geoff: thank you. taking a look at the shot here. this is a library reflection pool at clemson university in pickens county. that is where aly myles is this morning. allyson: that's right. we were seeing some rain early on, but it turned to snow. what he seeing now? aly: good morning. a cold and snowy morning here in clemson. doesn't that look beautiful over there. here, you will see highway 66. we are in downtown clemson. we have 2-3 inches over clemson according to duke energy, over 860 outages. the roads, for the most part, clear, but we are seeing accumulation. we have seen snow plows come through in the last hour or so. the good news is, the snow is not as icy. yesterday, with all the rain, then the freezing ice. this, fluffy, good traction on the snow. again, so much slush on the road. the good news, not a whole lot of traffic. aly myles, to view why ff news four -- wyff news four. allyson: this winter is making history. now to relieve water levels. it's only the 3rd time that's ever happened. th

geoff: we heard everything you said. geoff: that is going to be loud. downtown greenville from our peace center skycam. what a beautiful weekend ahead. in the 60's and rain free over the weekend. allyson: commitment 2016 days sovereign -- seven presidential candidates squared off on thegeoff: they noted donald trump's absence with jok immigration and na our political analyst joins us live. marc, how did the no-trump debate differ from the otmarc: it made him surprisingly little different. donald trump, hattie he stuck to firing celebrities on television and real estate, we got a look looked like. the issues stayed the same, republicans talked about democrats not keeping americans from terrorism and that hillary clinton was not qualified. in the dynamic. chris christie was sort of the tough guy and washington outsider. you had jeb bushconfident without trump on the stage. subject of the majority of attacks because he is number two politics went on without donald trump. that is probably something that he does not want to hear. geoff: i am assuming the big

geoff: mr. rowland, letting boys be boys, and, boy, are they learning in his third grade class at monaview elementary. we have decided we are going to get those pedals during the morning as we read under the desk. allyson: i like that. geoff: fabulous class, an amazing teacher. allyson: i love that. geoff: you can nominate a the golden apple award. application at any ingles store. jacket. >> now, your live super doppler 4 hd forecast. dale: coming up on 6:18 as a look out for my paris mountain point of view w. we haveet roads -- we have wet roads this morning with heavier showers in western north carolina, northeastern georgia and into oconee. this is part of a low pressure system around the great lakes with the cold front trailing all the way back down to florida. you will get rain from this at this morning and it should be over by lunchtime today. clouds of linger and another low here is the next 48 hours. rain from this system is over by lunchtime and clouds continue through the day tomorrow.

geoff: 6:43. a live look outside where the flag has been kicking up and it looks like freezing raiai let's check with tim waller in travelers rest. any freezing rain? tim: geoff, i am seeing freezing it is getting nasty.y. look at the american flags right down here. you can see the blustery wind. it appears to be freezing rain on the side of these flags. on the sidewalk in front of the whistle stop cafe, a very familiar landmark in downtown tr. you can feel the wind whipping down right now. my face is starting to freeze, so it is getting hard to talk. we have been out here this morning and have seen such a two hours ago, you to fall, light, fluffy snowflakes coming down in downtown travelers rest. now, it is wet and the rain is starting to o eeze on the bushes right down through here. what a change in the temperature. navigate highly 276. probably not a good idea, but i am guessing on friday morning, some people are headed to work. as we always say, if you do not have to be out here, stay at home

geoff: thank you for joining us come on geoff hart. allyson: and i'm allyson powell. it's freezing outside. dale: clear skies overnight, those temperatures have come. we are talking teens outdoors right now from the paris mountain skycam, 20. it will feel colder anytime the breeze blows. we expected to drop down into the teens before it starts to climit won't climb much. it may get into the upper 30's continues till noon today across western north carolina. there is a winter storm watch out for the mountains of georgia through wednesday night. we expect winter weather to start rolling in tomorrow. here is we have clear skies, cold breezes blowing out of the north-northwest. here is our future plus forecast. we put it into motion. sunny skies today. no problems, clouds start to come in overnight. a few flurries of snow tomorrow morning in the mountains of north carolina. tomoow afternoon, we see rain-snow makes across the upstate and that will be the situation during the cold hours in the mornings for the next couple of mornings. late at night, too, there will be a pos

geoff. geoff: i am in the right place. what a day it is for the clemson tigers to play in a championship game for the first time since 1981. we arrived here on saturday. in downtown phoenix, we have seen a lot more orange than crimson. clemson showing up in a big way. fan fest here in downtown and we ran into cj spiller. the clemson great always great talking to fans, signing autographs. i talked to him about this season, especially the poise deshaun watson has shown. >> he commits the offense very well. he shows up on the biggest stage , so i expect nothing less tomorrow night. geoff: do you have a score for me? >> just one more point in alabama. 24-17, 21-17 somewhere in there. come up with a win. geoff: players are thrilled about this ballgame. spiller also teamed up with fellow running back and alabama great mark ingram to visit with the fans. both led their own school's fight song. that got people riled up. the two are now teammates with the new orleans saints. we are counting down to the big game that kicks off at 8:

geoff: that will get you. all the snow can cause some major problems for some, but others are finding a good bit of fun. take a look at this. myra: this cute dog is pulling two kids around on a sled as the snow comes down in arlington, virginia. geoff: we have some other sledders. dozens of kids and adults spent yesterday sledding down capitol hill in d.c. myra: this trumpeter is from nebraska and was stuck on a decides to cheer them up with his rendition of "let it snow." geoff: you look at these many got pounde. myra: you can record the video and take a look at this timeouts video from a 15-year-old who lives in a d.c. suburb. he put his phone in his living room window friday night around him noon. he said he left it in the window until late saturday night and captured all of this. geoff: that is pretty good, isn't it? myra: yes it is. geoff: whiteout hunt at the white house during the snowstorm area. the four-legged members of the first family were spotted playing in the snow. they were working their tails

geoff: thank you, chris. allyson: tens of thousands of students across the carolinas will miss school today, including those in greenville county. you'll find all closings and delays at the bottom of your screen and of course on the wyff 4 app. on that list of cancellations as well. it's the largest school district in western north car allyson: right now, north carolina is under a state of emergency. geoff: wyff news 4's corey davis is live and local in asheville with the latest. corey: i am being hit pretty good right now by the snow. there is a little bit of sleet mixed in too. this manhole is pretty covered by the snow. there are a couple inches i would say of snow in this area. it is more thick in areas as well in downtown asheville. this is much different compared to earlier. there was nothing out here at 11:00. people were in long lines getting ready for the snow in grocery stores. this is some video from the ingles. i saw person after person coming carts filled with items they might need. we spoke with

geoff: good morning. i'm geoff hart. allyson: and i'm allyson powell. chris is in for dale. chris: we have a warming trend heading this way.picking up on a few showers, especially in the southern parts we have some showers south of union. in southern lawrence county, towards 385, back down to shhere is the way lawrence a skycam looks. in greenville, mostly cloudy skies. a cool s at 38. visibility doing ok across the area. fog from anders to franklin. be careful traveling those 31, hendersonville. 34, spartanburg. anderson, 43. the wind is calm. they are out of the northeast at about five to six miles per hour. not a whole lot of sunshine today. mostly cloudy and cloudy skies. asheville has a better chance of warming up. what you need to know for your forecast, cloudy and cool, but warmer this weekend. a calm weather pattern takes hold of our area. allyson: you can see construction. looking to relocate some power poles. we will keepbeginning with commitment 2016 news. the republican presidential candidates face off one more time before the geoff: the 8 candidates who are lead

geoff: you can nominate a favorite teacher of your own. allyson: pick up an application at any ingles store. "star wars" is making records again. dale: take a look at the wet roads in laurens. we will talk about the rain in a few minutes. i get out of work and i go to the store, and somebody's, smellin' around, "mmm! i smell cookies." i say, "oh no, you just smell me. i just got out of work. that's honey bunches of oats, that's all." announcer: now, your live super dale: good morning, 5:16 is the time and we have a good bit of rain falling. watch out for slippery roads. across northeastern georgia and western north carolina, about 5050of the area will see rain today. you can see the direction this is working its way and. it is working its way to the east and is connected to a low and the great lakes. another low developing in the gulf of mexico will spread another wave of rain tomorrow through saturday afternoon. 41 in asheville. 46 in greenville. 52 in elberton. we will see temperatures today just get up to about 50 degrees in the afterno

geoff: the wind is the difference. i was outside and it felt great. geoff: a lot of work to do. that is the concern. the snow and ice. geoff: in north carolina, troopers responded to 70 accidents. most happened over 24 hours. there was a fatal wreck near tenley on i-94 involving three tractor-trailers into passenger vehicles. south carolina highway patrol responded to over 390 accidents. geoff: as of midnight, , 4 maintenance employees were workwestern north carolina has received the brunt of the snowfall over the past 24 hours. allyson: the last time we checked with corey davis, the wi corey: yes. this narrow has returned. the window was pickim gusty. it is delivering a better punch. i want to show you what is going on behind me. it is easier to walk on the snow because it is packed in on the sidewalks. you can see the snow plows have moved this out of the roads and onto the side. the truck drivers have sprayed salts on the roads. it is starting to be clear. we can see the black asphalt on the roads. that is good. they have been able to catch up, considering the snowfall has st

geoff: how much? might get up to freezininin some places. 18 and greenville, 12 and asheville, cold day, especially with the wind. it will stay very chilly, getting into the 20's. minus five in henderson deal is what it feels like. let's run the future plus forecast. sunny for today, temperatures in the upper 30's for the upstate. early tomorrow morning, the mountains get flurries of snow. after lunchtime about 2:00, three :00, more snow in western north carolina and even flurries of snow tomorrow evening in the upstate. we will have a good chance of rain come thursday, friday and into saturday in the mountains. wintry mix weather in western north carolina. tomorrow evening we might get the excitement the snow flurries across the upsgeoff: this morning on "today," the countdown to the iowa caucuses is on. with less than two weeks to go, both the gop and democratic candidates neck and neck in both parties. "today" has all the political news you need to know just moments away. allyson: if you are headed

geoff: free advertising. allyson: remember, when the snow hits, we have the latest updates, including live radar on , our wyff 4 app. the app is free to download and available in both apple and android app stores. president obama is expected to announce that he will bypass congress and talk about new gun laws. geoff: nikole killion is live. nikole: the president strongly address the problem but he does say his actions are within executive authority. they will extend background checks for anyone in the business of selling guns and to obtain a license. some critics charge that his actions are unconstitutional and infringe on second amendment rights. he will roll out his initiative throughout the week, including a townhall on thursday. nikole killion wyff news 4. geoff: thank you. also, many of you will be after this. the three major indices all took and the nasdaq slumping by triple digits. it's not the way wall street was hoping to ring in a new year of trading, part of a global sell-off. it's officially the w

geoff: thank you, dale. with the south carolina primary about six weeks away, the greenville tea party is gearing up for a busy political year. members of the group met in downtown greenville last night to talk politics. the tea party doesn't endorse candidates, but tells it's members what to evaluate. >> i am asking people to not look at just the words, but look at their actions through their life. and what they have been doing for liberty the last decade or two, what they have been doing besides what they say. are favored by more than half of the republicans in the latest polls. many at this gathering were still trying to decide. allyson: today, donald trump will be in rock hill, south carolina. meanwhile, former florida governor jeb bush will also be in south carolina. he will be in pendleton, the first primary voting starts in 24 days. geoff: in commitment 2016. when it comes to voting in south carolina, we can learn a lot from elections of the past. in the last two primaries, the largest segment of vote

geoff: checking in with dale again. temperatures are a little bit dale: we are talking teens and 20's on this early january morning. these are not record-breaking lows, but they are colder than what we normally expect. grab your warm coat if you are going to be outdoors this morning. we have a 5-7 mile per hour breeze accentuating that cold. there is snow showing up on our doppler map as be look at western missouri and parts of kansas and oklahoma. but we are dry across the region this morning. we have no problems on mountain roads, other than the cold. it just dropped to 18 degrees in asheville. 18 degrees in weaverville. 17 degrees now in asheville. rivard is now at -- brevard is now at 21 degrees. 23 degrees in greenville and spartanburg. landrum and travelers rest are in that range as well. we will get in the low 40's to mid 40's at best. that is cooler than normal for this time of year. it does feel colder with even a light breeze. it feels like 11 degrees in boone. temperatures will reach the mid 40's in the upsta

geoff: thank you. the refrigerator that resembles a smartphone? you will not believe what it is capable of. dale: it feels like a refrigerator outdoors this morning. what if the sweet stevia leaf was discovered... ...before the sugarcane. and everything had fewer calories. truvia. >> now, your live super doppler 4 hd forecast. dale: good morning. at five: 47, a good bit of traffic inbound on 385. we have clear, cold conditions and no precipitation falling today. late morning yesterday, the snow came down in the mountains and early dismissals occurred in counties because of slippery roads. we have heard from yancey and delays on the higher mountain roads. it is 17 and boone, 16 in franklin, 18 and andrews. across ththupstate and piedmont, 23 and greenwood, 25 and greenville. caesar's head at 23, simpsonville and fountain inn at 26. any breeze will make it feel colder. not as windy as yesterday. five to six mile per hour breeze makes the windchill feel like it is in the teens. and feels like eight degree

geoff: i am geoff hart. allyson: i'm allyson powell. good morning, dale. chris: we are finally getting some rain from these the movyou can see the rain on the lens of the skycams. the roads will be a little slippery. give yourself a little extra time and the rain jacket is a good idea. here is a look at the live super doppler 4hd. foothills and part of northeastern georgia, the front is still having an ithere is a possibility for freezing rain. most of the temperatures we see coming out of the mountains e freezing, but those higher elevations could have a little bit of ice early. it changes over to rian and comes to an end as the front pushes east and south. we have mid 40's in greenville. 50 in the piedmonttemperatures today will not climb a lot, but we will reach a low 50's for the mountains. it feels colder with that breeze at 18 miles or hour. it feels like 20's in the mounagain, rain for the morning and by the afternoon it will be mostly cloudy. the anticiiasheville-hendersonville will reacgeoff: thank you, dale. sidewalk, you could face a fine. geoff

geoff: and ms. todd has played a big role in her transition to a smaller sc >> she is a much more confident person. >> she has helped me so much. i love it here. >> that's why i do this. that what gets me up in the morning. geoff: lori todd, helping her students look at math in a different way at union christian day scho eagle bucks. that's a fun classroom. allyson: do you think she would take me to ikea? that looks like fun. geoff: that budget for their dream room, none of them spend of money. they spent 7000 and all of them chose a charity y would give the money to. impressive. you can nominate one of your favorite teachers for the golden apple allyson: just pick up and fill out a form from an war against chris: a cool day out there. 38 degrees in greenville, 32 in spartanburg, but we will be warming up. hey, guys, it's annie. now, if you're anything like me, you're always looking for ways to save money, especially when it comes to your weekly grocery trip. well, with walmart every day low prices,

geoff: thank you. happening today in commitment 2016, the republican presidential candidates one more time before the ia caucuses on monday. allyson: the eight candidates who are leading the polls have been invited to participate in the prime time debate tonight on fox news, but you don't see frontrunner donald trump on this list because he says he won't be there, citing issues with one of the moderators, megyn kelly. trump was in south carolina yesterday, where thousands attended his rally including his newest supporter. >> donald trump speaks the truth. he is a man of decision. he is a man of action. he speaks the truth as he see's it in words that everybody understands, and ladies and gentlemen, that is something new in politics. geoff: that's south carolina lieutenant governor henry mcmaster endorsing trump. mcmaster is the highest-ranking state politician to endorse him. trump hit familiar themes during the rally. saying that we don't win anymore. we are going to start winning. we are going to win

geoff: don't forget. we have all your full forecasts, interactive radar closing and delays on wyff 4.com and our wyff 4 app. stay up to date with the latest alerts. allyson: we have a few more things to tell you about. greenwood county will be closed, according to the assistant superintendent. break. the water main break happened in the town of 96. geoff: south carolina governor nikki haley will give her state of the -- will give her state address tonight. this is video from her address last year where she proposed cutting the state income tax and raising the gas tax to fix the roads. live. wyff4.com our coverage begins tonight at 7:00 p.m. allyson: new details in the case of an upstate deputy who was shot in the head while on the job. greenville county deputy dave dempsey is expected to be released from the hospital today. that is according to the greenville county sheriff's office. as you may recall, dempsey was shot back in december while responding to a robbery. geoff: the coast guard has suspended th

geoff: good morning. i am geoff hart. allyson: and i'm allyson powell dale what kind of weather can we expect today? dale: last year on this day we were worried about broken pipes because it got down to single digits in the upstate and -1 degrees in the upstate. today, it is going in the other direction. we have sunny skies to look forward to today. temperatures will be in the low 50's for the afternoon. then, we will start talking about a chance of showers for tomorrow. we have a system working its way across the country and we also have showers across the coast. today though, the 30's in the morning will climb to the 50's for the afternoon. the 20's in the mountains will do the same. we have a breeze out of the northeast at five miles per hour. afternoon temperatures are back to normal for the upstate and if anything, a couple degrees above normal for the mountains today. we will talk more about the rain, tomorrow, and the weekend in a few minutes. allyson: if you are waking up and wondering who one the $500 million jac

geoff: quite a shot. u.s. customs said they arrested a man who tried to smuggle live birds in his pants. the man was a passenger on a flight from cuba to flor customs and border patrol agents took the man into custody on january 9 at miami international airport. officials say the passenger was concealing six exotic birds in a fanny pack, and three more in his pants. the birds were turned over the department of agriculture's miami quarantit it is a violation of federal law to smuggle live animals into the u.s. a picture taken of a sloth in ecuador has gone viral. -- into the u.s. [laughter] really? not to the panthers. ba highway. it's not just the carolina panthers players tha employees on the owner's tab. allyson: panthers president danny morrison revealed that team owner jerry richardson is paying for every employee in the organization area to see the team play the denver broncos. richardson always stresses that from the playe office, carolina wins as one. the big cat also picked up the tab in 2004 for more

geoff: thank you. many people who rely on meals on wheels for their foo helped and checked on during the storm. the volunteers follow the greenville county school if there's no school, they don't deliver, but meals on wheels' executive director says they sent extra frozen meals earlier in the week. she also says they called each client to check on them friday, as well as their most vulnerable clients monday. she says anyone who needed food got a delivery impressive. allyson: turning to commitment 2016, the top republican presidential candidates are set to debate in iowa tomorrow. except for one big name, donald trump. the republican front runner told supporters in iowa yesterday, that he will rai veterans and wounded warriors instead of attending the big showdown. trump has had a running feud with fox news anchor megyn kelly since the first fox debate last year. kelly will be one of the moderators at thursday's debate. geoff: meanwhile, senator marco rubio has his first big endorsement. former new york

geoff: is particularly. he has been dancing in the locker room, with the tigers having a great season. allyson: it is little easier to relax when you are having a good season. geoff: people would say, do you have pressure? this is having a lot of fun. sledding. it happened yesterday. going over to pamela. pamela: extremely gusty winds. 13-plus inches came down and down and blow around. reduced visibility because of this. temperatures in the 20's all day. it will not feel that warm. here is a look into greenville. some light snow still blowing around. spartanburg is covered. the day will eventually write up a little bit more. wind chills in the single digits. near 34 across much of the upstate. this snow is winding down. we will find rain for the week ahead. we will talk about the big lizard it just a bit. geoff: sky 4 is in the air this morning. allyson: we are giving you the you can see quite a few cars on the interstate. the interstates are not too treacherous. geoff: you see the roads close to the highway

geoff: thank you. today, vice president biden takes to the airwaves as the white house continues its gun control push. allyson: nikole killion joins us live with on what the vp is doing. nikole: good morning. vice president joe biden is connecting a series of interviews today with communities that have been hard-hit by gun violence. it follows an emotional address by president obama. >> every time i think about those kids, it gets me mad. nikole: surrounded by parents of children who died in other shootings, the president laid out several executive actions that include for crying more dealers to get licenses and carrying out background checks. >> we know we e nnot stop every act of violence or evil in the world. maybe we could try to stop one act of evil, one act of violence. nikole: again, the president already facing some pushback from several republican lawmakers, including house speaker paul ryan who said the president is undermining liberty. allyson: president obama will give his final state of th

geoff: thank you. there are some school closings to talk about this morning. graham county, jackson county, schools in north carolina are all closed today. though, they all have an optional workday today. meanwhile, the departments of transportation in the carolinas are getting ready for the potential incoming weather system. allyson: wyff news 4's aly myles joins us live from madison county where advisisies begin this morning. aly: it is a 21 degrees at mars hill university. at his freehold degrees more than what we were seen in greenville, according to our car thermometer. it is all about to change. a winter weather advisory begins at 7:00 a.m. and runs until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. things to be on the lookout for snow accumulating and black ice , are some of the hazards the system can bring, so the dot here has prepared brine solutions to treat the roads. crews plans to head out this morning in the mountain areaea but a reminder to not get a false sense of security and to be patient and more careful. al

geoff: a few cars on the road. taking another shot here on king street in boone, where you know with a good bit of snow on the ground. pamela: live the you caught up as we continue to total the snow. it can, officially still two inches, but i'm certain you have floppupped that total. a good sign. the clouds lifting a bit. we can see downtown at least. we see a lot of snow on the ground. 20 degrees. it is a cold one. not too strong just yet, but the winds will be picking up throughout the day. here is the view and spartanburg. we will not see a whole lot of fun today. it will be light from here on out. not adding up to two much more. it makes things very bright out there. 30 degrees, spartanburg. in western north carolina, snow totals much higher, as expected. the snowiest january to a second on record. up to mills river, nine inches this morning. here is our astral skycam. beautiful conditions. we can see the mountains indistance. our camera, you will want to know, is on top of the chamber of commerce building. i h

geoff: it is incredible. our news continues right now. >> live, local, this is wygeoff: happening today on this monday morning many events to , honor martin luther king junior. how you can serve in your community. bernie sanders: in terms of polling, guess what? we are running ahead of secretary clinton in terms of taking on my good friend donald myra: a final showdown in south carolina before voters have their say in the iowa primaries. the hot topics in the democratic debate. geoff: plus, crews continue the search for 12 missing marines. one, from the upstate. what his high school principal has to say about the search. myra: let's check in with dale. all i can say is brrr. dale: cold and windy beginning to the day. we had seen some few flurries along the north -tennessee border in the higherthat will be the factor today. the factor will be the wind blowing out of the northwest at 15-20 plus taking thetemperatures in the teens and 20's and dropping them down to single digits, even below zero at times. our te

geoff: we all know. dale: red flag. geoff: it sounded good. allyson: a few things to work on, the battery maybe one. dale: i want some kind of flying vehicle that if it does run out of battery, you can glide down. geoff: you have some problems.

geoff: kids want to know if there is going to be snow. dale: there will be snow, but it will not stick in the upstate. the mountains of north carolina are anticipating 1-3 inches. this will be basically a mountain-event. the mountains of georgia could see the most snow from this and will happen late morning into the afternoon. as ridiculous at our various skycams, asheville is at 22 degrees with clouds. we can see with the atmosphere, the live super doppler 4hd is digging up some light snow right now. bit including henderson county and buncombe county, as well as transylvania county. advisories are issued where it could get it little slippery with 1-2 inches of snow. once it reaches three inches, that is when winter advisories are issued. the mountains of georgia could see the most from this event. later this afternoon it will be slippery trying to drive across the north carolina mountains. from 1:00 and 2:00 on the upstate will see some flurries. as the kids get out of school, everybody will be excited. our future plus. it will be 1:00 o

we sd geoff hart out there. chris: just in the couple minutes i have been out here, the conditions have picked up. the flag is behind me, as you can see. it is starting to kick up right there. it is really a nasty snow-sleet mix outside of our television station. this rain turned to snow here around 4:30 in greenville. tim waller was at cherryville he moved up to travelers rest and he was looking at three inches. it all depends on where you are this morning. you do not want to be out on the roads this morning. it is nasty and treacherous. back to you, i am coming back inside. allyson: quite a difference rum what we see here and in spartanburg county and what aly myles is seeing in clemson. she has more of a rainy situation there. aly: good morning. we are here in downtown clemson. we have 76 right behind me. rain is falling steadily behind me. it is 36 degrees on the car thermometer. the car is driving at a normal speed. we have driven from greenville to clemson today and only dealt with hydroplaning. as i said

geoff: thank you. our sports team is on their way to arizona to bring you pull coverage of the national championship game. and don't forget, we'll have our night before the game right here on wyff 4. it begins at 7:00 p.m. we'll be live from university of phoenix stadium with everything you need to know before kickoff of the college football playoff national championship between the clemson tigers and the alabama crimson tide. we're also helping you get ready for the game with our live wire again. you see it in this video in the right now bar at the top of our wyff 4 app. it's also on wyff4.com. championship game. it features everything from throwback videos from the 1981 team to recent interviews with players. >> you will notice that a lot of the issues that the candidates talk about primarily aimed at middle-aged and older people. geoff: coming up this evening, politicians targeting people who are most likely to get and out vote. tonight at 5:00, wyff news 4's tim waller on who votes in south carolin

geoff: thank you. millions of people are continuing to dig out after this weekend's massiv myra: the storm dumped more than two feet in parts from the gulf coast throughout new england. our nikole killion was in the middle of it all and has an update from the nation's capital. nikole, things still aren't back to normal yet? nikole: not yet. in fact the nation's capital , remains shut down as off caution this will be a multi-day priority right now is cl roads. it is the secondary roads that are still problematic. some of them have not been touched. that combined with frigid temps have caused area schools to close. also, the federal government is shut down with the house postponing votes in congress until next week. other parts of the country are starting to get back on track. in new york, train service will his resuming for the morning commute. in pennsylvania, a lot of folks stuck on the turnpike are finally free and bac one thing that's not back to normal yet is air travel. hundreds of flights are alr

geoff: to anderson county now. officials there are working to figure out how human remains ended up spread out in a wooded area. the deputy coroner tells us the remains were found near the intersection of river and mcneilly roads around 5:00 last night. he says the remains may've have been there for as long as a year. investigators say because of their condition, there is no way to determine the age, gender or race of the remains. myra: also in anderson county. we now know the name of the victim of a deadly wreck authorities say 42-year-old stephen l. christenbury was pronounced dead at the scene. troopers say the crash happened at the intersection of smith mcgee road and good hope church road. authorities say it was the third fatal crash in southern anderson county in just 24 hours. geoff: the carolina panthers are headed to the nfc championship after a big victory in charlotte against a familiar foe the seattle seahawks. a raucus crowd at bank of cheer about early on. you see jonathan stewart with a 59-yard run o

geoff: i still don't knowthat dale: i still don't know what is geoff: my daughter says look. let's take a look at the pictures you sent us over th days. myra: take a look at this winter wonderland in boiling springs. geoff: people getting creative with the snow mickey. myra: perfect cones on the trash cans. geoff: brooklyn's first time in the snow. myra: from bryson jones, glow in the dark snowman. wow. geoff: air time sledding at jackson park in hendersonville. getting a little errorair time. myra: sommerset golf course in greenville county. geoff: how did that happen? here is the revealing shot right here. announcer: you're watching live,

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geoff: i need to work on my words. let's take a look at the pictures you have sent over the last week or so. allyson: take a look at the white waterfalls raging after all the rainfall. geoff: the rain stopped allowing this cardinal to get out there. allyson: look at this pretty sunset from sassafras mountain. isn't that beautiful? geoff: we have dogs. happy new year's from lucy. allyson: who can resist? which one is lucy? allyson: happy new years from community. she is having a lot of fun. geoff: it wouldn't be complete without a happy neww year's from putting the pug. allyson: pudding has to wish is happy new year to you. geoff: thank you to all of you who send us pictures. we love to see your new year's pagers and back-to-school pictures as kids get out the door. send them our way and we will get them on the air and tried it to you. right now. 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

geoff: he is something, isn't it? an upstate football player survived a medical scare that could have ended his lif back in september, 13-year-old isaiah custodio got a bad headache while at football practice at mauldin middle school. ruptured blood vessel in his brain. there had been no signs of trouble. he survived, but had to spend six weeks in the hospital learning the basics, like how to walk and talk. his story spread through social media. people made signs and t-shirts and bracelets. all of this love worked wonders. >> thank you for everybody. thank you for my football team and thank you for my band and everything, it was so great. geoff: he has a smile that lights up a room. he is still out of school and gets physical therapy three days a week. he is growing stronger every day. allyson: south korea is said to retaliate after the tests by north korea. the u.s. has launched from japan, trying to confirm a hydrogen bomb was successfully tested. meanwhile, the un security council has promised new sanctions against

geoff: thank you. a look at the schedule. new england is at denver. then, arizona at carolina. a homecoming of sorts for the cardinals who have a bunch of guys from this area on their roster. the winners of these two games meet february 7 in super bowl 50. temperatures, does it make you want to look someplace for ice fishing? dale: no. one of the few times i might turn down a fishing trip on a day like today. the cold winds will impact you. bad. yesterday, it made it feel colder. even more so this morning. downtown greenville. it is kind of deceiving. it is chilly across the region. wind chill advisories for the higher elevations of north carolina. that will continue until noon today. it feels like six right now in downtown hendersonville. -4 in boone. 23 in greenwood and greenville this morning with the breeze. here is a quick look ahead. tomorrow. day. lots of sunshine. we see it get back to the 40's in the afternoon by wednesday. early thursday morning, a chance of rain and snow makes changing over

geoff: we agree. to be eligible, applicants must be post-9/11 combat veterans who were honorably discharged, and they need to have been engaged before january first of this year. to apply, we've posted a link in the story on wyff4.com. allyson: i really like what they have done with that. have you driven by it? it looks really good. geoff: the pressure is on. allyson: they won't be able to work on it in this weather. dale: it is so cold today. it will be hard for anybody working outdoors. it is clear in downtown, no precipitation expected. asheville skycam, but 12 degrees within northhwest breeze that drops it to zero. very chilly temperatures early and they will be situated by the wind. new in today, wind chill advisories are out. at stake the future plus. we stay clear today as we put it into motion. tomorrow morning, we start to see flurries of snow in the mountains of north carolina ahead of the low that is coming in tomorrow afternoon. there will be action going on tomorrow for the morning drive.

geoff: thank you. the historic flooding hit the carolinas beginning october 2. authorities say all the doubts have been in or near vehicles and were caused by the weather. also today, the president looking to take new executive action aimed at curbing gun violence. allyson: but republican presidential candidates are calling the moves dangerous. aixa diaz joins us live from our exclusive washington newsroom with more. aixa: president obama meets with director to discuss executive actions on gun control. the oval office meeting follows a two-week hawaiian vacation for the first family. the president is now back in washington and ready take action on guns, bypassing congress. presidential candidates had a partisan reaction to the president's plan. >> what the president is trying to do now is to expand the instant background check by closing the gun show loophole. >> all they want to do is blame the guns, and it's not the gun that pulls the trigger, so i don't like it. i don't like what he's doing. aixa: t

geoff: new this morning. all lanes are back open after a police-involved shooting on a busy california freeway. artyom gasparyan led the los angeles police on a wild chase monday. he is wanted for murder, carjacking, and robbery in two separate california areas. during the chase, gasparyan drove on the wrong side of the interstate and crashed into a car. the suspect was shot and wounded as he ran away from police. he is now in critical condition. allyson: for the first time it's beginning to look and feel like winter. several students are on delay this morning due to ice on the geoff: for the first time since a shooting that killed his canine, we are hearing the tragedy from his handler. allyson: let's check in with dale. you set a couple of people on a two hour delay. dale: avery county school. we have had some excitement yesterday. some snowfall in the mountains. it is clear and cool this warning for no precipitation to deal with. watch out for slippery roads in avery county. here is a look at live super do

geoff: thank you. ahead of the big game february 7, wyff 4 will bring you a special show nex brad fralick and marc dopher will start our live team coverage monday in california. i'll join them thursday, and then we'll have our special called "chasing a championship" at 8:00 next friday, february 5, right here allyson: it is not black friday, but these shoppers are bravingar waiting to cash in on. clear skies and cold out t the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. in congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. now he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over two and a half million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal

geoff: thank you. the price tag of the storm is estimated at $2.5 billion to $3 allyson: that includes spending that was skipped as people huddled that home and does not include damages to roads and infrastructure: showers this afternoon and evening. >> now, your live super doppler we look out for mark he's center skycam -- we look out from our peace center skycam. seen some sprinkles along the tennessee and north carolina border, northern haywood, swain and it will be more so coming in early afternoon for the mound later or the upstate. we will get rain, maybe 1/10 of an inch at most. our future plus forecast in motion is showing the clouds in the mountains at a couple of spots and about 4:00, or active in the mountains. tomorrow we see showers in the forecast. early thbe a lingering and a little precipitation along the tennessee and north carolina border. this morning, it is a cold enough to produce winter weather. ashl let four d, asheville at 42. pickens currently at 29 and easily at 31 perry mid t

geoff: thank you, dale. allyson: the event will happen once a month. well walkers can ask a doctor a question. yesterday, the doctor was steve he works with athletes and active people. >> people always ask what the best exercise is. the best exercise is walking. all you need is a pair of shoes. >> we are new to greenville and are looking for a doctor that has our same mentality. we are active and eat right and we want a doctor that understands all of that. allyson: four people who just want to get out and walk, they can go to the wellness arena tuesdays and thursdays. next month, you can speak to a cardiologist. the greater greenville sanitation commission is making changes to its recycling. geoff: you will be required to pay a one time $25 registration fee. accepting glass for recycling. officials say these changes are necessary to continue providing recycling services. allyson: spartanburg is growing at a rate that is unmatched. geoff: the city has welcomed 57 new businesses and 500 new jobs. poppies tacos

officials say it is costing them over $1.5 million a day geoff:. geoff: -- $1.5 million a day. france still remains under a state of emergency. the november 13 attacks killed 130 people. allyson: in georgia, the governor has rescinded his executive order that barred state agencies from taking syrian refugees. governor nathan deal announced the order monday, just days after attorney general sam olens said georgia can't legally stop the resettlement of syrian refugees. in november, following the paris terror attacks, deal joined other governors who halted any involvement in the acceptance of syrian refugees. geoff: a new hampshire man gets out of a dangerous situation unharmed. he had a camera rolling when a sheet of ice flew off of a car and shattered his windshield. the driver said he was able to highway. that is some kind of scare. allyson: i saw that yesterday. terrible. in los angeles, a hoverboard burst into flames with a man on board. the rider quickly jumped off. he then turned his camera onto the board, capturing the fire. the man says he's had the hoverboard for a few m

geoff: thank you. the department of transportation of the carolinas is getting ready for the potential weather system. allyson: aly myles joins us live from madison county. aly: we are here at mars hill university. the winter weather advisory is in effect at 7:00 a.m. and it runs until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. black ice are some of the hazards that this system could video to you has prepared prime solutions and crews plan to head out in the mountain area. reminder not to get a false sense of security and to be patient and more careful. along i-85 near brockman mclimon road, this is the first winter for this salt dome. the dome holds about 10,000 tons of salt. crews can stop by to re-supply as they treat the roads. we have driven from greenville to mars hill and we have not seen a lot of treatment on the roads, but we have not seen any precipitation so far. that is expected at some point later this morning, so be on the lookououand bundle up and be careful. aly myles wyff news 4 live in mars hill. geoff: tha

geoff: thank you, mike. you can see the difference in conditions between the first time we got with mike and the second time there with the breeze picking up. he looked a lot colder than he did 30 minutes ago. allyson: this is our woodruff road skycam. we are seeing more of a rain to a freezing rain. tim waller is close by in travelers rest. geoff: chris has been talking can make. let's look at the latest conditions in travelers rest. tim: geoff and allyson, 30 minutes ago i was at the cherry dale shopping center and all it was able to show you was a rain and little bit of flush. we got in the vehicle and drove several miles north on highway check out downtown travelers rest right now. it is building up on the roads right now. if i walk over here to the grassy median area you can see a lot of the white stuff piling up a couple inches at least. here is the sidewalk. here is what we are talking about four people and travelers rest as they wake up this morning. hopefully, they will not get out to drive. we have

geoff: i am geoff hart. allyson: time-outs and powell. -- i am allyson powell. chris now, we are talking about 60's and the this is carolina and georgia weather for you. it is a cool start the day at 38 degrees. temperatures will make for a warm day in the upstate. we have dry conditions across thin the afternoon we have loads of sunshine. 32 degrees in spartanburg. 36 in asheville and 38 in anderson. we have winds at 5-15 miles per hour in the mountains. the upstate will reach the mid-50's by this afternoon with a lots of sunshine. in the mountains, , are talking upper 30's to around 40 degrees with a few flurries north of downtown asheville. we have loads of sunshine both days this weekend and it wil warmer. but we have cooler weather arriving later in the week. i will have that for you, coming up. allyson: we begin with commitment 2016 news. just days before the iowa caucuses, republicans took the stage in iowa to convince voters they are the re esident. geoff: even though republican frontrunner donald trump didn't participate, he still dominated mary moloney

geoff: geoff hart along with myra louise on this monday morning. great to have you with us. eshowing? dale: within our coverage area, some got none, some got a little, some got this much. incredible. all over the place. 4:31 this morning. biggest concern with temperatures below freezing is icy spots, especially on secondary roadyou can see on our spartanburg skycam, spots of snow left here and there. spartanburg got 7.5 inches of greenville got about two. as we check it out, nothing super hd for the mountains to the coast. it is going to be a as the sun comes up, it will warm things up and improve the conditiowatch out for icy spots in the mountains with teens and 20's early and low 30's in the it will reach low 50's for the afternoon per at we will talk more about the and whatmyra: there's excitement throughout the carolinas this morning. that's because the carolina panthers are going to the super bowl. geoff: the nfc championship game cam newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others. ted ginn had a 22-yard td run, scoring by returning c palmer's fourth intercepti