>>holly: wow. >>jay: workers cleaned up the tree and utility crews worked to restore service to affected areas. strong winds were to blame for the tree falling. >>holly: that is a massive tree. >>jay: it is. >>holly: we have the first encounter with the cameron crazy. >>jay: stan tells us if they louisville. >>holly: remember f you are on the go early in the morning, you can catch up with us with the news 13 morning news app, you search wlos a.m. in your app your buddy ron once said he could install your ceiling fan. he couldn't. and that one time ron said another chili dog was a good idea. yeah, it wasn't. so when ron said you'd never afford a john deere tractor, you knew better. now ron does too. the e series. legendary john deere quality. unexpected low price. e series compact tractors come with >>stan: good morning, in sports, college hoops from last night, duke recovered from their losing spot, they drop out of the top 25, they have won two in a row and looking for the third straight against n

>> holly: the u.s. department rejected apple's argument and vowed to fight it in court. >> holly: for the tenth time the republicans took the stage to debate. >> holly: they went into the lone star state with a plea, dr. ben carson telling competitors saying they will not solve problems by destroy each other, but that's exactly what ted cruz and marco rubio set out to do, attacking trump on immigration. >> are you the only person on the stage that's ever been fined to work on your projects illegally? >> i'm the only one on the stage that's hired anyone. you haven't hired anyone. >> in 2013 when i was leading the fight against the gang of 8 he was firing dennis rodman on "celebrity apprentice ." >> holly: donald trump leads the polls headg into supertuesday. >> jay: the south carolina democratic primary is two days away. >> zack: they will be in the palmetto state for a final push. bernie sanders will host an event joined by rip hop artist killer mike. >> jay: hillary clinton will also host a get out the

>>holly: whole >>holly: welcome back. the three inmates who escaped from a california jail are back >>jay: the trio made their court appearance since the escape on january 22nd. the orange county district attorney says another person is facing charges for helping the inmates escape. they say the man snuck tools into the jail. it's not clear how he did it but theday said he was not a visitor, inmate or employee. >> for smugging weapons into a correctional facility, sending an article useful for escape into a prison, aiding prisoners, aiding a prisoner's escape. >>holly: officials say a 44 year-old woman arrested in connection with the escape will not be charged right now. >>> some residents in san diego california are busy cleaning up a mess the storm left behind. >>jay: winds blew sand all over the place leaving some to dig out like the snow covered friends on the east coast. the winds brought down a number of trees and topped power poles, fence, and tree signs. the owner of a boat was left with nothing. the heavy winds a

holly: oh, look at that! >> ingrid: that's how you feel when you're pregnant, you're s s sleepy. >> holly: look at that face. >> ingrid: oh my goodness. >> holly: that's a ferret! >> ingrid: i hope there are a lot of other ferrets inside there and not just one. >> holly:: don't though how this pig is able to move. >> ingrid: she can't move. oh, how wide. oh, wow! >> holly: that is a big c c. that was a big cat before it was having babies. and we will do a couple more. look at the prairie dog? the rodents are funnier than the other ones. i have never seen a pregnant squirrel. they are usually so skinny running around here. >> ingrid: i know. oh my gosh, [laughter], i need a picture of that cat. there you go. that's funny. >> holly: it will make you >> ingrid: if i'm in a bad mood i will send a picture of that cat. let's take a look outside, temperatures are mild but the raining across the region. the wind is calm for now. how much more rain will fall and who could see severe storms in the extended forecast or

>>holly: we will update you on that. a inlet wither storm warning went into effect in the northern jackson and tennessee counties. >>jay: a winter weather advisory went into effect for buncombe county and avery and mitchell county schools are also now closed. >>ingrid: we are seeing light snow falling in the western zones so that's from cherokee to clay, northern swain county and also down into macon county right now. let me know if you are seeing this fall to the ground. and once again, yes, we have this winter storm warning. this means a couple of inches through tuesday morning and the high elevations of these counties, back down to the valley, don't expect that much snow, but we do have an advisory coming up, my full forecast, we will talk more about what you can expect today in the way of accumulations and just how cold we turn through wednesday. but right now, the roads in asheville are looking good, jaclyn? >>jaclyn: that's right, ingrid. we are accident and delay free in the asheville area. if you are hopping on i

>>holly: stay with us. we have live pictures from the vaticancy for you and we will come back as soon as we know a little bit more. >>jay: in the meantime, closer to home, deputies in madison county are searching for the man who robbed a bank in marshal. he hit the first citizens bank on highway 25/70 just before 11:00 yesterday morning. surveillance video shows him wearing black-rimmed glass, a gray hoodie and camouflage hat. if you recognize him, call the madison county sheriff offense office. >>holly: police are looking for 35 year-old april evans. she was arrested in black mountain wednesday thursday. three other suspects were already in custody. the investigation stretches back to last summer, when deputies received several reports of fake money being passed at local businesses. >>jay: a survey is circulating asking cherokee residents what think think of medical marijuana. a group called common sense cannabis is collecting leadership said no to studying the pros and cons of medical marijuana. they are

>> holly: move on. >> jay: all right. ingrid? >> holly: sunnier skies? >> ingrid: i will make holly happier, sunshine and 51 in asheville. 53 in forest city, gaffney 55, greer 56 degrees, 58 in clemson, anderson. these are projected high temperatures today. and tonight will be cold once again and clear. 25 in burnsville, no chance for wintry weather across the region. 28 in asheville. 33 in greenville. we have a traffic alert for the upstate. crews are working a fatal crash in anderson county. >> jaclyn: right. there is one confirmed fatality right now in this crash it happened on highway 81 at s. e. 153 around 4:30 this morning. there is no word what caused the accident but please try to avoid the area on your commute in anderson county. back over in asheville, we are accident free. there are no major problems on the roads right now. look out for minor delays here on patton avenue, approaching the downtown area. overall, no major problems on patton this morning. that's a look at your on-time the wired mouse computer solutions. >> holly: here is your liv

>> holly: holly and jay with news 13. how is your morning going? >> if it was any better i would be a twin. >> holly: how about if i buy breakfast is that make your day better? >> it would be better. >> jay: how do you help this community. >> i have been helping this community, trying to. >> holly: we picked the right person this morning. >> jay: we did, indeed. >> nice to see you. we are buying people breakfast this morning. all right. thank you very much. >> jay: you're well come. what are you having? >> chicken sandwich and black coffee. >> jay: how do you volunteer? how do you give back? so, i don't do as much right now, i'm busy working but later i plan to do some volunteer work. >> holly: maybe you will do something nice for somebody today? >> sure. >> holly: how are you doing today? holly and jay with news 13, are you having a good day? having a good day. how about you put the card away and let us buy you breakfast? >> thank you so much. >> jay: do you try to do things to pay it forward to >> i do. i do. my wife and i, we actually have a non

>>holly: sounds like fun. >>evan: you are already taking selfie, you might as well try to win a gift. enter to win the valentine's selfie contest. sent us the selfie of you and win a2your valentine. >>evan: this is denise in mill river, tooling around in a convertible. >>holly: victor snapped a great shot. this looked like it was taken off a arden. this is her and her main squeeze in the snow. i like that one. >>holly: that actually looks like it's professional but it's a selfie. >>evan: hard to believe 8-9 days ago we had a foot of snow. >>holly: and it's now almost all gone. and speaking of gone, the carolina panthers are regone and getting ready for the superbowl. >>evan: how the fans made sure the team was sent off right. >>holly: this is your2 visionexpress.net traffic cam, >>evan: news 13 >>jay: welcome to february and it's feeling like spring out there. pack the umbrella later on this week in a big chill returns later on this week. right now, 48 degrees in asheville. 47 in hendersonville. 54 in greer. 5

>> lauren: hi, jay and holly. just since i last spoke with you, just a few minutes ago, we are starting to actually see some sleet mixing in with these light snow flurries here in the wolf laurel area of madison county. you can see a little bit of it. it's now a wintry mix that we are seeing here. and of course dot officials are they are continuing to keep a close eye on the roadway. what you will find they are doing differently is when ice is a big concern as will be the case with this system rolling in, when ice on the roadways is the biggest concern, they are going to start to mix more of that sand in with the salt mixture to help with traction for those who absolutely have to be out on the roads during the winter weather. that's you can expect to see. we have seen dot crews at the salt barn in wolf laurel throughout the night, coming in and out. right now it's about to be a shift change for them here. so those crews that have been working all night are actually getting a break, getting to go home as the daytim

injured. >> holly: that is amazing. time is 6 :15, unc asheville going for its first victory of the season in baseball. >> jay: find out who stood out for the bulldogs against ohio u. >> holly: remember if you are on the go early in the morning, you can always catch us just by downloading the morning news app jay the app is free. app store. >>luke: former north henderson star zack had his first home run of the season for the unc tar heels. he broke a 5-5 tie against ucla and led to a victory, he went 1-5 for the homer and carolina the heels improved in the season, they have their home opener against oklahoma state, that will be the first of 11 home games in a row for unc. >>> the carolina day girls basketball team won its sixth conservative championship over the weekend. wildcats beat davidson day in the championship saturday. they will catch up with the team yesterday to get their reaction to the big victory. >> it's really exciting because not many people get the opportunity to be a state charch even once, but we have

like her. >> holly: chris christie front and spentr center. >> ingrid: i see the smile. >> holly: he was part of the state of delaware student government and here he is as catcher. and i think this picture of donald trump, he looks so much like his son. >> ingrid: wow. >> holly: eric, i think is the one, he looks so much like him. george pataki? and look at this one, these are hillary. >> ingrid: look at the pants and the sandals? oh my goodness. i love it. >> holly: the expression? here is her again with an unknown male. >> ingrid: some short-shorts. >> holly: and jeb bush, here he is with a moustache at the university of texas. >> ingrid: i love the moustache. >> holly: and finally jim webb, fun to see what they have become and now they are, you know, common names in our households. >> ingrid: and now they are all buttons up with their chute and ties. big difference. a final look at the weather in this half hour, winltdz are light at 5 in asheville. we will talk about how warm we will turn this weekend and who can see some rain and the next week preview at 6:30. >> >> jay: a politi

holly and jay? >> jay: you conot have to go out to have a romantic valentine's day. >> holly: mandy mcgrill representing sex ton smith and lavender farms shows how to spice up the romance at home. owe made a chocolate pepper mint scrub from things we probably have in our cabinet, what do you have this time? >> a chocolate milk bath and i had your producer try the sugar scrub and she loved it. than soaking in chocolate, right? so we have powdered milk, which contains lactic acid, so that exfoliates and softens the skin. then we have two tablespoons of cocoa powder, and a tablespoon of corn starch. all you do is mix it up. you have the option to do ab unsented bubble bath and when the water is running pour a half scup of bubble bath and stir this into your bath. you just want the use about a third of a cup. it makes a great gift. it's very easy. >> jay: it smells good, too. >> holly: supereasy. >> you see how it kind of coarse so it helps exfoliate. you pour it into a mason jar and put a bow and there

>>holly: >> holly: 6:51. it is debate night for the caucuses and the final one before supertuesday. >> jay: donald trump was a know show for a town hall hosted by megyn kelly who had a public feud with the gop front runner. the candidates lined up as they worked to take down trump. all four republicans promised to release their tax returns this week after mitt romney called on them to do so. want to give your their taxes it's because there is something they don't want you to see. >> jay: hillary clinton made her case to the sisters of a/k/a, bernie sanders moved to supertuesday states including oklahoma. >> holly: three days before the south carolina primary, hillary clinton has snagged a critical endorsement. senate minority leader harry reid is calling on colleagues to back clinton. meanwhile, clinton's competitor bernie sanders was endorsed by spike lee. >>> let's look at today's mind teaser. which three films hold the record for the most out cars won? >> jay: hmm. we have the answer when we come >> right

holly? >> holly: for complete election coverage, head to our web site, wlos.com. we have an election 2016 page where you can view upcoming events and the latest from the campaign trail. >> jay: happening today, two suspects charged in an armed expected to be in court. roz lynn thompson and jonathan goodsen face several charges. police say they were caught on camera robbing galloway's country store on january 15th. surveillance video shows a masked man holding a gun to the clerk's head as he empties the damage reshster. another man takes items from the underneath the counter. goodsen and thompson remain in the haywood county jail. >> holly: a cashers man is killed in his home are confident investigators will make an arrest. home. he was a wonderful family man who loved the outdoors and was committed to faith. they hope an arrest will bring closure. >> just want to have justice brought to our family and for tim, because it's what he deserves. >> he was my brother-in-law by marriage, but to me he was a brother. >> holly: jackson county deputies have been tracking all

>>holly: okay. put a dish powell or damp paper towel under the cutting board to keep it from slipping and wobbling. >>ingrid: great idea. that's easy. >>holly: use a spoon to peel a kiwi from the inside out. i actually have kiwis at home. i will have to try this. a spoon to do it. grate frozen butter into pastry droag for even distribution. >>ingrid: i never thought of that. >>holly: let's do one more. rachel ray does this one, too, hold cherry tomatoes between two lids to slice them at once. >>jay: it takes forever to do that. >>holly: apparently that really works. >>ingrid: how should you dress? maybe a winter coat because it is a little cooler. but look at the wind. it's at 20. so it feels like the 30s here in asheville. our headlines indicate we are finally drying out. it will be cooler overall today. what about our next wintry blast? in your weekend forecast, i will have all that in 6:30. >>jay: equipment is stolen from a construction company. what the dropper did to try to get it back. >> the

>> holly: i got it the second try. >> holly: billy crystal was a good guess. with 18. >> holly: that is a lot of times. >> jay: it is. >> holly: a heartwarming reunion in new jersey. >> jay: army specialist amanda rodriguez is home after her nearly year-long deployment. the single mom wanted to surprise her 3 year-old son so she showed up at his day care. >> holly: she said she was nervous about his reaction at first, but as soon as he saw his mom he ran straight into her arms. >> jay: of course he did. >> holly: look at that. we have winners in the morning's "early bird gets the win" giveaway. >> jay: we do, indeed. congratulations to cheryl parker, tim tate, debbie olman, chris boyar, andrea warren, and carol butler. >> jaclyn: you each won a family four pack of tickets to see the harlem groab trotters in greenville. >> ingrid: and we will e-mail you how to claim your prize. it's good prize, too. >>> the weather, not so good. we have reports of power outages and so on and so forth because of the rain and wind. a lot of rain has fallen in many locations this

>>holly: oh,. >>jay: that's really nice. >>holly: so cute. that is really nice. good morning, it's wednesday, february 3rd outside it is pouring in some areas. >>ingrid: yes, indeed. we are at a flash flood watch for this eve2 transylvania county, henderson county, buncombe county, parts of mcdowell county and burke, yancey, mitchell and avery county as well. another issue this morning, there is a wind advisory out through 10 a.m., above 3500 feet, gusts up to 55 miles per hour. we already have had some reports heaviest rain in swain county right now, but wet pretty much every where. coming up in my full forecast, we will talk more about the timeline of this rain, how much more will fall, and when a big cool-down happens. but right now let's get a first look at the morning drive with jaclyn. >>jaclyn: thank, ingrid. we are accident free right now in the asheville area, thankfully. if you are taking i-26 east towards henderson county, you may see some delays on your commute. traffic is tying up to exit 44 in four seasons boulevard so keep that in2 mind. patton ave

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>> holly: the answer after the >> >> holly: 6:55. a quick recab of the local headline, a graham county man is sentenced to six years in prison on child porn charges. >> jay: mark tiger of robbinsville was arrested in 2014 after an undercover officer found him posting links to child they found images and videos of child porn in his home. >> holly: a man will spend six years in prison for a firearms violation. they found 3 guns during a traffic stop in 2014. according to statements made in court yesterday, sher lynn is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to prior convictions. >> jay: this morning, half a dozen canine teams along with search crews will continue their search for a missing man from haywood county. the search for scott turner was suspended overnight in oconee county. he was last seen at his job in canton monday morning. then his truck was found tuesday in the sumpter national forest. >> holly: here is the answer took.com/news day's mind teaser. in honor of bra hamlin con's birthday, we asked what did he have that no o

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>>holly: calming. >> absolutely. >>holly: what else? >> one thing we have here are lavender flax seed eye pillow, we like to use them if we are getting a migraine. you can pop it in the freezer or the microwave and it can provide heat or soothing heat or just a nice jolt, especially on a hot day, as you know, with the humidity and heat out in the summer, it is a nice way to cool down. >>holly: they happen to be red which is perfect for valentine's day. >> absolutely. we also have a lavender product shay butter and it's perfect for the lip, heels, hands, heel, with all the dry skin going on, this is intense. >>holly: it smells exactly what you want a spa to smell like. you know? >> sure, we have different essential oils and bath salt, soak your feet or whole body or hands, whatever you need to infuse the nice scent. >>holly: sometimes these things can cost 20, 30, $45, your prices are really good. >> absolutely affordable. we are a spa for the people. we want everyone to enjoy pampering and relaxation. >>holly: $12 an item? >> yeah, abso

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back over to you. >> holly: with plenty of snow and plenty of time, a canadian he made. >> holly: 5:56 right now. if yo will play in the snow, why not play and catch a flick, too? >> jay: a canadian man spent 8 days building an outdoor theater out of snow. why would you do this? he posted this time lapsed video of the construction on facebook. >> ingrid: the finished product was complete with a seat, proving there is no business like snow business. he did it because some people, when it snows, they don't have to work. so they have got a whole week to sit around. >> jay: for goodness sake, he's in canada. they work all the time. >> ingrid: i do do they? >> jay: it's canada. they don't stop because of snow. >> holly: 8 days? >> jay: whatever. >> ingrid: no snow in our forecast, 30 degrees is what we are looking at, wind out out southeast at 6 miles per hour. what about into greenville in it's 39 degrees on our leicester carpet sales news 13 skycam network. and we have a little bit of a light breeze you can see behind the street light with the flag moving around but overall not too bad. t

>>holly: look a that. it come together very easily. >> >>jay: it looks like a cooking topping to me. >> it does look edible, but you have to resist, all the pepper mint oil. you will just take a small do it from head-to-toe and do >> >>holly: don't do your feet. >>jay: there was that one time. >> we make also a lavender and coffee sugar scrub that we sell in the store, but for valentine's day we wanted to try something new. we also make our gift bucket for your valentine's day gift, we have them already for you. >>holly: tell us where are you located? >> wnc farmers market in the middle of sixth and sexton, they go for 25-$40, and we have empty buckets you can put whatever you want in there. >>holly: okay. you can mix up your own stuff. >> and we have jewelry as well. >>jay: you have everything. >> w do. >>jay: all right. we will see you in the next >> >>holly: 5 o'clock 56. we are all looking better for waysforways to improve your smart phone photograph game. >>jay: check out this slow-mo shot, he did it

holly? >> holly: for complete election coverage, head to our web site, wlos.com. we have an election 2016 page where you can view upcoming events and the latest from the campaign trail. >> jay: happening today, two suspects charged in an armed

back over to you. >> holly: we continue our live team coverage of the flooding concerns this morning with a look at the road conditions. >> jay: news 13's lauren brigman joins us live along sweeten creek road near biltmore village. >>> lauren, drivers can expect to encounter water on the roadway there? >> lauren: definitely. we are seeing the rain continue here in asheville. take a look behind me, i will take a step out of the way. we have a car coming through. this is, to give you an idea of what you're going to encounter on the morning commute, you can see the standing water along the roadway there, but it's actually beginning to go across the road there. so, hydroplaning, of course, is a big concern when we have the rain continuing to fall, flash flooding events possible, of course.

>>holly: a henderson county family is without their father. the freak accident that took his life. >> just terrifying and just, you know,. [inaudible] >>jay: frozen in time. how these vehicles managed to slip away into icy water. >> enforcement agency plans to roll out body cameras for their officers. coming up next, how you can special meeting tonight can you put into words the [inaudible]

>>holly: we can have the virgin margarita. we can have a strawberry margarita. >> ingrid: true. that's healthy with fruit. >> holly: good morning, it's february 22nd, thank you for waking up with us. >> ingrid: we have fog and through the region, so make sure you use caution on your morning commute. temperatures though feeling great, 53 in black mountain, cashers 51. 50 in leicester, nebo, 51 and 59 in robinsville. and middle-to-upper 50s this afternoon. we will start to see some more heavy rainfall across the region. i will talk about how much will fall coming up in my full forecast. but, before you start the day, let's get a check on your morning commute. the roads are clear so far, jaclyn? >> jaclyn: it is a quiet start to the morning commute. there are minor delays to look out for on i-40 eastbound, approaching old fort. so, heads up if you are heading that way this morning. traffic is moving 53 miles per hour there at dunsmore avenue ( ). otherwise, the roads are in pretty good shape. here is a look at your tunnel road commute this morning. that's about a 5 minute drive fro

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>>holly: this is a very interesting story. take a look at this video. a car in california ends up on the roof of a home. police his brakes failed and he lost control of the vehicle. he and his passenger got out safely. >>ingrid: the homeowner was not hurt. a crane was able to remove the car off the roof. i just don't get it. >>holly: what's even more important to the story, is that house is not a one-story house. that is a two-story house. >>jay: so they got out of the car safely? so you get out of the car, and you're on the roof. you still have to get down. >>ingrid: i want to know more about this story. >>holly: seeing the car go airborne where it went up two stories? >>ingrid: he musk flying. >>jay: he said the brakes failed? >>holly: and he hit something and -- >>ingrid: it shot him up there. good morning, everyone. let's talk about our weather. it feels like a roller coaster ride, rain heavy at times. today, things will start to level out. we are seeing partly cloudy skies across western north carolina. mostly cloudy further south. no rain right no

@hollie. @since we're talking super bowl, @coming up at 6:00, how about @your parties and how to make @them go smoothly. @greg dee will talk about party @gadgets like the one to help @you find your beer. @>> nice. @>> we also have a lot of @overnight breaking news to get @to. @a fire in akron. @a swat situation in euclid. @everything you need to know,

@>> retention. @>> it says hollie weather. @>> 7-14%, hollie. @>> see i feel more energized @when i stand, it was a 77th @inning stretch for you. @>>> we've got a live look -- @>> we need a 7th inning stretch @every day. @>> are you ready for phil? @my husband phil? @we are always ready -- lynna -- @>>> this is what is happening @in punxsutawney, pennsylvania, @look -- i love this. @>> i mean we cannot make this @up. @it is groundhog day if you are @just waking up and turning on @your tvs this is happening. @>> where is the guy that @dresses up as the groundhog @every year. @>> the groundhog himself @punxsutawney phil will be @waking up soon, i am sure in a @great mood, legend has it if @will last another six weeks, if @not early spring is expected. @>> quite fabulous. @>> i think they go all night @around there. @15,000 in the area. @normal population around 5000. @funny. @>>> temperatures are in the 20s @at the bus stop, kids. @it's seasonally chilly start @but we are going to end up @feeling really spring on this @groundhog tuesday. @tracking wins, tracking rain, a @lot to get to -- wi

. >> holly: the dog heard their dog, alley, growling saturday night. when they got up and let the dog out she went to the stop of the stairs and that's when they saw someone who was not supposed to be there. >> she started barking and i told them, i don't know what you are going to do, get out of my house. and you know she came down a couple stairs and was growling and barking. >> jay: police could not find any sign of forced entry. the family says that they might have left the door unlocked. either way, they credit al leigh with saving the day. >> holly: you don't want al leigh going after her. >> jay: i do not. she has a good set of teeth and not one of those little tea cup dogs you call it. >> holly: that's why we have watch dogs. >> ingrid: i guess so, and also scary is black ice in some locations, not necessarily in downtown asheville, but use caution in north asheville. south asheville at the airport is 35. 37 in greenville, the rain beginning to wrap up across the region. but fog now an issue as well. black mountain 39 degrees on our leicester c

@hollie is tracking lake effect @snow. @some parts could see as much as @a foot of snow by the end of @tomorrow. @we'll have the full forecast @coming up in just a bit. @for now, matt granite considers @these three of the most useless @services. @>> add them up. @i bet we're spending a lot of @>> we're saving you time and @money. @last hour lynna asked if those @plans were part of this. @if the item is under $200, the @plan is not worth it. @if you've saved a lot of money @and it's under 200, take it @into consideration. @>>> both tied to travel. @now, airplane wi-fi is awful. @in my service tests, it fails @almost 97% of the time, the way @people look in this photo, @wanting to throw their laptops @at each other is a direct @replica of what i experience @every time i'm on a flight. @speaking of slights and travel, @anyone trying to sell you @travel credit cards. @so please keep in mind that you @may already have it. @also, when you're checking your @free credit score, every @company wants to sell you a @membership for abo

win a thousand dollars a day, >> >> holly: a recently born great grandchild. that is so sweet. shape. >> holly: they are. >> ingrid: 70 year, congratulations. the weather outside, 30 degrees. look at wind at 26. so it feels incredibly cold. we willl talk about morning snow this morning, but when it stops i will let you know. and, also, the weekend outlook, a return to the 60s for some. >> lauren: and sleet combined to make for slick conditions in madison county. i'm live at wolf laurel with how the wind is making an impact. >> >> holly: the fight against cancer, how an initiative is encouraging others to join in. >> >> jay: a puppy shop with a bb his new name and his new owner. >> holly: parts of the mountains saw heavy snowfall. >> jay: one viewer, ray messer posted photographs to the facebook page. >> ingrid: this is in sokol, a few inches fell overnight and you can post your winter photos to our facebook page or of course e-mail pics@wlos.com. >> holly: many of you are waking up to at least a light dusting of snow this morning all across our area. >> jay: there's school dela

thursday, february 18-th i'm holly headrick. and i'm jay siltzer good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7- day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 3 3 the republican primary in south carolina is just two days away now. and the g-o-p presidential candidates continue to take swings at one another. ray raimundi gives us a look at the latest poll numbers on the campaign trail. 3 the clash of the republican candidates....now going into overdrive. the battle ground: south carolina -- where four of the six republican candidates -- participated in town hall forums across two cable networkssot-trumpi do attack people when i'm attacked republican front-runner donald trump....all alone on m-s-n- b-c ... where he attacked his fellow counterparts...and defended his fiery temperment sot-trump "in a year from now, people will respect what i did // you're so worried about being nice and being politically correct. so what would you rather have me do? be n

@hollie and greg? @>> okay. @john. @very good. @aspirin is in the top drawer in @mitessing. @>> my -- in my desk. @>> you better check your @supply. @>> i get so many of those, i'm @sure you do too, for the @pressure and changes, the @headaches and things that @happen. @>> drops in humidity. @sinuses dry out. @arctic air moves in. @we have a lot to talk about. @>> we might as well start off @it includes record highs for @today. @we do think it's going to be @the case. @windy weather, rainy weather. @umbrellas, this is a hoodie day @underneath the raincoat. @it is quite breezy. @so an umbrella may be a bit of @a challenge. @as you're getting lunches @packed and kids ready for @school, this is a mild weather @day. @raincoats would be absolutely @acceptable because we're @planning on temperatures close @to 60 degrees. @i think even some breaks of @sunshine around lunch, it could @end up outside today. @we'll fall back. @it's way back where it should @be this time of year. @rain to track this morning. @even if it's not raining with @y

. >> holly: the president and first lady honored ray charles. >> >>> concert last night, it was part of the in the white house performance. >> ingrid: brittany howard and several others performed the music of ray charlings i. will be shown on pbs this saturday night. >> holly: i bet that was a fun event. >> ingrid: that's what i would say. the weather is not too fun. we had rain yesterday, but now we have snow. take a look right now. 36 degrees in asheville. windy as well. i will show you where that snow is falling, coming up in our next half hour. when it stops, and how warm we turn this weekend. >> zack: dot crews out on the roads, what they are doing to prepare folks as they head out this morning. >> holly: a puppy shot with a bb gun is making progress. and the man who sav >> holly: several counties including buncombe county are under a winter weather advisory right now. multiple schools are closed or delayed this morning. those are running at the bottom of your screen and you can find them at wlos.com. >> jay: of course we continue live team coverage this morning. lets' start wit

>> holly: i totally see it. glad no more damage was done to the beautiful church. >> jay: that is the truth, that is gorgeous. >> ingrid: amazing story. 28 in blast mountain, nice clear roadways in that location, beach mountain is cold at 19 and still see k some light snow that high up, 5,000 feet, okay. so, they saw a lot of snow earlier this week. some all not melted off. 35 degrees and chilly in greenville. 20s in cullowhee. forest city 30. and weaverville at 28 degrees. in asheville right now, 29. 20s for brevard and cherokee, hendersonville, also into waynesville. our headlines indicate light snow this evening no. coming up in the next half hour, i will talk about the big chill this weekend and even bigger events next week. back over to you. >> jay: insurance investigation, the number of complaints filed against blue cross and blue shield of north carolina. >> holly: a choice to cure cancer, how a program is helping the effort. effort. >> lauren: today, a new exhibit opens on biltmore, with a focus on fax a

@hollie, does warm up and that @extended forecast. @i think that something everyone @wants to hear about. @>>> the silver lining, and we @have it. @great, you are just showing @that back edge of snow and that @trend continues to midmorning. @i 10:30 a.m. @most of you are snow free with @leftover flurries with the main @batch being out of here. @that is into the afternoon. @we are totally dry. @we will get a look at your @window nation seven day @forecast. @talk about that warm-up for @later in the week which is so @impressive. @in the meantime 30s today with @morning still likely. @tomorrow we will have some on @and off snow showers. @nothing like what we are @dealing with today. @32degrees. @everything looks good, partly @and then hello to a mild @springlike friday. @upper 40s to near 50 with ranger @track later in the day. @we are in the 40s for this @upcoming weekend. @it is 6:18, we are checking your @drive. @>>> hi there, it is a slow go @throughout northeast ohio this @tuesday morning. @thank you for letting us start @your day.

@coming up, holly's got the @forecast. @what a change in 24 hours from @63 degrees and is a record, to @seeing snow and cold. @she'll have the outlook for us, @but here's what else is going @on. @one person is dead and two @others injured after a car crash @on cleveland's east side. @the car crashed into a fence @near east 71st and superior. @the people who were injured were @hospital. @we'll have the latest report at @6:51. @>> later this morning we're @expecting to learn more about a @woman found dead in her brooklyn @apartment. @it happened at this apartment on @ridge road. @police say a man called them and @said he shot his female roommate @pronounced dead. @the 21-year-old roommate was @taken into custody. @>> more than 1,300 jobs are @coming into ohio. @home depot will hire seasonal @workers in sales, cashier, and @all departments, and says it's @looking for new merchandising @team members. @head to wkyc to home depot's web @site. @>>> after a record highest, @morning. @>> pretty typical. @what day and month is this?

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laura: holly had been working in des moines to make extra money for his upcoming wedding. now joyce holly says, she forgives the man, who took away her grandson's future. >> that's what we need to do. that's what we're supposed to do. it won't be easy, but that will be something that we need to do. eric: hauser turned himself in, he has since bonded out of jail. elizabeth: we want to check in with metinka for a look at the day ahead. metinka: we are getting started on a beautiful stretch of weather, although this morning it is a little bit frosty all stop 33 degrees in des moines with some slick spots on the driveways and sidewalks. highs in the 50's, even 60's in lamoni and council bluffs. tomorrow is going to be even warmer, up to 64 in des moines, it is going to the wonder all and these nice temperatures stick with us in the weekend -- it is going to be wonderful and these nice temperatures stick with us into the weekend. eric: more job cuts and major changes are underway at one of the des moines metro's biggest employers. elizabeth: lay-offs continue at dupont pioneer

now joyce holly says, she forgives the man who took away her grandson's future. that's what we're supposed to do. it won't be easy, but that will be something that we need to do. laura: hauser turned himself in yesterday. he has since bonded out of jail. steve? steve: major changes are being proposed for iowa's medical cannabis bill. lawmakers introduced a pared-down bill this afternoon, replacing 4 manufacturing sites facilities to handle both jobs. the new version also drops the number of medical conditions eligible for the drug from 11 to 3. the republican representative who introduced the bill says it had to be scaled-back to survive. >> everyone has been working on this, i think eyes are wide open, they knew that changes needed to be made. but let's be clear this is , progress. steve: the new medical cannabis bill has cleared this week's funnel but it still has to pass through another committee before it's eligible to reach the house floor. stacey: commitment 2016 news tonight. for the first time ted cruz is on top of the republican presidential field in a n

@hollie? @we did. @in the snow belt is where we @continue to see a few flurries @and snow showers compared to @more widespread overnight while @you were asleep as john and @lynna mentioned. @we're going to transition into @sunshine today. @we'll see a very seasonal, @beautiful friday. @38, 39 degrees. @winds relatively light. @as we take a look at radar, we @still have a few of these @flurries, things have been @fading fast as forecasted. @and the lake effect is pretty @much diminished to just what's @in parts of southern ashtabula @and northern trumble county. @don't forget it is national @wear red day in honor of heart @disease awareness. @as you're picking out your @outfit this morning, maybe that @makes it easier. @grab something red. @communication is what this is @all about. @dani is hopefully tracking a @beautiful commute for you. @good morning. @>> we have problems on 480. @good morning to all of you if @you're just waking up. @granger road is shut down @because of an accident. @i actually just

@holly and greg are tracking @heavy wet snow. @everyone is going to see some @of this, in northeast ohio @today. @they will be along to talk @about accumulations, coming up. @>>> there is some good news @tied to your internet and it is @the new legislation that @ultimately saves us money. @>> reporter: earlier this week @we showed you retailers @today that could extend to your @internet. @president obama just signed a @new piece of legislation that @makes it illegal for companies @to collect sales tax on @internet services, as well as @dsl access. @the legislation, which @unfortunately does not resolve @the hotly contested issue for @the taxes for all my purposes @debated in ohio, collecting tax @from amazon, this is a separate @issue. @this protects your internet as @a utility. @the utility is a very important @thing to look at. @take a look at the wins from @the situation. @we get uniformity, are that @means this state as well as all @the other ones will be under @the same legislation which is @great. @this offers consumer prot

@hollie and greg, it's really @coming down. @this is just one of those. @>> all of you. @>> buckets. @soaker. @washout. @that's this morning. @kids this morning at the bus @stop, dress for it. @have your umbrellas. @listen for it. @it's definitely east, west, and @south. @to get a little slick for those @of you, especially with @freezing rain mixing in. @headlines include honestly, a @little bit of everything. @i mean, it's like you pick it, @it's on it. @rain, freezing rain. @rain to snow. @maybe a rumble of thunder. @why not? @we'll throw that in too. @system that's now having an @impact on us. @we're going to see these @moderate to heavy rains through @this morning. @so even beyond that 7:00 hour @when the commute gets really @busy, between 7 and 10:00. @it should become more scattered @into the afternoon. @we'll still have rain chances, @though, and we're going to warm @up close to 50 degrees. @sense you've gone to sleep, @this winter weather advisory @that highlights the county back @into sandusky and toledo. @this would m

i'm holly headrick. and i'm jay siltzer good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7-day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 3 rain is to blame for a crash on the edge of downtown asheville. the driver was not hurt, but firefighters say he could not see in the rain, turning from patton avenue onto clingman avenue. the car ended up at a 45- degree angle on a utility pole. the road was closed for a short time to get the car back on the ground. 3 3 3 developing in burke county... a beloved landmark... destroyed by fire. now the a-t-f is involved in the investigation to find out why. the old hildebran school house was built nearly 100 years ago. but it only took hours for flames to destroy it. for the last year, residents fought to save the building from demolition after town leaders voted to tear it down. 3 "it's a piece of my heart it's a piece of my heart going up over there."sad day. sad day for hildebran. the chief o