3 news 13's lauren brigman continues our lauren brigman news 13's news 13's lauren brigman continues our live team coverage of live team continues our lauren brigman news 13's lauren brigman 3 continues our live team coverage of the winter weather with the latest on the roads. lauren? 3 this just in... mitchell county schools are now closed. power lines are down at an 3 intersection in the leicester community. dispatchers tell me this incident is at the intersection of noland hills drive and icenhower road. this is in the turkey creek area... so avoid that intersection. no accidents are reported right now in wester north carolina... but you should be prepared for icy spots on the road. with windy conditions, dispatchers say trees have been coming down... but right now there are no issues reported. use caution especially on bridges and overpasses this morning, as those freeze first. i'm lauren brigman with this on-time traffic report... brought to you by the wired mouse computer solutions. 3 3 3 in the eastern two-thirds of the u-s, vicious storms left at least seven people dead.as ke

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news 13's lauren brigman is standing by in asheville. but first let's get right to your current conditions, ingrid? good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7-day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 3 as the rain 3 as the rain continues this morning, it will likely impact your morning commute. news 13's lauren brigman has been driving around asheville to see what the roads are like and joins us live from amboy road. lauren, what have you seen so far? 3 3 3 we are following new developments this morning regarding charlotte's controversial new law that allows transgender people to use the public restroom of their choice. north carolina house leaders now say they plan to take up the issue when the legislature reconvenes in april. state house speaker pro tem paul stam says he and other state lawmakers will use their constitutional power to reverse the law. 3 the new law is called the "non-discrimination ordinance." bath

news 13's lauren brigman is in waynesville. jaclyn deaugustino has your on- time traffic report. first, let's head over to our sky watch weather center for a look at your current conditions... ingrid? good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7-day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 3 3 be careful as you head out this morning. that winter weather is making some roads slick in parts of the mountains. news 13's lauren brigman is live from downtown waynesville, where you can see snow is coating main street. lauren? 3 3 several counties are dealing with icy roads this morning... avery county dispatchers told me most of their roads are snow covered..especially the back roads. for those of you in mitchell county...be careful driving along the southern part of the county. slick spots are a problem on u- s 19...epsecially in spruce pine. highland avenue is another road to avoid this morning. *if you're driving it slow on theside roads i'm jaclyn 3 3 3 3 the d-o-t ha

. >> jay: lauren brigman is live on the scene at mcdowell street. lauren it's quite a mess out there? >> lauren: it certainly is. and mission hospital, they were without water for -- [inaudible] take a look at the pavement behind me i. has buckled as a this is approaching the intersection of choctaw street in the southbound lanes here at mcdowell street. city water crews tell me this happened around 4:15 this morning. the supervisor says he got the call, rushed out here. they, of course, put the cones up, blocking the roadway here. he tells me the road will be blocked for much of the day because something like this takes quite a while to repair. you can see all the water flowing down mcdowell street, right now the businesses along mcdowell all the way up to the ashland avenue intersection, you can see where the asheville police officer has the rote blocked diverting traffic. they are -- all of these businesses along the stretch are without water right now. and likely will be until people can get out here, of course, to repair this. then you have to r

news 13's lauren brigman is standing by in waynesville with a live look outside. and jaclyn deaugustino has your up to the minute on-time traffic report. first, let's get you out the door with your current conditions... ingrid? good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7-day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 3 3 snow is falling in parts of the mountains, making some roads slick. news 13's lauren brigman continues our live team coverage from downtown waynesville. lauren... the snow is starting to coat the roads there. 3 the roads in mitchell and madison counties are slick this morning. drivers in mitchell county...stay of the roads if possible. slick conditions are reported on u-s 19...especially through spruce pine and highland avenue. the entire south end of the county is dealing with these conditions. *drivers in secondaryroads are going to be very icy this morning. use caution on i-26 through sams gap as well. i'm jaclyn deaugustino with

live in maggie valley, i'm lauren brigman, news 13. now let's check in with jaclyn deaugustino with the traffic center. >>jaclyn: thank, lauren. black ice is a problem in or northern counties. slick conditions reported in the north and south end of mitchell county, u.s. 19 through spruce pine is a major point to avoid. that drive is tricky for you as well as highland avenue. now, if you are heading out in madison county, these are the spots you need to avoid on your commute. icy conditions are a problem on 25/70 heading towards highway 208. we are are seeing some slowdowns there on 26 near sams gap, which is a good thing, because there are some slick conditions reported there. also, on the secondary roads, you will want to take it slow this morning as well. that's a look at your on-time traffic report brought you by the wired mouse computer solutions. >>holly: the dot has been preparing for nearly 24 hours for this winter blast. crews pumped thousands of gallons of brine solution into tanks that are loaded on the back of trucks. sprayed

news 13's lauren brigman is in waynesville. but first, let's get right to ingrid with the current conditions. good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7-day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 3 the winter weather is also causing some issues on the lauren brigman continues our live team coverage from waynesville. lauren, what are you seeing there? 3 the d-o-t has been preparing nearly 24 hours for the winter storm. crews pumped thousands of gallons of brine solution into tanks that are loaded on the backs of trucks. the mixture of salt-and-water is sprayed onto interstates... so a coating was in place before the first flakes. 3 0300 "the forecasted amount is not as much as the previous storm, but in anticipation of the adverse weather that's coming in we're trying to take a more proactive approach." 0309 once the brine is sprayed, crews stand-by, ready to bring out the plows, salt and sand trucks once the

i'm lauren brigman with this on-time traffic report... brought to you by the wired mouse computer solutions. 3 3 3 the severe weather that rolled through the south and northeast left a trail of damage... and death. at least seven people were killed, including four in virginia. the youngest victim was a 2- year-old boy. the storm system unleashed more than a dozen tornadoes across virginia, florida and north carolina. 3 3 3 happening today, closing arguments are schedule to begin in an emotionally charged murder trial in o'shields faces the possibility of life in prison for the 2011 killing of toby mathis. prosecutors say he shot the victim five times to avenge the death of his son, joey. a psychologist testified p-t-s-d and the effects of a stroke impaired o'shields. because of that, he does not think o'shields was capable of planning the murder. 3 the ability to make plans would still be severely impaired with ptsd and by his depression and cognitive problems, he would not be able to think of alternatives. he was having trouble thinking

news 13's lauren brigman joins us live from wolf laurel. lauren, what are d-o-t crews dealing with right now? 3 3 3 3 it's the home stretch to super tuesday and the g-o-p presidential contenders had a texas showdown during a primetime debate in houston. for tomorrow's south carolina primary. kenneth moton has the latest from washington. 3 gop frontrunner donald trump flanked by his rivals ted cruz and marco rubio...sot donald trump22:29:12 first of all this guy is a choke artist and this guy's a liar. rubio, the republican establishment favorite unloaded the opposition playbook on trump. sot 21:03:53trump: we're losing so much with mexico and chinarubio: i don't understand, because your ties and the clothes you make is made in mexico and in china. you'll be starting a trade war against your own ties and your own suits. trump: you don't know a thing about business. on immigration, trump was accused of hiring undocumented workers.20:52:38you're only person on this stage that's ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegall

news 13's lauren brigman is live from the county courthouse, in brevard. lauren, witnesses are expected to be called to the stand today? witnesses that will speak to what they say are issues richard o'shields battled... including a stroke, p-t-s-d and alcohol. o'shields is charged with gunning down toby mathis in 20-11. 3 prosecutors say o'shields killed mathis to avenge his son's death. on friday, the jury heard from a few including the county's medical examiner at the time of the killing. and a detective with the transylvania county sheriff's department who testified that lead fragments were found at the scene. last week, surveillance video of the shooting was also presented during trial. authorities say o'shields shot mathis five times at the rosman dollar general store. mathis was charged with involuntary manslaughter for the death of o'shields' son just months prior. the trial is now in it's third day. live in brevard, lauren brigman news 13 3 3 3 happening today... a major economic development announcement in henderson county. governor pat mccrory wil

>>jay: news 13's lauren brigman continues live team coverage from marshall. lauren, black ice is also an issue there? >>lauren: definitely, as the dot crews clear the primary roads and treat those, they are still going to be those slick spots, like future i-26 as you are making your way toward tennessee, that is one area to look out for. we are here in marshal, we are off of highway 25/70 across from the high school. we are seeing dot crews treating this route because that's one of the main routes here in marshal. >>> i want to show you how much the snow is agent up in parking lots here though. i have gotten my tape measure out, just 2," right here, in this parking lot. and as you can see, it's piling up on surfaces. these cars that have been sitting here, covered with snow. but, the good news is, this kind of snow is a very powdery snowfall, so you can easily wipe it away from your cars. but, underneath that, you see that layer of ice there? that's also what you are going to see on those roads. so, have the windshield scraper ready to go this morning as you m

news 13's lauren brigman is live from the woodfin fire department. lauren, firefighters were on the scene four hours overnight. we are told that dozens of firefighters from multiple fire departments responded just after 9-30 last night, and were on scene putting out hot spots until 2-15 this morning.

news 13's lauren brigman is in madison county. but first, let's get to ingrid who has details on that big chill today. good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7-day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 3 3 3 madison county is one area that saw some of the most snow in our area. that's where news 13's lauren brigman continues morning. lauren, how are the roads there? 3 3 stay with news 13 for the very latest on the winter weather. remember, current school closings are scrolling on the bottom of your screen. you can also find a complete list on wlos-dot-com. we will also post updates on our facebook and twitter pages. 3 3 search warrants reveal new details in a henderson county murder case. joey butler is murder, in the beating death of his father terry butler, last week in mountain home. news 13's aaron adelson takes us through this developing case. 3 3 aaron adelson reportingjoey butler lived with his dad in

. >> jay: news 13's lauren brigman is live from abccm in downtown asheville this morning. and, lauren, they supply groceries for people who have fallen on tough times? >> lauren: definitely. hundreds of people right here in our community, they come in, meet with a counselor, than counselor finds out exactly what they need. and they come here inside the food pantry and put together a we are talking to aaron, so talk about the widespread need you have. we have been inside the clothing closet and we have talked about heating assistance, you provide assistance in so many areas? >> absolutely. we are able to help in many ways and a delivery of heating fuel, this time of year, is about $260 i. can be very expensive. after paying your rent on a fixed income, the end of the month is very hard to provide groceries for yourself or your family. >> lauren: right. >> we help provide groceries. we are always taking donation, every single day folks come in and bring donations to anyone in christ's ministry, fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, canned fruit is great for kids, especially when the

news 13's lauren brigman is live from the woodfin fire department. lauren, were there working smoke alarms in the home? there were. right now those are what alerted the family to the fire, though. that family of four made it out safely by the time crews arrived. 3 when our cree arrived on scene overnight, flames could be seen shooting through the roof. multiple fire departments responded to the fire just after 9-30 last night. they were on scene until 2-15 this morning, battling hot spots. while on scene, a woodfin firefighter told our crews the fire was so hot the rainfall was not aiding their efforts. 3 we're dealing with a fire burning over 1,000 degrees 41:21:20 and it's not going to be that effective on that. 41:24:12 crews had to use a lot of water from the fire trucks to tinguish the fire. the home is believed to be a total loss. thankfully no one was injured. 3 the fire marshal continues to investigate the cause of this information, we will update you both on air and online. brigman news 13. 3 3 a buncombe county grand jury indicts an ashevill

news 13's lauren brigman joins us live outside "the event center at a-b tech" in asheville, where the public hearing will take place. lauren, who is hosting this meeting? the north carolina division of waste management... which oversees the state's brownfields program. the meeting will start at six p-m today. 3 the site being discussed is the 41-acre property on sand hill road, next to the former b-a-s-f plant. before the landfill was closed in 2006, construction waste, fly ash, stored on the property. a brownfields agreement would allow enka partners l-l-c of asheville to redevlop the property into a park with greenways, ballfields and a concession area. but they must abide by specific requirements. some of those include keeping at least two- feet of soil cover over any waste in the landfill during redevelopment.... and prohibiting the use of groundwater at the site to be used by the public. monitoring systems must also be installed to protect against any possible exposure to previous contamination on the site. but, some have concerns about this redevelopment... that is a big reason

lauren brigman joins us live again from the wnc nature center in asheville. >>jay: and, lauren, nibbles the groundhog is trying to wake up this morning. she's been hibernating for months? >>holly: we don't have lauren right now but she had breakfast a little while ago. we saw some carrots and lettuce and we will go back to her, hopefully, in a few minutes. >>jay: all right. other news for you now, a four day campaign to fight childhood cancer kicks off here in asheville. >>holly: white duck taco and giving a portion of the proceed to the mission cancer center sponsored by the green-side up foundation. all you have to do is eat out and 10% of your bill will be donated. >> we just want to give back because we support them so much, we want to try to help others as much as our local group held us. >>jay: you can also dine out for children's cancer at mallla, wicked weed and mella mushroom. >>holly: some school districts are seeing shrinking enrollment and dwindling funds. mitchell county is one of the county, harris middle school saw a drop from 400 students to 26

news 13's lauren brigman is live from the county courthouse, in brevard. lauren, witnesses are expected to be called to the stand today? witnesses that will speak to what they say are issues richard o'shields battled... including a stroke, p-t-s-d and alcohol. o'shields is charged with gunning down toby mathis in 20-11. 3 prosecutors say o'shields killed mathis to avenge his son's death. on friday, the jury heard from a few

news 13's lauren brigman is in madison county. but first let's send it over to the sky watch center.. ingrid? good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7-day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 3

. >> jay: news 13's lauren brigman joins us live from park ridge health in hendersonville. and, lauren, it doesn't take a lot to make a really big difference? >> lauren: it doesn't. just getting that exercise into your daily routine can really make a big difference. here this morning. and so, once again at park ridge health. >>> joel, tell us what the bottom line is. all need exercise. that's obviously a big key to a healthy lifestyle. but, it doesn't have to be an hour each day, right? >> that's treatment view. a lot of people think to get in good shape they have to join a gym and, you know, get into the gym clothes and drive there and spend an hour at least there. but, actually, the new guidelines and research shows that exercise can be done in a lot of different ways. you do want to accumulate between 2 1/2. >> 3 hours a week, but it -- research clearly shows it can be divvied up in as little as 10 minute bouts. so for people who are not able to do the gym and do it an hour at a time, they can get up 10-15 minutes early and do a segment in the morning, do another 10-15 mi

lauren brigman is live in asheville. lauren, who will be on the panel for the public forum? >>lauren: the buncombe county asheville police chief and a local civil rights attorney. they will all be there to answer questions tonight. this is a free event. i takes place at 6 o'clock tonight at the hide smith union at the campus of unc asheville. now, the buncombe county sheriff offense office actually began using body cameras about a year ago. currently, 70 of their sheriffs fruits are outfitted with them. the asheville police department plans to equip 60 officers with body cameras as early as this summer. now, those policies are implemented with the use with quo rum, but officials with the sheriff offense office will say only the lieutenant and their internal affairs division will see the video unless you are involved in ann't incident and and have a complaint. >> you can come to the sheriff offense office and we will review that with you, explain things, hear your side, things tof that nature. but, as far as releasing it, that footage to the public, we we don't consider that

. >> jay: news 13's lauren brigman is live outside biltmore this morning, and, lauren, the theme centers on weddings and movies? >> lauren: it does. and, you know, about 200 weddings happen here on the grounds of biltmore each year, so it's a good place for an exhibit like this. once you go inside the home, you will see about 40 costumes and wedding gowns on display. each of them coming from a movie. they were actually worn by the actors and actresses themselves. so, dresses from movies like "pride and prejudice," mary shelly's "frankenstein" and robert redford, gwyneth paltrow are worn here. exhibitors work to light each piece and the floral team created hundreds of arrangements to go along with them. organizers hope visitors might see the home in a new way because of this exhibit. >> biltmore has always been a place for romance, a place before george even opened the house, it's where his family and friends came to get engaged, celebrate honey moon, there have been countless weddings held on the hess tate, there still are today, it's a great place to showcase special romance. >> lauren:

news 13's lauren brigman is live outside of the asheville police department.. lauren, when will the department start using body cameras? the asheville police department plans to implement body cameras for 60 officers as early as this summer. with that comes a policy as well. officials with the sheriff's office say this addition is one of the many reasons they chose to organize this event, now. 3 though a policy has been in place since the sheriff's office began using them last year, tonight's forum is a chance to answer questions from the public. one of the questions often asked is "who has access to this footage." officials with the buncombe sheriff's office say the only person who has access to body camera footage is the "lieutenant in the office of internal affairs. authorities say since implementing the cameras, the sheriff's office has seen a drastic decline in complaints. but, two sheriff's deputies were recently terminated following a use of force complaint. in this case, authorities say the review of body camera footage was critical in making that decisi

lauren brigman join us live from the madison county transportation department. >>evan: lauren, even before the weather hit, they take evan. this morning we have been showing you the wear and tear that that winter weather and travel on the roads takes over time. but, deanna ponder, the school's transportation director, is showing us this morning how they prepare for the winter weather because you are constantly keeping a close eye on road conditions and on the buses themselves. so, shows us, take us through the process and the things you do. >> some of the things you want on your tires. the tread depth on the front tires can be no less than 4. we typically change them.2like this one is 13, but we typically change themm before they get down to 4, because the better tread, the better control. >>lauren: right. >> we keep an eye on washer fluid because of all the spray-up on the windshield can hinder the vision of the driver and the wiper blades and everything. but, one of the thins that really prepares us is the drivers, you know. they are aware of what they may be f

news 13's lauren brigman is live from the woodfin fire department. lauren, firefighters were on the scene four hours overnight. we are told that dozens of firefighters from multiple fire departments responded just after 9-30 last night, and were on scene putting out hot spots until 2-15 this morning. 3 from the video, you can see that flames were shooting through the roof of the home on stratford drive. the fire then spread through the attic. as crews were battling the fire, it did not help much. plus, a woodfin firefighter tells us crews also had issues with the water system because the hydrant closest to the house was not working, so they had to go up the road about 500 feet to find a working hydrant. 3 41:39:21 we're having some issues with the water system tonight but we have multiple trucks here providing a lot of water and we're getting the job done as best we can. 41:48:39 collins says the family of four made it out safely and without injury. the fire marshal continues to investigate the cause of this fire... but officials believe the home is a

news 13's lauren brigman is in henderson county. but first let's get your current weather conditions.. ingrid? good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7-day forecast for bothth the mountains and upstate. 3 3 thousands of people are waking up without power this morning... because of the ice storm. crews are working to get the lights back on for more than one-thousand people in henderson county. news 13's lauren brigman continues our live team coverage from there. lauren...duke energy power outages:mcdowell: more than 2500henderson: more than 1300 buncombe: more than 560 3 3 3 3 drivers in polk county look out for a weather related crash on i-26 eastbound it happened just past the saluda exit 54. avoid the area if you can. *there are several downed trees reported across henderson and rutherford counties this morning. d-o-t is clearing these out of the roadways now. be careful if you are heading out in either area. *also happ

. >> jay: lauren brigman joins us live from the dss office in marren yo. they are experiencing a critical need for foster families? >> lauren: yeah, right now, about more than 100 children here in mcdowell county are in need of foster homes. so, that need has more than doubled compared to this time last year. they are holding a special meeting tonight at mcdowell county dss tonight at 6:00 for anyone interested in fostering a child. we are talking to jenny milsap this morning. we have been talking about how the need is there, but it's also a very difficult thing to take on, to become a foster parent? >> absolutely. the families take in the children, they love them and take care of them when they are crying after visits i. takes special people to become foster parents. >> lauren: what do you look for when you're talking to foster parent? qualities i guess? >> we look for someone who is willing to give their time, their energy and just be there for a child and is willing to take kids to the visits, and just love the child and be there. >> lauren: as you all a

news 13's lauren brigman is in madison county. but first let's send it over to the sky watch center.. ingrid? good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7-day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 3 3 d-o-t crews in madison county are working to stay ahead of the approaching winter weather. news 13's lauren brigman is live from a d-o-t salt barn in wolf laurel. lauren, crews say some roads are still icy in spots? 3 there are no reports of slick conditions in the mountains.. use caution on your bridges, overpasses and secondary roads throughout the morning commute. otherwise the morning commute is off to a quiet start. here's your i-40 commute from the haywood-buncombe county line into town. *i-26 westbound is looking good so far. it's about a ten minute ride from airport road to i-40. i'm jaclyn deaugustino 3 3 3 3 we new details in a suspicious death case that is now a murder investigation. 29-year-old james nor

news 13's lauren brigman continues our live team coverage from mars hill. lauren, you just checked in with d-o-t officials... what have they been doing overnight? treating some roads that still have icy spots from yesterday's light burst of snow they received in portions of madison. highways 212 & 208 in shelton laurel are specific roads they have paid special attention to overnight... 3 3 3 we have new details in a suspicious death case that is now a murder investigation. 29-year-old james norton is charged with first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon. the body of 62-year-old christina kessinger was found friday afternoon along central avenue. sheriff's deputies in madison county located kessinger's vehicle saturday morning and took norton into custody. he 3 the death of an asheville man brings awareness to the homeless community. the body of randall shaninger was found wednesday in the summit church parking lot on south french broad avenue. the "homeless voice project of beloved asheville" held a funeral procession in shaninger's honor on

mountains and upstate. 3 3 3 3 3 we continue our team coverage of the wet weather with news 13's lauren brigman... who is monitoring road conditions across buncombe county. she is now live from sweeten creek road near biltmore village. lauren, you are seeing water start to build on the roads there? 3 3 donald trump wins big in the nevada caucuses. meanwhile, as reid binion reports, democratic contenders hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders talked with voters at a c-n-n town hall event in south carolina. 3 (trump) "now we're winning winning winning the country." donald trump rode to victory in the **nevada** caucuses tuesday....(trump) "we won with young, we won with old, we one with educated, we won with poorly educated. i love the poorly educated."but with trump highly favored even before results came in... ...the real fight was between ted cruz and marco rubio for second place.cruz, spinning his showing in nevada as progress...(ted cruz) "we are one step closer to turning the the pages on the failures on the obama-clinton disaster." rubio, touting his establishment-candidate identity as

news 13 lauren brigman joins us live in maggie valley. looks to be not too bad behind you. >> the wind helping out things. dot crews are doing an excellent job. we have seen them out here since at least 5:00 or before. of course, it is wet and ice will be an issue as the temperatures are in the mid 20's right now. you'll need to be cautious for black ice as well through tonight, this road right here, moody farm road was snow covered. crews are doing an excellent job. we caught up with locals, i was asking one couple as they were venturing out to breakfast what they thought about today's snowfall. they tell me it is a welcome sight, especially after what mother nature previously dealt them a couple of weeks ago >> we had 18 and a half inches. this is great, it is beautiful, love it. >> higher elevations, even right here in maggie valley will make a difference as far as what you see. we saw conditions change pretty quickly up there. dot crews having to focus efforts heavily at the top of the mountain because we saw three to four inches an h

news 13's lauren brigman joins us. lauren, the democratic primary in south carolina is just a week after the republicans'. that is why the candidates have turned to focus on south carolina. the democratic primary is february 27th. 3 3 former president bill clinton hit the campaign trail for his wife, speaking to crowds at college" and the "west end community center" in greenville. meanwhile, senator bernie sanders held a rally in charleston. 3 2:50 they understand that establishment politics and esablishment ecommerce just isn't going to do it. 2:59 21:22 the reason hillary's running for president is to make sure the american dream is available to 100 percent of 3 according to the latest cnn- o-r-c poll, clinton is 18 points ahead of bernie sanders. jay... back to you. 3 3 for complete election coverage head to our website ... wlos dot com. we have an "election 2016" page where you can view upcoming events and the latest from the campaign trail. 3 3 3 still no arrests this morning... after a teenager was shot in the he

. >> jay: lauren brigman is live from the karen crag nolan park in west asheville. lauren, that's between two popular greenways? >> lauren: yeah, here on am buoy road in between the french broad river park and carrier park. this acreage behind us, about 6-acres in total, will soon connect those two parks here. we are talking with dave russell this morning from river link. so, dave, this is a long process for you guy, revitalizing this space as well? >> yeah, this is an old junk yard. for many years it was thetteico junk yard and the soil was quite we are doing what is known as fie toe remediation, we are using nature to help nature. we have native grasses treated with a bacteria that sucks the volatile organic compounds out of the soil. so, the epa identified 24 hot spots on the property that we needed to clean up. we had a witherfully rainy queer in 2013 that saw the grass grow like crazy and our first round of tests showed that 22 of the 24 hot spots were clean. >> lauren: wow. >> so we are working to get the last two taken care of. and then we will be able to turn

. >> holly: news 13's lauren brigman is live outside the courthouse in brevard. >>> lauren, several people claim they saw o'shields pull the trigger. >> lauren: yeah, witnesses say that o'shields came into the rosman dollar general store and began firing at mathis. authorities say o'shields shot him five times. prosecutors are calling this a revenge killing. they say that o'shields killed mathis as payback for his son's death. mathis was charged with involuntary manslaughter for the death of o'shield's son joey months prior to the shooting. on friday, the jury heard from prosecution witnesses including the county's medical examiner at the time of the killing. he detailed a diagram of mathis' wounds. >>> a detective with the transylvania county sheriff offense department testified lead fragments were found at the scene and the jury saw surveillance video from the with news 13 who claimed mathis was getting off easy. witnesses are also expected to outline the issues o'shields battled at the time of the shooting. that is expected to take place today as the defense begins to prevent -- present

>>jay: lauren brigman joins us live outside the a-b tech center where it would happen. lauren, what would be included in the new park? >>lauren: it would include greenways and a ballfield. a brownfield agreement is what allows a local company to carry out this redevelopment project. so, the site being discussed is more than 40-acres. it's on sand hill road. but, it sits next to the former b. a. s. s. plant, sparking concern among some. and the landfill was closed in 2006, but previously stored construction waste, fly ash, nylon fab fabrics and other waste. state officials say they have specific requirements to abide by to make the property safe for the new use, some include keeping at least two feet of soil cover over any waste in the landfill during that redevelopment, and using monitoring systems to protect against any possible exposure to previous contamination on the site. >>> but, tonight at 6 p.m. at the event center on the a-b tech public to weigh in on this project, because, of course, there has been concern over exposure to contamination. >>> so, tonight at 6 3

we will be tossing it back to lauren brigman who has your road report. >> lauren: thanks, zack. drivers in the north turkey area of leicester, know land hills drive and eisenhower road is lines. turning to swain county, highway 441 is closed between cherokee and gatlinburg, tennessee, due the weather conditions. and then, in the upstate, a crash with injuries is reportete in anderson county. it's on ballard road near the intersections of cherokee road and grant road. conditions are quickly changing. too. so find me observe twiwier so let me know of any traffic issues you have found. this is lauren brigman for news 13 brought to you with your wired mouse computer solution traffic report. >> jay: heavy rains and strong winds is causing problems for the mid atlantic. at least three people were >> holly: mototists have been stranded by flooding roads and it dumped rain in alabama, georgia, causing flash floods. >> if you don't need to make the trip, don't make the trip today. >> holly: meanwhile, a snowstorm has been pounding the chicago area. northern i could yeah that can get up t

. >> jay: news 13's lauren brigman joins you live from wolf laurel and you are also seeing windy conditions there? >> lauren: yeah, pretty strong wimed gusts coming through right now here in wolf laurel. definitely in the higher elevation, that's where we are seeing a big change in conditions. of course i want to show you highway 23 behind me here. pretty dark but you can see there's no snow coating this some places across the mars hill wolf laurel areas. but, it looks very wet. that means black ice is going to be a big concern for your morning drive, especially here in madison county. parking lots though, looking a lot like this. they have seen a lot of the snow and sleet combining overnight, about an inch to 2" in places on the ground here in wolf laurel. but, as people begin to drive on this and it packs down that snow and really makes for some slick conditions on roadways here as well. so, not only do you have snow covering -- coating the roads in some spots you are going to have the black ice you need to be prepared for this morning. >>> the wind chill though, definitely bitter cold ou

lets go now live to news 13's lauren brigman. lauren, what can you tell us? 3 3 3 3 3 3 we have an update to ben and jerry's new spin on dessert. they are creating a series of non-dairy treats for vegans and those who are lactose intolerant. instead of milk and cream, the base is almond milk with coconut oil mixed in. 3 "it's for our fans. we want to do it, we've been listening to something we want so we've actually been working on it for about three years now." the result, four decadent flavors. two are spins on iconic favorites, chunky monkey and chocolate fudge brownie. the other two are brand new and only available in non-dairy, coffee caramel fudge and p.b. and cookies. pints are already being shipped out, and most stores should have them in two to four weeks. 3 3 3 forecasters expect more than 85 million people from the midwest to the eastern seaboard to get walloped by freezing rain and snow. but the winter weather could melt your savings by spring. more snow means more cash lost. snow removal expenses and canceled flights add up. among the things driv

. >> jay: lauren brigman continues live team coverage from madison county and, lauren, light flurries are showing up in the wolf laurel area now? >> lauren: yes, some very light snow flurries. we have started to see those just within the last 30 minutes. they are starting to pick up a little bit. i checked in with dispatcher, too, in the northern mountain counties like mitchell and yancey, just within the past 15 minutes, they are starting to see flurries in the burnsville area of yancey county. so, folks there will begin to see wintry weather moving in. mitchell county told me they heart the dot trucks running through the night there as well because they have had issues with icy roads in the area as well. that's why you see the dot crews standing ready to go. we are seeing some of the trucks when i checked in with officials here earlier this morning, they tell me they did have some icy spots to deal with on even some of the primary routes overnight because they received a light burst of snowfall here in portions of madison county, even yesterday, resulting in issues on the roads this

news 13's lauren brigman continues our live team coverage from downtown hendersonville, where more than a thousand customers remain without power. lauren? duke energy is working to restore power to more than 13- 00 people in the county. they hope to have power restored by noon today in henderson county. other areas where we are seeing the most outages are: mcdowell county- more than 2800 buncombe county- aboo 540 rutherford county- almost 400 3 3 3 3 3 new overnight... the ice storm shut down a major north carolina interstate. this is brand new video into our newsroom from i-77 in iredell county. multiple wrecks shut it down in both directions, stranding drivers for nearly 5 hours. the back-up was up to 8 miles long. the highway patrol says it reopened shortly before three this morning. 3 3 troopers say one of the biggest issues on the roads was the way the ice caught people off guard.mike kleiner, henderson county3009 "it's as bad as i've seen it this winter, excluding the 18 inches of snow we got 3 weeks ago, but that wasn't as slick as this." 3015 several cars lost control along i-26

news 13's lauren brigman joins us live from park ridge health in hendersonville. lauren, you're getting a first-hand look at some new devices on the market?3 3 3 3 3 the front gate of aviation security may not be as secure as you think. right now, congress is investigating security gaps at the nation's 400 airports. the investigation includes asheville regional and greenville spartanburg international airport. news 13 also looked at how our airports are secured, and the vetting of employees working on the other side of the security line. a henderson county woman questions whether the t-s-a pre-check program is allowing some faster screening without much vetting. 3 00:04:34:12 aileen i know me and i'm not going to do anything dangerous on a plane or anywhere else and i know my friend won't either, but i don't know who else could do this, probably anybody. what is being done to close inspector general's office. our full investigation tonight at 11:00. 3 3 3 i walked up and said i'm here to represent black history.3 a woman waits more than 100 years to visit the white

news 13's lauren brigman is live this morning from the madison county schools' transportation department. lauren? 3 3 tomorrow night... you can help decide the future of asheville city schools. a community forum will be held at hall feltcher elementary tuesday evening. school administrators and p-t-o members went door to door over the weekend ... at several public housing complexes. that's where the principal says about a quarter of student families from hall fletcher elementary live. they hope their efforts will bring parents to the forum tomorrow. 3 it's just important to come because your word can help never know unless you come and voice your opinion on what's going to happen. one of the options on the table is making hall fletcher a 4th through 8th grade school. it currently serves pre-k to 6th graders. the community forum is tomorrow at 5:30 in the school's little theater. 3 3 helping mountain drivers stay safe, by giving them another place to rest. the state d-o-t opened a new rest area in haywood county over the weekend. it is located near balsam, serving southbound travelers alo

news 13's lauren brigman is live in mars hill. lauren, does it appear to be sticking to the roads? 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 we're learning more about a gunman near witchita, kansas. police are still looking for a motive. reid binion reports on the shooter who was killed by police, along with three of his victims. 3 (sheriff t. walton /harvey county, ks) "gun fire was exchanged between law enforcement and the shooter and law enforcement shot and killed the shooter."harvey county sheriff "t" walton... ...praising officers for stopping a shooter who gunned down more than a dozen people in kansas thursday(sheriff t. walton /harvey county, ks) "saved a whole lot of lives." officials say it started at around five pm, with a report vehicle... with a male victim hit in the shoulder.minutes later, another shooting nearby. then, officials say the attacker shot a person in the parking lot of excel industries in hesston, where he worked......then stormed inside and opened fire. (worker) "he was just unloading on everybody. everybody started fleeing out to this back door here." (worker) "i seen a mob

news 13's lauren brigman is in our mobile track in mars hill with the latest on road conditions there. lauren how are the roads this morning? 3 3 3 intense new developments overnight in the standoff at the oregon wildlife refuge. occupiers now plan to turn themselves in to the f-b-i in just a couple of hours. ...and they will meet with reverend franklin graham right before doing so.the only way we're leaving here is either dead or without charges 08)3 that phone call between the protestors and an activist in washington state unfolded on the internet via a live stream. all as the f-b-i surrounded the protestors. reverend franklin graham, along with nevada lawmaker michelle fiore, plan to meet with the group this morning. 3 michele, what are you hoping to do? 3 3 3 the presidential playing field has narrowed. all the republican candidates now fit on one stage after two left the race. lana zak reports democrats are now preparing for another debate tonight. 3 trump sot: we may have to stage a phony protest. that's the only way they show the size of these crowds. this crowd is amazing."don

news 13's lauren brigman joins us live from there. lauren, you are getting a lesson about hibernation this morning...3 3 3 3 3 coming up... a look at business news making headlines this morning. how low oil that feeling. you know the one. that "grand-slam, aced-the-presentation" feeling. multiply that feeling. it's the deal of all deals. a moment worthy of celebration. now multiply that. you're everyone's hero in the championship of all championships it's that feeling. multiplied. introducing the new multiplier scratch-offs. yea, that feeling 3 3 3 it's 5:xx. let's take a look at business headlines. mixed results on wall street to start off the week. the dow was down 17 points yesterday to end trading at 16-thousand 449. the nasdaq was up six points ending at 46-20. 3 3 now let's take a look at today's business headlines across the web. the war for control over yahoo appears to have claimed its first victims -- yahoo's staff. embattled ceo marissa mayer is expected to announce layoffs of 15 percent of yahoo's workforce, according to th

news 13's auren brigman is live outside of biltmore this morning. lauren, this is the first time all of these custom pieces are coming together? find costumes featured in academy-award winning movies... worn by the actresses and actors themselves. dresses from "pride and prejudice" and mary shelley's "frankenstein"... plus costumes worn by the likes of meryl streep, robert redford and gwyneth paltrow. multiple departments at biltmore have come together for this first-time exhibit. engineering services working to light each display... and the floral department enhancing the experience with arrangements. organizers say valentine's day weekend is the perfect time to launch the display. 3 00:06;54-00:07;05"the exhibition is really showcasing kind of the romance of all of these films, of all of these classic tales. so to see all the dresses and the flowers all together kind of- it's part of the season." the other part of this showcase, continues into antler hill village and dives into the family history behind biltmore. a london-based company created the costum

news 13's lauren brigman is live in our mobile track in madison county. lauren, how are the roads this morning? 3 3 the sub-freezing temperatures have searchers frantically looking for a haywood county man who went missing this week. 57-year-old scott turner's pick up truck was found in oconee county on tuesday. he was last seen in canton the day before at the evergreen paper plant where he works. turner's family and more than 60 searchers are now looking for him in south carolina. the search is in the chattooga river area. 3 i hope that they'll find him. this cold weather. it's terrible ya know. but like i said, our prayers are with him and i like i said they're outstanding folks.3 turner is six feet tall, 205 pounds, and has brown hair and blue eyes. if you have any information, call the haywood county sheriff's office. 3 3 3 3 as primary season moves into full swing, the democratic preparing to face-off tonight. as kim hutcherson reports, bernie sanders and hillary clinton will make their cases before voters in wisconsin. 3 democratic presidential candi

news 13's lauren brigman is live from downtown asheville. lauren,here is this meeting being held? in the highsmith auditorium at 6 p-m, on the campus of u-n-c asheville. it is free and open to the public. 3 the buncombe county sheriff's office implemented body cams last year and currently, 70 sheriff's deputies are outfitted with them. they are also now consididing officers with body cams. though a policy has been in place since the agency began using them, tonight's forum is a chance to answer questions from the public. buncombe county sheriff van duncan, asheville police chief tammy hooper and a local civil rights attorney are among those who will be in attendance. the asheville police department plans to implement body cameras for 60 officers as early as this summer. officials with the sheriff's office say that is one of the many reasons they chose to organize this event, now. 3 00:21;54-00:22;06"the police department has decided on implementing the body cams. we've had people who have had questions, we've had the recent terminations, and it just felt like a good time to have t

news 13's lauren brigman is live outside biltmore this morning. lauren, this is the first time all of these custom pieces are coming together? and it is the only place you will be able to see them, because this exhibit is will not travel after opening here at biltmore. 3 throughout the home you will find costumes featured in academy-award winning films... worn by the actresses and actors themselves. dresses from "pride and prejudice" and mary shelley's "frankenstein"... plus costumes worn by the likes of meryl streep, robert redford and gwyneth paltrow. multiple departments at biltmore have come together for this first- time exhibit. engineering services working to light each display... and the floral wedding scenes with intricate floral arrangements. after more than a year of planning, each custom mannequin is now ready to tell their story to visitors. 3 "each of the costumes is from a film, from a wedding scene in the film, and they cover a span of about 200 to 250 years. so, it just is an incredible showcase of f fhion history." the other part o