulling through the reg

. >> holly: go to facebook.com/news 13 to enter and we will announce the winner just before 7:00. good luck. >> sometimes the two come together and you get a different change. >> jay: climate change versus in weather patterns s n be here to stay. >> ingrid: here is your "harry's on the hill bus stop forecast." >>>, numerous delays and closures. the updates are at wlos.com. and we are seeing a chance for light snow through drop off time for some. i will show you a look at the radar coming up after the break. how warm we turn. now, in high definition, this is your news 13 skywatch forecast. >> ingrid: good morning everyone and welcome back. we have the rain yesterday and severe storms at times, but now, let's take a closer look as to where. >>> at the tennessee line, we are seeing north of bryson city, northern swain county, also northern haywood county and madison county, around hot springs, mars hill, little creek, even burnsville. some areas around black mountain picking up a light dusting as well. spruce pine and northern portions of mcdowell county, more of a fix. and also some

go to facebook.com/news 13 to enter. >> jay: we will announce the >> holly: a nonprofit town hall will be held today for charitable organizations in the mountains. the meeting will offer previews of major trends, and opportunities for 2016. the free event is from 2:00 to 4:00 this afternoon at the good will center on patton avenue. for information how to register, go to wlos.com and click on "news links." >> jay: a natural gas explosion damages some homes.. >> holly: what was stolen from a home that triggered the gas leak. >> ingrid: here is your monday here is your "harry's on the hill bus stop forecast." >>>. starting off the day foggy. make sure the kids have a rain jacket. we have a chance for rain. especially late today. we will talk about difficult driving conditions this afternoon and how much rain will fall and the temperatures for staying prettyoday is your lucky day. woman: (surprised) oh, my goodness mark: you've just won - a thousand dollars! woman: that's amazing! that's amazing! (shrieks) woman: ok, nice job. mark, way better than yesterday. maria, that delivery felt a li

go to facebook.com/news 13 to enter. >>holly: we will announce the winner just before 7 o'clock this morning and stay with us, we have another live performance with some of the cast coming up. >>jay: don't forget, you can enter to win our valentine's selfie contest. send us your most creative selfie of you and your valentine for a chance to win a $150 pair of diamond earrings from allan's jewelry and pawn. >>holly: go to facebook.com or wlos.com to click on click on "contests." the winner will be announced a week from today, february 9th. >>> folks in vegas are still enjoying a white winter. >>jay: how long the snow is expected to stick around. >> >>ingrid: no need for the winter coat back here at i'm ho. maybe the rain jacket at the bus stop. it will stay in the 50s today. coming up after the break, i will show who is under a dense fog advisory and what that mean, when we will see heavy rain, how much will fall, and how cool we turn in the extended forecast. >> commonwealth we. >>ingrid: welcome back, everyone. and good

go to facebook.com/news 6 to enter. >> the game on sunday, the super bowl and the big game, that hockey game. does >> looks like a lot of people about. ready for the game this weekend. not a bad idea f. you're heading out in a few minutes, maybe get some fixings for the big super bowl party or having, we're looking good. windy. that wind kicking up near 20 miles per hour bringing in more of the cool air. so if you're making plans to head out on the town tonight, be ready for it. that wind will make it feel more like the 40s, even some 30s tonight. a cool day in store but by the weekend, tomorrow, into the afternoon on saturday, a chance for some rain. we were getting into that and the planning forecast straight ahead. what about the temperatures? we started off cold and with the wind gusting near 20 miles an hour earlier this morning, it felt cooler. 39 was the actual temperature in ocala but there were times when it felt like freezing early this morning in marion county. 46 is where we started in orlando. we started at 45 in new smyrna beach. 49 in melbourne. with the sunshine and appa

. >> holly: go to facebook.com/news 13 to enter. the winners will be announced just before 7:00 this morning. >> jay: coming up later this morning, we continue our random acts of kindness series. the tab for customersr1l-;y^zp, #xw+@l8'``oo%5nyo, >> jay: how big this beauty is, where it was found, and the potential price tag. >> >> ingrid: here is your "harry's on the hill bus stop forecast." >>> does show temperatures in some locations right around freezing but by drop off time, no issue, 47 degrees. school updates can be found at wlos.com. >>> coming up after the break, we will talk temperatures across the region this morning. it will make a big difference for your commute. how about another wintry mix and now, in high definition, this is your news 13 skywatch forecast. >> ingrid: just in the weather center two minutes ago, national ather service issued a winter weather advisory, this will go into effect at 4 p.m. today and go through tomorrow at 6 a.m.. especially for areas above 3500 feet, the chance for some snow about 1-2" is

you can log on facebook.com/news 13 to answer our question of the day. >> tammy: fast food workers will call for higher minimum wage at tonight's debate. demonstrators held this rally. bernie sanders supports the wage increase. hillary clinton says she would cap it at $12 an hour. >> frank: well this is an area known for beer and great restaurants. and with this, many foodies ideas are cultivated around the mountains. steve michael is a prime example. after a few beers one night, he found the opportunity for a pretzel company. >> we're sitting at a local bar having local beer, and i'm thinking, man, where's the pretzels at? >> tammy: and just like that, an idea was born. that's right. now food entrepreneurs launch that dream. you can see it tonight at 11:00 on news 13. >> frank: just like that. that's how it gets going. >> tammy: and just like that, cold continues, right? no magic there >> jason: we are going to warm up a little more tomorrow. that is good news. 39 degrees for the high today. that put us still shy of average 11 degrees. we've had some cold mornings. and cold afternoons.

. >> jay: go to facebook.com/news 13, we will announce six winners just before 7:00 this morning. >> holly: good luck to you yo. a local band plays for a national radio station. >> jay: when you can hear the local talent on npr's world cafe. >> >> ingrid: here is your "harry's on the hill bus stop forecast." >>>, it is a very damp start so make sure the kids are ready for rain today. get the rain boots out and it will be 50s by drop off time. we have already seen close to 8/tenths of an inch at the ashville airport, a quarter down into greer, and about the rest of the morning and afternoon, how much more rain will fall, and plus, when will that snow begin? forecast. now, in high definition, this is your news 13 skywatch forecast. >> ingrid: good morning, and welcome back. a very damp start to the day. let's look at where we see the heaviest rainfall right now. in or northwestern county, northwest of robinsville, also north of bryson city, so swain county, graham county, seeing the heavy rainfall right now. also, down into the upstate, north of easily, as well as anderson, but all acr

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if you want to win, head to facebook.com/news 6. you'll find the contest right there. you have until wednesday night to give you and your family a chance to win. it's a theme park just made for the little kids. >> lisa: my neighbors went there this weekend. the weather was perfect and they thanked you for that. he doesn't want to take the credit or the blame. >> lisa: you came over to my house for a backyard barbecue. >> matt: henry's birthday party. >> lisa: this was the weekend to have it outside. >> tom: it was perfect. >> lisa: thank you. >> tom: your husband is quite the griller. >> lisa: he tries. >> matt: what's he making for tonight? >> tom: for real. look at the radar. we cleaned it up nicely. we've bike week coming on. this is weekend no. 1 of bike week and all next week, a big celebration is going on. daytona beach is great right now. 72 degrees here at news time, winds from the east at 7 miles per hour. downtown even better with the birds flying by. 75 in orlando. 71 in melbourne and leesburg and 72 at the cape and 72 at daytona beach and wind speeds only 3

head to facebook.com/news 6 and you'll find the contest on our facebook page. from tomorrow until the middle of april. the contest ends tonight at midnight. >> ginger: it's going to be a good weekend to get out and do just about anything it sounds like. >> lisa: you'll want a pretty thick jacket. chief meteorologist tom sorrells, if you're heading out tonight. >> tom: i wore the big polar jacket. i hate cold weather. to me, 50 degrees is cold. i bundle up. >> lisa: i'm with you. >> tom: we've got great storm pins. we're starting out with john on the beach in indiatlantic. here's the question of the day, what do i love in indiatlantic? what's the pizza place? >> lisa: bizarro's pizza. >> tom: that's right. i love that place. we're going to end the -- >> ginger: you need a hammock in between those two trees. spot, michael. and this one from barbara who does >> download storm pins right now in your app store. we'd like to see what you're seeing in central florida. radar tonight, we have nothing to check out on radar. we don't have any cloud cover. naturally we don't have much in the way

go to facebook facebook.com/news 6. >> did you see the marilyn monroe one? >> the snickers one? >> i think it was snickers. that was funny. >> i did dvr it. i. >> that's whapdz when you do early mornings. >> today we'll pinpoint cold air. if you have just stepped out, maybe your feet just hit the floor, that's going to continue through the day and likely all week. here's a live view. in the 30's in a large part of central florida including downtown orlando. we are at 39. notice it feels cooler. the good news, not dealing with a lot of wind. the winds out of the southwest at 5 miles an hour, making it feel like 36. later today, we'll have more wind coming in, that will be gusting near 30 miles an hour, making it feel even colder. through the day, the actual temperature, in the mid 60's. of today. you'll need the coat for large part of the afternoon. we are at 30 degrees in ocala. we are at 34 in palm coast. 40 is the temperature in southern brevard county. here's a look at your pinpoint accurate forecast. >> we'll start off with sunshine and more and more clouds will build as we

head to facebook.com/news 6 and you'll find the contest on our facebook page. mardi gras runs on select nights from this saturday until the middle of april. the contest ends friday night at midnight. >> matt: much more tame version of mardi gras than the real deal. so no worry. good to bring the kids to. chief meteorologist tom sorrells is joining us. you can throw the beads and everything is good. people just smile at you. >> tom: we had a tornado warning about -- i want to say -- the days run together on me -- but it was sometime around 10:00 this morning, from 9:45 to 10:15 we had a tornado warning going. it was lifted early because it was not really a tornado. they figured out what it was. it looked like a tornado on radar. it was scary for a while. all the scary stuff is over. it's good to go into the nighttime tonight. no tornado warnings or severe weather. we have the end of the rain in brevard county, moving to the east or down to the south. i zoom in tight on the cape right now. there's the launch site for this evening's hopeful rocket launch. we'll be

we're giving away four tickets to the game on our facebook page as well, head to facebook.com/news 6 to enter. when you're called the swamp rabbits, you might need all the help you can get. >> they're going to get crushed for sure. i think he's riding a carrot as the stick. >> will they be using carrots for hockey sticks on saturday? >> i bet not. >> not the only big game, by the way, we're broadcasting. >> something's going on sunday afternoon. >> another big game. >> the 50th anniversary. it's kind of cool. >> glad to have it here on news 6. >> weather-wise, it should be a good day to stay inside and watch some tv. >> i don't think it's a bad day to get things done if you need to. it's going to be in the 60's and it's going to feel like football. look at where we stand tonight. tracking a few little spots of we're focusing on here in the last hour. zooming in to brevard county where the rain has been so far, brevard and osceola. here's satellite beach. as we've been tracking them all afternoon, pinpointing the rain arriving, dying out across the shore. the best bet for rain this ev

we're giving away four tickets to the game on our facebook page, head to facebook.com/news 6 to enter and check out the solar bears and the swamp rabbits. good stuff. >> chief meteorologist tom sorrells is joining us now. you know i don't love the cold weather. but if you're going to be inside watching sports on tv all weekend, it might as well feel like fall. >> sure. come on peyton manning. looking at the beautiful storm pins i have for you tonight. we'll start out in the morning. >> that's a record setter right there. that's beautiful. >> that's beautiful stuff, isn't it? and this is port canaveral. the wind was whipping and the storm was on the way. big time rain in ocala by the afternoon. storm pins available in your app store right now, download it for free. i can see the rain photos that have been posted so far or send me your own. i would love to see what you're seeing tonight in central florida. big time rain falling from palm coast down to flagler beach right now, heavy scattered showers, rainfall rates in here, better than an inch in spots. almost an inch or half-inch in ot

head to facebook.com/news 6 to enter. >> we seem to have a lot of local swamp rabbits fans. every time we mention their name, i get all sorts of e-mails. >> people are very interested. >> you received some of that mail, too. >> oh, my gosh. i was expressing to you guys yesterday i know all about the swamp fox. >> and now you know all about the rabbit. >> i've learned more about the swamp rabbit in the last 24 hours, who knew? >> take a look at the radar tonight here in central florida. >> we seem to have everything else. >> we have rabbits in the everglades. here. >> there's gators in carolina, too. all the big rain up north is dying out from gainesville to stark. the early preliminary showers that were so impressive an hour ago are not very impressive at all now. overnight lows this morning, we spots. sanford went all the way to 65. 70 in kissimmee. the weird thing is a normal high this time of year, 72. we only dropped to 68 for the overnight low this morning. stepped outside to drive the kids to school. it felt almost tropical. weirdly odd, very humid and warm during the

head to facebook.com/news 6. you'll find the contest on our facebook page. mardi gras runs on select nights from this saturday to the middle of april. the contest ends friday night at march. don't know if you've ever been involved in the parade, people are throwing beads and you feel like you're in louisiana. >> were you in the parade? >> i was. >> mardi gras is really over. we've had fat tuesday and ash wednesday and yet the hits just keep on coming. >> that's the way we roll around here. >> chief meteorologist tom sorrells is joining us now. kind of a warm one out there. loved it. >> she liked today better than the weekend. >> that's a little crazy to me. work. >> i didn't say i liked working. i said the weather this weekend. >> radar tonight is good to go. no radar echoes. we've got an echo in marion county. that's a smoke plume. there's bellevue and ocala. it's not going anywhere. it's a smoke plume, i think, for some fire burning out there in marion county. otherwise, it's not much to write home about besides that one little smoke plume. tomorrow, and m