myers was previously charged with a dui in 2005 in asheville north carolina. he was also cited for having an open alcohol container in his car in 2012 in lexington counun. myers was not charged with dui in that incident after he passed a field sobriety test. 3 columbia police continue to investigate saturday's incident at columbiana mall. officers believe two people pulled out guns...and fired

myers was previously charged with a dui in 2005 in asheville north carolina. he was also cited for having an open alcohol container in his car in 2012 in lexington counun. myers was not charged with dui in that incident after he passed a field sobriety test. 3 columbia police continue to investigate saturday's incident at columbiana mall. officers believe two people pulled out guns...and fired experts say despite what happened...shoppers shouldn't hesitate about going back to the mall. 3 if you have some apprehension, you really should try and go back soon because the longer you wait the more the apprehension is going to grow .if you have information that can lead to the suspects...you are asked to call crimestoppers at 1-triple 8- crime-sc. 3 3 3 the usc women are on the road. sports director reggie champs can keep up their change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability. bernie sanders. he was there when dr. king marched on washington. to end racial profiling, take on police misconduct, and take down a system that profits from mass imprisonment. there

himself on the wrong side of the law in 2005 when he pleaded guilty to drdrk driving in asheville, north carolina and again in 2012 when he was charged with having an open container of alcohol in his car. >> donnie is a wreck waiting to happen. he's going to hurt somebody if he doesn't hurt himself. >> beth: they say these alcohol-related incidents are unacceptable and dangerous to the community he serves. >> he needs to save what little shred of a life he has in the community and step down. >> beth: longstreet says he'll continue the fight until myers steps and down need be, he'll find someone to run against him for the seat in the upcoming election. we've reached out to myers but have not heard back. >> ben: a man killed in a valentine's day murder in lexington county has been identified. lexington county coroner says arturo bravo santos, 28, died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds. the coroner says he was identified with the assistance of the mexican conlast. restaurant owner 49-year-old gregorio leon is accused of shooting santos at the park anne & ride. filibustering to block the bill. o

he was previously charged with a dui into thousand five in asheville, north carolina. he was also cited for having an myers was not charged with dui in that incident, after he passed a field sobriety test. >> this morning, some of us saw some showers, the couple of were dry. as of right now, the doppler radar shows most of us are dry outside of that, temperatures vary. we are cooler in newberry, at 46 degrees, and it is more like 60 degrees in saluda, 62 degrees in orangeburg, and overcast skies, winds out of the northeast and we will soon see rain later on today. rain will continue later on tonight, a low of 55 and tomorrow night, the big story. i have 74, and we could be looking at a lot of rainfall, hail but the storms. for tomorrow. we take a look at that, the seven-day forecast, and the timing of the storms. >> president barack obama says guantanamo bay undermines the white house released obama's plan to close the facility today but they faced stiff opposition. >> president obama announced his latest proposal to fulfill it campaign promise, and close the detention

in april 2005 while attending a conference in asheville north carolina, an offcer stopped myers' lexington county car and charged him with driving while impaired. that night, and there was an open beer can in his car. but he said he didn't know who left it there and was driving because he needed to get food for his wife--who suffered from crohn's disease. myers later pleaded guilty---and got a year's probation and $400 dollars in fines and court costs. in may 2012---a patrol officer stopped him for weaving on old chapin road in lexington county. he later pleaded guilty to having an open container and paid a $155 dollar fine. the latest incident raises new questions---about how myers got home, how the patrol found the car and how this might affect his future. legal experts tell me that despite the 2005 case---this new incident, if it leads to a conviction---would still be viewed as a first offense dui because more than ten years have passed since the asheville arrest. dui 1st is considered a misdemeanor. jack kuenzie wis news ten. the last of the three lexington county deputies injured in a

back in 2005 the 70-year-old pleaded guilty to drunken asheville, north carolina. he served one year of probation. then in 2012 myers paid a fine after being charged with having an open container of alcohol in his car. >>> eric: columbia police say they are investigating a series of vehicle thefts across the city after multiple victims left their keys in the ignition with the engines running. between january 1st and february 15th, 31 cars have been stolen. investigators say they have issued arrest warrantsfor chasity henry and william taylor wanted in connection to the thefts. police remind you to not leave your vehicle unattended while it is running and ask that if you have any information on these car thefts you're asked to call crime stoppers at 1-888-crime-sc. authorities can't tell you that enough, certainly don't leave your keys in the car and the car running. >> rochelle: 30 cars? that puts a face on what police are warning people about. >>> eric: still to come, remembering the victims of the kalamazoo shootings. >> rochelle: what's being done to honor the v

, see a few rain showers up towards greenville and a few snow showers as you get towards asheville, north carolina. our winds prevailing out of the south. that should continue to bring us warm air and combat that rain and other stuff coming in from look for temperatures to stay relatively warm right now. big cooldown coming our way. details coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. the weather is not the only thing giving some people the cold shoulder. >> indeed, super bowl 50 not quite the ending panther fans had hoped for. the denver broncos dominated this last night's super bowl beating carolina panthers 24-10. carolina panther cornerback josh norman visibly upset on the sidelines and cam newton showing his frustration post game. the newly crowned league m.v.p. even walked on reporters yesterday after answering a handful of questions. still, panthers coach ron rivera says he's still giving his team credit and looking to the future. >> this is one of the things that is going to hurt and hurt everybody for a while. hopefully after a few days or whatever it is, we'll get over it and we'll move for

and left a gun in the back in dwiv, he guilty to drunk driving near asheville, north carolina. he paid a fine after having an open container of alcohol in his car. >>> a puppy shot 18 times with a bb gun is on the mend and the teens who police believe fired the gun are facing up to five years in jail. 17-year-old de'monte tyjuan douglas is charged with cruelty to animals. he's in jail with no bond. a 14-year-old is also charged. his name is not released. police say the boys shot the puppy 18 times with the bb gun and look at that. and threw a knife at it. the dog survives and continues to recover tonight. poor little thing. >>> richland county deputies are looking for two suspects -- excuse me. they say they stole items from a target store. february 2nd, a man and woman walked into the store on two notch road, stole items off the shelf and placed them in a lawn -- laundry bin. if you have any information that could help identify the suspects call crimestoppers at 1-888-crime-sc. >>> well, polls in nevada just closed as the state decides the republican nominee for president. the

myers was previously charged with a dui in 2005 in asheville north carolina. he was also cited for having an open alcohol container in his car in 2012 not charged with dui in that incident after he passed a field sobriety test. 3 3 richland 3 deputies need your help finding two suspects stealing from a samaritan who flood victims.deputies say back on see on this surveillllce video stole a wallet from the victim's car.... while he was helping others affected by the historic floods in the north ridge road area.investigators add the suspects used the victim's credit cards at several businesses and a number of restaurants making purchases totalling more than 635 dollars. 3 "for somebody to capitalize on the vulnerability of us in an emergency situation, to prey on us, i really can't fathom it." 3 the richland county sheriffs department is asking for your help in identifying the two suspects in this case.if you have any infomation that could help, please call crimestoppers at 1 888- crime sc 3 columbia police continue to investigate saturday's incident at columbian

himself on the wrong side of the law in 2005 when he pleaded guilty to drunk driving in asheville, north carolina and then again in 2012 when he was charged with having an open container of alcohol in his car. >> donny is a wreck waiting to happen. he's reckless. he's going to hurt somebody if he didn't hurt himself. >> while ralliers don't discount hi four decades of service, they say these alcohol-related incidents are unacceptable and dangerous to the community he serves. >> he needs to save what is little left of his life that he has in the community and step down. >> beth rousseau, abc columbia news. >> critics are outraged. this he also say that if they have to they will search for someone to run against donny >>> tonight we know the identity of a man killed in a valentine's day murder. the coroners office says 28-year-old arrest -- santos died. he with a you positively identified with his family and mexican consulate. he was killed at the park and ride facility in lexington. he was once at the center of a bribery case. mets was accused of accepting bribes to release illegal immigrants work

. >> we traveled from asheville, north carolina, and i'm very excited. corey: the crowd carried signs, and chanted the senator's name. >> bernie! bernie! bernie! >> love him. i was a fan of corey: that longtime supporter says there's one key difference between sanders and his opponent, hillary clinton. >> i can't support hillary, because she voted for the war. >> i feel that he's very consistent in his belief system. i feel he's very genuine in his belief system. >> this is about changing. changing. corey: actor danny glover joined in to welcome the senator to the stage. >> to paraphrase abraham lincoln, this is a campaign of the people. by the people, and for the people. corey: sanders focused on the message of his campaign slogan, "a future to believe in." >> as a nation, we are going to invest in jobs and education, not jails or incarceration. [applause] corey: sanders didn't seem to flinch after losing the nevada caucus to clinton by 5 >> this is a campaign that has the momentum. and we have the momentum, not only in the democratic primary process. i

north carolina and north georgia. winter weather advisory goes until 7:00 tomorrow evening, then west and north of asheville, the north carolina counties that border tennessee, the winter storm warning goes overnight tonight or tomorrow morning. would not be surprised if this was extended into past tomorrow morning. we'll get a series of cold front pushing through. off and on snow showers across the mountains of north georgia, especially western north carolina. those counties in north carolina along the tennessee line could see as much as a half a foot of snow plus with the system. just flurries and a brief snow shower for the upstate. chris is in the weather center right now. chris, we have snow and moisture, but we will see some arctic air for most of this week. chris: incredible cold air coming from canada. it originates in central canada, spills into the mid atlantic, next few days. settling across the area by wednesday. check out these high temperatures over the next two days. we will be cold. 39 the high on wednesday. up and down until another cold last arise saturday, which could make for an interesting forecas

asheville, north carolina was named the coziest city. portland, maine came in fifth. sean: the somebody sit down and think what kind of lists can we come up with? erin: i love the criteria. [laughter] we will to you about the big winner of this year' s westminster kennel club dog show. outside -- it looks like these two are having a whole lot of fun playing in the snow. a great picture. you can submit your pictures and sean: congrats. a german shorthaired pointer s top dog. cj won best in show at the westminster kennel club dog show at madison square garden. in burrs away named lucy finished second. cj is the first german shorthaired pointer to win the competition since 1987. erin: we will probably be seeing there could be more small drivers hitting the sidewalks. tesla is releasing models for kids. [laughter] erin: preorders are available now. the car has working headlights and is even equipped with a sound system. sean: alex is driving that thing. erin: young drivers can cruise through neighborhoods at a top speed of six miles per hour. kevin: who thought sound was

the second excursion - from spencer to asheville north carolina on april 10th... has sold out!tickets are still available - for other excursions in april, may and june- with stops in lynchburg and roanoke. a link to check out tickets - is on our website - virginia first dot com. in lexington - many are remebering master trooper jerry hines. virginia state police say - hines was shot and killed on this date - back in 1989 - during a traffic stop along interstate 81. in campbell county - firefighters were called back to the scene of an old plant - that rekindled this afternoon. this is video - from last week - when crews were first called plant in brookneal. the snow and rain we've seen - still not enough to extinguish the smoldering fire. dispatchers tell us - crews were called back - to extinguish hot spots. still no official word - on what sparked that fire. in blacksburg - a celebration of black history month - with a side of soul food. w-f-x-r's charlie cooper takes us inside saint luke and odd fellows hall - where visitors learned about african american dishes and the rich

having an open container in the car back in 2005 he pleaded guilty to dui in nashville -- in asheville north carolina. many are asking what is his weren't -- current work status. there was a statement released. watch fox -- wach fox also reached out to the governor's office and they provided us with the secretary. of state lloyd reed city state or county officer who was indicted in any court for any crime me in the discretion of the governor be suspended by the governor in the event of in his stead until then -- until he shall be acquitted. in case of conviction, the office will be declared vacant by the governor, and the vacancy filed as provided us -- by law. he is due back in court by march 1, and you can see this story on our website at wach.com. >> one man who lost his daughter any dui crassest leading a movement asking that he resign. leah holloway was there and has more.>> reporter: david longstreet stress thursday that myers could've have more than just a utility pole. he said that the 11th circuit solicitor has lost all moral authority when it comes to prosecuting cases involving drunk drive

this brand miso master is organic made in asheville, north carolinament i'll make a miso soup. super simple. first, you want to boil this, we usually use a type of seafood micked with dried fish. with this, i'll just use vegetable stock p a little bit more agreeable to everyone else. you can only get it at rosewood market and it is organic. i went ahead and it is 3 # ounces of stock. i brought it up to a boil so you know it is hot enough. you turn the heat off completely. because we are going to next add the miso paste. that is living so if you boil it, you'll kill it. you wanted it to stay alive all the way through to the bitter end. we'll put about four tablespoons ever miso. i'm just going to eyeball t i like a little bit more. that looks about like two. so i'll put two in there super simple. we're almost done. >> would you compare what we're doing in the kitchen to what you get a restaurant, how different is what we're doing? >> the difference is night and day. most of the time what you are getting is a powdered mix completely dead, not alive. not going to help out your int

temperatures right now in the upstate are actually colder than they are in the mountains of north carolina. asheville at 36 with a few flurries that could occur this afternoon. this is the past six hours. you can see that little bit of snow working across the upstate, coming down heavily with areas shaded in blue with the hardest. we are going to see improving temperatures this afternoon. it will get into the upper 30's out. a wintry mix in northern greenville county, sleet, snow and it will change to rain. winter advisories for the mountains of north carolina with snow into the evening. the wind picks up tonight, tomorrow, it clears and it will be cold for saturday and sunday. the next chance for winter weather. we could see snow changing over to sleet and freezing rain in the early morning hours. on tuesday morning. what about tuesday morning? we could have slippery roads. we will talk about that in a few minutes. allyson: see why. as we take one more look at the snow that fell this morning, remember, you can turn to our website for all the latest weather information. there you can find live radar

asheville area. the north carolina utilities commission agreed to allow columbia to intervene in consideration of duke's proposed natural gas conversion here. duke says building two gas fire department units to replace coal in asheville remains the best option. the commission is expected to rule by march 1 whether to allow construction of the new lake julian plant. >>>a hendersonville church's effort to help the hungry takes on a football theme. the youth group at grace lutheran collected canned goods and cash as part of the annual superbowl of caring, s-o-u-p-e-r. the event is part of a campaign to fight hunger and paerpts were proud to spend their day doing just that. knowing they are going to have food. instead of thinking nobody is going to have food or some people aren't going to have food today. >> frank: last year more than 700 cans of food, $1,200 were collected. organizers say the panthers in the superbowl is going to push the numbers even higher. >>>coming up. new details about the murder of a teenage girl in virginia. the body was found in north carolina. the suspects relationship with the vi

north carolina will be a mix of slow, sleet, and freezing rain. higher elevations of north carolina shaded in think. he's that asheville and the i-40 corridor could get the brunt of this one, snow and ice buildup before it is said and done. expanding the view, a lot of the snow has been tracking to the north into virginia, more so than in the carolinas and northern georgia so far from this event. we will continue to keep an eye on this. let's go to meteorologist chris justus and he will show you what is on the screen now. chris: watching this area of moisture back toward arming him. the key is to moisten up the atmosphere. it is so dry and so cold right now that we have to get the relative humidity of before anything will fall to the ground. it is getting of this rated by the dry air near gainesville, franklin county. here's the timeframe for today good light sleet and freezing rain between 7:00 and 10:00. then the impact goes higher that is when chance of precipitation go up. we expect a change to rainfall by 5:00. the key is that that warmer air does move in. if it does not move in, we have more eyes to deal with. it

north carolina. newberry to columbia under wind it is very windy in western north carolina. asheville, 36. greenville, 41. 39 in spartanburg. a cool beginning to the day, especially when you factor in the wind. 38 mile-per-hour wind in boone. it feels like 30 in spartanburg with the breezy blowing. that is been the culprit. that system still impacting a good bit of the great lakes in the ohio valley with snow and cold temperatures today. afternoon high temperatures today, low 50's for the upstate. mountains will see 40, maybe 42. dropping back into the 30's this snow expected tonight. should be sunny on friday through the weekend. sunday, low 60's for the upstate. and it stays that way through the middle of next week geoff:. thank you. turning to some severe weather video. tornadoes ripped through parts of central north carolina yesterday. take a look at the damage. they tore roofs off of homes and knocked down trees. at least four tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down in the state. soft-ball-sized hail also fell in some of the same areas. nationwide this week, strong storms have d

in the mountains of north carolina, asheville, you are ok. to the west, liquid precipitation because temperatures of warmed up in bryson city, cullowhee, franklin, and marshall. socked in with low clouds in the foothills and backed up against the mountains. the cold air is sliding down. it will be all pink. when the heavy rain comes in, it will be moderate to heavy freezing rain. this is where we will see the heaviest accumulation of ice through the foothills of north carolina. you can see freezing rain breaking out right now around travelers rest all the way over freezing drizzle is not showing up. here comes the rain, mixed with freezing rain in northeastern georgia. it will bounce into clayton, with freezing rain as we go to the next few hours. the future plus, this is 7:00 this evening. right at the freezing mark from hendersonville, greenville, spartanburg, gaffney, blacksburg, through the foothills of north carolina. this will be all freezing rain is the heavy rain starts to come in from the west. we could still have freezing rain, alth

asheville. from the north carolina line northbound, as you get closer from hendersonville to brevard to marion, 0-3 inches of snow. three will be closer to asheville, zero seeing snowfall with none accumulating further south towards black rock. the for-day plus, 48 degrees headed through the day tomorrow with rain showers, maybe flurries late in the day. a few flurries possible tuesday morning. again, not a big deal for the upstate. for the mountains, a light at event, 1-3 inches. enough to make the roads slick for a few days. then, temperatures get rigid headed into the middle of the work week. highs in the upper 30's to around 40. for the mountains, a high of 29 on wednesday. michael: come on. chris: i know. next weekend, back to 50 with sunshine. michael: and the next week, we could be back to snow. to celebrate the panthers season, we have asked you to share your pictures. isn't he cute? a two-year-old cam newton fan from the upstate. michael: he is young, like the panthers. check out this upstate daycare. there you go. they are showing off their panthers colors before the big game. carol: u

asheville hendersonville area. again, accumulated and snow will be north of the mountains of north carolina. 31 is the asheville high today. tomorrow, temperatures reaching 24 in the mountains. 38 in the upstate. cold temperatures, especially overnight with teens on thursday morning. upper 20's, 41 the expected highs thursday. some precipitation on friday. rain in the upstate, flurries of snow in the mountains. dry for the weekend. patrick: a small earthquake registered in the lowcountry early yesterday morning. the u.s. geological survey says a magnitude quake hit just 1.9 southwest of ladson, in berkeley county. the usgs says you typically can't feel quakes of magnitude or less but seismographs still 2.5 record them. allyson: usc upstate will open a new space in downtown greenville. officials from the university and the city of greenville made the announcement. the new facility is located on river street close to the westin poinsett hotel and the peace center. officials say the school will still keep its current location at mcalister square in greenville. they hope to offer a degree program in urban and regional s

barbara: winter weather advisories are in fact for north carolina mountains. asheville and boone expect a dusting. crews were treating morning causing problems for the commute. today could be more of the same. john: the family of a 12-year-old north carolina girl killed in a zip line accident is taking offense to a state report that disputes the need for more regulations. she fell out of the zip line harness at a camp inial ghani county. alive in the course been inspected and regulated properly. yesterday the state department of labor issued a report recommending no additional regulation. barbara: today raleigh residents can learn more about renovations to moore square including replacing most of the bus shelters and new bus lanes and we named go raleigh transit station. it will begin later this morning. you can stop noon to 5:00 today for more information. money is pouring in to help repair markers in the oakwood. nine statue were defaced in december. they raised $31,000 to fix it. no one has been arrested. barbara: it is 35 degrees and 4:42. a cruise ship disabled in

only 22 in franklin, 24 and asheville and wind is calmer across western north carolina. one day because wind expect up tomorrow. at 28 in spartanburg, greenwood at 27, abbeville a 28. week system developing off the carolina coast line with clouds streaming in off and on throughout the day. the sun and cloud mix for the afternoon. low 50's for highs and a chilly one tonight. things like could do good for super bowl sunday. 50 degrees in greenville toward the afternoon and we are looking at mid 40's in asheville. not far from her averages, but after the next several days, produce super for sunday but a much colder workweek on the way and some snow troubles possible in western north carolina. see you in a few. carolina panthers fans are getting ready with the countdown clock ticking away. we are hours away. the last minute preparations are taking place in santa clara at levi's stadium making sure , everything is perfect when it is time for the big game and the lights over the panthers and the denver broncos. many people are making some friendly wagers on who will win the bi

north carolina over the next couple of days. it will be a north carolina event. it will cause closings and delays. 25 in franklin, 20 eight in asheville, greenville and spartanburg in the low 30's. a few other communities in spartanburg and greenville, 28 in caesars head, inman at 31. warm jackets needed this morning. temperatures will reach upper 40's for the upstate, low 40's at best for the mountains. tomorrow, that is when the snow really will be falling across the mountains. by wednesday, still some tricky driving situations in western north carolina because of the snow that will fall over the next 20 or-48 hours area. look how cold it will be. not back to upper 40's until saturday in the upstate. patrick: a frigid scare the danger that comes with winter weather straight ahead. allyson: plus the upstate may soon become a mountain biking destination. what's being done to make this plan become a reality. did you know there's a cough liquid that lasts for twelve hours? try delsym twelve hour cough liquid. its advanced formula releases powerful medicine that acts fast allyson: 4:43 now, two people who were buried alive after the dead

see some of those flurries over the past six hours still affecting parts of virginia and north carolina. asheville is 28 degrees. 20 nine degrees in hendersonville. greenville and spartanburg are in the mid 30's. 36 in fountain in. 32 at caesars head and landrieu is 34 degrees. we see northerly winds in the mountains and 6-10 mile per hour winds in the upstate. it feels like 11 degrees in hendersonville and 29 degrees in greenville. as you go up to work today, it will be breezy all day. the average this time of the year is 55, but today we will reach 49. upper 40's might be the best we see today. the asheville average is 49 for this time of the year. the record is 73, said back in 2008. today though, 40 degrees is the expected high. just a few areas are experiencing snow. denver into nebraska has seen some snow. there are some flurries from virginia into pennsylvania. most of the country is experiencing cold temperatures this morning. by the afternoon though, we will reach the upper 40's, 48-49. the mountains will reach 40 degrees for the afternoon high. that will feel colder with the wind. tomorr

north carolina. temperatures tonight, 30s and 40s. highs tomorrow not bad. 60s from asheville south in to the upstate. 60s farther south. 60s sunday. 50s monday. the cold trend begins to settle in next week with our rain chances still high on wednesday. may end as snowflakes on thursday. no major storms in our sights. >> frank: just 20s. >>> time to check out today's "see it, shoot it, send it" picture. >> tammy: joy johnson sent us this shot of meandering creek. beautiful. it looks like a beautiful sunny day. no leaves, though. they'll be here in the spring. >> frank: you can log on to pictures. >>> a famous local chef opens a new restaurant on the south slope. moment, we'll introduce you to a formal culinary education, in today's carolina moment, buxton hall barbecue to meet elliot moss. >> growing up barbecue was part of my life. smokers have kind of taken over a lot of barbecue places. i wanted to do whole hog and that's kind of a lost art. they're pasture raised pigs. a mix of about five different breeds. larry's got a story for each of the breeds. when i finally moved to

barbara: went weather advisories are in effect for much of the north carolina mountains. asheville and boone are expecting a dusting. last night d.o.t. crews were morning causing problems for the morning commute. today would be more of the same. john: the family of a 12-year-old north carolina girl killed in a zip line accident is taking offense about a state report that disputes the need for more safety regulations. she was killed last summer what he she fell out of a zip line harness. her family said she would be alive had the course been inspected. labor issued a report recommending no additional regulation. barbara: raleigh residents can learn more about renovations to moore square. it includes removing or replacing most of the bus shelter and adding new lanes and being renamed the go raleigh transit station t. is scheduled it begin this morning. stop by from noon it 5:00 today if you would like more information. john: money is pouring in to help repair a vandalized statues in the oakwood cemetery. nine were defaced in december the they raised $31,000 to fix it. no one was arre

60 in laurens, 60 in clemson and toccoa, 50 four just about everywhere in western north carolina and franklin, asheville. 53 in rutherfordton. a north-northeasterly wind, the front is here. write about in here. it will gradually slide southwest, and we will bring the breeze up and we will bring in drizzle and fog. it will become more stable. 63 in columbia, 67 in charleston. 76 in orlando, 75 in miami, 66 in borland's. get ready for nasty weather in new orleans tomorrow. 46 in richmond. this piece of energy moving through, then we have the piece of energy out of the four corners area. this will slide down and produce a low, and it will track this way of producing your weather from texas all the way over into mississippi and alabama as we go through tomorrow and tomorrow night. 33 in cleveland, 23 in michigan, 34 in minneapolis. the front tonight's all -- stalls through our south. a storm system, severe weather tomorrow morning, in time for rush hour for houston. the severe weather will move along the gulf coast. a moderate risk of severe weather possibly large tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail.

north carolina-tennessee border and they continue through the day today. for the upstate, no problems but cold. 40 to 41 for the afternoon, so dress warmly. wind makes it feel colder. in the asheville-hendersonville area, a few flurries. quite a few counties have decided to close in western north carolina. the counties along the tennessee-north carolina border and you can check the bottom of the screen with that information or go to our website, www.wyff4.com, under the weather section with closings. patrick: thank you. now, in this morning's buzz, what do you typically do when you follow up a super bowl win? allyson: you go to disneyland. take a look at peyton manning and joint writing on the float and nine him. he talked about what it means to have won the super bowl and to celebrate with mickey and minnie. >> it is hard to pick a different word besides special. having a chance to be a chance to be part of the super bowl team almost 10 years ago, i remember what a great feeling it was. to be able to celebrate with teammates, family members, the game, the celebration after, being here today makes for a special 24 hours. allyson: denver is scheduled to have its parade about noon to

asheville. a lot to watch in the next 24 hours. all the green represents rain. that encompasses much of western north carolina. east and south of asheville, here you go in the red. biggest concern of icing will be. tenth to a quarter inch of icing in rutherford, polk, southern and central mcdowell over to central burke county, northern greenville and spartanburg county. light glazing to mostly a tenth of an inch. the issues will be much less overall than those getting heavier icing conditions. airport below freezing. you can see some of the moisture frozen on the lens here outside the studio. wind chill in the low 20s. it's miserable right now. here's that system wedging in from the northeast. once that wind wedges southerly, everything is going to start to change to rain. that's already happened west of i-26. most of it will get rain. then that system will dive in. high country west of asheville. snow may work down in to graham and macon county. i'm not expecting much in the way of accumulation. here's 9 o'clock in the evening. look at all that pink here. even up until midnight, some pockets of freezing drizzl

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rather, they want to enhance what asheville already has to offer. 3 north carolina's "industrial hemp association" needs 200- thousands dollars before the crop can start being grown in the state. hemp became legal in north carolina in october, but the state must fund a commission for farmer's to cultivate it. some farmers and experts gathered at "new mountain asheville" to help promote it. once the commission is funded... it would create applications for farmers. but until then, farmers cannot legally grow industrial hemp. 3 mcdonald's is testing out its own version of a southern classic: chicken and waffles. they're calling this sandwich the chicken mcgriddle. it's a fried chicken patty surrounded by a pair of maple syrup sweet buns. if you want to try it, you need to go to ohio where it's being tested. it could go national depending on customer feedback. 3 3 3 the time is now 5:xx. the snow may look beautiful but it caused quite a few problems in one state. coming up .. the deadly conditions it created. jui stwa ps icwakelkd inusg home. the ncr oithssisants f uorp ftwouo r brbueackk

body cameras.the meeting will be from six until seven this evening at the university of north carolina asheville highsmith auditorium. 3 more than two dozen people are without a home after an apartment fire in greenville. flames broke out at the huntington downs apartments saturday morning.the red cross is helping about 30 people in 15 different units.luckily no 3 the south carolina education department is lowering the passing score to get a g-e-d. the passing score is now 145-- five points lower than it was. the change means nearly 600 people will earn their certificate without having to re-take the test. 3 move over elsa -- a dad in montana definitely stepped up when asked "do you want to build a snowman"? snowman"?check it out --it's a giant version of "olaf" the snowman from the movie "frozen".**tate dunkel** says it took him a week to create this.dunkel says his daughter has a condition that effects her muscles and she cant walk -- but when he sat his daughter down to take a picture with olaf... she actually stood up and gave it a hug. 3 3 it's ______.coming up ...you may want to try anothe

asheville news 13's frank fraboni investigates. frank, have they been complying with the state law? >> frank: they have not. and both the county and the city admit to dropping the ball. grassroots north carolina says 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.

asheville. it looks like 27 degrees. north carolina, and 38%. 39 in laurens and in anderson. and this storm is going up into eastern canada. some lake effect snow. lake ontario and lake erie, that is picking up moisture. and oklahoma city and dallas, they were in the 70's. and this ridge will build across. and going through tomorrow, this was some rain and snow, heading out to sea. the overnight hours, and this is the warm air. this will pass by us. plenty of sunshine during the day tomorrow. the forecast for tonight, some freezing mark. maybe a snow flurry or two, especially in the higher elevations. tomorrow, cool and light wind. the high temperature of 56 degrees, and we will warm up to around 50 at lunchtime. tomorrow, sunny skies, not as cold as today, and a breezy north wind. a high temperature around 50. warming up to 45 degrees at lunchtime, and then the high temperature will be around 3:00 in the afternoon. around. or rain. mainly for the mountains, we will have to watch that. it is ridiculous. michael: clemson needs to win a brad: five games left. they probably need

alan is up next, asheville, north carolina, line for you understand penalties. good morning. caller: good morning. thanks for c-span. really enjoy it. the debates, they're really doing a disservice to the voter. they're pretty much for entertainment. they're baiting the candidates into, you know, what did you say, did you hear he said about you, and back and forth. they're missing the major topics that we need to be discussing. and one comment, i can't believe they didn't ask anything about hillary's situation with emails and everything. that's just a disgrace. people don't even know about that as an issue. but first off -- host: why do you think they are trying to get the candidates to respond to each other's ads or most recent comments? you think it makes good tv? caller: yes, and i think like c-span, or the networks, why are they in charge of the debates? i mean, if you can talk fox, you can talk msnbc, all of them, they have an agenda, and the agenda is not, you know, they came in with a mission to detroit a candidate or whatever. you can see they don't want to get to the

gender identity...and now there's a push for the city of asheville to do the same samethe campaign for southern equality and equality north carolina are calling on asheville city council to pass an ordinance that will protect the l-g-b-t community from discrimination in public. tonight we spoke with an upstate member of this group who tells us more. 3 3 country in 17 states that already have very similar nondiscrimination ordinances on the books so it's not that we are pushing some radical idea forward or that were really being champions for inclusion and diversity it's 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

body cameras.the meeting will be from six until seven this evening at the university of north carolina asheville highsmith auditorium. 3 more than two dozen people are without a home after an apartment fire in greenville. flames broke out at the huntington downs apartments is helping about 30 people in 15 different units.luckily no one was hurt. 3 the south carolina education department is lowering the passing score to get a g-e-d. the passing score is now 145-- five points lower than it was. the change means nearly 600 people will earn their certificate without having to re-take the test. 3 after some debate--the votes are in for the name of the columbus zoo's newest polar bear. bear.drumroll please--her official name is--- ***nora*** the cub was born in november and columbus zoo officials needed the perfect name.they asked the public to vote online--which attracted people in 115 counties to give their input. nora is a combination of her parents names. 3 3 it's ______.coming up ...where did you watch the super bowl? we found one hot spot where many fans caught the game with some friends.... 3 w

right now, showers and western north carolina from the border through asheville right along i-40. we will see more of that pickup from late morning on. for the upstate, it will probably be after lunchtime before we start to see much in the way of rain. it will be like today. heavier rain coming in tonight through tomorrow and into temperatures in the 50's this morning. very mild for this time of the year. 40's for the mountains. they won't climb a lot with persistent cloud cover today. anywhere from 62-64 for the update -- upstate. for the mountains of north carolina, it will drop a little bit and rebound into the 50's were the afternoon. 56-57. we will talk more about what the rest of the week and weekend looks like in a few minutes. patrick: turning to this morning's headlines. in pickens county. an investigation is underway after a fisherman found the body of a woman who'd been shot. allyson: officals say the fisherman called for help yesterday after seeing the body on a boat ramp off buckskin road near saluda lake. investigators say 35-year-old farah khan of townville had seve

asheville, where the public hearing will take place. lauren, who is hosting this meeting? the north carolina division of waste management... which oversees the state's brownfields program. the meeting will start at six p-m today. 3 the site being discussed is the 41-acre property on sand hill road, next to the former b-a-s-f plant. before the landfill was closed in 2006, construction waste, fly ash, stored on the property. a brownfields agreement would allow enka partners l-l-c of asheville to redevlop the property into a park with greenways, ballfields and a concession area. but they must abide by specific requirements. some of those include keeping at least two- feet of soil cover over any waste in the landfill during redevelopment.... and prohibiting the use of groundwater at the site to be used by the public. monitoring systems must also be installed to protect against any possible exposure to previous contamination on the site. but, some have concerns about this redevelopment... that is a big reason why this hearing is taking place. 3 coming up at 5-30, i'll share some examples of former landfills in north carolina, t

. >>> the winter weather cause add number of accidents across western north carolina. one asheville woman experienced firsthand the dangers of driving on icy roads. she is okay but drove her vehicle into a fence, missing a telephone pole by inches. the car parts and street signs were sprayed around the area, but she is thankful the damage was only to her car. >> it took a while to register, but yeah, life is really precious. i could have been really hurt. >>evan: a tow truck driver helped retrieve her car. she said a lot of people helped her including neighbors and members of the fire department. >>> today is valentine's day. love you than with puppy breath? news 13's hope hanselman is live at brother wolf animal rescue where they are preparing for special deliveries later today. good morning, hope. >>hope: good morning, evan, yeah, we have a little puppy love at brother wolf. we are talking about puppigrams, this is caitlin irwin, and what is a puppigram? >> it is a really wonderful valentine's day gift. you can order on-line at our web site and it includes roses, a balloon, a pers

carolina. that we have hope hanselman live in the asheville humane society with our own western north carolina puppy bowl. she is our sideline reporter today and hope, what is the injury report? any issues in today's game so far? >>hope: yeah, a lot of said last time, but no injuries. we are happy to report. we have the b. team, maybe we can say? they are first in our hearts, too. this is newton and he's going to be available to adopt today later on today at the asheville you hoo main society events in asheville pizza and brewing on merryman brewing and we thought this day is not all just about the puppy, we have our panthers here, bearing in mind down on newton. tell me, health, about this little guy? >> this little panther is also ready for the big game this. is raiden. he came to us as a little stray. and he is about 8 weeks old, 8-9 weeks old and will also be available to find a i'm ho. you can find a puppy or panther today. >>hope: and we tried introduces them today and we can tell you they do really well with each other. oh, okay. yeah, here we go. so we are sitting down with this litter

we will head north -- to north carolina for a moment. asheville because of flash flooding. this morning. >> it started raining there. it was raining on average, about an inch and a half an hour. it lost it for two and half hours. it has not stopped raining yet. the rain still l continues. to the upstate, that is where the heavy concentration for south carolina has been. as you can see, rain is moving into parts of the northwest midlands. the heavier concentration -- at this time is moving into areas to the western part of saluda county into far western newberry county. you can see the focal point -- is heavy downpours. they are small and isolated. and still a lot coming. strange, it is extremely warm. temperatures in the low 70s. seventy-four in lexington. orangeburg, 75. it is windy. as forecasted, straight out of the south, upwards of 20 miles per hour. the best is even stronger. some reports in winnsboro of wind gusting at 35 miles per hour. all the components are there. there is the hard line of showers and thunderstorms from asheville all the way down through the upsta

we have low-to-mid 20's in western north carolina. 33 in asheville right now. waynesville. brevard, 31 degrees. greenville is 35 degrees. caesar's head, 30 degrees. we have chilly temperatures early, but by the afternoon the sun will warm us up quickly and we will get into mid-50's for the upstate and low 50's for the mountains. tomorrow we get up to 54-57. on saturday and sunday, we will reach 60 in the mountains and 64-66 in the upstate. monday through wednesday next week brings a chance of rain and cooler temperatures. geoff: thank you, dale. apple is refusing to help the federal government hack into a allyson: another price hike for hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together [ cheering ] i've got some real estate here in my bag counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike [ cheers and applause ] all come to look for america all come to look for america all come to look for america happening this morning... you can get a free heart health allyson: happening this morning, you can get a free heart health screening in

north carolina. temperature by the afternoon reaches upper 50's for the upstate. 57 for the upstate and asheville up. allyson: taking a look at the roads this morning. i-85 showing the fog around white horse road. visibility is low. a careful on the roads. that in between icy spots could cause a treacherous drive this morning. the upstate looking pretty good with no reports of ice. west georgia road and fork shoals burrowed in piedmont, working to clear an accident. you one on 385 northbound near the southern connector with no injuries. also, pelham road and highway 14 with an accident and no injuries. trouble times on the interstate looking good. 441 in bryson city between icy spots in hendersonville and asheville and also toward the tennessee-north carolina line. trouble times of the 85 and 85 looking pretty good. let's take a look outside the 85. there is the fog. haywood road in the area. that should be the traffic. brad: good morning. high school basketball playoffs were pushed back a day because of weather monday night. many will be made up later tonight, but south carolina played at the road o

north carolina border continue under a winter storm warning. anytime you get 3, 4, 5 plus inches of snow, it makes for tricky driving conditions. cold wind advisories for the asheville area, transylvania county, southern jackson, winter weather advisory's continue in western north carolina, too. most of the snow falls in the higher elevations. low 20's in boone, 26 in asheville, 34 in greenville. that would be cold enough that you take a ten-fifteen-twenty mile-per-hour wind, it feels like five in greenville, teens and hendersonville and asheville. dress warmly for today. temperatures reaching 41 for the upstate and low 30's at best for the mountains today. we will talk more about the rest of the week in a few minutes. look now at those areas already covered in snow. patrick: video that shows more of what it looked like in waynesville yesterday and overnight. you can see some accumulation on the ground and all along the higher elevations of north carolina. it was cold and snowy. this is king street in boone. up to four inches of snow expected in this part of the mountains. and this is video of blowing rock. in wautauga and caldwell counties. you can see the american

in the mountains of north carolina, asheville to the tennessee line, patches of light rain already this running and were expected in the mountains. we was a shower to the south and west of is starting to impact the piedmont first and then the upstate into the afternoon. they can umbrella or rain jacket. you will need it later on. mid to upper 40's from asheville to hendersonville. these are our typical highs for this time of year, so we start out mild, but we will not climb a lot today. low 60's for the upstate and upper 50's for the mountains. patrick: north carolina has reported its first case of the the person's status, coming up. announcer: you're watching live, local, breaking news with geoff hart, allyson powell, and weather with meteorologist dale gilbert. this is wyff news 4 today in high definition. allyson: 6:12 now edit north carolina news. the state has its first reported case of the zika virus. officials with the health department say the case was confirmed in an adult who traveled to a country with an ongoing zika virus outbreak. that person has since recovered. the virus