schools and mcdowell county schools. 3 two l-b-g-t groups call on asheville city leaders to pass an anti-discrimination ordnaice like charlotte's. the campaign for sosohern equality and equality n-c want an ordinance to let trangender people to use the public restroom of their choice. many people, including governor pat mccrory, are against it because they are concerned that it would allow men to go into a women's restroom. a longtime transgender activist says she is angered by the governor's opposition. 3 it perpetuates the discrimination and hate it would just be like changing this sign to white only and that kind of political bigotry has got to stop especially from the governor's office. asheville mayor esther manheimer issued a statement saying the city values diversity and equality... and that at their last meeting... council adopted a "vision that reinforces these core values." 3 3 3 in this mornings newsreel... residents across maine got an early-morning wake up call lightning. this was the scene in portland early yesterday morning. powerful winds knocked over several tree

just that were catching up." 3 and asheville's mayor is also weighing in, saying in part, quote:"asheville city council has taken bold steps to pass non-discrimination employment policies and tended benefits to domestic partners. asheville is an open and welcoming community, which provides a safe environment for our diverse citizenry." 3 and--you don't expect to be in a life or death situation while eating out. 3 but that's what happened to one upstate woman who began choking!her dramatic rescue--all caught on camera--in a story you'll only see on fox! 3 plus--the greenville police department is welcoming a new k-9 officer...and he's building a special bond with his trainer...more on the new law enforcement duo...up next. your seven-day forecast...and what you can expect as you head out the door tomorrow morning.stay with us. 3 3 now to a story we've been following closely that will effect pickens county.today state lawmakers approved a bill that will prevent the dumping of coal ash to class 3 landfills in south carolina-- carolina--we've covered numerous meetings where people voiced opposition

>>holly: tomorrow you can help decide the future of asheville city schools. a community forum will be held at hall fletcher elementary. school administrators and pto members went door-to-door over the weekend at several public housing complexes. that's where about a2 student families from hall fletcher lived. they hope their efforts will bring parents to the forum tomorrow. >>evan: the brevard city council has plans hobart street. we told you about the community's concerns over the street. last year when neighbors posted sign, asking for drivers to slow down. that new sidewalk will run from probart street to the brevard music center and construction is set to begin in march. >>holly: here is the answer took.com/news day's mind teaser. in honor of black history middle month, how did it start out? >>evan: it started out as knee wilson, a noted historian and then2 became a month long celebration in 1976. >>holly: the john deere dog sled race is underway in minnesota. >>evan: it's the longest race in the lower 48 dogs came from other states and even countries to

. >> darcel: asheville has seen a surge in revitalizing neighborhoods. a year and a half ago the city used a $20,000 grant for a study to find ways out of this crisis. >> larry: but what's been done with the information? in tonight's reality check, news 13's hope hanselman looks at what happened and what hasn't. >> hope: it took decades for west asheville to arrive here. commerce buzzing. barber shop doesn't take it for granted because he remembers a time when it felt like a different place. >> oh yeah. >> hope: tom and his sister lori have paid a price to work in this revitalized part of town where the cost of rent keeps rising. >> if it keeps going like that, the bubble will burst. >> hope: they snatched up this historic barber shop when it came open. >> probably one of the luckiest things that's ever happened to me. >> hope: because just over a year ago, they were forced out of their shop when the landlord put it up for sale at an asking >> unfortunately there's not a whole lot of us left because of that reason. and that's too bad. that's a shame. >> hope: according to a local real

the western carolina rescue ministry is the largest shelter in the city of asheville. it's growing right now, to make sure there are enough beds for everyone. work should be done, and the new sleep spaces should be ready, before this winter is over. until then, they're inviting in as many people as possible. >> our goal, along with the other shelters, along with the other agencies, along with the city of asheville and the police department, we've all made a commitment that we don't want anyone to freeze on the streets of asheville. mike: this afternoon, we talked with the man in charge of a shelter in hendersonville. he says he is expecting even those who have a home, but can't afford to keep it warm. the shelters are stocking up on supplies, blankets, making room for extra space and making sure they have extra food for the increase. mike mccormick, wyff news 4, live in downtown hendersonville. nigel: thanks, mike. when this winter weather hits, schools have to make the decision to close, delay, or stay open. gabrielle: wyff news 4's aly myles headed to buncombe county

but the wind makes it feel colder. 30 in bryson city. 30 burnsville. freezing in asheville right now. still above freezing in morgue, but well below in some location, including forest city. a couple degrees below the freezing mark. 37 into the upstate. and the wind right now has been ranging anywhere from 15-30 miles per hour. it's making it feel very cold outside and the wind blows difficult to drive. 16 miles per hour for the wind and 8 in greer. so, this is the feels like temperature. why you want the wear the hat, glove, and of course the winter coat this morning. 21 degrees is the wind chill in the asheville area. >>> looking at the big picture, once again that snow beginning flow here. high pressure will build in, still chilly conditions expected to day and tomorrow, then we see much better conditions for sunday, a return to the 60s. snapshot at 8:00 this morning showing a few slight show showers remaining. really, it's all wrapping up very quickly now. lunchtime, showing some sunshine, but still cool in the 0s, upper 30s, and then low 40s by late day. and tonight, on

you can help decide the future of asheville city schools. a community forum will be held at hall feltcher elementary tuesday evening. school administrators and p-t-o members went door to door over the weekend ... at several public housing complexes. that's where the principal says about a quarter of student families from hall fletcher elementary live. they hope their efforts will bring parents to the forum tomorrow. 3 it's just important to come because your word can help never know unless you come and voice your opinion on what's going to happen. one of the options on the table is making hall fletcher a 4th through 8th grade school. it currently serves pre-k to 6th graders. the community forum is tomorrow at 5:30 in the school's little theater. 3 3 helping mountain drivers stay safe, by giving them another place to rest. the state d-o-t opened a new rest area in haywood county over the weekend. it is located near balsam, serving southbound travelers along u-s highway 23-74. the new, multi-million dollar facility has two restrooms, a vending

. >> larry: recently asheville city council unanimously passed a resolution to help people with criminal records. >> darcel: some city job applications will no longer ask if a person has been convicted of a crime. >> larry: time now to send it back over to jason to see what's >> jason: it's going to be cold tonight, no doubt about it but not as cold as last night or the previous night because we don't have as much wind. 39 degrees for the high today. a lot warmer than yesterday, at least. no rain or snow today. we're going to change that, though. as we warm up. we'll get back to snowy scenarios. this >>> now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> jason: isn't this a pretty sunset from our hotel indigo cam. alto cumulous clouds overhead to give us that beautiful hue. a lot of you have been sending your pictures. we thank you for that. this is going to be a bigger deal with this system. this is going to impact much of western north carolina and the upstate as well. jet stream reaching to the north. this is where the warm air sits. on the other side of the equation, on the east coast, we have th

asheville city schools are now on a two-hour delay. >>holly: all the closings are of course scrolling at the bottom of your screen and you can find them at wlos.com. we have live team coverage from maggie valley, our tine time traffic center and skywatch weather center so let's start with ingrid who is standing by. >>ingrid: yes, good morning, snow fell across the region overnight. let's look at the time lapse to see this. this time lapse starts around 3 a.m.. and you can see, it continues snowfall near the tennessee down into the valley, it's more like the flurries we just saw. this winter storm warning, it is in effect right now, but it will expire here shortly at 7 a.m., but this winter weather advisory has actually been extended through wednesday morning. and it does include us here in buncombe county. so, some light snow possible today, some heavier snow bands expected elsewhere. i will talk about the chances coming up in my full forecast. but, another big headline, very cold conditions for the weekend as well. i will talk about t

hour we'll talk more about what to expect in the next 7- days. 3 3 >> >> holly: welcome back in, asheville city schools on a 2 hour delay along with buncombe county and henderson county. >> jay: check out a valentine's day baby. >> the hospital was decked out in red hats an tucked into envelopes just for them. the american heart association built the hats for all babies born in february for the infants born. >> ingrid: it's bringing attention to heart disease and celebrating a day of love. they are so cute. i love that. you may not be loving the weather outside. it's cold and we have a chance for snow, sleet, twreezing rain. wind is at 7. that's a winder weather alert to come up with you after the break. precipitation and how much will fall, i will have the answers in a few minutes. >> lauren: we are now seeing live flurries in the wolf laurel area of madison county, coming up i will show you the first reports of snowfall here in the other northern mountain counties. >> you get a cold. you can't breathe through your nose. suddenly, you're a mouthbreather. opens your nose up to 38% more than col

and the younger grades move to the other side of the asheville city pre-school. not one of the only protests. >> karen: we have rain moving in. look at this radar. very active right now. you can see thundererorms embedded in the showers. heavier rain now. tryion and also towards highway 14. east. we'll show you future radar. more rain coming up from the upstate spreading over the mountains. that rain is going to be heavy at times. meanwhile, we are finishing a a look at your evening planner. it's going to be a wet one. mainly rain, heavy at times. down to 47 at 9. 45 degrees at 11 o'clock. also wet night with down pours in the upstate dropping from 55 at 7 o'clock, down to 50 degrees at 11. coming up, we're going to show rain is on the way. we're talking about some severe thunderstorms in the forecast as well. tammy, darcel. >> darcel: a weekend house fire in jackson county ends in tragedy. rex, what happened? >> rex: the fire yesterday took the life of a man who lived not far from here. it was a tough location for crews to respond to. it was an early sunday morn

former temple university athletic department employee. 3 3 3 it is back to the drawing board for asheville city school officials. they met with parents last night about restructuring hall fletcher elementary. as we have reported, many people have spoken out against change, saying it would divide their school community. it was a packed house as the superintendent discussed other options to restructure the school. the plan currently on the table includes making hall fletcher a fourth through it is currently a pre-k through sixth grade. so far the school board has not made a decision. 3 3 a rutherford county employer files for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. horsehead holdings is the nation's largest zinc processor. company president and c-e-o jim hensler says filing for bankruptcy will allow the company to restructure. the company plans to continue operations while it restructures, but idled the rutherford county plant last week. local residents say the impact of the bankruptcy will be felt across the county. 3 ray pruett, owner of ray's mini mart. "very sad for rutherford county because like i

asheville city schools had a two-hour delay today for the same reason. so far, asheville students have missed three days of school. they'll make up one on what would have been an optional work day in may. they'll extend two half days that would have been early release, and they'll make up another one at the end of the school year. they say they don't want anyone taking that chance because safety for their staff and students comes first. >> we take safety seriously. that's always first. that was a factor this morning with our staff more than the people that live right here in town. >> well, it's a little bit inconvenient, but if it's safer for the kids on the buses, then we have to do what we have to do. aly: glazener also pointed out the snow storm two years ago that stranded thousands of students in raleigh and atlanta at their school. he says better safe than sorry. they don't want that sort of situation happening here. he says he does expect this bad next few weeks, but they already have a plan if they have to miss up to five days or more of that. aly

asheville. right now, all shelters in the city are running on code purple. that means making extra room, because the temperature is below 32 degrees. >> we have cots, and we have mats. if we run out of cots, and we run out of mats, we'll put out blankets. we just want to get people in out of the cold. shelter keeps 140 men, women, and children warm. last night, under code purple, they took in 162 people. an expansion is underway. it's not ready for beds just yet. >> our desire is that we don't want anyone to freeze. mike: their work doesn't just stop with warm beds and meals. the ministry helps the people here with counseling and job searching. in fact, darren dumont now works here. but he never forgets the way he got here. >> pray for the people that are out there. mike: right now, many shelters or even inviting people inside during the day, during the hours when the shelters would normally be closed. mike mccormick, wyff news 4, live in hendersonville. carol: more than a dozen schools in western north carolina had either a two-hour delay or closed today, b

. >> darcel: new tonight, asheville city schools held a community forum about restructuring hall fletcher elementary. many people spoke out against the change saying it would revive the school community. tonight there was a packed house. the plan currently on the table will turn it in to a school for kids in 4th through 8th grade with a focus on science, technology, math and the arts. >> it is our understanding that it is only a proposal. it may be the one recommended by the central office staff. but it is not one that has been voted on by the board and that all options should be on the table. >> darcel: parents and teachers at tonight's forum ask the school officials to go back to the drawing board. pros and cons of breaking up the school that is currently pre-k through 6th grade. >> larry: today carolina and health officials joined the cdc world health organization has declared the virus an international public health emergency. >> reporter: the zika virus might be making headlines right now but physicians say we've known about it since the 1940s. >> in comparison to o oer viruses in th

we called an asheville city engineer to come look at this. he confirms it is a sink hole. he did an inspection of the house next door. he says he believes that there's a storm water pipe running near these two houses. he says most likely it's old and now collapsing. problems may be mounting for this neighborhood because that engineer tells us that stormm pipe is privately owned and the city would get in trouble for even trying to fix it. so residents are left without answers. so far no solutions and many concerns. >> the majority of the kids i've seen in this neighborhood they play in this corner, basically. >> darren: neighbors tell us they haven't seen anybody coming in or out of this house for nearly two weeks. the city can't help and these afternoon which leaves little assurance for these residents. we tried to reach the residents in these houses who have been directly affected by these sink holes. they havengt been home all day. he's been in contact with the women who lives in one of the houses. >> darcel: we apologize, some obvious audio problems with darren's report

meeting since school-based review teams were created to discuss district restructuring among asheville city schools. and parents say now they're not only protesting one of the options on the table. jerrika insco joins us live. jerrika, what's going on there right now? >> jerrika: right now that meeting is going on until 7 o'clock right inside this and there are nine teams representing nine schools discussing pros and cons. outside that's where parents and their kids are protesting not only option four that calls for hall fletcher elementary to become a four through eighth grade middle school. these parents say they're also upset because they feel their opinions have not been included in this process. they also say the timeline is not too short. that the vote would need to vote on march 7th. parents first want that date moved back. >> we all know something needs to be done but we want to be a part of that process. we're stakeholders. we are sending our most valuable possessions to the schools system every day, and that's our children. >> jerrika: the superintendent did address everyone in th

are asked to call crime stoppers at 1-888-crime-sc. 3 buncombe county activists are calling on asheville city lawmakers to protect the transgender community. charlotte city council passed a law earlier this week allowing people to choose public bathrooms that relate to their gender identity.now there's a push for the city of asheville to do the same.it's being led by the campaign for southern equality and equality north carolina.they want city council to pass an ordinance that will protect the l-g-b-t community from discrimination 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 ((weather hit))friday will be sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. temperatures tonight drop back below freezing. saturday stays sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s, but warms into the low 60s by sunday. monday and tuesday stay in the mid-60s during the day and the 40s at night, with a slight chance for a shower, followed by widespread rain on wednesday. the week ends with sunshine and temperatures back sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate a

asheville city schools had a two-hour delay today for the same reason. so far, asheville students have missed three days of school. would have been an optional work day in may. carol: remember, we've got an updated list of school closings and delays on the wyff 4 mobile app. you can download it for free from your app store. >> now, your live super doppler 4 hd weather forecast. john: so far, the only advisories continue for the mountains through western north carolina. until 6:00 tomorrow morning. another interview of snow possible. not a lot. especially in -- another inch or two of snow possible. a couple images possible along the tennessee-north carolina line. the west facing slopes and higher elevations could say -- could see 3-6 inches. a dusting to an inch of snow mountains. they had snow flurries as far south as atlanta. the wind -- the winter weather advisory goes until 10:00 tomorrow morning. the wind chill advisory goes overnight. in the north georgia mountains, it goes through 10:00 thursday morning. in western north solana, wind chills will be

. >> you can see itn here on fox 8 asheville city schools are closing, primary grades will be dismissed at 1:00 p.m. today . smartphones have gotten good at taking pictures .ne a few simple king of the message that said there was no more space . is watching all the parents tried to take the pictures. >> some great tips that richontech.tv. >> .. >> still to come, lots of love, under a snow advisory until 4:00 p.m. . so be careful tomorrow morning . there will be school closings and delays so check fox 8.com , ashtabula is already closed letting the primary grades out by 1:00 p.m. today .et. >> six couples getting married on valentine's day will have amazing view. >> will contest to be married on the willis tower observation deck for .mm the first ramones and the towers 42 year history they submitted a two minute video momentsou to be chose for the venue . a group of ladies are shaking with their mama gave them with their babies in tow . the video of a baby-wearing dance classes gone viral, the daily same really comfortable moment to the music, it has been viewed more than 2 million times

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two lgbt groups are making a call to asheville city council. the campaign for southern equality and equality north carolina want council members to pass an ordinance like charlotte did allowing transgender people to use the public bathroom of their choice. at least one asheville council member is expressing support for the proposal. and a long time transgender activist says she's angered by opposition. >> it perpetuates the discrimination and hate. it would be just like changing the sign to white only. and that's kind of political big bigotry has got to stuff. >> the two local lgbt groups say the ordinance would calls ban discrimination by taxi drivers who may choose not to pick up a trans or guy individual. >> new state fact. things like repairs, maintenance and installation services such as taxed. as news 13's evan donovan reports, this will hit your pocketbook. >> justin harold say watch maker. he owns the watch maker shop in the grove arcade, selling, pieces. the new tax increases. >> $15 in about 20 minutes. >> as of tuesday, that service

say they're asheville has struggled to get a successful recycling effort for the masses until right now. >> darcel: the city of asheville, asheville greenworks and the asheville housing authority have had success. zack green is live outside asheville greenworks. >> tammy: zack, this is the first phase of a larger project that's underway. >> zack: that's right. it's the first day of the first campaign ever like this. it sparked some real interest in the community. the overall goal of this effort is to decrease waste by 1,000 pounds. but they're also trying to do that each week. it's been four months since asheville's latest green movement started. >> we piloted this program with three developments. >> zack: over 300 homes with blue bins for 3,000 potential recyclers in public housing. but the newest recycling effort took off and worked without a hitch. >> it really went well. recycling and immediately started participating in it. >> zack: mixing unrecycleable materials that contaminated. >> education programs with the general public. >> zack: that's hit home to this batch of recyclers, like sonny. >> we lear

down to 3 in forest city. 6 in asheville. come down on the interstate, you will want to take it down a notch, of course. please use caution this morning. also a chance for some fog out there. >>> in asheville, very mild outside in the 50s. 60s in the western zones but 40s to the east. 60s further south as well. the wind, this is an issue. we have already had reports of downed trees in haywood county. 12 in asheville right now. 17 down into greenville. and this is, of course, a ahead of the front that's moving towards our region. we will move through and continue to give us this chance for rain at 8 o'clock, showing heavy rain bands in our western zones, through asheville by about 9 to 10 o'clock, lunchtime into the foothills. then we start to see some things calm down, dryer weather expected after dinnertime tonight and clearer skies. it will be cooler as well, a return to the 30s for a lot of locations. >>> how much more rain? this model is pulling in an inch or two across much of western north carolina, but isolated zones c

asheville. it wasas7 in bri on city and below freezing all across the upstate. 22 in greenville. the wind right now out of the north in asheville at 14 miles per hour. 13 in clemson, 16 in anderson. this is the wind chill map. you step outside and it feels like single digits all across western north carolina. feels like 3 below zero in boone. right now, feels like 4 in asheville and it's going to stay very cold throughout the day. so, make sure you are drinking the warm liquids if you have to work outside. cover any exposed skin because this wind chill advisory is out until noon today for areas above 3500 feet, another wind chill advisory will then start up this evening once again as temperatures continue to drop. so, continuing to see the light snow across our northern mountains, snapshot 8 a.m.. not a ton of snow today. it will wrap up. we will actually see sunshine across the region today. clear skies tonight. once again very cold to start off the day on thursday. we have sunshine and temperatures warming up above the freeze mark to help with the snow melt. but then watch on fr

penley was charged with murder for stabbing a man at a party in 20-10. 3 asheville city school leaders will give school-based review with restructuring options. the decison comes after parents protested, asking for extra time to learn about the proposed changes. nine teams representing nine schools were given four extra days to talk nine teams representing nine meet again on march third with recommendations. 3 3 here is ingrid with your sky march 3rd with recommendations. >> here's ingrid with your skywatch forecast. >> ingrid: good morning, everyone. you will need that umbrella. light-to-moderate rainfall across the region with one exception, north of brevard seeing heavier rain at the moment. the next hour we'll continue to see light-to-moderate rain, some of that wrapping up in our western zones and south of greenville as well. although we keep that chance for scattered showers and even thunderstorms in the forecast for today. a marginal risk in our western zones. another threat today, it won't start until 6:00 tonight and goes through 6:00 wednesday, but a flash flood watch all vis

an asheville city engineer says there is likely an old storm water pipe in the ground running near the two houses. he says it's probably old, and now collapsing. that, it's going to spread over towards this area. >>evan: the storm water pipe would be privately owned and the city then would have no way of fixing it. some of the neighbors tell us they have not seen anyone going into the houses in a few weeks. >>> a western carolina student born with cerebal palsy pleads his case in federal court. as we reported last fall, samuel guardner is fighting for social security benefits to help pay for college. his application was denied twice in the last two years. friday, after a third appeal, he pleaded his case at a hearing in asheville federal court. >> in about a month i will get an opinion of whether i have been approved or not. my lawyer is relatively optimistic. he seems to think we are not going to have any trouble. >>evan: gardener did got some support to get through the fall semester but he had to take this semester off. he works part-time but it's not enough to supplement his financi

two groups want the asheville city council to pass an ordinance banning discrimination against the lgbt community. charlotte city council passed the ordinance-four. it bans discrimination in many locations including businesses and public restrooms. they sent a letter gauging interest to take up the issue. only the governor can call for a special a man will be in kourlt after he targeted fire stations from fort mill to greensboro. >> they've been telling you about the break-ins. eyewitness news reporter angela hong is is live at the jail to explain what led investigators to that suspect. a? >>reporter: right now, johnny bing is here at mecklenburg county jail on two charges but investigators believe he is behind 40 recent car break-ins carolinas channel 9 told you on monday that firefighters cars were broken into at the flint hill fire station in fort mill. it was here that he left behind a key piece of evidence. that evidence led police to follow up with a local store and they got security footage of the suspect. since february 11th. firefighters at greensboro, fort mill, charlotte, moo

. >> jay: asheville city, buncombe county, henderson county, transylvania county, and haywood county, are on a two-hour delay. several other counties including mcdowell, madison county, mcdowell and rutherford are also on delay. >> holly: the list is scrolling at the bottom of your screen and you can find a full list at wlos.com. >> jay: there is a winter weather alert inform several counties. >> holly: we have been tracking the weather as it moves into the area. we have started live coverage with ingrid, how is it looking? >> ingrid: we have wintry weather returning to the mountains. this is a time lapse at 3 a.m. and landing now at 6:30. it is indicating some snow in tennessee and also look into the it's pink. that's the mix. zone. we have a chance for freezing rain today and look at this, winter weather alert, from avery county all the way down to graham and as far as the upstate even. so i will explain what these alerts mean in my full forecast and let you know more about the timeline of this precipitation. back over to you. >> holly: flurries are starting to show up in parts of t

asheville 12. bryson city 14. burnsville down to 10. newland 9. 18 in forest city. highs tomorrow are going to be very chilly. asheville 31. hendersonville 33. mid 30s in franklin. that snow beginning to fall late in the afternoon. quick look at that 7 day forecast, of course showing that winter storm in full force on monday. tuesday, some lingering wintery mix. even on in to wednesday. later in the week, wow, feeling like spring with highs near 60 by next saturday. so if we can hold on for a few days. >> frank: a big switch over there. that will be nice. >> karen: yes, it will. kimball >> luke: back on january 4th, the unc asheville women's basketball team lost to liberty. and that was the bull dogs' first defeat in the south conference. last night was a chance for pay back. let's go to kimball arena where the bulldogs could take on first place by themselves if they could beat liberty. paige beats the buzzer. bulldogs lead 17 to 14. fast forward to the third quarter. long distance from way outside. asheville leads 45 to 33. then in the fourth quarter, kayla webb get

asheville. not every where, and these areas, where we are still hovering around freezing, from morganton to forest city, down into gaffney, black ice is a threat especially in those zones. western zones, some of those locations back up to the middle 40s. visibility has really improved here in asheville but we still see an issue in morganton at half a mile as well as greenville and that's because of the fog. wind picked up in asheville. right now out of the northwest it's 17 miles per hour. the issue here is we have already seen the power issues in the last couple hours, starting to get better but with this wind increasing, we could see some additional power outages, hoping that these temperatures warm the ice, that's still on the tree branches and the power lines. big picture here, continuing to see the moisture pull away from the region, in fact, this is a snapshot of 8:00, showing partly sunny skies at times throughout the day. but, watch, as early as about dinnertime we begin to see once again a mix in the higher elevations, also near the tennessee line. so, that's why we have another advisory out.

here this afternoon bryson city is warm. 52 in franklin. 55 in our western zones. 60 up towards knoxville. traveling to atlanta or chat noo upper 40's right now back in asheville. morganton, forest city, gaffeny, 52. comfortable in greenville and spartanburg. in the low 50's and middle 50's into columbia. the wind right now, it is gusting in asheville, it is out of the south at 14 miles an hour. seven in greer. 5 in gaffeny and 7 into clemson. looking across the country. if you happen to be traveling or have friends or family coming to visit you, right now in miami, it is warm. it is 74 degrees. atlanta, 57. asheville is between there in the 40's. d.c. still holding onto the 30's, same with new york. mild conditions back here in the southeast expected with clear skies. then we'll start to see the clouds increase today. and our chances for rain going up. >> snapshot right here, 2:00 this afternoon, showing the 50's in asheville. 53 in wanesville, holding onto the 40's in brevard. moving through time. still clear conditions. no clouds yet until after dinner the slight chance for rain. north and west of asheville. wake up time, 47 into asheville. mostly dry condi

not too bad outside. 46 degrees so far in asheville. 50 degrees in forest city. 40's in morganton. holding onto 40's into northern zones. bryson, 46 degrees. low 50's in greenville. clemson 56. middle 50's all the way down to greenwood. the wind is not terrible. it should pick up ahead of our system at 7 miles an hour in asheville. 10 in franklin and 5 down into greenville. precip. we have a chance for that to spr the region as early as this afternoon. winter weather advisory will go out at 4:00 until 6:00 a.m. wednesday tomorrow. tennessee border counties, including northern jackson county as well. let's look at the timeline, nothing yet. our western counties seeing this precip first. this is 4:00 p.m. temperatures likely staying above freezing but they'll continue to drop off alert this evening. that's when we see this mix. once again in the highest elevations likely near the tennessee line. the chance also for a mix further south down into the asheville area. 4:30 tomorrow morning, continuing to see the snow fall across the region and into 7:00 a.m. this is our snowfall potentia

signs like these prohibiting the possession of weapons in city and county parks are a violation of north carolina law. >> what we're asking asheville and other cities to do is exactly the same thing they're asking citizens, obey the law. >> frank: these photos taken in september and our own taken this month, prove local officials have been ignoring state law since 2013. >> conceal carry is now legal in state parks. yet we continue to have cities which post against firearms, including lawful conceal carry through the entire park system. allows concealed weapons in parks, with the exception of recreation facilities like pools, gymnasium and athletic fields where there are organized events. bike paths and greenways don't qualify as recreational facilities. >> some of our park signs have ordinances of 15 to 20 signs. we're working on getting those updated. >> frank: it was an oversight due to a change in staff. tape now covers the section of the signs that includes the unlawful ban. >> it was just an oversight. it was a mistake on our part. >> frank: some buncombe county parks were also in violation. they, too, have now been covered up

right now in newland it's cold at 22, 28 in asheville. forest city 30 degrees, below freezing even down into the upstate, including in greer. and 32 in greenwood. now, the wind is really lightennded up for us in asheville. good news there although it's still chilly, below freezing. we have a 7 miles per hour tbreez in greenville so it feels like 24. feels like 18 in boone. let's talk about this second event. so we have got today with a week, moving forward here, this is our storm track. monday thru tuesday. notice we will see the snow, then ice further south and then the rain even further south from that ice. that will be the tricky part of this. so we will be forecasting this over the weekend as well and tweaking this to give you some snowfall totals. more data comes out, of course, every few hours. back here today though, this is the light event. some light snow accumulations in these northern mountains especially, after lunchtime, into tonight as well, as into tomorrow morning. then things start to clear out. sunshine expected for saturday, but it

almost 50 degrees in bryson city and andrews. asheville airport, it sits at 29 degrees. northern oconnee, pickens, greenville, transylvania, polk,

asheville. >> tammy: how city officials are trying to come up with a solution. news 13 at 5:30 starts now. >> karen: more heavy rain along with gusty winds, lightning. even more snow. when it all arrives, coming up. >> frank: a woman is found guilty for cutting a baby from a woman's womb. >>> haywood county is hosting the north carolina incident management team academy. >> tammy: emergency workers from across the state gather for the first time in the mountains. the purpose behind the meeting and how it can k kp you safe. >>> now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 5:30. >> frank: a flash flood watch is about to go in to effect in the mountains and the upstate. >> tammy: rain is expected to continue through the evening. >> frank: meteorologist karen latest. karen. >> karen: right, frank. we've had so much rain here recently. we do have more heavy rain on the way. we have that flash flood watch beginning at 6 o'clock this evening. watch. be careful, especially if you are driving tonight. do not try to drive across flooded roads. in addit

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asheville city, buncombe, henderson, transylvania and haywood counties are all on a 2 hour delay. multiple other counties, including mcdowell, madison, polk, rutherford and swain counties have canceled classes. the full list is scrolling across the bottom of your screen. you can also find the updated list on wlos dot scrolling at the bottom of the screen and you can find up the dated list at wlos.com. >> what's is latest with the weather? here's ingrid with the answer. >> ingrid: through the time lapse the last hour we've continued to see this mix in the pink, the blue the snow and the green the rain. beginning to see that snow fall to the ground. the darker the blue the heavier that snowfall. around burnsville continuing to see that snow. reports into mcdowell county, burke county reports about snow falling. our next couple of hours it will be a mix of rain, possibly freezing rain, sleet and snow across the region. even possibility down to the upstate. this is a time looking forward two hours until 9:23 and it's cold enough in the french broad river valley and into the upstate fo

. >> you can help decide the future of asheville city schools. a community forum will be tomorrow night at hall fletcher elementary. one of the options is making hall fletcher a 4th through 8th grade school. that 'community forum is here is jay with your sky watch forecast. >> no question about that. skycam network right now in cullowhee, 51 . see the bell tower better and better in the last frames. later on today in the asheville area on and off cloud cover, on and off afternoon. no significant rain. 62 for a high this time of the year. 49 is typical for the upstate. 66 , mostly cloudy and mild to 10. rain chance. 50 in the upstate. light rain possible next seven days. here's what we're looking at, a lot of rain wednesday, fr >>> we welcome you back to "good morning america." and this is a live shot of a group called nurses for bernie and they are ready to rock the boat for bernie sanders here in iowa. and we also have republican candidate ben carson's headquarterses this morning. yep, they're already in full swing in urbandale. and those are vo

asheville. these are signs you'll see around the city. >> darcel: news 13's hope hanselman is live. hope, local attorneys are heading up this campaign. >> hope: yeah, that's right, darcel. you'll soon se these signs starting next wednesday. they were inspired to do so first because they're parents. and they were concerned. major impact. a stop light just went up there to help pedestrians trying to get to businesses or that bus stop in the area. the effort had been underway long before this tragic accident. but attorneys say it's unfortunate it took that long to see a change. >> it's just one part of merrimon avenue. our office used to be on merrimon avenue across the trader joe's. and we probably heard an accident every week or screeching tires every week. people just go so fast down that road. >> hope: asheville is ranked the most unsafe city in north carolina for pedestrians. that's why he's hoping these signs will make a difference. you'll be able to pick up those signs at local businesses all around town. they're hoping they're going to especially where kids and pets are playing

freezing at the asheville airport. 36 degrees and so far, this is a category where we put how warm it has been today. 43, so that's 10 degrees below normal. yesterday, 64 degrees. 40 in bryson city. right now, 30's from newland up to boon. 40's in asheville. 50 degrees in greenville. 48 into greenwood. the wind is another issue. keep in mind, we had all the rain so the ground is saturated. the chance for downed trees and power lines with gusts. right now in greenville, 24 miles an hour, 17 in forest city. 10 in the asheville area. also, a windchill, making it feel like 37 degrees right now. leaving the office for lunch, make sure you grab the winter coat. the satellite and radar, here's our low continuing to spin, wrapping around that moisture, the cold air still giving us a chance for light snow showers throughout the day. very light through this evening too. overnight, we could see it ramp up a little bit, mainly near the tennessee line. temperatures will get cold back here in asheville, in the twepts, a few flurries early friday. how much more snow will fall? it won't be significant. the higher elevations towards gatlinsburg, here's the legend, the one to three inch range. ma

a closer look, coming down good near bryson city, asheville getting light to moderate rain. we will see more of that action developing across the entire area by this afternoon. for the upstate, it will take a while before that rain starts to impact us. temperatures across the region are mild for this time of the year with mid to upper 40's in the mountains, upper 50's in the upstate. southwesterly wind now will become more northeast -- more north -- northeasterly. temperatures get locked in, cool and rainy weather expected tomorrow. here is the future plus forecast. we put into motion. they gets busy in the piedmont from columbia in two parts of abbeville in greenwood coming down good before noon. this works into the upstate this afternoon about the time the kids get out. this evening, it will come down good across the area. afternoon or evening plans, it looks like it is going to be a wet day today. more showers into tuesday when light rain, study for a good bit of the day tomorrow. temperatures today reaching low 60's for the upstate. for the mountains, afternoon temperatu

been ignoring the signs and park there anywhere in a park that's leased by their tenants. >> city of asheville ordinance 3057 requires certain signages. >> frank: private lot owners have every right to tow your car as long as they have the proper signs. he says in most cases people just ignore the signs. and the better solution is to park somewhere else. >> what i recommend to folks, park on the public right away. public street, normally you're safe. >> frank: if you're going to park in a vacant lot, make sure you pay close attention to any signs to avoid being towed. if you have a question for us, you can write us at ask 13 at wlos.com. >> darcel: hundreds of physical therapists in north carolina are going in to an extra line of work. needling. a patient suffered a collapsed lung as a result of the therapy. >> we are told that we are in charge of the practice of acupuncture in the state. and we are to protect the public. >> darcel: tonight at 11, news 13 investigates the battle between acupunctureists and physical therapists. >> larry: i think there's some therapy we could all use, outdoor su

((stop)) 3 sasha vrtunski, city of asheville urban planner we've been concerned about these issues for years. and it has sped up, i think it's really sped up in the last two years it. in tonight's reality check at six, find out what the city has done since the study was completed and if the 20-grand was well spent. 3 3 a barbecue restaurant in raleigh has started a trend. "clyde coopers b-b-q" put signs up asking people to stop profiling muslims. since then, the message of tolerance has spread. several of the signs are now on other businesses around downtown. 3 3 business owners with the received any negative feedback 3 3 3 making headlines this morning... the huge recall of deadly takata airbags expands to include more recent car models. airbags from the japanese manufacturer are at risk for exploding as they inflate. that could cause ser

asheville. kamish franklin is sentenced to prison. a half million dollars worth of diamonds and jewels were taken. four others were also charged in that robbery. >> darcel: new tonight, the city of asheville took final comments on a streets project. planners took input on the street project in september. the focus has been making those streets safer and better equipped for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users. at tonight's open house, people >> people wanted parking in certain areas. we also were able to get a bike lane all the way from one end to the other. that was a big issue for some of the biking community. and also we added a three-way stop. >> darcel: because of a grant deadline, the city fast tracked the project. it's been in the works since last fall. >>> when a person walks in there with ill intentions, they don't know who does and who does not have a weapon. so who is going to stop them? >> darcel: should businesses be able to make the call on whether customers with conceal carry permits be allowed to bring their guns inside? up next, why gun owners say this is violating their rights and >> larry: a man realized that feeling. you know the one. that "grand-slam

lower 30s in most of the hundred state and highs tomorrow a little bit warmer. 49 in asheville... 50 bring son city. we can see that system monday through wednesday. we're also getting bitterly cold the c >>>we are less than 24 hours away from superbowl 50. two honors time. ron rivera named nfl coach of the year. cam newton named mvp of the year. luke is following the panthers and joins us from levi stadium. they feel like they aren't getting a lot of respect. >> that's right. it's been a season where the panthers have done nothing but win ball games except for the loss to the falcons. respect they deserve on the national stage. you see the superbowl 50 logos everywhere. the 50th anniversary but the panthers don't care what the outside voices say. their confidence is where it should be as they prepare for sunday. >> we don't spend a lot of time trying to convince people otherwise. we take a lot of -- we have a lot of confidence and pride in the way we pray and handle our business. we sdrobt guys getting in trouble or kicked out of places. we score a touch down in a hard fought game and the guy cele

out, 24-mile-an-hour winds in greer. 20 in forest city. 10 in asheville. 15 in andrews right now. it does make us feel colder. feels like # there. 37 back in the asheville area. once again, continuing to see a northwest flow, pulling the moisture around that low now to our north. there are some blizzard warnings further north. a snapshot at 2:00 this afternoon. continuing to see the light snow in the higher elevations. if you have to be traveling over to tennessee, keep this in mind, through gatlynnsburg. friday morning, we'll start to see the snow completely wrap up, starting with a few flurries. we'll see temperatures start to rebound into the weekend. 60's by the time we hit sunday. for the rest of the day, a light dusting expected in the northern mountains. that will continue through the overnight hours. up a decent amount of snow. the rest of us, a dusting down into the valley. winter weather advisory still out until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. with aqume late mountain snow. 44 in asheville for a high temperature. notice the winds continuing to gust. up to about 30 miles an hour. tha

in downtown asheville, but it was those areas further south that we have been mentioning that stayed very cold, even into the eastern portion. it took a while to warm up. 51 in forest city. 46 in asheville. 53 into greenville. middle 50's in greenwood. the wind not a big issue right now but it is a 13 miles an hour in franklin. in asheville, 7. 5 in greenville. we can see the precip is gone for now. then we have our next system with a chance for wintry weather. in a few hours, winter weather advisory will start up once again. this is at 4:00 through 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. graham, swain, yancey, mitchell, avery county under this winter weather advisory. what does that mean? snapshot at 2:00, showing dry clouds. still in the 40's. as early as 4:00, we start to see the precip push to the west and then to the east. the highest elevations, you can see the mix of rain and snow. that's why we have advisories out. then it should turn over to all snow as temperatures stay right close to the freezing mark. at drive time it could be slick in locations. we'll be hovering close to freezing even here in the asheville area. we have a snowfall potential to share with you. through the tomo

going out for your lunch break, 46 in asheville. 48 in forest city. 49 in greenville. 50 in charlotte. 50's in clemson, anderson, also down into greenwood. the wind right now, not as bad in the north and northeast. in forest city, 5. not much of a windchill but slight. look at the temperatures across the nation, you can see the jet stream. a nose dive and up towards minneapolis, back down through cincinnati and washington, 37, further south of that, 60's in dallas, 70's down into texas and orlando and pretty much in the middle in asheville in the 40's. back here in the big picture in the southeast, satellite and radar showing clear conditions as high pressure is the dominant feature the next couple of days into the weekend too. good timing here, future cast model, this does a couple of things, it shows the lack of cloud cover and shows us temperatures. this is the clouds moving through at 6:00 p.m. notice no rain a a actually very little cloud cover until we hit saturday, an increase in the clouds. day sunday before our next system that will likely bring us rain monday and tuesday. le