the jackson county sheriff's office posting this video late monday on their facebook page. you can see a man entering a home in bellevue--he comes out a minute later with some stolen goods under his jacket. kwwl's brad hanson has been looking into this today. and brad--it's been fairly rare to see local law enforcement it sure is--as a tv news station, we're always looking to get our hands on surveillance video--and most often denied it. and while they don't do it for every case, the jackson county sheriff's office says this has been an incredibly valuable tool to them as they investigate. numerous complaints of a man burglarizing homes in bellevue prompted the jackson county sheriff's office to post this video onto their facebook page. taking their investigations to social media is just another tool in the arsenal. sheriff's office to use. it reaches a multitude of people and it gets the word out very quickly." thousand times, and has garnered more than 80 thousand impressions. a strategy they hope brings some of their cases to a close sooner rather than later. "it's very

rosemund, pisgah forest, cashiers, jackson county, highlands in to southern macon county. walhalla, salem. all of that moving up. highway 64 is where it's going to follow. mcdowell, rutherford county, polk county. a break in the action farther west. but this has got to come our way tonight. this is the upper level part of the storm that's going to bring heavy storms back to the region tonight. here's our leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network. unca campus. snow on the ground. icy as well. 27 degrees. black mountain, you are socked in. 24 down in rosemund and transylvania county. then we go out towards jackson county. balsam gap with snow. it's mostly sleet and freezing rain now to snow. zach, we have seen some impressive totals, haven't we? >> zack: it really has been unbelieve bl unbelievable the numbers we're going to put up for you are just since midnight. north carolina getting closer to 12 inches. take a look at chesney as well as landrum. a half of foot. so where are we going to be falling in terms of historic snow falls in january? you saw the largest amount

it does include us here in buncombe county, henderson county, transylvania county, jackson county, macon county and clay county. this starts at 7 a.m. and goes for 24 hours. this winter weather advisory criteria is 1-3." don't expect that 3" mark here down in the french bruise river broad river valley. at best i would say 1" today and several inches round 2. snow, ice, and then rain further south. then we start to see friday into saturday, more of a snow event first. we will start to see some of that pile up, especially in the high mountain regions. >>> first today, a closer look. 8 a.m., not seeing a ton of snow but by lunchtime our western zones, first the darker the blue, the heaeaer the snow bands. the pink, that's the mixed precipitation. so we could see some of that as far south as down into the upstate by late day. so, maybe some schools can be let out early so mom and dad, make sure you are continuing to check the web site. >>> same thing through dinnertime. it can be a dangerous commute, especially in the northern mountains, if you are traveling north on 40. 6 o'clock today show

a lawsuit is filed against the estate of a man who brought a gun into the jackson county courthouse and threatened to kill many inside. larry "buck" koos, the supervisor who tackled gus glaser, potentially saving many lives, among the three that have filed suit against glaser's estate. kwwl's brad hanson has been digging through the documents in this case. brad joins us live now from the t-h media newsroom in dubuque you might remember we profiled koos last year as he took us through that day at the jackson county courthouse. and according to the lawsuit he and two others have filed, this episode has stayed with him nearly a year and a half later. it was september ninth when a disgruntled gus glaser pulled a gun out during a glaser, and wrestled with him as his gun went off, killing glaser. koos has been recognized many times for his life saving actions. . but he's struggled with the events of that day. koos and two others now filing suit against glaser's estate, claiming glaser exhibited negligence in only physical injury, but emotional distress as well. the suit alleges koos' relation

in jackson county, the blue ridge district will make up days on february 15th, may 25th, and may 26th. >> larry: and the smoky mountain district, . >> larry: i bet the kids, they don't mind right now but they will when they make it up. >> jason: yeah. we were going to smoothly. december and now january. here we go. all kinds of complications. here's leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network. we're in balsam gap. you can see the water on the road. are above freezing. watch out for some black ice again tonight.

some dubuque and jackson county seeing more clearly tonight because of a community effort. the community foundation of greater dubuque and the non- profit, vision to learn, has provided free eye exams and new pairs of glasses to these children. it's all part of a pilot program to help students see so they can succeed in the classroom. according to national non- profit "vision to learn": 1-point-5 million students in the u-s need glasses, but don't have them. in iowa, 20-thousand students need glasses, but don't have them. "vision to learn" and theisen's have provided 178 exams to kids in jackson and dubuque counties. kcrg-tv9's dubuque bureau chief katie wiedemann was at fulton elementary where students received the glasses today. about 30 students here at fulton elementary school are now seeing better wearing their glasses. educators say students who can't see, struggle to read. and the ability to read by 3rd grade has long been a success. during an assembly at the school today, one by one each student tried on their brand new glasses. program directors say students don't

. >> lots of power outages, the roads here in jackson county, conditions are worse in haywood county. take a look at the video we shot on the way over this morning. interstate 40 was slushy and snow covered in spots. some people got stuck like this tractor-trailer near the canton exit. rescue workers say main roads aren't causing them any problems at this time. >> the main roads seem to be pretty fair. most of the side roads, there is lots of covering on side roads. those are more treacherous. >> officials say even though the roads are fair, it is best to stay off them. u.s. 441 in jackson county is fairly clear and passable. but right pack here, turning to the side road, even though the main roads have been plowed can be tricky. officials say please be cautious >> all that sthoe is bringing down trees and limbs. duke energy is bringing in trucks from numerous states to help. kim, they are busy. >> reporter: hey, holly. yeah, we are outside hendersonville on i-26. i want to point out that people are out driving and i want to show you the results of what is happening behind me. my phot

. >> darcel: jackson county residents are returning to their homes. they're recovering with help from each other, the red cross and the community. 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 n

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

there are new developments in the case caseof a man who killed himself in front of f e jackson county board of supervisors during a meeting. meeting.two board members, and a now former member are suing the estate of francis "gus" aser for emotional distress. glaser, a former maquouketa city manager, shot himself after shooting at the jackson county assessor in septembebe 20-14 during g board meeting inside the county courthouse.a fothe lawsuits is slated for the iowa d-o-t ght now is testing a new tool that could wawa ivers when there's ice on the road. solar powered sensor that has lights that flash blue when temperatures are under 32- degrees and when there's moisture in the air.the iowa d-o-t is currently testing two of the devices in ames. officials say there's still more work to be done on this warning tool and they're giving feedback to "pat-eye's" developers.the iowa d-o-t is the first in the u.s. to test the device. at the same time, the d-o-t is seeking *your feedback about interstate 80.they want public input for a study of the interstate to see how it's performing, and to f

>>evan: in our area, jackson county still has nearly 1500 customers in the dark. swain county, more than 300 outages. >>zack: the most outages are remaining in the upstate with morehan 9,000 in greenville county and over 800 in pickens county. >>evan: we certainly know the center of the state got hit hard people in that whole area, duke's web site, says it could be as late as tomorrow afternoon before a lot of outages in greenville county are repaired. >>zack: the company is still assess damages and other outages we have mentioned and they have not given a time in which power will be restored. >>ingrid: the winter storm is not over yet. we have live team coverage of the problems that it is still causing but first we begin with zack on the latest conditions. >>zack: so a few flakes rolling around the mountains. we will see it front john us a ten and/orf, he is seeing it come down in maggie valley all morning long. but the wind is a beinger implication. we are talking to hope hanselman before the break and it is whipping around out there to say the least. now, some

there are new developments in the case, of a man who killed himself in front of the jackson county board of supervisors. and a now former member are suing the estate of francis "gus" glaser for emotional distress.glaser, a former maqouketa city manager, shot himself after first shooting at the jackson county assessor in september 20-14.this all happened while a board meeting was wrapping up at the county courthouse.a trial scheduling conference for the lawsuits takes place tuesday. now a cbs 2 news follow up to a police shooting death in burlington last year. year.the iowa public information board is now seeking a lawyer to prosecute three agencies for violating open records laws in the case. case.the iowa department of public safety, the des moines county attorney's office and the burlington police department are all named in complaints for not releasing the full police video and other records in the death of autumn steele. steele.last january - a burlington police officer shot and killed steele while responding to a domestic dispute.the officer was not charged and remained on the job.

checkout the snowfall in jackson county earlier today. you can seehe big fat wet flakes. picture perfect and a lot of fun to magazine to make some snow balls. thanks to all of you for sharing your pictures with us. i know were you very very busy today dealing with all the >> i'm glad it was over the weekend and people didn't have to get to work for the most part. we'll have more on the way in moment. but we want to rewind to what happened this morning. this was about 9:00 this morning and we that had snow just start to make it's way through the northwestern community with rain across the viewing areas as well. we stopped here at 11:00 just to point out where we had the heaviest snow in eastern county. it's where we had the heaviest snowfall total. a few viewers sent us their information and they had inches. we had a trace in several communities around the triangle with all the it's too warm to have any snow for you guys. joe sent in this picture and we have another one to show you. they have a couple snow men. they made a couple snow men out there. it's a little bit fun f

the southern mountains, pulling in some heavier snow bands, back here into transylvania county, jackson county, eventually into buncombe county. this is what it looks like outside for a lot of locations. the roads completely covered. this is greenville, showing some snow. temperatures in asheville below freezing at 29. our western zones struggling to get near that freezing mark. same thing south of 85. north we are seeing around 32 degrees in greenville. visibility is an issue so not only the roadways are dangerous but actually driving is going to be difficult to see. below 1 mile in asheville, 4 miles down into greer. the wind could cause some power issues at 14 in hendersonville, 21 anderson and 10 in bryson the weight of the snow and the ice adds to that trouble for the power. satellite radar does show this is the system continuing to affect the northeast. we have the mix further south and mostly snow back here in the mountains. at times, yeah, we could see some of that switch over to freezing rain but likely back to snow for everyone. tonight into tomorrow. holding on to that chance in the

madison, swain, graham, cherokee, clay, macon and jackson county included. up to three i ihes about 3500 feet. one inch in the valleys will do it. winter storm warnings farther south of there. we will get snow in asheville and buncombe county, too. but it just will not meet the criteria for winter weather advisory. it won't reach one inch. my impact forecast for the winter storm coming up tomorrow, snow and black ice, moderate on the category there. but the wind and cold won't be as big of a deal on the low end in terms of impact. snows across illinois and missouri. couple of inches on the ground that wind will fly by here tomorrow in ashevivile. a lot of accumulation will hold off until afternoon. right about freezing. it does fall. in the upstate, you're looking hour. then a chance of light wintery weather mixed with rain and snow, too, by the late day. i'll show you all the details on the next storm system that's going to affect us for the weekend. >> darcel: we already have some school closings and delays. cherokee, graham, jackson, swain county schools

also areas in eastern buncombe maybe down into lake here, jackson county, northern transylvania county. mount mish which he will and the smoke kis. other areas, down into the valleys, look at those numbers, 6 to 12. the turquoise, four to eight, one to four in the white. we have an issue with a chance for freezing rain and sleet. depending on the timing of this precipitation, how much it falls as freezing rain or sleet could determine a little bit different with the snowfall totals. we are pretty confident with what we showed you. the sleet and freezing rain will likely be south into the foothills and down into the upstate. the next couple of hours, we are good to go until tonight. i'll stop it at midnight. we have seen some models putting out an inch an hour, past midnight. if that happens, it is going to be dangerous even by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. this chance continues through friday, through saturday and sunday morning. winds at a moderate level. 40's for a high today in asheville. tonight is when everything changes. 30 degrees for a low. in greenville, 45 degrees. that chance late ton

that's heavy snow that will come right up in to haywood, jackson, transylvania, buncombe county. decent break over henderson county. and look at all this yet to come. that's the back side of the storm. that has to swing through this evening and overnight. when it does, we can get another two, three, maybe four inches out of that. leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network. 20 degrees up in the black mountains over yancey county. 25 degrees in black mountain and it's still snow. not much pavement to see through the snow. icy, icy, icy. so don't get out and try to drive around signed of sight seeing. balsam gap. then you get down to the upstate. look at this mess. sleet, freezing rain and some snow. in fact, we have some impressive snow totals, zack. we'll show you that in just a bit. >> zack: we were talking about up to 15 inches in spots in western north carolina. there's going to be a lot more on the way. as you said there is that little bit of a lull. but there is certainly inches coming from the west. old fort, many of you guys there. crusoe getting close to that one inch m

>jay: it also impacted drivers in the higher elevations, highway 19 in the sokol gap over the jackson county and haywood county line were busy keeping up with the falling snow. it means big business for local hardware stores as families insulation and sleds. >>holly: the mid atlantic is trying to korean up after a traffic nightmare. >>jay: we will show how the eastern seaboard prepared. >> >>reporter: overnight chaos on the roadway, motorists slamming into one another, a combination of untreated roadways and light snow which literally wreaked havoc across the mid atlantic states. >> i drove home from work and i'm not used to driving in snow so it was pretty rough driving home and it took a while. >>reporter: the less than 2" of snowfall crippling enough in the nation's capitol to even delay the leader of the free world. president obama's return to the white house delayed after his staff was forced to change plans, due to the weather. >> in montgomery county, maryland, just outside washington, cars were stuck on roadways for hours. just trying to stay off the roads. >> and in west virginia, u

back towards waynesville, jackson county, and graham county we have seen heavy snow as well. greenwood county and abbeville are not under warnings. currently, 29 in asheville and 30 degrees in hendersonville. we will continue to cool to frfrzing. after that, it will be an icy mess and i will continue to keep you posted. 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

graham county, jackson county and swain county schools are all closed today. though they all have an optional workday today. geoff: road crews in both carolinas and georgia are preparing for the potential incoming weather system. allyson: black ice and possible snow hazards are some of the problems this can bring. the winter weather advisory runs morning. crews plan to treat the roads through the morning, but there sense of security. common sense when you're dealing with different conditions and of course, not everybody does that. >> you've got to be more careful if you have a four wheel drive car it does not slow down any quicker than a two wheel drive car. allyson: this is the first winter for the i-85 brockmann mclimon road. aly myles will join us live from madison county later in the morning. don't forget we have all your full forecasts, interactive radar closing, and delays on www.wyff4.com. stay up today with our latest alerts. geoff: we have more school closings to tell you about because of a water main break. all district 52 schools in greenwood county

highway 19 over soco gap on the haywood-jackson county line was slow. and d-o-t plows were busy trying to keep up with the falling snow. the winter weather also means big business for some local hardware stores, as people stock up on snow melt, shovels, insulation and sleds. 3 mid-atlantic is trying to clear roadways after light snowfall created a traffic nightmare. ray raimundi tells us how the eastern seabord is preparing. 3 3 overnight-- chaos on the roadways. motorist slamming and crashing into one another. the aftermath of a combination of untreated roadways and light snow....which literally wreaked havoc across mid- atlantic statessot: "so i drove home from work and i'm not used to driving in snow, so it was pretty rough driving home, it took a while" (nats: of car tires sliding on roads) the less than two inches of snowfall -- crippling enough in the nation's capital to even delay the leader of the free world. president obama's return to the white house -- delayed -- after his staff was forced to change plans due to the weather. sot broadcastify:

is there enou security at te jackson county courthouse? it's a concern that is still on many eople's mindd after one man was able to to bring in and fire a handgun during a board of supervisors meeting at the courthouse.... since then... the county has decreased the number of entrances inside the building..... it also added an outdoor dropbox so there is less traffic inside... a judge also mandated that an armed security guard be present... but the county is struggling to decide howwto spend their money... "we don't know what's the best what it was for sure, 25 and if was the best way xo go, 31 i would have done it on september according to our media parners at th-media.... jackson county is the only courthouse in the seventh judicial district that does not have a full-time armed bailiff every day... a guard has been coming once-a-week since january first. and starting narch 1st, it'll be a full-time position. we've got you covered live in the newsroom... amanda gilbert... kwwl news. the chairman says it could cost 100- thousand dollarsto

in jackson county, the blue february 15th, may 25th and may 26th. smoky mountain district will make up days february 15th, june 9th and june 10th. >>> this ford-250 came in to pro auto motive in asheville today almost totally rusted away. experts say you could keep your car longer if you're diligent about cleaning it. even before you buy a car, keep that in mind. >> take it to a trusted mechanic for an inspection. ask about the braking system. ask about the overall condition. >> larry: mechanics tell us could save thousands of dollars by avoiding damage from salt. >>> hundreds of animals rescued from a place that's supposed to protect them. conditions those animals were found in. >> ashlea: and panthers gear is flying off the shelves. up next, we talk to fans who are buying it to support their super bowl bound team. >> jason: take a look here right now temperatures around the region, asheville sits at 30 below freezing. as well in brevard. all those cold valleys. right now watch for some black ice in the morning. 28 when you start the day in ashevil

graham county, jackson county and swain county schools are all closed today. they all have an optional workday today. road crews in both carolinas and georgia are preparing for the potential incoming weather system. allyson: possible snow accumulation and black ice are some of the possible problems that the system can bring. crews plan to treat the roads through the morning, but there is a reminder to not get a false sense of security. >> it takes just patience and common sense when you're dealing with different conditions and of coarse, not everybody does that. geoff: you have to be more careful and if you have a four wheel drive car, it does not slow down any quicker than a two wheel drive car. allyson: 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. 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 ha

one to three in northern buncombe county, northern jackson county and possibly into macon. half an inch, maybe an inch in lower elevations. a dusting into ththe upstate. a moderate level for snow and black ice. this is round two, 12 plus counties. forto eight in the turquoise. one to three in the white. we are talking about a significant winter storm the next couple of days and into the first part of the weekend. think its for highshighs. tonight the possibility of freezing rain, worst case scenario so keep a close eye on news 13 to monitor that. 39 degrees for a high in greenville and possibility of slick conditions even down into the upstate today and tonight. looking at the next three days, wirpt ri mix, 90% chance friday. 70% chance, should be an all snow event. temperatures will be cold enough in the upstate, maybe a mix today but likely more rain than anything for you. >> as we mentioned, there are already school announcements. we have those at the bottom of your screen. be sure to stay with news 13. we will be posting updates on as well as wlos.com. you can also downl

the haywood-jackson county line. we'll have team coverage of the weather this evening. today snow closed several schools. >> darcel: conditions are just a taste of what's expected to come this weekend. jason is in the weather center tracking all of the developments. >> jason: think of it as an appetizer of what is going to be a four-course meal on saturday. most snows exiting now most mountain locations. swain, haywood, madison. a lot of the snow is going to upstate. they even picked up light accumulations of those counties. greenville greenville, spartanburg. these temperatures will go below those numbers tonight. likelihood, too. take it easy. look at the next one. this thing dives south. it is going to energize itself and really crank up the coast of the carolinas. we're talking a significant event of ice and snow. i'll show you my first call in terms of significant accumulations later in the show. down to 29 by 11 under cloudy skies. we'll stay with the cloudy theme in the upstate with temperatures freezing by 11. i'll see you in a few minutes. >> darcel: 53 acciden

a picture in jackson county. where snow started falling. heather captured a shot. you can see light snow covering the parking lot. we have photos, another show a coating on the roads. this is near sam's gap. and joy sent awes picture of the snow starting to fall on the lake on jonathan creek. send us your pictures. post them on the news 13 facebook page or e-mail them to pics at wlos.com. >> there are already school announcements regarding early release. we have those at the bottom of the screen. stay with news 13 as we follow what is happening with the snow. we will be posting updates on our facebook and twitter pages as well as wlos.com. you can download our free weather app and sign up to get traffic text alerts. tune in tonight at 5:00 for the tomorrow. >> in other news, anchor over the water crisis is showing no signs of easing. the governor is promising to release e-mails that could shed new light on the state response flint. the governor has apologized and pledged for aid. some residents are calling for his resignation. >> i'm sorry that i let you down. you

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 on time traffic report brought to you by debruhl's used car superstore. >> darcel: happening tonight, republican presidential candidates take the stage for debate number six. >> tammy: news 13's aaron adelson joins us live outside the debate hall in north charleston. how will this debate be different? >> aaron: tammy, it will be smaller. people lined up outside for the under card debate. senator rand paul chose not to participate. people lining the street with campaign signs. this is a pivotal night for the candidates to impress south carolina voters. >> i'm excited. i'm 57 years old and this is really the first debate that i'm excited about it because i know our nation is at a pivotal point and we need to make some changes. >> aaron: he runs the south carolina evangelical coalition. many voters still undecided. coming up at 6:

ending his stump speech at the jackson county fairgrounds, cruz encouraged iowans to pray and cited a passage from the book of chronicles. he was interrupted by a man in the third row, who shouted "two corinthians!" trump. trump has been widely mocked for new testament book as "two rather than corinthians". tim: senator bernie sanders is campaigning in iowa today ahead of tonight's c-n-n town hall. at an event in ames... a woman told the democratic presidential hopeful of her struggle to support herself and her children. " i worked three, four, five jobs sometimes always minimum wage. i have a degree. i'm divorced...waiting for disability to come through so my parents have to support me. (cries) it's just hard." (sanders) "thank you.... thank you." sanders listened to several other people with similar stories during the rally. the town hall will air on c-n-n tonight (monday) at nine p-m eastern. jenna: two families were displaced after a fire at an apartment complex in vermillion on sunday morning. crews were called out around an apartment building on lincoln street. fire crews were a

we'll look at buncombe county, there is a section in that high end, even into rutherford county, jackson county. up towards avery, yancey and burke county. we have a chance for freezing rain and sleet. it looks like it is going to be further south to see the chance for ice. this model is wanting to give us a decent amount in the asheville area. we are trending towards it turning to snow in the early morning hours tomorrow. that will help with snowfall totals. for today, going to see partly clear skies until midnight. the french broad river valley, that's mixed precipitation. we see the snow, that's through 6:00 a.m. by 8:00 a.m., we are covered up with the freezing rain and snow. showing a lot of pink, we are thinking this is going to see and continuing to see the snow develop across the region in the high levels. 40 degrees, partly cloudy the chance late day into tonight is when roads will turn dangerous. wake up tomorrow morning, you'll say, wow, look at this. partly cloudy today in greenville with a chance turning late tonight. freezing rain, roads turning slick as well. 100% chance for this

two jackson county supervisors and a former supervisor are suing the estate of a man who opened fire in the county courthouse in 2014. larry koos, larry mcdevitt and steve flynn filed a lawsuit against judy bowling, who is in charge of they're seeking the damages for emotional distress. authorities say glaser fired at the county assessor before shooting himself. koos tackled glaser before he could shoot at more people at the supervisors meeting in maquoketa. dubuque police say they're worried about a number of social media accounts posting information about ongoing police activity. our coverage partner k-d- t-h radio reports that lieutenant scott baxter says police scanner traffic is not always a reliable source of information. however, baxter says the department does have ways to keep sensitive information private. 90 percent of all likely caucus-goers in iowa say they they want presidential candidates to lay out their plans for social security. that comes from a mason- dixon poll that a-a-r-p commissioned. of likely republican caucus-goers, the polls shows 45 percent want to hear mo

you get down here, southern jackson county, 14. around cashiers. there. only 1.3 inches east of franklin. a half an inch north of franklin and macon county. all over the place? there you go. that's how hard it was to forecast this. 12 inches over the nantahala mountains right over the western part of macon county. you go east and it was a foot flush in mcdowell county. a good foot plus also in the yancey and mitchell county, madison county. everything ranges from about as low as six inches in the central part of the french broad river valley. it was everywhere, folks. very difficult. heaviest snow events, this doesn't even rank in the top sixth. it's eighth all time. the blizzard still stands at 18.2 inches, number one. now we turn our attention to the melt. leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network 46 degrees in black mountain. but watch all this. this is all going to be freeze up later on tonight. shadows already happening now. the sun is setting from 45 degrees in asheville. degrees with a south-southwest wind at 10. mild weather again early tomorro

possibly up to 18 inches in high elevations blue ridge north, transylvania, haywood, jackson county. down here towards macon county, you get in to the lighter amounts, especially the upstate. a lot of this is going to depend on how much this falls. the freezing rain and sleet. you can see the significant icing potential here. freezing rain in some places south. that is a crippling ice storm for some folks if it does come to fruition. let's hope it doesn't. 20s for lows tonight. watch out for the black ice. highs should top out in the 40s. the warm before the snow. yeah, look at this. 35 at best on friday. and that's certainly going to be the bulls eye for the heavy snow and wintery mess. then we get in to saturday, snow again still likely through the early afternoon. and we'll stay on the chilly side so everything is going to keep on freezing back up. and we're in to the 40s sunday to begin the melting process. 50s by next week. you're looking at chill, too, and wintery mix. closer to 50 in the upstate by then. so you're certainly going to see not as big impact but [ horn honks ] okay

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

of three men who filed the suit, alleging glaser was negligent when he brought a gun into the jackson county courthouse in 2014 -- causing those inside to suffer person injury and emotional distress. attorneys for the gunman'' estate deny the allegations from the koos lawsuit. koos tells kwwl he has no comment. coming up... did vladimir putin former russian spy? details from a report nearly a decade in the making. and... a former iranian prisoner returns home to the united states - to find some big problems there. that's coming up in just a few minutes. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live doppler radar. chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg has your full forecast next. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered. with ron steele, amanda goodman and chief meteorologist marr schnackekeberg. this is e kwwl news at five." "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threate

in jackson county, the blue ridge district will make up days on february 15th, may 25th, and may 26th. >> larry: and the smoky mountain district, . >> larry: i bet the kids, they don't mind right now but they will when they make it up. >> jason: yeah. we were going to smoothly. december and now january. here we go. all kinds of complications. here's leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network. we're in balsam gap. you can see the water on the road. are above freezing. watch out for some black ice again tonight. we had a lot more of this wind. thankfully it's beginning to relax. a northeast wind over the upstate. it hasn't been a warm day by any stretch of the imagination. certainly cooler. the clouds in the upstate will also bring a little hint of moisture moisture. temperatures now in the 30s for newland and boone. low to mid 40s elsewhere across the mountains. look at the 50s here. 37 degrees at 7. the clouds linger through about 9 o'clock. down to freezing by 11 o'clock here in asheville. you're holding in the 40s the rest of the evening. for the upstate, greenville down to 41 at

some jackson county residents evacuated due to flooding this week are back home and cleaning up. emergency workers evacuated half a dozen trailers along highway 107 near cullowhee tuesday morning. those forced to leave were able to return after the tuckasegee river receded. they are assessing the damage ( ) and trying to save what they can. the red cross helped by giving victim as debit card to replace needed items. find the aid. our stuff is trash. >>evan: if residents have emergency needs they are asked to contact the red cross. >>> a new dog tethering ordinance is in effect in hendersonville. last summer the city council voted dog owns can only have pets tethered for two hours within a 12 hour period. council members also raised the tethering age of animals from 4 months to 6 months. >>> the search intensifies for a man accused of attacking an upstate police officer with a knife. authorities say the man jumped officer kristin brady last month as she got out of her patrol car near clemson boulevard. the anderson police chief says not only did the manry to stab her, he also trie

. >> frank: we have an update now on an earlier wreck reported in jackson county. >> anchor: all lanes on 2374 are all back open, jaclyn? >> jaclyn: ashlea, all lanes ago. but dispatch says traffic is still very slow moving between ynesville and sylva. give yourself some extra driving time. turning to the roads in asheville, there is a heads up if you're taking i-40 through east asheville soon. that's a look at your on time traffic report brought to you by debruhl's used car superstore. >> frank: ac reynolds high school students are recognized for winning awards from the skol asic art program. more than 600 entries. portfolios needs to know original ideas. they get to go to new york for judging. >> art has helped me in so many like i think everyone should be able to take art and learn those creative problem solving skills. >> frank: the program helps recruit students for art schools. >> ashlea: a new brewery in fletcher is expected to open soon. across america, people like basketball hall of famer dominique wilkins... ...are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes... for a while, i took

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. kids taking advantage of no school and sledding in the snow. >> slide in it, make snow angels. >> rex: seven-year-old emily is >> did you beat him? >> no. he would outrun me. >> rex: her father says it's about time it's snow. >> it's been too long. we've been ready to sled for a while. >> rex: with more winter ahead, there's time for a rematch. >> oh no! >> rex: now

in jackson county, the blue ridge district will make up days on february 15th, may 25th and may 26th. and, the smoky mountain district will make up days on february 15th, june ninth and june tenth. 3 3 3 it's 5:xx. let's take a look on wall street took a plunge yesterday. the dow down 222 ending trading at 15- thousand-944. the nasdaq down 99 closing at 44-68. 3 3 now let's take a look at today's bbiness headlines across the web.facebook is making more money off you than ever beforehttp://money.cnn.com /2016/01/27/technolo gy/facebook- earnings/index.html?i id=hp-stack-domfor the year, facebook (fb, tech30) reported sales of $17.9 billion, a 44% increase, and $3.7 billion in total profits.where did the growth come from? well, not only has facebook managed to keep adding new people to its network (there are now 1.59 billion people who use the site each month), it's actually making more money off each user at the same time.n the united states and canada, the amount that facebook makes per person saw a 50% increase (from $9 to more than $13 per user) versus the same period in 2014. that'

. >>> some jackson county residents evacuated due to flooding this week are back home and cleaning up. evacuated half a dozen trailers near cullowhee tuesday morning. those forced to leave are back home cleaning up. the red cross helped by giving victims a debit card to replace needed items. >> yeah. thank you very much. >> darcel: many residents still wonder if a flood will come again and if they'll be able to stay in their homes. residents still have emergency needs, they're asked to contact the red cross at 828-333-9919. coming up at 5:30, some of the damage caused by the flood waters. >>> seven people are shot in the early morning hours of new year's day in kansas city. authorities say the shootings were all unrelated. left a person dead and another critically wounded. kansas city's police chief tweeting overnight the gun fire came from irresponsible individuals. >> darcel: in the aftermath of last night's dramatic hotel fire in dubai, firefighters continue the process of cooling down the smoulderring build. fire sent flames shooting up one side of the 64-foot building. everyone w

he joins us live from jackson county. 1,000 people are still in the dark out there. >> about 1,000 people without power. duke energy is working to restore power to those customers. the main roads are pretty passable today. conditions in haywood county were worse. on the way over here. interstate 40 was slushy and snow covered. some people got stuck like this tractor-trailer near the canton exit. rescue workers say even though the main roads in jackson are pretty good, it is really not now. >> pretty much stay home, stay safe. if you need us, call us, we'll be more than happen to come get you. >> those rescue workers are working hard to make sure you are safe. it is best to stay off the main roads, even though as you can see behind me, u.s. 441 in passable. turning to the side roads is difficult and tricky. take your time and be cautious.cautious. >> you can see it is steady. >> we are still going to have let's take a look at where the snow is falling. >> a mix in those locations. the blue indicating the snow. heavier snow bands, pulling out of brevard near akusa, starting to light up in t

jackson county, huge difference in just a few miles in terms of snow fall. sylva, cullowhee, not that much on the ground. you go in the higher elevations, you've got a lot on the ground. rutherford county, mcdowell, burke, you're really getting slammed. right along i-26. pounding the upstate now for spartanburg. big break west. east tennessee, that's the band that's going to come through for most of the northern mountains tomorrow. snow bands kind ofreaking up right now over east tennessee and middle tennessee. look at this going up the east coast here. i-95 just ridiculous in terms of snow fall right now. and the rates are one, two, even three inches an hour in some cases. here's our leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network. chimney rock. and it's still snowing here at the rock. 23 degrees. here's our storm. it is going to move out and up the coast. so tapping in to a lot of atlantic moisture. and it's cold enough behind that system for all the snow. but we're done tomorrow with most of the accumulations. going to wrap it up and be done with most of the

an update over in jackson county, now in the clearing stages. it should be out of the roadway soon. that's a look at your on time traffic report brought to you by debruhl's used car superstore. >> tammy: extreme couponing. how you could save hundreds of dollars on our grocery bill. >> jason: we'll call it semi-extreme weather today. way above average. 40s this evening. and eventually 30s by 11. it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. i don't use super poligrip for hold, because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. even well fitting dentures let in food particles. just a few dabs of super poligrip free is clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. so it's not about keeping my dentures in, it's about keeping the food particles out. >> frank: stocks on wall street made some gains today. the dow ending trading at 16,379. nasdaq finished at 4415. >> tammy: extreme couponing. >> frank: there's a class un

will use the older, traditional desks elsewhere in the school, so this project came at little jackson county students who don't have the means to get vision screenings and glasses. the mother a local artist who recently passed away donates guitars to kennedy high school in his memory. tonight at 6. tonighrecapping today's top stories, at least six presidential candidates are campaigning in eastern iowa today ahead of the iowa caucuses. even more candidates are touring the rest of the state. iowa law requires the state to hold its caucuses at least eight days before any other state in the country. let's go back to joe now for a final look at tonight's forecast. we need to take time to enjoy our saturday with more active weather on the horizon with a partly cloudy sky and highs near 40 expected. a mix of rain/snow develops saturday night and continues into sunday. with a mix some slick conditions are certainly possible. in case you missed it, the iowa caucus is monday and the weather remains quiet. a rain/snow mix develops late monday night into tuesday morning followed by snow, which could be

that happened in 2014 -- after glaser pulled out a gun at a board of supervisors meeting in jackson county. koos is one of three men who are suing -- claiming glaser was negligent when -- causing those inside to suffer injury and emotional distress. attorneys for glaser's estate deny the allegations. koos tells kwwl he has no comment. continuing coverage -- no charges against an iowa sheriff's deputy following a shooting. the muscatine county attorney says a deputy was justified when he shot a ssspect after a chase last week. authorities say timothy seefeldt stole a hummer from a restaurant parking lot. he was then accused of leading police on a chase and hitting several cars in a hotel parking lot, including a squad car. at that point, the deputy fired and hit seefeldt. he was then arrested and taken to the hospital. he is expected to be okk a man -- kicked by police after 180- thousand dollars. that was the decision by a jury in oregon. dash cam video shows what happened. the man was riding his motorcycle when the officer knocked him off his bike at a traffic light. thofficer then kicked

news 13 reported in march the jackson county sheriff said protocol was not followed with ross. that he was not checked enough. the sbi disputes that claim saying evidence, surveillance video and a hand written note by ross determines no officers were at fault. >>> an update tonight, we are now getting a look at the damage that caused a fire at a home in asheville. the home owners, their four sons and two dogs got out without injury. the family is crediting smoke detectors in their home with saving their lives. >> larry: waynesville is looking for a new town manager. the board of alderman voted three to two this week to end board members say she'd done a good job but they also say a significant amount of employees are dissatisfied. with the morale problem, they want to go in a different direction. >> if she's not the right one for the job then i agree strongly with the decision they made. >> larry: alderman john says neither gender bias nor favoritism played a role. the board will meet next tuesday to choose an interim manager and discuss going about a search for a new manager.

back toward bryson city and jackson county, it is a winter wonderland. temperatures are freezing from the i-85 northbound. 34 degrees and laurens. 36 degrees in anderson. a cold breeze continues to bring in cooler air. laurens, and then back toward the north. if you are north of the i-85, it will be a mess. here is a look at spartanburg. we have the snow coated ground and wofford. it is a wintry mix in asheville. anderson looking out toward the lake, we have some rain and that is about it. the model is doing a very nice job of showing where the freezing rain is. this is not the radar, but looks exactly like the radar. that tells me it is doing a good job at estimating what is going to happen. look at 7:45. ice. surface, but temperatures will warm higher up in the atmosphere. it will freeze on whatever snow has fallen and whatever kind of surface. all the way to anderson and the northern union county and northern laurens county. after that, the precipitation will slacken up and colder air comes in again and will change the freezing rain back to snow. by 7

even down in to haywood, jackson county, transylvania. we'll see how it plays out, guys. we're less than 36 hours away from that. we could see some snow. >> tammy: bring it on. >> jason: i think it's going to be chilly. temps in the 40s. >> darcel: thanks for joining us. remember you can always check us >> tam >>> and now abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, kathy griffin. sorkin.

. >> darcel: new tonight, jackson county authorities find a three-year-old boy safe and sound after a two and a half hour search. deputies say the boy went missing around 5:30 while helping his father and brother clear brush near their home. the child was found just after 8, about 2/10 of a mile near his house. >> larry: a waynesville mother is charged with prostitution from her own home. deion grey said she did it out of desperation to help her family make ends meet. she says her husband is battling skin cancer. she admits she when her children were home. >> not really hurting anybody, you know. and that's how i looked at it. but i guess now, i've hurt a lot of people. >> larry: grey's husband david also faces allegations of aiding and abetting. her next court date is january 13th. >> darcel: new tonight, a public hearing and then a vote means a publix supermarket is coming to hendersonville. the city council and the community seem excited about the south market village. jerrika with details on tonight's vote. >> jerrika: city council voted and approved a special permit to rezone to