hodges-melvin fell back and was briefly knocked out. police say lawrence took off and was later arrested at her home. portsmouth school were injured. lawrence has been given a no tresspassing notice from the school. she is expected to be back in court next month. . live in portsmouth brandi cummings 10 on your side. new since midday an assistant principal in norfolk is behind bars accused of sex crimes involving a child. 64-year-old gary jordan is the assistant principal at madison alternative center. officers arrested him monday afternoon. police say he made inappropriate comments to the young victim. a former teacher in hampton is locked up -- accused of having an innapropriate relationship with a student. 25-year-old samantha quin turned herself in to police this morning after officers filed two felony warrants for her arrest. 10 on your side's joe fisher is live in the newsroom with a story you'll see only on 10. anita -- this all comes after a two month investigation by hampton police. samantha quinn is accused of taking indecent l

he's craig hodges, president and portfolio manager at hodges capital.time he was on in august 2014 he recommended capstone paper and packaging. it's down 42%. shoe carnival, which is up 8%. and matador resources, which is down 44%. craig, welcome. we may have to have you go and stand out in the snow with those stocks that are down. >> if i'd just been on a month ago i would have been fine pape month ago i would have been fine. >> tell me about them and what's happened and whether you still believe in them or still own them. >> matador resources is one of our largest holdings. of course it's an enp company. and they're in probably the best oil play you can be and that's the delaware basin there in the permian. lowest cost. they make money in the mid 30s on there. it's the best small cap enp company management team we know of. stock was six weeks -- two months ago the stock was 28, and it's been basically cut in half just in the -- like i mentioned the last couple months. >> but it is still a big holding of yours. >> yes, it is. >> quick thought on capsto

. >> rex: i'm rex hodge in haywood a look at the >>> you're watching news 13 with darcel grimes, tammy watford, chief meteorologist jason boyer, and on time traffic with jaclyn deaugustino. this is news 13 at 5:00. >> darcel: some drivers who braved the roads today found themselves stranded in icy conditions. vehicles were abandoned across buncombe county after landing in ditches. >> tammy: portions of long shoals road had to be shut down after half dozen trucks got stuck. jennifer, what are conditions like right now? >> reporter: tammy, unfortunately those conditions haven't improved today. they've made several passes on that roadway but still tractor the ice and snow. the incline proved too steep in snow covered icy roads. antonio johnson's big rig got stuck when he realized his delivery point was closed. his truck slid. he wasn't alone. because of the volume of rescues, tow truck drivers told us the wait is three hours. it made johnson think twice about continuing. >> once he pulls me out, i'm gone. back to the truck stop. i guess i'll be there until monday. >> reporter: he won't be

and rex hodge is checking where things stand in the western county. >> tammy: but first we go to jason. >> jason: we have certainly refined our forecast. think more snow than ice in this situation. winter storm warnings are still out. they were out yesterday. in fact today they issued a winter storm warning that goes from 7:00 p.m. this evening until 7:00 a.m. on sunday. you're not going to avoid this storm, folks, unless you're far enough south. anything east, anything west, anything north, it'sll impacted. winter storm timeline, here's what you can expect. thursday overnight, icy mix to snow some time over midnight. that will a aumulate on the grass and surfaces. snow and ice will be on the ground by friday morning day break. we'll have heavy snow periods as we go throughout the day friday in to saturday. it is in missouri spinning right there. that's the main energy with it. we're going to see that energy dive south and east and carve this system out and also drop tremendous snow fall in the area. as this system drops to the coast, we have issues with the freezing rain that could po

she sat down with rex hodge to tell her story. what did she tell you, rex? >> rex: that she allegedly got in to prostitution out of a desperate attempt to help her family. deion grey had a tough childhood in georgia. >> growing up my dad was very abusive. >> rex: by 16 grey was working at a strip club. >> before you know it i'm in to >> rex: drug arrests followed. booking her was police captain david grey who took her to church and picnics. in doing so, grey lost his job but gained a wife. by 2010, bills piled up. and deion says she turned to prostitution briefly just enough to pay for esthetician school. david had a job with an insurance company but lost it when another company took over. living in moorhead city. job interviews for david but no offers. deion says it's because of his skin cancer treatments. >> those cost anywhere from $5,000 to $18,000 each. and we have no insurance. >> rex: out of desperation. >> we're broke. >> rex: she says she turned back to prostitution for a short >> the kids were never here. >> rex: deion says she's off drugs. prostit

. >> rex: i'm rex hodge in haywood county. the proposal a it stands and why it's firing up debate among neighbors. >> frank: and you can't see it or smell it, but if it's inside your home, it could slowly be killing you. >>> now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 5:30. >> tammy: bundlee up and turn on a chilly night. >> frank: that's right, temperatures dropped below freezing last night and they're expected again tonight. >> tammy: jason boyer with your skywatch forecast. >> jason: not quite pipe bursting weather unless you leave those pipes exposed. morning. many places in the single digits higher up to low and middle teens in the valleys. 12 in waynesville. city. we certainly improved on that. here's our leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network from franklin in macon county. sun setting now. beautiful clear sky. it's a beautiful sunset, too if out. 40s right now in bryson city. elsewhere, 30s. still have that wind to deal with. it's a south to easterly wind. more of a northeast wind over the u

rex hodge, news 13. >> tammy: tracking cases of the zika virus. how many people have the mosquito borne disease in the u.s. made a stop today after >>> you're watching news 13 with tammy watford, darcel grimes, chief meteorologist jason boyer. this is news 13 at 5:00. >> tammy: new information tonight, the north carolina supreme court has agreed to take up a lawsuit over the future of asheville's water system. >> darcel: the city is suing to block a bill passed by state lawmakers that gives control to the system to the regional water asheville appeals to the supreme court, mayor esther manheimer announced the decision today. >> this is an important decision for all the citizens of asheville and all the citizens who live across the state. >> tammy: the lawsuit is being watched across north carolina. its outcome could set a new legal precedent on how lawmakers have over government. >>> we have new information about the zika virus. the mosquito borne disease seems to be on the rise. >> darcel: health officials say more than 30 people have the virus i

news 13's rex hodge is live in the county's emergency services office in franklin. rex, leaders there are asking the state for help. >> yes, state emergency management workers are on there way right now to assess damages that could lead to hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. recover from flooding over the christmas holiday. the dot beginning the replacement process. residents not far away along willow brook. >> it's traveled probably close to three quarters of a mile and wound up here. >> reporter: wes stoops is helping his neighbors clean up. >> it was within half inch to getting in my house. >> reporter: still it caused damage damage. crews on the scene desanitizing against mold. >> there's just beginning the recovery process. >> reporter: stoops says neighbors helping neighbors recover here. homes are damaged, five unsafe to live in. 23 private roads and bridges are damaged. two completely out with a price tag around 440,000. a request is out to north carolina emergency management for an assessment that could lead to programs to help with these costs. >>

franklin, rex hodge, news 13. >> darcel: an update tonight on a mobile home fire. investigators don't believe it was suspicious. they say the fire started yesterday morning in the living room but they don't yet know how. jack henland was killed in the fire. his wife pat made it out only in her pajamas. now local churches are coming together to help her family as she's released from the hospital. >> you can have a love offering this coming sunday. and otherwise provide for brenda and pat and others in the family who are going through a difficult time. >> darcel: reams creek presbyterian are one of other churches collecting donations. >> larry: fire investigators say it was a heating system mal function that put an asheville a home on north bear creek road went up in flames. the family says they heard a pop and then their smoke alarms went off. a husband, wife and their four teenage sons made it out without injury. fire investigators remained all of us to have our heating equipment serviced often. you're going to need that heating tonight. >> jason: i don't think we'

reporting from jackson county, rex hodge, news 13. >> frank: what a mess. >> darcel: yes. really could use some time to dry out. >> frank: and now the cold is here, karen. >> karen: oh yeah, we're definitely feeling the chill right now. lower 40s. actually lower 30s in some of our mountain locations. franklin 44. 42 in hendersonville. milder in the upstate. but you add in the winds and it feels even colder than lower 40s. asheville has winds out of the north at about 15 miles per hour. elsewhere not quite as windy but with the gusty winds, we feel like we're in the lower 30s. meanwhile we see our clouds are beginning to thin out and move we still have the flood warning at the french broad at blantyre for a little while longer. your evening planner in the mountain should definitely include that heavy coat. bundle up if you are going to be out for any length of time. breezy, mainly cold by 11. 34 degrees. in the upstate, also going to be cool. partly cloudy 44 at 9. 41 at 11. coming up, i'll show you the chilliest nights of the week and when we're going to see rain return to

here's news 13's rex hodge. >> rex: a muddy mess is what's left behind now. earlier in the week, some of the folks that live in these trailers had to be evacuated. >> now i'm thinking it's dangerous to do. >> rex: mercedes and her husband clean up their trailer. they're okay. >> we're still alive. a little bit scary but still >> rex: but some of what used to be near their trailer isn't there anymore. washed away in rushing water. >> from here to over there. >> rex: possibly too dangerous now to replace. and there are other questionss like mold concerns. >> the inspection will come to see. >> rex: and she wonders if the water will some day rise that high again. >> or the inspection comes to say you no can live here anymore. >> rex: residents had to leave a half a dozen trailers here because of the tuckasegee. >> the water come to here very fast. and the water come underneath. >> rex: francisco and his wife next door have two kids. working construction, he lost expensive tools from his shed to the river. but laid out invaluable family pictures that had gotten w

news 13's rex hodge is live at the franklin police department. rex, officers there just started using them this weekend. how's it going so far? >> rex: no problems in the last couple of days. the police chief here says it's a new law enforcement tool that comes with benefits and also some new things to learn. for one thing it's a lot of video that has to be stored. there will be questions about the public's privacy and privacy for his own personnel and when and how body camera video can be used in court. outweigh any of these issues. >> protects all parties involved. the officer against false allegations. also the officer who is doing something he should not be doing. >> rex: chief says using the body cameras is the macon county sheriff's office is doing about body cameras and what the people here on the streets are saying about them. rex hodge, news 13. >> darcel: let's see how the afternoon drive is shaping up. >> larry: jaclyn, are there any problems out there? >> jaclyn: larry, we are accident free right now. traffic near merrimon avenue. get

rex hodge found quite a bit of it in both haywood and jackson counties. rex, how are people responding to it? >> rex: until today we haven't had much of it so some are welcoming it. a lot of students either didn't have to go to school at all or they got out early. if you're driving in this stuff, it could be very nerve racking. during some heavy snow fall at midday, dot plows were running east and west to keep up. to pause and reroute. folks buying snow melt, shovels, insulation and sleds. >> hopefully we'll get a little bit more. get stocked up real good. hopefully we'll sell a lot of it. >> rex: law enforcement advises caution on the roads, of course, bridges and overpasses. and leave plenty of time to get to where you're going and plenty of space between you and the next vehicle. the experts say there are things you should have in your car including blankets, shovel, flashlights, and extra batteries for those flashlights, and also a spare cell phone in case you have to call help on 911. also extra winter clothes can help. a first aid kit, food and drin

jeff hodges is director of nursing operations. he says the black and gold lifts the spirits of parents and staff, even if the babies aren't really into it yet. (jeff hodges- director of nursing operations) "the excitement that it generates for the staff, they get to wear their steeler jerseys and tee shirts this whole weekend, in preparation for the game. so they're very excited, and the parents really love it, too." including the mother of one of the boys, somwhere in this group. (ashley kochis- mother) "maybe he'll be a ben or, who else, a troy or a heath?" the babies' caps were knitted by volunteers. like the steelers themselves, it's a team effort all the way, for the babies of magee. (dave crawley- reporting) "those kids are off to a really good start. if their parents sign them up now for season tickets, they may just get them by the time they're adults. not a bengals fan in the bunch. "we started them off right early, and we have them where they need to be". steeler fans for life./// ((kirsten joyce)) following saturday's p

. >> frank: rex hodge is live at the poultry auction in haywood county. rex, people in this business took a hard hit. news? >> rex: they are thrilled to be back in business. the owner here says actually being back in operation will actually help track avian flu. mike keggel is anxious. in mid august, the state of north carolina banned poultry sales. >> as a cautionary procedure, i guess. north carolina department of agriculture decided it was in the best interest of the commercial poultry business to shut down the trade and travel of backyard poultry. it could happen but it didn't happen. their reason was a migratory pattern of the water fowl. >> rex: the state is now giving >> tickled to death to get that news. >> rex: five months without his usual 10 o'clock saturday morning auctions cut in to his usual business. 54,000 in 2014 sales. 20,000 less last year. >> when you go from $5,000 a week to zero per week, it hurts. i don't care who you are. those guys are renting barns and paying rent. >> rex: improve the detection of avian flu. >> we actually have a

. >> frank: rex hodge continues live. >> tammy: rex, many people expect snow here in january but it's brought both smiles and frustration. >> rex: yes, you know some folks say it's time we had some snow and it brightens things up a little bit. but if you're driving out in this stuff, it's not any fun. it's taken 20 days in to january but finally snow starts piling up. especially high up in places like soco gap on the haywood-jackson county line. >> pretty cold. >> rex: by midday, navigating highway 19 became challenging. alicia buchanan made it from mountain but needed a push for her maggie valley destination. >> i'm hoping to get on the other side of the mountain. >> rex: dot crews are on 12 hour shifts to keep up. eleanor and her husband stopped at the mountain top. >> we didn't know to follow him or try and take our chances of going down the hill. >> rex: in the end, they decided to skip the snowy curve to the reservation. roads could be slick anywhere. vehicles sliding off country club drive in waynesville. it's those unmarked and unpaved roads that can provide a fun way of travel

rex hodge, news 13. >> stay home. that's your best bet. >> darcel: more team coverage ahead with a warning from some of the most experienced drivers on the road. see the video proof of why you should listen to them. >> larry: and just in to the news room, some pictures of what you're seeing around the mountains. the first one from terry ramsey of a car flipped completely upside down in fairview. >> darcel: another dangerous situation in franklin. larry newton says the heavy wet snow caused a branch to break >> larry: stay safe out there, 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 bakery scratch made bread we bake it in store every day with pride so you can serve it with some >> larry: icy snow covered roads made heroes out of truck drivers today. >> darcel: some had to abandon their vehicles. that's what happened after tractor trailers jackknifed. it closed a portion of long shoals road b

jeff hodges is director of nursing operations. the spirits of parents and staff, even if the babies aren't really into it yet. (jeff hodges- director of nursing operations) "the excitement that it generates for everybody. the staff, they get to wear their steeler jerseys and tee shirts this whole weekend, in preparation for the game. so they're very excited, and the parents really love it, too." including the mother of one of the boys, somwhere in this group. (ashley kochis- mother) "maybe he'll be a ben or, who else, a troy or a heath?" the babies' caps were knitted by volunteers. like the steelers themselves, it's a team effort all the way, for the babies of magee. (dave crawley- reporting) "those kids are off to a really good start. if their parents sign them up now for season tickets, they may just get them by the time they're adults. not a bengals fan in the bunch. "we started them off right early, and we have them where they need to be". ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) following saturday's playoff win... the steelers will take on th

. >> frank: news 13's rex hodge is live along the smoky mountain expressway. rex, how do things look there? >> rex: tough going in weather like this. some drivers getting stuck and abandonly their vehicles. he's been busy with his business. >> we're just trying to get it back to shop where they can repair it. >> rex: the best advice for most. >> stay home. >> we've got nurses, physicians, ultrasound tech. anything that might come up, they're here for the next three days just in case the roads are a little messy sunday morning. >> rex: about 30 staff members spent thursday night and they'll do it again and again to ensure patient safety. that safety requires keeping the hospital emergency area and parking lot clear of snow. >> you have to really keep the sidewalks. >> rex: this snow fall will make travel difficult for a while. >> it's very slick. if you don't have to be out, i'd advise you to stay home. because it's really bad. the roads is. >> rex: snow makes for some pretty picture. parkway is shut down. we've seen light snow, heavy snow. we've seen a variety

you may recognize hodges-melvin's name. she's married to portsmouth circuit court judge kenneth melvin, who's also a former delegate. we'll continue to follow developments in these cases. find updates anytime on wavy dot com. are looking for the man they say shot two teachers in washington d-c. officers say justin headspeth shot them in a car, monday. at last check, the man and woman were both still alive. police could not say whether the suspect targeted them. court arguments have started, as a local transgendered student fights to use the men's room. we've been following 16-year-old gavin grimm's case for more than a year. the gloucester county high school junior says he feels uncomfortable using the women's room or a unisex facility. but that's the only choice he has, according to the school board. the a-c-l-u is representing grimm. the judges won't make a ruling for a couple months. tonight, police and state troopers hope you can help them find a missing teen. they say 13-year-old nichole lovell was least seen early thi

you may recognize hodges-melvin's name. she's married to portsmouth circuit court judge ken melvin, who's also a former delegate. we'll continue to follow developments in these cases. find updates anytime on wavy dot com. all new tonight. police are looking for the man they say shot two teachers in washington d-c. officers say justin headspeth shot them in a at last check, the man and woman were both still alive. police could not say whether the suspect targeted them. court arguments have started, as a local transgendered student fights to use the men's room. we've been following 16-year-old gavin grimm's case for more than a year. the gloucester county high school junior says he feels uncomfortable using the women's room or a unisex facility. but that's the only choice he has, according to the school board. the a-c-l-u is representing grimm. the judges won't make a ruling for a couple help them find a missing teen. they say 13-year-old nichole lovell was least seen early this morning in blacksburg. they say she has a scar

coming up at 6 reporting live tonight in waynesville, rex hodge, news 13. >> darcel: we have new information surrounding concerns about a mudslide in polk county. a stretch of highway 176 remains closed. the road was closed between saluda and tryon. dot geologists determined the rest of the rock will have to be removed. work on the road is underway already and will continue until the end of the month. >> darcel: now let's get a check on your afternoon commute. >> tammy: and jaclyn, there are a few wrecks to be aware of. >> jaclyn: it is in the clearing stages and should be out of the roadway within the next 10 to 15 minutes. ongoing construction on i-40 is slowing things down once again. you can expect backups on the west bound side. that's a look at your on time traffic report brought to you by debruhl's used car superstore. >> darcel: several students are injured in a fiery crash involving a school bus in charlotte. the bus was heading to school this morning when it collided with an suv. eight students, the bus driver and two other people were hurt. police are investigating what led to the

rex hodge, news 13. >> tammy: some local teachers and administrators could soon be allowed to carry guns in school. two upstate representatives are among those co-sponsoring the school protection officer act. it would allow certain trained school employees to come to work armed in south carolina. an upstate anti-gun activist is speaking out against this proposed legislation. >> there's a possibility a child could grab the officer's gun. a gun could accidentally go off if an officer were to make a bad move and cause an accidental death. >> tammy: we reach out to local lawmakers backing this guns in schools proposal. >> tammy: jaclyn, how is it looking today? >> jaclyn: we are accident free in the asheville area. so that's good news. i-26 at brevard road, you can see traffic is flowing smoothly in both directions there. if you're heading out toward i-240, you are going to see delays. traffic slowing down between the bowen bridge and i-240. the now is open. crusoe road in haywood county is now open. the road was closed because of snow and ice on sunday. but that is now reopened and totally

. >> rex hodge continues our live team coverage. how does it look out there? within the next 30 minutes. not much accumulation wet right now, elevation is key. all you need to do is take a 10 minute ride. you can see light snow cover especially on those secondary roads. the department of transportation says there are cold temperatures, they have been able to pretreat the roadsroads. with winter weather arriving in earnest and more snow this afternoon, people have made their way to the local hardware store to pick up winter items. >> getting ready for the cold weather. trustworthy hardware. it has been a struggle. they hope the cold snowy spell some snow is falling, more is expected this afternoon. with that winter weather, haywood has closed down totally for today. they figured as soon as they get kids to school they would have to call an early dismissal so it is their first snow day. the do the usual drill of leaving plenty of time for where you are going, plenty of room between you and the next guy, don't text. you want to make sure you have some of -- make

will meet next tuesday to choose an interim manager and discuss how it goes about searching for a rex hodge, news 13. >> darcel: an update on last night's power outage in asheville. duke energy says an equipment failure was to blame. about 4,000 people lost power when a regulator that controls voltage caught fire at the biltmore substation. crews were working to repair that substation today. they're still trying to determine why the equipment failed. >> tammy: heads up for drivers heading towards future i-26. >> darcel: jaclyn, lanes are closed near new stock roads due to a vehicle fire. >> jaclyn: darcel, this vehicle fire is on the east bound side of lake bridge. dot expects it to reopen just after 5:30. an accident near brevard road is causing big problems this afternoon. we're dealing with about a seven mile back up because of this wreck. avoid that area if you can. heads up for drivers over in jackson county. greens creek road. get ready for delays if you're heading towards this stretch of i-40 west bound. an earlier wreck in the area is still backing up traffic. that's a look at your

reporting live tonight from waynesville, rex hodge, news 13. >> larry: a spot in our own backyard took a brunt of that storm. jason boyer has more. >> jason: leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network. first our sunset. clouds overhead. and the snow is very deep. you cannot really tell from our view. leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network up there in mount mitchell. 41 inches coming on saturday. there you go. 66 is a lot of snow, folks. that's more than the blidard of 93 by 16 inches. and boone. watch out, though, these freezing. 50s over the upstate for places like clemson and anderson. you've seen some pretty decent weather today. down to freezing in asheville by 11. i'll show you the bigger changes that are coming with rain and stick around and see when. >> darcel: a marion man accused of setting his wife's home on fire last month now faces a new charge of arson. jonathan set fire to a camper on highway 70. his wife and son weren't home at the time. stroud faces child abuse for an incident last february. >> larry: a pedestrian in mcdowell county was struck and killed. this

rex hodge is there. we have live pictures from inside the haywood county school board. we are streaming it live on wlos.com. the board of education says the reductions will be prod sweeping across many areas. news 13 will have a wrap out of the plan to close the school >> asheville police have plans in the works to improve the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. results just released pr their watch for me campaign show accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists were reduced 27% in the city. the fall campaign compares statistics from the same time frame over the past four years. we have moved forward from the campaign which is reapplying for, we keep seeing a reduction every year. >> back in the summer we caught up with officers as they underwent training prior to campaign. officers focused on educating motorists and cyclists as well as enforcing the law through citations. >> new details are emerging as italian police investigate the death of a woman in florence. 35-year-old ashley olsen was found dead in her apartment over that story starts today's newsreel. >> police

for january 26th with the board the school's closure coming up at their meeting on february 8thh rex hodge, news 13. >> darcel: all new at 6, a marion man is arrested after police say they burned down the house of a man he had a disagreement with. jesse volson is charged with felony second degree arson. police say he intentionally set a fire. >>> we are just three hours away from president obama's final state of the union speech. and local lawmakers are talking about what they hope to hear the president address tonight. >> i hope to hear the president lay out a plan to defeat isil. and i'd also like to hear a detailed plan on how we have been left behind by the so-called economic recovery. >> darcel: make sure to follow for any updates as well. >> larry: a roof repair on a college campus results in thousands of dollars in damage. how it happened and who is responsible to pay for it is tonight's reality check. frank fraboni joins us. what kind of damage, frank? >> frank: larry, it's water damage. >> damaged lots of gear, piano, some broadcast gear that we had that were spare parts. it was b

a news conference is going on right now and news 13 rex hodge is there. the board of education says the reductions will be broad sweeping across many areas. coming up in our next half-hour. >> we have also just learned that the henderson county superintendent is retiring at the end of the school year. david jones announced his intention to retire effective july 1 after nearly four decades of service. he has held several titles public schools. >> asheville police tell news 13 they plan to decrease the number of accidents including cyclists and pedestrians. this follows results just released from the watch for me campaign carried out last fall. lauren joins us live from downtown asheville. what do police find during the study? >> overall, they found that asheville is seeing improvement when it comes to a trop in the number of accidents involving pedestrians. they say one of the biggest issues they are seeing is when drivers begin to turn right on red, instead of watching for pedestrians who have the right other vehicles so they hope to improve that and rais

rex hodge, news 13. >> darcel: the north carolina dot has a new pledge to report any pothole reported by a driver within two hours. more on a revamped contact us kim. >> kim: that's right, darcel. even today we've already seen how potentially this will speed up repair time. say for example, you see a an on and off ramp on 240, it's a state operated road. you can get on your smartphone or app. it gets submitted and sent to a dot official who will then immediately send a crew out to repair it. >> you can click on the first link that says pot hole. there's a three-step process. >> kim: he's more than happy to show us how easy it is to use the app on a smartphone. >> go to ncdot.gov/contact. >> kim: this is a web submitted report by a swannanoa driver. pot holes on the buckeye cove access road. we spoke by phone with norman lossi who submitted the report. buncombe county dot officials. >> they respond with an e-mail back to me on monday saying they have the information and gave me a follow up, kind of a tracking number, so to speak. >> kim: within 48 hours the two pot holes he reported, i

rex hodge, news 13. >> darcel: there are a few trtffic issues around asheville right now. >> tammy: jaclyn, we're dealing with road closures and wrecks. >> jaclyn: tammy, wreck with you can see speeds there at haywood road slowing to 39 miles per hour. heads up for drivers in the downtown area. gas line break at the hyatt place downtown. avoid that area as well. be careful if you're heading towards wilson road. it's shut down due to a new wreck. that's a look at your on time traffic report brought to you by debruhl's used car superstore. >> tammy: coming up, president obama's final state of the union address. what he acknowledged about the threat of terrorism. >> darcel: plus following the union >>> you're watching news 13 with darcel grimes, tammy watford, chief meteorologist jason boyer, and on time trafficith jaclyn deaugustino. this is news 13 at 5. >> tammy: people are reacting today to president obama's final state of the union address. the president put a spotlight on what he's achieved during his two terms. >> darcel: the expressed regret the political divide. he pushed back agains

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i'm rex hodge and i'll tell you about garbage collection and mail delivery. >> jason: road conditions improved today with melting going on. but more freezing tonight and more wintery weather. i'm tracking that. i'll show you when. >> frank: citadel cadets will face after pictures posted all over social media. >>> now from western north carolina's news leader, this is >> frank: digging out of a crippling snowstorm. many roads are still covered in snow and ice. crews got some help today with lots of sunshine. but tonight, the refreezing of melting snow could still make driving dangerous. >> tammy: because of that we're already seeing closings and delays. buncombe and henderson county schools will be closed tomorrow. >> frank: despite the lingering road problems, many services spent today trying to get back on track. >> tammy: rex, things like mail delivery and trash pick up are resuming. but there are things people can do to speed things along. >> rex: yeah, here in waynesville and haywood county, one of the convenience centers. if you have garbage pick-up and you want your mail deliver

rex hodge is live outside a gun store in waynesville. rex, how are people that you spoke with reacting? >> rex: very strongly one way or the other. many people here see gun control as a violation of their second amendment rights. the president is taking action even without approval of the congress. kenny walker sets his sights at the offering. >> i'm going for the assault rifles because i think they're the ones going out first. >> rex: expand background checks is the reason for this trip. >> i want to go ahead and take advantage of it before our rights are infringed on. >> rex: these guns are sold legally. >> bought at gun shows without background checks. you can buy them anywhere. >> rex: the president's plan would target unregistered background checks. rebecca gibson supports the use of executive power. >> i like the idea a whole lot because i think it's just too loose. i think we have too many guns. like semi-automatics. those kinds of guns. >> constitutional rights. >> this is america and we have the right to own guns. >> rex: keepin

. >>> federal way officer thaddeus hodge is out on patrol. >> shoplifts, thefts, vehicle prowl, thingseport typically he's respond to go crime but today he's row warring kids for doing something right. >> here's a kid right there at the crosswalk waiting, waiting so let's stop haven't a talk with him. you didn't do anything wrong. the reason i'm here because you're doing something. >> today federal way police kick off positive ticket program. rewarding kids for making positive choices with a certificate and a coupon thor things like movie and the coupons are donated so there's no cost to taxpayers. >> what it's going to do is give our officers just one more tool, one more opportunity to open up the conversation and make that first connection with a young person in our city back on the streets officer hodge makes another stop. >> i saw you walking with your sister picking her up and i think that was a positive thing. so is it okay if i give you a little reward for doing what you're doing. >> see cecelia walks her younger sibling home every day and today her good deed is rewarded but she

regarding the brigade in europe general hodges has said over and over again he's had to do with 30,000 troops what his predecessors had 300,000 troops to do. is it the commission's finding that the efforts to increase lethality, the european capability sets, the things that are being done now to build partnership capacity are not adequate to perform the deterrence mission there? >> for the record i'm one of his predecessors. i don't recall 300,000. but i think -- yeah. but i take the point. i think the main point, and i'll turn to dr. hicks, but the main point i think from the commission's standpoint is the security environment today and into the future is different than what we anticipated. when the decisions were made to reposition forces from europe to include the removal and redeployment of the two armored brigade combat teams that were there, those were perhaps logical decisions at the time, but the security environment is different now and it's our best assessment that one of the ways to cope with that changed security environment from both deterrence and assurance as general thu

across the street the hodges. father shane has three kids under the agech 6. a child's development can be devastating. >> i am beside myself with fear and fear of the unknown. >> reporter: in this home they await the results of lead testing. >> at night i just, you know, i pray on my knees that everything will be taken care of. >> reporter: neighbor rodney kotspur has lost faith. >> somebody as to be accountable. >> reporter: in a city of almost 100,000 where more than 40% live below the poverty line they are stunned by the indifference. >> we do not count. >> they have lied to us, an they have left us behind, and whatever happens to us doesn't matter. >> reporter: left behind on macintosh drive and facing an uncertain future again. ken tibbles, nbc news. flint. >> and a program note. tonight my colleague rachel maddow will hold a town hall on this crisis live from flint at 9:00 eastern on msnbc. >>> that's going to do wednesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for >>> it's thursday, ja

across the street, the hodges. father shane has three kids under the age of 6. the effect of lead on a child's >> the fear of unknowing. >> reporter: in this home they await the results of lead testing. >> at night i pray, i pray on my knees that everything will be taken care of. >> reporter: neighbor rodney has lost faith. >> somebody's got to be accountable. that's the way i look at it. >> reporter: in a city of almost 100,000 where more than 40% live below the poverty line, they are stunned by the indifference. >> we do not count. >> they've lied to us, and they've left us behind. whatever happens to us doesn't matter. >> reporter: left behind, on mcintosh drive, and facing an uncertain future again. kevin tibbles, nbc news, flint. >>> a program note. tonight my colleague rachel maddow will hold a town hall on this. >>> for all of us at nbc news, thanks for

brandon hodges is here with his brother and sister in law -- oh it's awesome seeing all the people, like you guys from waterloo where we're from. i wasn't even born. a little what we're used to. that's for sure. amazing. you can't describe it. you have to be here to believe it. waterloo native wendy tyler boosalis and her husband chris made the trip from minneapolis -- this is tremendous to have the hawks here and my first rose bowl. it's awesome. your dad was hockey usa hockey. how about this experience here. all around the stadium hawkeye fans are enjoying their rose bowl experience. earlier today mark woodley and i drove the tournament of roses parade route down orange grove blvd. in pasadena. there are rows and rows of bleachers set up for parade goers who will pay about 90 dollars for a seat in those bleachers. we also had a chance to see some of the amazing floats that you will see tomorrow in the parade here on kwwl. zach grant joins me now. he spent the day with hawkeye fans in hollywood. iowa hawkeye fans have invaded tinsel town nats: go hawks. with the iowa playing in the rose

we rolled up on this, there is a power line across hodge road new the knightdale-raleigh order. you can see a large tree in the woods has just fallen across this street and emergency crews have the road locked off until power crews can get here. they do not know when that will be. it can be a while. drivers having to turn around. they are not able to get through here. people in this area tell us they have been without power since 4 p.m. this afternoon. we are told 600 homes are in the dark and we are seeing similar situations like this all over wake county. although freezing rain that has fallen over the last several hours accumulating on the trees, cases, causing them to fall or put major stress on some of the power lines out here. at some of the biggest power outages that we are seeing around wake county just east of raleigh, south of clayton and [indiscernible] marina, crews are getting to some of those affected neighborhoods. we talked to some people in the five points neighborhood. they were walking to a nearby convenience store to get some food, just waiting for the lights

they were not in the way of any of myra: according to the highway patrol, 68-year-old daniel hodge of greer was heading east on highway 14 when he swerved to avoid andy, who was off the road and heading toward him. but troopers say the driver hit a frozen patch, and ended up hitting andy. he died at the hospital, and the crash remains under investigation. >> i can't imagine how that driver must feel, knowing what happened. you know, after this happened, i'm definitely going to think twice about running on the road when it's snowing. he was a father to three children, and he didn't come back from his run that day. and i think, when you look at it like that, it could be any of us out there. myra: a community of athletes feeling the loss. , >> my heart just goes out to the family, because i know how hard this is going to be for them. myra: myra ruiz, w carol: a couple of riverside high school athletic groups have organized a benefit for andy's family. the chick fil-a on pelham road portion of sales to the van evera family. this goes on until 8:00 tonight. michael: across the upstate a ,

troopers say the driver, 68-year-old daniel hodge of greer, hit a frozen area of the road, and ended up hitting andy. >> i can't imagine how that driver must feel, knowing what happened. myra: the highway patrol is still investigating what happened. andy leaves behind a wife and three children, ages 15, 13, and 9. >> my heart just goes out to the family, because i know how long -- how hard this is going to be for them. myra: myra rui. gabrielle: a couple of riverside high school athletic groups have organized a benefit for andy's the chick fil-a on pelham road in greenville will donate a portion of today's sales to his family. nigel: the first winter storm of 2016 blanketed our area with more snow than ice. and as it melts, we are finding more good news. the roads are getting high marks. the first winter storm of 2016 was memorable, but nothing like 11 years ago. >> nothing like 2005. you know, there for a while on friday night, when the freezing rain was coming in, we were all sort of crossing out -- crossing our fingers. we had a couple dozen trees fall down. we were just holding o

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-marie from hodges.-danny from gray court.-stephanie from woodruff. woodruff.if you'd like us to mention a birthday on the air, send the name, date, and hometown to *birthdays at fox carolina dot com.*and let us know if you'd like to see it in either the 7 or 8 o'clock hour. 3 we'll be right back, but first -- a look at yesterday's 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 we're back with a live look in anderson over the bleckley inn. 3 the president of the academy of motion pictures says there needs to be more diversity in oscar nominations. nominations.activists are calling for a boycott of the awards show because they say the nominations are not diverse enough.president "cheryl isaacs" announced monday she's heartbroken and frustrated that there wasn't any people of color nominated in an acting category this year.director spike lee and actress "jada pinkett smith" say they will not attend this 3 american rocker linda perry is saying she's sorry for calling out lady gaga's oscar nomination. nomination.lady gaga is nominated for co-writing the song "till it happens to you" for

trying to snap a 3-game losing streak at the hodge.... the spartans playing host to jacksonville....1. big fellow....michael buchanan.... follows up his 31-point performance thursday night... by scoring a team high 24 points.2. josh cuthbertson ..... chips in with 20 points.... but it's still not enough....as the dolphins.... stop the spartans.... final score.....77-68. in big south action...... presbyterian on the road 1. mi shovels. >> yes, 800. >> reporter: and they'll need them. this time lapse shows how the snow filed pooild up. do you have a sense for the time line of digging out once want snow stops. d.c. emergency manager chris geldart. >> that's a big question right now. it's a big question for us as well. >> reporter: washington, d.c. averages 19 opinion 5 inches of snow a year. this storm is on pace to bring that and maybe more in just one day. jim, both the secretary of defense and the vice president were supposed to fly into washington today. their flights have diverted to florida. >> axelrod: kris, thank you. as kris just me