tiffany brainard, who we showed in january, was wanted in both haywood and henderson counties, was also arrested this week as well. 3 3 3 3 3 a health alert this morning... for pet owners in hendersonville. officers believe raccoons are infected with "distemper." they say at least four have been spotted near downtown displaying odd behavior, as if the animals are drunk. the virus is highly contagious between the animals, and can easily be the state wildlife resources commission says raccoons in other mountain counties are showing similar symptoms. 3 sgt. brandon mcgaha 10:30:14-23 they've had some confirmed cases of distemper in haywood and buncombe counties. based on the symptoms that the racoons in our area are showing, they believe it's the same disease. the best way to project your pets from the disease is to make sure they are up-to-date on their vaccinations. 3 3 a family from buncombe county says runoff from a new apartment development is flooding their property. shirley terry and her husband say their driveway washed out ... exposing an electrical wire and a water pipe. they say

tiffany brainard who we showed in january was wanted in both haywood and henderson counties, was also arrested this week as well. 3 3 3 now let's take a look at some stories making headlines this morning... a tennessee town came together to pray for a police officer shot and wounded while chasing robbery suspects. hundreds of people joined a vigil for corporal derrick couch in clarksdale thursday. police say he was shot in the head after responding to a report that two men were robbing a gas station sunday. both suspects were later arrested, and now face attempted murder and robbery charges. 3 flint, michigan will get an extra two-million dollars to help replace its antiquated lead water pipes - the deteriorating pipes contributed to the contamination of the city's drinking water supply. the grant money is coming from the state's distressed cities fund. flint's mayor karen weaver wants to start removing the lead pipes immediately but the governor wants an engineering company to map the pipes before tearing them out. 3 federal police arrested a missouri woman - accusing her of making t

good afternoon, we are near brainard road near beachwood on 271 southboundne towards the 480 last week we hads 60s, northeast ohio is in the deep freeze tonight this weekend with single digit temperatures has been event starts in downtown cleveland. it is the kind of cold that will leave youat skin tingling it outside for more than a few minutes. >> high temperature saturday of 10 degrees, not ideal running conditions for those participating in saturday'sun cupid undie run in downtown cleveland. >> goes on the matter what we work with police and ems to make sure that everybody has a fine save time.ha >> center people expected to run clothing is encouraged . it's about being brave and doing great things for them. >> there's nothing sweet about the cold and snow unless you are a skier, snowboarder ory wintry weather lower. >> one of you people here who is excited about this noble. >> if you're dreaming about somewhere,> here's a sign that spring is on its way. a >> this we can make sure sure to bundle-up, you will need those, as we are reminded that this is indeed cleveland in february,

and a look at another accident at i-271 north, just north of brainard, that has since been cleared,t it has been a bad situation for many people todayb, we will continue to show your photos throughout the evening, and guarantee the next time i send your photos to us that fox 8.com. a fox 8 news tomorrow morning have all of the school closings and delaysys first 4:00 a.m. and also at fox 8.com. >> when the snow flu mist o positive, shoveling can sometimes bemi no easy task task. >> northeast ohio company has created some toys to help you to manhandle snowfall is dave nethers got a demonstration you got your shovel and sidewalk to clear and the snowfall is coming down as fast as you can keep up that could make this fannish. >> this is the turbine blower, the family-owned company faye dunaway to take the blood that is used for blowing leaves and clearing places like golf courses to blow it into below it into the next zip code . they can well be mountains of snow from largesn places and launch it into the mix .pl they sell these worldwide it takes all of the work out oft keeping up with

photos as long as you do not compromise your safety to take the photos, this was i-271 north and brainard not a good scene, but has since been cleared., morning in rocky riverer at i-90. >> this was from i-77 and i-490 . >> and then, in the gainesville area, where they have any big pile of, you cannot tell where the snow starts on the road ends . this is very difficult to navigate those big rigs in these conditions, thank you for thoser photos and keep them coming as long as you do not compromise your safety. om >> you can share your photos on fox 8.com . fox 8 the official school closing station with closings remember we are the only clue e the morning news show that starts at 4:00 a.m..m >> us marshals in cleveland asking for help toto find a con artist who is notorious for impersonating nfl quarterback as jack shea has the story. >> us marshals service says a con artist named stephan pittman has been impersonating grebeck vince young, he had a short stint with the browns in 2014. >> for the past year marshals in cleveland have been trying to find the 30-year-old pittman 8 -year-old pit

joe: given what you are seeing in the global economy, going back to what governor brainard says, does it make sense for the fed to stay on hold with regard if the data, the unemployment rate, the inflation data is showing they are getting closer to their targets? willem: the only recent for the fed to raise rates would be financial stability reasons. to do a mandate, inflation of price ability -- price stability is no reason for a -- recent for raising rates in the foreseeable future. i think financial excess is brewing again. must obviously in the corporate sector, especially the high-yield. who knows where else excesses are brewing? it has no instrument other than but the onlyrgins, interest -- the only instrument is rates. they want to fire a warning shot . excessive credit growth, the other way to do it is by raising rates. scarlet: thank you very much. what are the potential pitfalls of these policies? we discuss the misconceptions next. joe: negative rates are gaining traction, from the bank of japan to the ecb, central banks are adopting all of to spur growth. the founder of th

tiffany brainard, who we showed in january, was wanted in both haywood county and henderson county, she was arrested this week as well. >> jay: we have a big update this morning in duke energy's efforts to switch its lake julian power plant from comb to natural gas. the staff of the north carolina utilities commission now recommended rejecting duke's proposal to build a third unite there. the commission does not have to follow the staff's recommendation though. but, mountain true says it's a duke's plan. >> we are hopeful. i think it's a good sign, the staff's recommendation is definitely a step in the right direction. we hope the staff moves in this direction. >> jay: the utilities commission is expected to make a decision by march 1st. >>> our morning team has been paying it forward all week long for international random acts of kindness week. >> holly: news 13's lauren brigman and jaclyn deaugustino head to dunkin' donuts to try to inspire the giving spirit. >> jaclyn: we are at dunkin' donuts for random acts of kindness week. >> lauren: we are paying for people's breakfast and coffe