we're in balsam gap. you can see the water on the road. are above freezing. watch out for some black ice again tonight.

that is snowfall in the balsams. the nantahalas. some of that snow works in to haywood county around 11:00 a.m. watch by the lunch hour, pretty much everything has changed over to rain. most of us by then, if not all of us, will have rain, not snow. again, when i say the snow, do not expect it in the valleys. it's 3500 feet and higher up. so you gotta be pretty high to see this snow fall. rain's gone by evening tomorrow. then we're back in to the clouds early saturday. waiting on the next round of moisture for the most part, very light accumulations. i think this is under done. i still think we're going to get a quarter inch to maybe half an inch in asheville. snowfall. there's your legend up here. look at that, smokys, balsams, nantahalas could get an inch of snow. temperatures freezing overnight in most mountain valleys. you think to yourself, well jason, you're going 30-31 in asheville, how is it not going to snow here? the temperatures go up tomorrow morning. it's going to be wet for the majority of the daylight hours. then we g

balsam gap with snow. it's mostly sleet and freezing rain now to snow. zach, we have seen some impressive totals, haven't we? >> zack: it really has been unbelieve bl unbelievable the numbers we're going to put up for you are just since midnight. north carolina getting closer to 12 inches. take a look at chesney as well as landrum. a half of foot. so where are we going to be falling in terms of historic snow falls in january? you saw the largest amount came in 1906 and that was 15 inches. 1988, you saw that foot. in asheville i think we can get upwards of a foot. jason is going to show you our updated accumulations map along with some of the impacts that are going to come due to wind. be sure to keep it here on wlos. >> larry: the major part of the storm is road conditions. >> darcel: frank, it's 12-hour shifts for those folks. >> frank: well, you know, these folks are working very hard. they've got 1200 miles of multi-lane road to cover. pushed, as they call it in the business. the crews started spreading salt and brine and sand. the plowing is being do

also at balsam gap, you can see the roadways are wet. moment. shifting. we're going to be talking about snow. we're looking at three different models here. the north american model. now you see the outlier. 19 inches for the european. better channel on some winter scenarios. but the latest data that's been coming in is showing the gfs rising. we could be getting upwards to a foot even more. the weight of the snow. the weight of the sleet could have some bigger impacts due to the wind. a sustained wind above 20 miles per hour and that's going to continue all day long. the ground certainly going to be saturated. the weight of the branches going to have an issue. something we'll closely monitor. >> larry: asheville city crews are trying to stay ahead of the storm. >> darcel: that begins with pre-treating roads and gearing up 25 vehicles for snow removal. justin, the mayor says the city is prepared. >> justin: that's right. and she's really encouraging people just to stay home. unless you absolutely have to go it's the calm before the winter weather in downto

balsams. what does accumulate, likely an inch or less at this point. could have highest elevations get a little more than that. notice by the afternoon tomorrow, rain for almost everybody. we're drying out in the evening and staying cool in to the weekend. i think this model is underdone when it comes to rainfall. i think we're going to get a good dose. the heaviest over the i-85 corridor. and there's the snow potential right here. smokys, balsams, nantahalas, black mountains. 30s for lows tonight in the mountain valleys. look for highs tonight to get in to the mid 40s. upper 40s and low 50s in the upstate. we'll get colder sunday. much colder next week. highs in the 30s monday and tuesday. with the wind, it will be teens for wind chills. yay. >> tammy: yeah, we could take it. we're tough. >> jason: still waiting on the snow. >> frank: kids want to make a snowman some time or another. >> tammy: let's look at today's "see it, shoot it, send it" photo. >> frank: this is a picture that was sent in by cindy. look at the gorgeous bird. >> tammy: is that a h

erin: the redevelopment plans for the balsams resort are moving ahead again. the general concept is been approved and now the plans will move forward to the specific elements. project leaders hope to break ground this spring. % lawmakers in vermont are holding a series of public hearings about legalizing small amounts of marijuana for personal use in the green mountain state. the senate judiciary committee will decide later this month whether any of the proposals will move forward. singer don mclean has been camden, maine. the 70-year-old "american pie" singer was charged on it is not clear what led to the charges. sean: with the first ballot set to be cast in less than three weeks, it is crunch time on the presidential campaign trail. donald trump and ted cruz are locked in a war of words. sanders are starting to clash on the issues, with sanders making up ground. megan: at liberty university, trump made an appeal for evangelical voters. >> two corinthians 3:17. two corinthians. that' s the whole ballgame. megan: trump blasted crews on "this week." >> he' s a

the balsams resort redevelopment project is moving forward again. the coos county development focused on' s neck time and sean: a new exhibit just opened up in florida featuring artwork by dr. seuss. erin: the work includes landscapes, seascapes, sculptures. the pieces are known as his midnight paintings because he created them at night to help relieve the stress of creating books for children. i did not know it was so stressful. sean: you walk by something like this and you know it is dr. seuss. has accomplished something many people worked their whole lives for. >> the water freezes. we wear jackets. erin: eat your heart out, dr. seuss. this is five-year-old anna reading from her new book called "seasons." she spent her saturdays for two months fine-tuning her book. she is a published author at the age of five. sean: what is she going to say in her 20' s and 30' s when she is a writer? coming up, the music world has lost another legend. we will look back at the career of eagles front man glenn frey. erin: it seems that catching up on a lack of sle

photos from balsam grove, north carolina, easley, clemson, and dacusville, anderson, and more. don't forget to send in your weather watcher photos to ulocal on the wyff 4 app. allyson: we also have school closings running in the ticker below for you this morning. you can also find those on our app and wyff4.com. now, to tell us about what we're expecting today, chris? chris: tonight, things go downhill. the roads are still a little bit wet, so black ice spots in back toward brave and county and all of north carolina. we will be watching for the second winter storm to head our way and this could be packing quite a punch. the winter storm warning in effect for the northern part of the upstthe four-day plus looks like this. 45 degrees today with rain moving in tonight. ice transitions into the friday morning will start to the slick, especially the northern parts of the upstate. all day friday, we seek a wintry mix and snow for the first part of saturday could total about one inch to 1.5 inches. we will have more on the forecast, coming up. allyson: thank you. crews in the carolina

it's located near balsam serving south bound travels near u.s. highway 23/74. there's two rest rooms. >>> the miles avery autism awareness classic brought together more than 200 competitors. tumbling, vaulting, balancing, kids who placed were not awarded medals. miles avery believes his sport can help overcome physical and intellectual difficulties. >> getting your body from one place to the other. sometimes you got to think about those things to make it happen. and it develops that, too. it helps these kids in more ways than doing gymnastics. it's helps their whole life. >> frank: proceeds will go to the autism society. >>> a missing virginia teen's body is found in north carolina. who has been charged with her murder and how friends found out about her death. >>> a deadly terror attack in the middle east. how delayed explosions led to maximum damage. >> lauren: coming up tomorrow morning on news 13, the fletcher chilly cook off is this weekend and we will be preparing some delicious chilli recipes live in the studio. the >> frank: two virginia tech of a missi

you get down here in the nantahalas, the balsams. 12 to 18 plus as well for the smokys. the dark blue, that is 8 to 12 inches. that encompasses many of us here in western north carolina, including asheville. 4 to 8 inches here even along i-85 north. and then you get 1 to 4 south of greenville and anderson. quarter inch, maybe top inch of that's just rough stuff. that could really cripple them. temperatures tonight dropping 20s. we'll stay below freezing in almost any location in western north carolina. maybe a few exceptions south. our temperatures will stay below freezing saturday. 42 on susuday. we'll begin to melt more in to monday in the upstate. you begin to melt sooner than us here in the mountains. meteorologist zack green joins us. zach, we've been talking all about this. the models are really together. >> zack: finally grabbing a little bit of confidence in terms of accumulation. we just had our latest model run about 6 o'clock. you see that european model. one of the outliers but still upwards of 20 inches. afternoon and evening. >> stan: the north henderson kn

these stairs in to the balsam building are at the top of the list for repair using the funding. unca will get money for electrical and plumbing upgrades. funds would go to build more modern classrooms for students who already collaborate on projects like this they created to help a handicap person hike in western carolina. >> engineers thought we could make a claw and as you walk up a going to come out of the ground every time for you. >> kim: the state has created smartphone and user friendly websites where north carolinians can go to get a specific breakdown region by region of funded. in cullowhee, 120 million will go to replace the natural 70s. it will be the largest bond carolina. but it will be up to voters in march who will have the final say as state educators and the governor make the pitch. there will be no tax increase for residents across the state tied to carolina that could get funding, just go to our website at wlos.com and click on news links. reporting live, kimberly king, news 13. in the marion area. >> tammy: there's a wreck blocking traffic near highway 221.

in the pink areas here, the balsams stretching over to western transylvania, yancey, mitchell and avery. 12 to 18 inches. 6 to 10 inches in this dark blue will cover most of carolina. northern most portions of the upstate stretching east to the foothills. and one inch stretching south of i-85. we have freezing rain and sleet. we could see up to a quarter of an inch south. that would complicate and make it a very dangerous situation. prepare for very dangerous driving. actually below freezing. we get cold and snowy and icy on friday. that snow lasting in to friday afternoon. then we can breathe a sigh of relief. >> darcel: 50 by wednesday? >> jason: i don't want to use the word crippling but in some places you will not be able to get around. >> tammy: all right . >> darcel: still ahead, looking at pregnancy law. one asheville restaurant >> tammy: in today's health alert, important news for women who recently recovered from a miscarriage. >> reporter: it turns out trying to conceive soon after a pregnancy loss may actually increase the chances of having a healthy baby. previous advice had

it is 29 at balsam gap. this is showing light snow on secondary roads. still some of those flurries could land on top of that and create slick conditions for now. 33 in asheville. no snow at the moment but we have a future cast model that shows snow around the corner for this afternoon. i'll talk about a second round of snow significant snowfall, who will see the most friday and that's coming up. >> an update on breaking news we brought you at the top of the newscast. schools call for an early release. on the way to drop off students at home, a bus slid on an icy patch of road. ashley is live near the school where that accident happened. students on that bus at the time. >> that's right. thankfully no injuries have been reported. this bus was going down a steep hill, started to slide for about 45 seconds from what we can tell and then was able to stop. we can show you where the bus ended up landing crossway in the road. there were seven kids on the bus at the time. it happened around 10:15. there were middle and high schoolers. we talked to one student w

same thing at balsam gap. still holding onto the upper 30's. i have been showing you this shot here for several days now. this looks much better. it does indicate we are starting to see the snow melt, you can see through the time lapse at the bottom of your screen. you start to see the grass beneath that snow. at unca, feeling pretty nice outside. a good amount of cloud cover to theeoutside. we don't have the snow, the warmer temperatures doing a decent job of that. radar and satellite shows the clouds across the french broad river valley and down into the upstate, our northern and western zones, seeing these light showers throughout the morning and now even past noontime in swain county, have not picked up any precipitation we'll have a chance for it, starting tonight and into tomorrow as well. temperatures this morning, they were funky, we started off cold, we warm to the 40's. so far we made it up to 46. that is right about normal. look at this, 48 is the normal high and 27 the low. seasonal conditions. 39 still in burnsville. 10 degrees war

tennessee border, smokys, balsams, nantahalas. about an inch on the north side of buncombe county. teens for lows tonight. 30s for highs tomorrow. it's going to get chilly. the rain, the snow mixed with some ice by friday morning. yes, cold still in to the weekend. >> larry: duke has a three-game losing streak for the first time in eight years after losing to syracuse. stan shows one play that has that's next in sports. >> stan: the duke blue devils in a spot they haven't been in in eight years, wearing a three game losing streak. an unhappy coach k, not at his players but the refs. grayson allen. duke down three when they get it down low to marshall plumlee. former christ school star, 17 rebounds. here's the play coach k is upset about. duke misses a shot. go for the rebound. it looks like malachi richardson. syracuse goes on to win. duke's third straight loss. coach k amazed by what went on. >> we put ourselves in a position to win. matt made a great playay and he wasn't rewarded. it's amazing. it's literally amazing. here, when you see amazing, then, you know, it's like amazing.

some of this may end up in light snow in the highest elevations, in the balsams. southwest ward to the gulf. another low pressure system could possibly get cold air in place along with that we could get some snow. we've ticked up a little bit on the flake-o-meter there. hold your breath. we'll just watch it closely. here's your future cast. the winds will be the biggest story this evening. clear skies area wide tonight. watch out for frost in the morning on those windshields. clouds on friday morning. watch the rain appear. by friday afternoon, there it is, spreading all across the area. lows tonight, teens and 20s across the mountain valleys. it's going to be cold again. look at the nice change tomorrow. mid 50s to even upper 50s and 60s as you get in the upstate. there goes our change again. 45 saturday with rain early. we get in to the chances of that much colder next week. almost any given day. chilly. highs in the 30s below average. >> darcel: we have a developing story. a teen is hospitalized after investigators say his older brother stabbed him. 23-year-old

balsams, nantahalas, yancey, mitchell, avery county, you're in line for that much. southwest mcdowell and northern mcdowell and down through northwest rutherford. the dark blue 8 to 12 inches. polk, rutherford county. here's a stripe of four to eight inches in the upstate. areas north of i-85. we're thinking 4 to 8 inches will do it for you. spartanburg and cherokee. south of i-85, ice more prominent, especially as you go south in greenville county, laurens, abbeville county. here's your ice forecast. i think this is a little overdone but we could see up to half an inch of ice. lows tonight dropping down in to the 20s. cold enough for the snow and ice to begin and start to stick in the morning. temperatures will go only in the 30s tomorrow. below freezing all day in asheville, hendersonville. you'll get a little closer to freezing in the southern mountains but stay in the 20s in the northern mountains. we could see snow fall rates an inch per hour in some cases. still chances of snow likely early in the day. and then we go warmer as we dig out and start to see a mel

balsams. boy, there was a foot plus in many cases there. you get down here, southern jackson county, 14. around cashiers. there. only 1.3 inches east of franklin. a half an inch north of franklin and macon county. all over the place? there you go. that's how hard it was to forecast this. 12 inches over the nantahala mountains right over the western part of macon county. you go east and it was a foot flush in mcdowell county. a good foot plus also in the yancey and mitchell county, madison county. everything ranges from about as low as six inches in the central part of the french broad river valley. it was everywhere, folks. very difficult. heaviest snow events, this doesn't even rank in the top sixth. it's eighth all time. the blizzard still stands at 18.2 inches, number one. now we turn our attention to the melt. leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network 46 degrees in black mountain. but watch all this. this is all going to be freeze up later on tonight. shadows already happening now. the sun is setting from 45 degrees in asheville. de

we're in balsam gap. you can see the water on the road. are above freezing. watch out for some black ice again tonight. we had a lot more of this wind. thankfully it's beginning to relax. a northeast wind over the upstate. it hasn't been a warm day by any stretch of the imagination. certainly cooler. the clouds in the upstate will also bring a little hint of moisture moisture. temperatures now in the 30s for newland and boone. low to mid 40s elsewhere across the mountains. look at the 50s here. 37 degrees at 7. the clouds linger through about 9 o'clock. down to freezing by 11 o'clock here in asheville. you're holding in the 40s the rest of the evening. for the upstate, greenville down to 41 at 11. i'll talk about a bigger change coming for the weekend. like it. stick around for that. >> larry: someone fired shots outside a buncombe county development. they pierced a metal sign and then the bullets went through walls of two occupied homes. a total of five bullets were fired in to the sign. two of those bullets made their way in to the walls of two separate hom

these are stairs at the balsam building on campus. and administrators here say that the money would go to this project as a priority. many of the buildings are more than 30 years old and in need of upgrades. unca will get $21.1 million of an overhaul of owen hall where arts and engineering students take classes. students in art in together and collaborative spaces and really preparing for the kind of work they'll do in the workplace. >> kim: wcu in cullowhee would get $110 million for a new life science building. the state has rolled out a user friendly website where people, voters can go to see all the projects that will be funded. now other schools will also be funded in western north carolina, including blue ridge community college. there will be a referendum on the ballot march 16th for voters across the state to decide on. reporting live from ab tech, kimberly king, news 13. >> larry: just in to the news room, buncombe county commissioners have approved to zone all of the so-called donut holes. now the commissioner approves eight

impossible to get around by friday evening. 18 inches plus, that includes the balsams, macon county, southern haywood. in to northeast buncombe. it includes northern mcdowell. it also include's northern burke. in the royal blue, much of western north carolina. that's eight to 12 inches of snow. in this turquoise, southern rutherford, back over to southern mountain valleys. then you have to deal with ice on top of that. we could see up to a quarter inch of freezing rain and sleet mix up. that's really going to complicate things and cause just impossible travel by late friday in to the afternoon. 20s for lows tonight in the area. our temperatures will be in the 40s for highs tomorrow. we'll get above freezing. but our temperatures will certainly get colder as the even though we get above freezing on friday, i think that number may come down because the snow will fall pretty heavily. zack, this is going to be one for the books. >> zack: i think it may. upwards of maybe 20 inches at times. >> jason: the european has held true and that's usually the one that we hone in on because the gfs

smokys, balsams and the nantahalas could see two inches. temperatures in the teens tonight. it's going to be mighty cold. 30s for highs. that means our temperatures should warm up enough to melt snow in the afternoon once it eventually melts off. chances of snow go back up friday. that one could be a bigger one. we'll watch our temperatures cool off saturday to 30s once again. >> tammy: time to check out today's "see it, shoot it, send it" picture. >> frank: this is a pretty one. tyler smith sent us this one. it's a cold frozen day on beach mountain. >> tammy: nice. you can send us your pictures and video, too. them to pics@wlos.com. >>> in tonight's consumer save mon >> tammy: many of us join gyms to fulfill our new year's and get fit. >> frank: one of the reasons we quit is because of the cost. at the gym. >> reporter: more than 50 million americans belong to a gym. consumer reports came up with several tips for saving money and keeping your fitness program on track. if getting in shape is one of your new year's resolutions, you don't have to break the bank to break a swea

balsams and western portions of transylvania county 6 to 12. i this say 12 to 18. 6 to 10 inches in the blue with the turquoise, about 4 to 10 inches. we get in to ice, too. we could get a good accumulation of ice. 20s for lows tonight. no threat of wintery weather other than the black ice. we see big changes late thursday in to friday. end of the weekend. hold on tight. it's going to be a bumpy ride. >> tammy: time to check out today's "see it, shoot it, send it" picture. karien yellton sent us this shot. >> frank: beautiful picture. you can send us your pictures and video, too, just log on to wlos.com or e-mail them to pics@wlos.com. >> tammy: with snow hitting the mountains, it's important to next in our consumer report, >> tammy: folks, get ready to dig out. much of western north carolina got a coating of the white stuff today. and this weekend's forecast could send many of you to the hardware store. >> frank: maybe a snow blower. but if you are looking for heavy equipment, jennifer. >> reporter: today's snow which brands hold up best and c

this is balsam gap, 3400 feet. in the distance this is a major road and it's moving along just fine with our traffic, but secondary roads still snow covered or black ice if they've been scraped. 19 right now in asheville. 22 up towards newland. below freezing into the upstate. you see the sunshine on lauren brigman there, 51 for a high temperature. some black ice, 31 . >>> botox on the other hand that works every time. >> how we miss her. samantha jones. welcome back to "good morning america." kim cattrall there in the sex and the city. candid comments about aging and opening up about her new blow jekt this morning will talk to deb roberts. >>> popular dating app tinder, getting an inside look at the new formula they're using to determine who you get matched with. >>> also this morning, a powerful and inspirational story about a father's legacy for his daughter. katie couric has that story. >>> we begin this final the comments she's making. she has a brand-new role and she's getting candid with abc's deborah rocket

he made it to balsam mountain when conditions forced him to stop. >> trying to get home with 50 other people trying to do the same thing. i didn't have a choice so i just had to pull it off in to the ditch. >> rex: snow and ice remain on secondary and private roads on the mountains, forcing school systems like haywood's and jackson's to park their busses. >> i don't know if people understand what it's like to live on a secondary road. you don't know if you're going >> rex: a day to play with her little cousin but also a time for her to make sure her family is ready for the next winter storm storm. at higher elevations, winter storms expected. >> enjoy the weekend. stay there. stay at home. have those provisions. >> rex: take care of yourself and your pets. >> take care of other family members and neighbors in the area. check on them every now and then. make sure they have those provisions as well. >> rex: rain, sleet, snow and wind will come with this event yielding vulnerabilities. he urges readiness. >> no power. people having alternative power sources for heat. also folks that migh

balsam gap. then you get down to the upstate. look at this mess. sleet, freezing rain and some snow. in fact, we have some impressive snow totals, zack. we'll show you that in just a bit. >> zack: we were talking about up to 15 inches in spots in western north carolina. there's going to be a lot more on the way. as you said there is that little bit of a lull. but there is certainly inches coming from the west. old fort, many of you guys there. crusoe getting close to that one inch mark. mills river, leicester at 9. we continue to increase those but ever so slightly. everyone i seeing over a half foot of snow. we're going to be talking about wind coming up for tomorrow with gusts pushing closer to 15 to 20 miles per hour. gusts of 40 miles per hour. >> jason: landrum even in the upstate. we're looking at snow tonight, tapering a little bit. mostly focused on the northwest we're talking the mountains mostly. i don't see anything happening south. the black ice a big deal for several days to come. >> zack: coming up, we'll talk about our new storm tota

balsams getting a little more wind. we'll see about 10-15 miles per hour in the afternoon hours here in asheville and many mountain communities. a big difference will be it's going to be milder. so that wind won't be as annoying. 30% chance of rain by monday. here comes that system out of the plains. it is rain for us tuesday. 60% chance of showers. no snow from that system. yeah, hard to believe there's going to be a blizzard in the central plains. 40% chance of rain in the momotains. 70% on tuesday. 35 degrees. we are still above freezing and thus any melt off today is not freezing up on the roads. temperatures in the upstate, 35 degrees. but your wind chill 30 with an east wind. never good to have an east wind there. there goes our wind turning south and southwesterly for the weekend. it will be warm across the entire eastern seaboard, too. we'll see the clouds advance in. first system comes in the midwest. the second one will be the bigger one coming out of the rockies in to tuesday. future cast. clear skies. wind w

possibly some light snowfall on the onset of this precip as we get in to early tomorrow morning for the balsams and nantahalas. we're talking high elevations. watch how quickly it all changes to rain by the lunch hour. so what falls in highest elevations, we're talking 3500 feet, likely pretty light stuff. nonetheless, don't be surprised to see snowflakes up there above 3500 feet tomorrow morning. clouds off and on for the rest of the weekend. i think this model is a little under done when it comes to rainfall. half an inch or more in the upstate is doable. the snowfall, again, very light. maybe up to a half inch or inch top end there in smokys, swain county, haywood, too. temperatures in the 20s. 20s and 30s to the north. highs go even colder. so get ready for some bigger chill, guys, by then. >> larry: former christ school basketball player marshall plumlee continues to find success for duke. why his contributions are s in this line of work only the freshest ingredients make the cut it's important to me to know every dish i serve is the best it can be. especially for this food critic. publix

showers popping up along the blue ridge from the northern mountains, down in the nantahalas, the balsams, far south to transylvania, polk, rutherford county, mcdowell and burke county. that's 8 o'clock in the morning. then it's pretty much east of us at lunch time. it's not a big window. but it's enough to give us that light accumulation. i'm thinking about an inch tops in asheville. a couple of inches possibly in those highest elevations north. even the piedmont, the foothills could see snow. only 40s for the mountains. 50s over the upstate. there's your seven day forecast. we're going to go 40 for sunday. even colder still monday and tuesday. those will be the coldest days of the season. with temperatures in the teens at night. upstate. [ horn honks ] okay, this is u.s. cellular, and this is verizon. now, same phones, but with u.s. cellular you get 6 gigs of 4g data for only $40 per month -- $20 less than verizon. and u.s. cellular's network was built to work in places like out here, hehe, and here. so, with all of that, why would you ever go to verizon? switch to u.s. cellular now and

balsam gap a little break now at 2727 it's very cold and it's going to get colder. more freezing here. mostly just ice for those folks. >> zack: that's right. as you make your way down to the upstate, we were seeing sleet accumulations, ice accumulations. this is incredible. for those in western buncombe, we have a report of 15 inches. a few are going to be approaching that as jason just mentioned, there's a few more bands. the majority of the area is still over half a foot for everyone. >> jason: chesney, landrum, that's surprising. >> zack: there's other implications to be talking about. we're going to be looking at wind as we make our way in to tomorrow. sustained above 15 to 20 miles per houu especially in the ridge tops, 30 to maybe even 40 miles per hour. the pets. once they lose power, they can be susceptible to cold very quickly. we'll have another update for you in the show. and total snow fall when this wraps up. >> tammy: our team coverage moves to buncombe county where some drivers waited hours to be rescued. >> frank: tow trucks were in high demand for

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then we toss us in our house made balsamic vinaigrette. you can use any dressing at home. toss that salad. jonathan: is this one-times was to be putting the a only on the salmon? -- the part where i am to put the aioli on the salmon? >> canola oil. set your pan at 350 degrees for seven minutes. we will garnish it with our garlic aioli. and our housemate almond crust. jonathan: you have got a lot of ingredients. it looks gorgeous. what is this? >> lemon zest. it adds color and citrus. jonathan: and radishes. pretty color and crunch. it is lovely. thank you so much for bringing it in. just beautiful. for more information about the super food category at the cheesecake factory, you can visit their website for the dish options and ingredients. and go visit the cheesecake factory. they are so good. always. >> my pleasure. jonathan: more high school basketball coverage coming up in your blitz five. and, one former cincinnati athlete, representing in super bowl 50, what his former coaches had to say. jennifer: plenty of sunshine when it comes up in a couple of minutes. sunshine t

pine nuts, purple cabbage, mango and white balsamic vinaigrette dressing is delicious and healthy and we have peking duck that we offer. it's a shareable dishes great for couples going out on dates and things like that. it's wonderful. >> certain restaurants do in certain ways. is the interchangeable? when can we take part in all of this? >> i think a customer coming at lunchtime can use the restaurant week promotion as well. they can enjoy a bottle of wine at lunchtime. to make a bottle of wine at lunchtime. it's your day off. i love that. mario talk to us about how it is important that everything that comes out of the m kitchens is fresh and some people have made resolutions to get healthy. tell me about how you do that every day. >> everything is locally sourced. we prep everything before each shift and everything you're going to get from and grill and m kitchen you know it is delivered to the restaurant that day. nothing is process. the meat is fresh and the seafood and the cocktails that we use. sour mix and fruit puriesesfor the cocktails and organic wines and the course two. >>

or watermelon with a little balsamic vinegar? the watermelon keeps you full, the white vinegar -- while the vinegar helps with digestion. and cottage cheese with a little cinnamon. randy: a tv host with an emily: the likeliness that could lead to trouble. erika: and a $20 device likely saved a baby' s life. and the fiancee of an injured secret service agent talks about his struggle. why she says they are not angry. and a highway chase with an even scarier twist. what police say they found inside the car. p find your sweet spot today with dunkin's chicken apple sausage sandwich. enjoy sweet apple and savory sausage together for under 400 calories. >> i could look at that all day long. there you go. randy: a new study could question your take-out plans just a little bit. pizza boxes. and a new way to avoid sunburn. this ticker giving new no way. savor an egg mcmuffin any time you like. a fresh cracked egg, canadian bacon and an english muffin mcdonald's all day v cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. they like mak

balsamic vinegar -- many american-made versions also contain caramello coloring and cornstarch. -- caramel coloring and cornstarch. those 100-calorie snack packs. a better option, a nice, sweet bowl of fruit. that is what you do. you are a fruitatarian. randy: sometimes i do have the snack packs. randy: a doughnut giving a new meaning to the phrase champagne taste. emily: packing a hefty price tag. erika: a robbery suspect calling 911 when a woman turns the tables on him. police say a man tried to luer a boy from the -- lure a boy from the streets, but the coast was not clear. a fast -paced look at all of the big news of the day at 4:30 in rannouncer: 3 republican governors. but which governor won national praise for tough leadership handling which governor made his state number one in job creation? which governor led the fight to stop obamacare expansion in his state? and which governor laid out a tough plan to destroy isis months before the paris attacks? jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible cindy: 5:24 on your wednesday morning and it is not as better out there as you step out. we

calorie, low fat, and the spicy drizzle can help burn off another option -- watermelon with a little balsamic vinegar. that high water content in the melon keeps you full, while the vinegar helps with digestion. and finally, try cottage cheese with a little cinnamon. the calcium works to metabolize fat, while the kick of spice can fat. i think those sound good. not like cardboard. randy: they are not bad ideas. a tv host with an unfortunate doppleganger. emily: the likeness that could lead to trouble, in eyepoppers. erika? erika: then new at 5:30 -- a $20 device likely saved a baby' s life. the smartphone accessory used at just the right time. and the fiance of an injured secret service agent talks about his struggle. why she says they' re not angry. and a highway chase with an even scarier twist. what police say they found inside the car. we' cindy: we are starting to see some low cloudiness come in off the ocean. any sunshine is short lived this morning. we' re talking areas of drizzle developing. during the overnight, the that drizzle could freeze on contact. be careful. otherwise clouds t

we have locally sourced mozzarella and hydroponically grown cherry tomatoes with a balsamic reduction. >> stephen: would you like fresh-cracked pepper on that? >> yes, go for it. >> stephen: there you go. thank you. >> that is pretty good. >> stephen: the chef will be around in just a moment to check on you. >> give me a second to digest. >> stephen: now, here's some locally sourced hydrogen and oxygen bonded together for you. ( laughter ) now, yelp is 11 years old. okay? what have you done to us by creating yelp? all of us are critiquing each other all the time. would you like to apologize? ( laughter ). >> i think-- skews me. that pepper, wow! >> stephen: yes. that's what it's like when your bouche gets amused. >> it's very amused, thank you. i mean, i think, actually, you should be thanking me. i mean, yelp is the way to find the best local businesses so when you're trying to spend your you worked for. >> stephen: sure. >> you want to go to the best, right? and that's what yelp is doing, allowing everyone to share their recommendations, sitting down writing the five-star review s.

we have locally sourced mozzarella and hydroponically grown cherry tomatoes with a balsamic reduction. enjoy. >> thank you. >> stephen: would you like >> yes, go for it. >> stephen: there you go. thank you. >> that is pretty good. >> stephen: the chef will be around in just a moment to check on you. >> give me a second to digest. >> stephen: now, here's some locally sourced hydrogen and oxygen bonded together for you. ( laughter ) now, yelp is 11 years old. okay? what have you done to us by creating yelp? all of us are critiquing each other all the time. would you like to apologize? ( laughter ). >> i think-- skews me. that pepper, wow! >> stephen: yes. that's what it's like when your bouche gets amused. >> it's very amused, thank you. i mean, i think, actually, you should be thanking me. i mean, yelp is the way to find the best local businesses so when you're trying to spend your hard-earned money which i know you worked for. >> stephen: sure. >> you want to go to the best, right? and that's what yelp is doing, allowing everyone to share their favorite places, the writing the five-st

how about balsamic vinegar? many american versions also contain caramello coloring and cornstarch -- caramel coloring and cornstarch, two sugary products. the better option, grab a nice, sweet bowl of fruit. randy: it is amazing how much fruit products. steamed vegetables. emily: let' s not get crazy. [laughter] randy: a doughnut giving new meaning to the phrase champagne taste. emily: and the ingredient packing a hefty price tag. erika: a robbery suspect calls 911 when a woman turns the tables on him. house she -- how she says she fought him off. we are following breaking news right now in the saugus. crews on the scene of a three a lime fire on essex street. we will have a live update coming up from doug meehan in our next half hour. and in less than a week, newscenter 5 lunches two new cindy: 6:24 now on your wednesday morning. look at this in boston, we have held in the 20' s in town. not the case in many of the suburbs. not as bitter as yesterday. the winds will stay light today out of the southwest. we sho