kimberly king is following storm preparations in henderson county. 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 f

in rutherford county, kimberly king, news 13. >> darcel: in the wee hours this morning, the first baby of 2016 was born at mission hospital.

. >> frank: kimberly king takes us to lake lure for an event that had a great turnout. >> kim: in they went. at lake lure, the polar plunge is again a hit in 2016. a record taking the plunge. >> we just decided to be penguins because it's cold as heck and we thought it would be appropriate. >> we thought to do the whole poseidon and mermaid look for this. >> it's grown from about 12-15 >> raise money for local charities here. >> kim: expressions on faces for those who ran it speak for themselves. just up the road from lake lure and the polar plunge, many people this new year's day are celebrating with a beautiful view from chimney rock. >> one, two, three, happy new year! >> well it's new year's day and we wanted to come out and just have some fun. >> kim: travis and amy johnson came with their family and dog. >> we thought it was time. >> kim: john mason, the park's official musician happily played for guests this day. at hannah flannigan's pub, it's in full swing. and black-eyed peas. >> kim: all the way around, this first day of 2016 was filled with people we met celebrating life. f

kimberly king is live in henderson county. kim. >> kim: good evening to you, larry. we have been speaking with henderson county officials who tonight have been discussing the likely possibility that they many declare a state of emergency in the county. what does that mean? it means they'll be able to access additional supplies in case of very heavy snow in the area and the ability to close down roads they consider accumulations. hendersonville's salt barn has crews on duty tonight preparing for shifts overnight. emergency management director rocky hider has been talking with agencies across the county and also sending out reverse 911 texts to residents in the area who have signed up to warn them to get ready. >> today is the day to make those preparations to stock up on your supplies, make sure that you've got the medications that are required to get through at least the weekend. >> kim: now in rutherford water, which is also called brine, as a pre-treatment to whatever precipitation falls. they've been doing that ahead of the storm so that once that precip hits the

. >> darcel: news 13's kimberly king is live outside the dollar general. kim, what new information do you have? >> kim: darcel, we've listened to the 911 calls made seconds after the man left the dollar general store. it was a terrifying night for the clerk and also the customers inside who thought they may lose their lives. >> hello, we just got robbed. a man came in with a gun and shot at the ceiling and put it to a man's head. >> i was begging him don't shoot us. >> kim: a gunman inside here at 8:40 last night. >> he had a ski mask. he was almost six feet tall. >> scariest thing i've been through. i thought i was going to get shot. i was worried for the girls. >> kim: something caught his eye in the back of the store. >> as i was turning back i heard the gun shot. it stunned me. i turned and i saw the fellow standing there. he had the gun in the air. and of course he fired and he said everybody down. >> kim: the suspect was just inside the front glass doors. >> told me to get down and give him my money. my billfold was already on the ground. he put the

today council's planning and economic development committee voted to get public input on kimberly king was at the meeting. presentation. >> kim: that's right, tammy. councilman cecil bathwell has been known as wanting to the sub committee that reviewed proposals today made it clear they are laying the ground work. since 2014, the haywood lot has sat empty. leased by a downtown builder. that lease up in july, precisely when changes may start. todd, asheville's planning and urban design director presented the planning and economic development committee with cities that held competitions to create a public park space. >> two examples of what other cities have done in terms of a >> kim: vice chair and council member gwen. >> what i'd like to do is i'd like to form that stakeholder meeting today or very quickly. >> kim: cecil bathwell, not on the committee. >> i'd like to see the public involved early in the process to get ideas from the public. i think that once people see the place activated, they'll get more excited about the overall idea. >> kim: again, full council has not yet approved

reporting live, kimberly king, news 13. in the marion area. >> tammy: there's a wreck blocking traffic near highway 221. >> jaclyn: this is a single wreck by the bypass bridge. the roadway is completely blocked so it's a good idea to avoid that spot. there are injuries reported on black mountain. it happened on old u.s. 70 on north blue ridge road. that's a look at your on time traffic report brought to you by debruhl's. >> darcel: a tourism boost. next, why this bumpy ride comes at a perfect time for the local economy. >> tammy: getting excited for the college football championship. associated >> tammy: when you think of the biltmore estate, a grueling bicycle race doesn't usually come to mind. >> darcel: but a cycle lacrosse strip is here in asheville. >> reporter: this is certainly not a leisurely day at the biltmore estate, some say it's the hardest course they've been on in the meantime. mountains. it may be an off peak time of year. but these visitors give asheville and the biltmore a welcome traffic jam. the national

. >> tammy: news 13's kimberly king is there live tonight. >> darcel: kim, is the teen expected to make it? >> kim: yes, he is. neither he nor his brother are cooperating providing any information in to what may have led in to the alleged stabbing. investigators say 23-year-old rolan mc mahan why he allegedly warrants showed mac mahan with a knife. in october, warrants show deputies arrested him for possession of meth and drug paraphernalia. several people live at the home. while there were cars in the drive, no one answered the door. neighbors who live right next door to the house were afraid to talk on camera. but they say they live in fear of the residents here. a lot of activity at night. we spoke by phone with a man who owns property across the street. he had this reaction to the stabbing. >> it doesn't surprise me at all. based off what i've seen going in and out over there. it's just a bad element over there all the time. >> those things happen sadly. but thankfully nobody was term disablement or death. >> kim: tonight, investigators say they're having a hard time determining wha

. >> larry: news 13's kimberly king is live at the marion fire department this evening. kim, the home owner is crediting the carbon monoxide alarm for saving his life. >> kim: this is a co alarm and they are available to the public here at the marion fire department for free. and after watching don anderson's story, you might think about getting one. >> the beeping woke me up. >> kim: don anderson who is retired, was staying warm by his gas logs and watching tv yesterday at 3:30 p.m. >> sat there like i always do and go to sleep. >> kim: but this time his sleep, he thinks, may have come from toxic gas and his malfunctioning >> we could smell an odor as we walked in the house. >> kim: his co alarm had gone off. don says that alarm woke him up. do you think the alarm saved your life? >> yup. >> kim: no question about it? >> no question. >> picked him out of the house. >> kim: owenby, the other firefighters and anderson all tested positive for carbon monoxide and were treated with oxygen. all were fine. >> yesterday when we go in to the house, it actually started beeping. >

news 13's kimberly king witnessed it first hand in spruce pine. take a listen. it's coming down pretty well out here. as if on cue, the flakes began falling in the dark at 6:00 a.m. as we went on the air for our news 13 morning show. broadcasting live from spruce pine in mitchell county where i could see a little by the road was sticking. we watched snow trucks coming down dropping salt and plowing several times. one driver gave us the road report. >> the hills, it's just kind of slick a little bit. >> i was up before the sun was this morning. >> kim: chris risher got a little at her house. >> i was hoping for more so we could go sledding this morning. >> kim: unfortunately her sledding hill was still green across the street. >> when we woke up this morning it was snowing and everything was white. >> kim: mary alice and david bell had stayed in their cabin >> finally got here, winter time. >> kim: mountain tops were covered, the snow gracefully sitting on leaves but soon melted away. a pretty sight for the first snow of 2016 as we wait to see if more will come.

reporting live, kimberly king, news 13. >> darcel: there were also some power issues in the western >> tammy: news 13's john osstendorf. >> john: the main roads are passable but there are certainly some issues with electricity. duke energy says about 700 people are still without power. we found a crew south of dillsboro. they had to brave narrow and snowy roads to repair two powerlines. two power poles that actually snapped. neighbors started digging out this afternoon. many said they are glad the storm wasn't worse. >> it's okay. it just flickered on and off. i'm glad nothing happened for us. >> john: now the crews started working in her neighborhood just about an hour to hour and a half ago. and that work is going to take time to repair. but they're going to stay on it and get it fixed tonight. as you see behind me, u.s. 441 is still relatively clear. really stay off the road tonight. reporting live in jackson county, john ostendorf, news 13. >> reporter: a hot spot for rescues. in fact, you can see the most recent happening behind me right now. what drivers had to say about conditi

kimberly king is at the acorn manner mobile home park. when did this happen? >>>reporter: frank, at 6:30 last night johnny bland was inside his home with his daughter. they heard the winds gusting and knew something went wrong when the roof collapsed behind me. you can see how this tree, it's got to be 40-50 feet tall went through the mobile home and johnny was right inside. as i mentioned, it happened around 6:30. you can see on the video it is completely uprooted. johnny bland is disabled. he recently had neck surgery. he literally crawled out on his hands and knees. his daughter was on the other side of the trailer. the storm kept her from driving home to tennessee last night. >> i just took offset to go home. i turned around because the roads got so bad and came and stayed with him. i'm so glad i was here. i really am. it's a blessing, in a way. >>>reporter: a blessing that homeless. the red cross they say has been a tremendous help putting them up in a hotel. i want to show you this tree again as the sun sets tonight. the roof is collapsed here. the home

reporting live from henderson county, kimberly king, news 13. the bod d is of an elderly couple found in greenville. the couple lost power friday night and put a generator in their garage. a man killed in a traffic accident. officials say the victim was walking along a road that the driver slid on a patch of ice and truck the pedestrian. >>>ice and snow on roadways continue to cause problems today even after the roads were plowed. our news 13 crew stopped to check on a driver who became stuck on the way to work. it happened at the intersection of south maples road and national highway in fletcher. the driver was not hurt. a passer-by stopped to help pull her to safety. drivers said she could hear snowplows and did not anticipate any problems on the road. >> i just got stuck on, basically where the plow left snow. where the scraper went down on the road and left an edge of snow and i didn't even think about that might be taller than the undercarriage of my car. >> frank: police and the make sure hillary was okay. >>>a dump truck accident caused t

kimberly king is live. kim, you've seen people have trouble right behind you. >> kim: frank, you've got that exactly right. we've been out here for much of the day. folks have been doing well on i-26. sometimes it's been a little slow, coming to a crawl. this ramp, we have seen an 18-wheeler stuck here for about 20 minutes trying to get up the ramp. he finally got up the road. on my right behind me, on i-26, this is going toward asheville. this 18-wheeler has been sitting here for about 45 minutes now. we're not really seeing too many drivers out on the roadway. the majority of 18-wheelers, some personal cars. first i want to show you this video we shot earlier today of basically a rescue out on i-26. this is the scene, a driver in what we think is a front-wheel drive volvo. the truck showed up, he pulled over. folks got out and pushed that driver on the road and on their way they went. we spoke with a driver coming north from south carolina about the conditions. >> the northern end of 25 is pretty slick. w

kimberly king, news 13. >> larry: a franklin man who spent nearly six years as a prisoner of war in vietnam has passed away. nat henry passed away monday. he was 68 years old. henry received two purple hearts, two silver stars and two bronze stars. fellow vietnam vets say he was one of a kind and a true hero. after his release in 1973, henry returned home to franklin. he got married. ran henry's greenhouses. original member of the burning town fire department. his widow says she'll keep him in her heart. >> when he spent almost six years in prison and he'd come home, he put it behind him and he had a good life up until god >> larry: funeral services will be held this sunday. burial will be at the burningtown baptist cemetery with full military honors. >> darcel: more than 3,000 people are without power in asheville. the problem? a substation. the asheville mall and tunnel road areas are also affected. duke estimates the time for both outages is 8:45 tonight. >>> we're in for a warmer tomorrow after a couple of chilly days in the mountains. >> larry: but it might not last too long, right, ja

. >> hope: kimberly king spoke with band members about bowie's >> kim: hope, i've seen the band live at the gray eagle. singing one of his big hits "fame." mark, who sounds like bowie, tonight wants to especially honor the legend. >> i grew up in the uk. ground control to major tom >> i just found myself singing along to his songs. over the years people have compared my voice to david bowie's, which i've always taken as a compliment. >> kim: mark kasen grew up in northwest england. a talented musician himself, mark moved to asheville 15 years ago while he works regularly as elementary. three years ago, he put together his wham-bam bowie band. his voice clearly with an uncanny resemblance to bowie. his reaction when he learned the musician died. >> first of all, i was a skeptic. nobody knew he was terminally ill. i think he truly pushed the envelope of music. he was an artist in the true sense of the word. >> kim: a bands' cancellation now has the bowie band next month . >> boundary smashing. he really came up with new belongs with bowie. >> kim: andre's favorite song is five years. t

reporting live from the area, henderson county, kimberly king, news 13. >> we have an update, the sheriff's office has arrested a suspect wanted in an attempted robbery that occurred yesterday. investigators say they spotted the vehicle used in the attempted robbery around 6:30 last night. they took dylan subtles into custody and charged him with attempted robbery. tips were called into crime stoppers. >> happening today a camera man accused of scamming homeowners was in court. he is charged with two counts by false pretenses. at least a half dozen victims claim they were defrauded by spears including several elderly women. news 13 was there in the courtroom courtroom. and the case was continued to february 23. >> a story we have been following all morning, a deadly wreck tied up traffic in polk county. a tractor-trailer overturned killing the driver and leaving behind a mess. what do we know about the driver? >> reporter: we know the driver's name is tony hurst of chapen, south carolina. he was driving the tractor-trailer and died in the accident. he was driving this tractor-trailer filled

kimberly kings news 13. . >> just down the block hundreds marcher gathered for peace. it is the 35 annual march by the martin luther king association. they started at the st. jamams ame church and a call to action. this holiday historically meant days of service otherser say they want to see the community take back motivation, that into every day of the year. >> your current situation, ivory source to help you break whatever cycle that might be. and then you utilizing your talent to help someone else in your community. and your schools. in your states. >> hundreds march or turned out this despite brutally cold winds and weather. >> asheville woman in jail tonight. facing multiple will charges including assaulting officers we first reported the story over the weekend. now new warrants suggest the incidents spare yald out of control after she was accused of stealing less than $20 worth of items. news 13 has new details. >> friday night, authorities got call that someone had shot worth from the kmart. >> police arrived >>. . >> wheel of the jeep grand cherokee 39 year old

kimberly king, news 13. >> larry: all right, kim. we're going to take a look out west where news 13's rex hodge is. >> darcel: it's been a difficult drive. >> rex: yes, and the first thing i want to draw your attention to is the fact that we've been here for the last couple of hours or so and there's a break. it seems to be coming down quite heavily right now. and sliding, it's fun if you're headed to cata hoochee. dot plows first focusing on major roads. secondary roads remain slick with snow and ice. some places have to stay open regardless of the weather. haywood regional medical center plans for that. >> we've got a section of the hospital where we're going to be sleeping 28 to maybe 30 folks tonight. >> rex: now that includes doctors and nurses just in case they're needed. and back out here live, plows continue to go by on smoky mountain expressway there below me. they've done a good job in clearing it. both ways open in each direction. the pavement is wet. that pavement could turn in to ice here and there. the tricky part about

kimberly king joins us live from the site. you just spoke to pullham. what did he say? >> reporter: this is all about pushback from local residents who oppose this apartment complex. they feel traffic in this area is already bad enough. pullham does plan to push back as well. he has come up with a new plan. the site is a vacant building where plastic hangers used to be made. it is currently zoned industrial. pullham plans to come back in april. he'll do town halls and try to sell his idea to residents over the next few months. >> when they see our plan, they'll see why all the reasons why planning and zoning voted for us 6-1 is the fact that the apartment complex i'm proposing is one of the lowest traffic on this corner. >> in 2021, that's several years from now, five years, dot recommends widening of sweeten drive. he wants to propose breaking ground in 2018, finishing the project in 2020 six months before the widening project starts, he also says he'll improve infrastructure on the roads near here as well. he said other projects from a facility to a place for trailer

kimberly king is live outside that store. is the suspect in custody in. >> holly, he is along with another man and a woman, we understand. this happened at 8:42 last night. the three suspects we understand were arrested less than a mile from here at a residential neighborhood. david akon told us firsthand what he witnessed last night inside this dollar general. he asked that we not show his face. he is still shook up from the crime. shot. it at my head, pointed it at a young mother. >> david said there were six customers including their children inside this store. he said the suspect was at the front door and fired his gun to get everyone's attention and told them it was a hold up. the suspect wore a black ski mask with the eyes cut out. david demanded that the clerk take him to the safe. according to reports, the suspect that was inside the dollar general stole over 2300 dollars. we have the names of the three suspects arrested. they are 37-year-old olive samuel, 39-year-old danny roanny and 31-year-old daniel jones. coming

. >> darcel: news 13's kimberly king joins us live from the apartment with new information on a manhunt. kim. sheriff's investigators are

reporting live from ab tech, kimberly king, news 13. >> larry: just in to the news room, buncombe county commissioners have approved to zone all of the so-called donut holes. now the commissioner approves eight of the nine parcels to be zoned. was sent back to the zoning board for further consideration. >>> when you got the ticket, were you surprised of the filing fees? >> yes, i was very shocked. >> darcel: speeding tickets with hefty court fees. why you still have to pay even if you never go to court. we break down where all that money goes. could bring millions of d hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 15 gigs of data for just $70! but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? u.s. cellular sized data. 15 gigs of good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. i'd like $100! you're getting $400 in promo cards! yes! switch to u.s. cellular and get 15 gigs of data for just $70. >> larry: well anyone who has ever had a speeding ticket knows they can be costly. a lot of that cost comes from courtroom fees. why do you have

reporting live outside hendersonville, kimberly king, news 13. >> larry: developing tonight, crews in buncombe county investigate a house fire. it happened just before 2:30 this afternoon in candler along south morgan branch road. the homeowner called 911. he got out safely but his home was completely destroyed. firefighters say a faulty chimney may be to blame. >>> a woman wanted by asheville police. she's accused of using a cloned credit card. she's accused of using an upstate company card making $9,800 in purchases. woman who used a credit card to make $11,000 purchases. >> darcel: new information tonight, the north carolina supreme court has agreed to take up a lawsuit over the future of asheville's water system. the city is suing to block a bill passed by state lawmakers that gives control of the system to a regional water authority. the state court of appeals in october ruled against the city and appealed a transfer. asheville appeared to the supreme court. mayor manheimer announced today. >> all the citizens of asheville and all the citizens who live in cities across the state.

. >> darcel: news 13's kimberly king talks to the man heading up the fundraising project. >> larry: kim, it includes taxpayer money and a possible name change, right? >> kim: larry, rightht meet mike burke, chairman of the thomas wolf auditorium task force. burke, well acquainted with long standing problems inside. >> people who go to o show or another are disappointed they have to stand in a long line to go to the rest rooms. i don't mean to be blunt about fixes cost money. the city owns the building. >> kim: the city can't afford the multi-million tab alone. repeat sources will be tapped. >> we use local government money. we had some corporate donations that helped us. and we had some private individuals who helped us. >> kim: stephanie brown, asheville's convention and visitors bureau director oversees projects, awarded money and also involved in the auditorium task force. >> we will be naive not to talk about people about understanding thomas wolf will remain the same. >> kim: of course at this point, mike burke has no idea when the millions of dollars required for funding this reno

kimberly king is live in hendersonville where county commissioners are hearing the proposal. kim. >> kim: good evening, tammy. the public hearing just wrapped up and we understand that all the commissioners voted unanimously to approve this plan. this would be a joint venture between autoparts maker linmar and george fisher. a decision is expected from them in 30 days. but linemar got national exposure thanks to the president. nearly two years ago, president obama chose the linemar car plant in arden. as an example of a post recession success story. a growing company hiring employees retrained at ab tech. >> the folks who are going to the comnity college because they know if they work hard and job waiting for them. >> kim: presenting the company with a tax break plan to convince it to build a car parts plant in the industrial park. the commission held a public hearing to lay out the $217 million gf linemar project. it would bring 350 new jobs and salaries averaging $47,000. >> the question was asked about who are we competing with and the answer was columbia, south carolina.

reporting live from charlotte highway, kimberly king, news 13. >> larry: the battle between taxi drivers and uber is getting fierce. he confronted an uber driver claiming the man was picking up passengers without a permit. he claims the man then assaulted and threatened him. airport police say no witnesses have come forward. hopkins told us authorities aren't doing enough to enforce the rules. >> they can't be here. they have not done what we have done to make ourselves legal here. >> larry: asheville regional airport allows uber drivers to drop off without a permit. but they need one to pick them up. the airport says it's working their drivers. >> darcel: an sbi investigation concludes there was no criminal misconduct. steven ross was found hanging by a sheet march 13th. 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 dama

kimberly king news 13. down the street from monuments hundreds of people marched for peace in honor of atkin junior. started at the saints james a and e church endeded with celebration at pack square park. news 13 joins us live from downtown ash vishlgs and hope those marchers haven't rested yet have they? >> >> goodwill, starts mail. it is the simple act of picking up pieces of trash. taking care of the neighborhood. >> we had few piece, it is -- what do we do? interest got up students fought friesing it temperatures to clean up the grounds of the st. james a and e church. we want make sure that in particular this spot looks really good. where an hour later the crowds turned out. >> we have faithful people that tend come out and march no matter what the weather. >> and every year they march. -another of martin luther king be junior they moved forward to inspire others to do the same. this is where one step becomes thousands of steps. towards their goal. we want this year to mark people really getting back

reporting live from spruce pine, kimberly king, news 13. >>evan: thank you very much, kim. we are continuing to monitor weather conditions right here in the weather center and out where you are. send us your picture and video, pics@wlos.com. facebook.com/news 13. you can also tune in right here up until 8 a.m.. and we will continue our coverage on-line at wlos.com. >>> we have an update on a fatal accident in the upstate. of the 26 year-old woman who died after a single car accident. the greenville county coroner's office says elizabeth hudson collided with a tree. they say she was not wearing her seat belt when traveling on point set highway. she crossed the center median and opposite lane and died of injuries from her head and chest. >>> red cross is helping out a seneca family in the upstate after their home went up in flames. it happened yesterday on forest drive. oconee county emergency services says this is the third house fire in the last week that did not have working smoke detectors inside the home. they say they will provide and install them free of charge to ocon

kimberly: a toy store that has brought joy to generations of children is closing. it is on king street in old town alexandria. notne cho explains why why is closing, to the heartbreak of its fans. diane: it's been part of the queue muted a than five decades. soon, why not toy store is finally closing its doors. it has become part of her children's and grandchildren's lives. >> it's a great place for stocking stuffers. these are my grandchildren. owners saidtore's she simply could not fight the competition online anymore. people outo we have here with their phones out, taking pictures, watering. -- ordering. that is disheartening when you watch people do that. definitely said, ok, were done -- we;re done. you don't go to target and have it look like fairyland. those are the things we have, but it's just not the atmosphere. diane: adding a personal touch to the buying experience. >> we get to know people and they are happy for it. things like that. that's what really has touched everybody. as for when they were close, the owner says she has not yet set a firm date. she expects it

king monument saturday. their message is that it's time to stop silently accepting violence. kimberly wimbish/activist ((c13 59:15)) "where's the positive things. where are we out here celebrating lives. we're always having to bury someone." held marches like this before. coming up in our next half hour of news -- you'll hear why they time soon. we're learning more today about a deal between secretary of state john kerry and the iranian government. kerry announced yesterday iran will release five american prisoners. he also announced a landmark nuclear deal with iran. kerry says iran met its atomic watchdog. nuclear-related u-s economic sanctions against iran be lifted. kerry spoke about it in vienna, where he met with iran's foreign minsiter yesterday. s/ john kerry/ secretary of state :14 "to get to many - and i do mean many - people doubted would ever come to pass." included in the prisoner release is washington post journalist jason rezian ). he spent more about a year and a half in iranian prison on espionage charges. in return for the american prisoners, the u-s granted clemency

kimberly bookman, 7 news . >> anchor: people all over the country paying tribute to king king today. governor governor baker and boston mayor marty walsh joined a large crowd for an mlk memorial breakfast here in boston and the governor spoke at >>> dr. king was an optimist. always believing that this nation's best years could be ahead of it and his work, the work for which he was shot and killed, made this nation better. much better. but much remains to be done. >> anchor: several other community leaders were also at the event including senator ed marquis and state senator sonia chang diaz . >> anchor: drivers fuming in worcester. a parking ban forced them to pay but the city is backtracking. winter is hard on your nose. from first sniffles to endless runny noses. puffs plus lotion is soft. they help soothe irritation by locking in moisture better a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. >> anchor: ticket trouble in worcester drivers there fuming about parking ban problems so people wok up to find cars towed away. they say they weren't even given a chance to move their cars, kelly oh a