good morning, everyone, i'm cheryl casone. >> lauren: i'm lauren simonetti. u.s.g hit by the china selloff so far, checking u.s. stock market futures. dow futures 40 points, nasdaq up this morning. singer known for top-charting hits, fame, we will have that story. >> cheryl: mexican authorities want to talk with sean penn for interview with el chapo guzmÁn just before his capture. in the nfl wild card game, greenbay came from behind to defeat the redskins and in frigid temperatures. welcome to fbn:am, first look at morning markets and breaking news and what to expect on the day ahead. >> lauren: shanghai composite down after authorities there revise the yuang higher. kospi down 1.2%. japanese markets were closed for a holiday. >> cheryl: despite that, take a look at what's happening over in europe. ftse just went negative by a quarter of a point. cac in paris still higher, dax in germany up a little more than half percent. >> lauren: right here in the u.s., futures are up but dow futures holding onto 48-gain. s&p futures almost 8 points this morning. >> cheryl: ch

lauren: i love her. actually started this book thinking i was going to write my own narcissism into lotto and matilda would be -- charlie: bus talk about euro narcissism. [laughter] lauren: we all have it. charlie: your greatness. have no greatness. but matilda would be some character that i didn't know. what happened is i started seeing elements of myself in mathilde that friend may, frankly. she had so much rage. i see this in myself and i see this and a lot of my friends. charlie: one thing you have rage about? lauren: it's not so much that i am unusual in my rage. it's that women are not necessarily allowed access, open access to our fury. charlie: wait, stop. women are not necessarily allowed open access to their fury? lauren: i will tell you in an anecdote. this at this table -- not one, but a different 1 -- with my friends. we were having drinks. charlie: what do you drink? lauren: wine. i thought, all of you, all of you are just boiling under with rage, so much rage. charlie: what was the ridge a

>>lauren: and i'm lauren brigman in for holy headrick. >>ingrid: it's 35 in asheville, 31 now in brevard. cherokee 34. low 30s in hendersonville and waynesville. 34 degrees by lunchtime. staying in the upper 30s and it will be windy today as well. coming up in my full forecast, i weather forecast this weekend and how long we feel the 60s into next week. back over to you. >>lauren: we have brand new information about a deadly wreck that tied up traffic on i-26 in polk county. >>jay: news 13's evan donovan is live from the scene, there's saluda with details. evan, what have you learned about the driver? >>evan: excuse me, jay, we know the driver was a white female from south carolina. we think somewhere around the columbia area, the identification and notification of his next of kin is happening. i want to show you the scene here. the tractor trailer behind me, overturned. it came loose during this accident which troopers say was likely not caused by weather factors and speeds not a factor. you can see there's still a lot of ice on the grou

good morning to you i'm nicole petallides. >> lauren: good morning, i'm lauren simonetti. stock market futures. dow is up 90 points, s&p is up more than 11, nasdaq gaining 27 points and up for the first time in nine days. >> nicole: stock in china stabilize a bit. we will have a live report for you from beijing. >> lauren: big driver has been crude oil prices. once again under pressure. >> nicole: stage is set for thursday night fox business' republican debate. we will have the lineup for you. >> lauren: president obama to have final state of the union address. we will tell you what to expect. >> nicole: alabama edges out clemson. welcome to fbn:am, first look at what's moving in today markets and what to expect on your day ahead. >> lauren: stock market futures pointing out to gains today. rob joins us. good morning, rob. >> hey, good morning, lauren. >> lauren: are stocks oversold? >> i think so. kind of a sigh of relief because we're not getting terrible news out of china, oil seems to be stabilizing a bit. so hopefully we get a positive day for the u.s. market. >> nico

. >> lauren: good morning, i'm lauren simonetti. interest rate policy meeting. right now, dow futures are down 81 points. s&p 13 and a half. >> nicole: shanghai composite ended slightly slower down a half of a percent. we saw the nikkei and the kospi and hang seng each gained more than 1%. >> lauren: right now oil prices down three and a half percent. >> nicole: donald trump decides to skip tomorrow night fox news debate, sharp reaction from other gop candidates. >> lauren: shares of apple moving lower warning that iphone sales will fall later this year for the first time ever. >> nicole: and in sports, murray moves in the u.s. open but who will he face in the finals in welcome to fbn:am, first look at morning markets, breaking news and what to expect for the day ahead. >> lauren: but front runner donald trump saying he's skipping the debate. texas senator on hannity last night with his reactions. >> donald are tied in iowa. the voters in iowa deserve to have a comparison a vision of both candidates. one candidate is here in iowa asking for the support, is showi

lauren and i will be here showing all the clips and highlights. >> lauren: can't wait.ve breaking news from japan. prime minister says he will resign, omari says he is stepping down over allegations that he received bribes from construction companies. he apologized for the scandal said it had caused women basises arement, any cash received was a political donation but he must take responsibility. >> nicole: facebook posting impressive quarterly results, $1 billion for the very first time. the social-networking company beating analysts estimates at both and top and bottom lines. strong performance sending facebook shares up 12% in extended trading. gains in the premarket continue. close at 94 and change. bid ask in 105, 106 range. that has boosted net worth to $46 billion making him the sixth richest person in the whole wide world. >> lauren: some other big players will report quarterly numbers today. concerns about china's economic slowdown and impact on the company had trigger add sharp selloff of alibaba selloff in recent months. you have amazon and microsoft. analyst

good morning, i'm nicole petallides. >> lauren: and i'm lauren simonetti. good morning to you.ay u.s. stock market futures looking like this head of the opening bell. unfortunately more red arrows. s&p futures down by 15 and nasdaq down 33. >> nicole: let's check oil, volatile oil prices actually faired okay. it was the okay, the worst best of it you could say. oil tried to hold on. >> lauren: president obama said to announce details on his executive action on gun control but the gop presidential candidates, they're saying not so fast and gun maker stocks rises in a big way on the news. >> nicole: donald trump continues his attack-dog strategy on bill and hillary clinton. we will have the latest on the war on words. >> lauren: top college basketball teams faceoff in overtime battle last night. couch retires after 12 years. welcome to fbn:am, first look at morning markets and breaking news and what to expect on the day ahead. >> nicole: we saw big selloff yesterday, pboc stepped up and today just a loss of one quarter and 1%. nikkei down almost a half of a percent. kospi actuall

good morning, i'm nicole petallides. >> lauren: good morning, i'm lauren simonetti.he dow dropped as much as 565 points yesterday, it ended with a 250-point loss. that's it. rough day. u.s. stock market futures have been bouncing around. they were down 150, now they are down 69. nasdaq futures down 18. >> nicole: stock prices continue to stumble with japan nikkei falling 2 and a half percent. >> lauren: oil prices still driving equity markets. the latest price of crude this second 28.19 a barrel. >> nicole: forecast remain on target for a major potentially crippling snowstorm to slam the mid-atlantic and northeast this weekend. >> lauren: donald trump continues to lash out at ted cruz's failure to discloses loans from wall street. >> nicole: and in sports, the new york knicks come from behind to win in overtime and tennis legend says he was not aware of any corruption in the game during his career. all the details coming up. welcome to fbn:am, first look at what's moving in market and latest breaking news and what to aexcept on the day ahead. >> lauren: folks getting

lauren: good morning, everybody, i'm lauren simonetti.markets is it a head fake or worst over for the stock market after 115 point gain yesterday, dow futures are still gaining. dow futures up 19points. nasdaq futures up 66. nicole: let's check out what is going on in asia. we saw a big selloff for the nikkei. we see it closing up nearly 6% today. shanghai up 1.25%. kospi gained more than 2%. lauren: big catalyst for green arrows, crude oil prices back up above $30 a barrel, almost 31. nicole: on campaign trail new poll shows donald trump and bernie sanders with big leads in iowa. we'll have all the numbers. lauren: in sports, australian open, american lauren davis was eliminated in three sets by maria sharapova. and retiring kobe bryant has been selected to his 18th final nba all-star team. those details coming up soon. welcome to "fbn:am," first look at today's breaking markets and breaking news, what you expect for the day ahead. happy friday. nicole: we have fox business weather alert, monster snowstorm about to hit mid atlantic and n

we welcome back lauren simonetti . >> lauren: good morning. dow has been down 100 points overnight. s&p is off 30 and a half points and nasdaq falling by 37 points, nicole. >> nicole: saudi arabia cuts diplomatic ties to iran after protestors set embassy in tehran on fire. >> lauren: president obama plans to use oval office powers but candidates come out lout on the president's plan. welcome to fbn:am, first look on what is moving in today's market, first day of trading day in 201 #. let's take a look at what to expect. day of trading at etx capital joins us now. good morning to you, joe. >> good morning. i think the key here is china manufacturing figures would choose that china manufacturing contracted six days in a row. the economy was not quite as strong as we were led in december. >> nicole: joe, i wanted to ask you, there was sort of a disconnect. a couple of things i'm hearing this morning. the services number there was actually better than expected so there was a piece of economic news and another piece of information from experts it's really the saudi arabia-iran story that

it did drop to the 30-dollar range. >> lauren: u.s. relations with iran are all expected to take center stage in the fox business network republican debate. we will is latest from the campaign trail. >> nicole: we have a winner, actually three winning tickets in last night's drawing. could it be you? >> lauren: new head coach, we will tell you who it is, welcome, everybody, a first look at what's in today's markets and what to expect on your day ahead . >> nicole: series of explosions, a starbucks, three suicide bombers, one suspect armed with a gun. no one has claimed responsibility for today's attacks, it is the first major attack in jakarta since the bombings of 2009. starbucks issued a statement saying in part, quote, this store and all starbucks stores will remain closed out of an abundance of caution until further notice. >> lauren: also breaking news out of europe about fiat chrysler, shares have been suspend after they fell 8% in italy, two chicago dealerships have filed a lawsuit against the auto maker. the suit claims get thi

. >> lauren: good morning, i'm lauren simonetti. china's economy grew last year. >> nicole: let's check out u.s. stock market futures. 1.3%. 216 points for the dow. futures to the upside, s&p nearly up 27. >> lauren: heard -- heart ache in the music world. >> nicole: just hours being named number one. new york knicks hung on. we will have the highlights ahead. welcome to fbn:am, what to expect on the day ahead and breaking news. >> lauren: china's growth domestic products grew 2 nt 68% last year. it's down 6.9 from last quarter. economic growth for all of 2015 was the slowest in 25 years. so let's get a loser look at how asian markets reacted with business reporter tracy yu. tracy is a reporter for chinese state television. good morning, tracy. >> tracy: good morning, ladies, like you said, asian markets are all in the green. the shanghai composite bounced back by more than 3.2% after beijing released gdp. that's pretty much in line with market expectations. that lifted a little bit. like you said, it was the lowest of growth number

. >> lauren: good morning, i'm lauren simonetti, after triple triple-digit dow futures showing gains, dow futures 117 point and nasdaq up 37. >> nicole: shanghai composite fell overnight. down 2.4%. rest of the indices are showing gains. >> lauren: oil about $30 a barrel. right now trading about $31 and change. >> nicole: and then there's this. >> the united states of america right now has the strongest most durable economy in the world. >> many americans are still feeling the squeeze of an economy, two weak to raise income levels. >> nicole: president obama delivers last union address. and nikki with response. we will have reaction to the speech. >> lauren: st. louis allows rams to move los angeles. welcome to fbn:am, morning markets and breaking news. >> nicole: sailers have been, in fact, released. iranian official said the detention of sailers taken into custody after two boats drifted into iranian waters is being resolved, however, wants to u.s. to apologize for the incident. the nine men and one women were held overnight in an iranian base. entered territorial waters in a boat b

>> lauren: breaking news this morning. the final one for voting begins. >> guns go into national parks, he voted against doing research to figure out how we can save lives. >> you've received all the $60 million in speaking fees from goldman sachs in one year. i find it very strange. >> lauren: hick and bernie sanders sparring on gun control and wall street. good morning, everybody, i'm lauren simonetti. >> jo ling: we will bring you overseas reaction as the market braces. >> lauren: u.s. stock markets are closed today but it's business as usual in markets overseas. >> jo ling: peyton manning leaves the broncos, almost blow a massive lead but wins. >> lauren: let's kick it off this morning, democratic presidential candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders clashing, key issues gun control, healthcare, wall street reform and taxes. >> instead of paying ten thousand dollars to blue cross or blue shield, yes, some middle-class family would be paying more in taxes, the result would be that the middle-class family would be s

an update on the storm's aftermath for you. >> lauren: good morning, i'm lauren simonetti.acebook, microsoft and amazon ahead of today's opening bell. u.s. stock market futures are down, down is off 30 points and nasdaq is down six and a half. >> nicole: in asia, japan, start with gains, just like the kospi, we see the hang sen up 1.3%. >> lauren: oil prices edging lower overnight. decline of 2.4% this morning. what? twitter ceo, jack dorsey, top ranks at twitter. >> nicole: peyton manning against cam newton and new concern about matching in tennis welcome to fbn:am, first look at morning markets, breaking news and what to expect on the day ahead. >> lauren: let's kick it off with this breaking news this morning. millions of people from the east coast digging out from a monster snowstorm. the second largest in new york city's history with 26.8-inches of snow measured in central park. long island railroad saying seven of 12 lines are operational this morning. flooding parts of new jersey and in washington, d.c. federal offices will remain closed today. the house has postpone

. >> lauren: i'm lauren simonetti. , checking u.s. stock markets ahead of today, 171 points. s&p futures down 22 and the nasdaq giving up 52 points this morning. >> nicole: congress set to vote to repeal president obama's healthcare law. apple scales backseat orders of iphones rattling the apple universe as suppliers brace for lower sales. >> lauren: oh, oh, twitter. 140 characters, we will have those details. >> nicole: in sports, baseball writers reveal who goes into the hall of fame today. the new york knicks hung on to the win. we have the details. welcome to fbn:am, first look at what's moving in today's markets, latest breaking news and what to expect for this day ahead. >> lauren: let's quick it off with the news this morning. north korea announcing that it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. un security council is planning a meeting this morning. had conducted three tests in, spokesperson saying we condemn any violation of un security resolutions and call on north korea to abide by international obligations and commitments. joining us now the author of nuclear sh

. >> lauren: and i'm lauren simonetti. the shanghai composite down over 7% once again today before trading was halted. that has dragged all asian stock market slightly lower. nikkei down 2%. worst start in new year in two decades. kospi down more than 1%, nicole. >> nicole: u.s. stock market futures getting hit hard. dow futures 380 to the downside, 2.2% and s&p futures down 46. >> lauren: other big story is the oil market right now, if you look at the quote, 32.94, so far down in double digits. we are looking at double digits this year. we will have the live reports from beijing, london, chicago. welcome to fbn:am, first look at what's moving in today's markets and what to expect on your day ahead. nicole kidman lets get back to the breaking news. globe market selloff is right now. we will go to tracy yu, good morning, tracy, what's behind the selloff in china? >> tracy: good morning to you, ladies, we had a terrible trading day. we only traded for about 15 minutes. 7% triggering the circuit brakier again. fell to 10% dai

good morning to you, i'm nicole petallides. >> lauren: hey, everybody, i'm lauren simonetti. u.s.ck market futures lower ahead of opening bell. 313-point drop at the open, nasdaq futures down 87 points and s&p down 35. >> nicole: stop prices in asia under extreme pressure with index in bare territory 3.7%. >> lauren: behind the selloff, another letdown in crude oil prices. falling below $28 a barrel. concern about more oil and resilience of u.s. producers, that is making prices fall to $27 and 61 cents a barrel. we will have complete coverage. >> nicole: on the campaign trail, iowa goes out and gets endorsement of sarah palin. pete rose will have his number retired as he gets into a hall of fame. not the one he really wanted. well the black hawks continue to show dominance by setting new record, all the details coming up next. keep it right here, fbn:am, this is your first look at what's moving in today's market, the latest breaking news and what to expect for the selloff day ahead. >> lauren: are you ready, bugle up, it's going to be a tough one. let's get things started with wha

lauren: good morning, nicole. i'm lauren simonetti. stocks up close to 2%.t is helping lift other asian stock markets. in u.s., stocks following china's lead as they have done all week after the dow nearly fell 400 point yesterday. right now the dow is up 166. s&p is up 21. nasdaq up 51 points. crude oil, 33.52 right now. nicole: market chaos in china become as political issue on the campaign trail. we'll tell you which candidates like donald trump, what they had to say. lauren: we'll talk to charles schwab chief investment strategist liz ann sonders and live reports, analysis from beijing, new york and chicago. welcome to "fbn:am." latest in breaking markets, and what to expect in the day ahead. nicole: wild week for markets particularly in asia and around the world. chinese stocks lost 10%. gained back some ground today. closer look at asian markets. we go to tracy yu, business reporter for chinese state television. tracy, how are things today? reporter: good morning, ladies, we're breathing a sigh of relief after the csrc officially suspended circuit brea

. >> lauren: good morning, everybody. i'm lauren simonetti. u.s. stock market futures sinking ahead of the opening bell. dow futures indicating 238-point loss. futures down 71 points. >> nicole: in asia it's official. another three and a half china now down 20% from the highs in december. >> lauren: behind the big moves oil below $30 a barrel. 29.69 cents at this second. we will track all of these markets and get a closer look on the outlook for stocks. welcome to fbn:am, first look at what's moving in today's markets and what to expect ahead. >> nicole: republican presidential candidates clashing in a crucial debate hosted by the fox business network. >> lauren: seven white house hopefuls taking the main stage, here are the highlights. >> tuesday night i watched story time with barack obama, and i have to tell you, it sounded like everything in the world was going amazing. >> hillary clinton would be a national security disaster. if she gets elected her first 100 days, she might be going back and forth between the white house and the courthouse. w

lauren: good morning. i'm lauren simonetti. like wall street to add to yesterday's gains because of sinning move by japanese central bank. nicole: the central bank of japan shocking markets around the world by cutting interest rates below zero. the nikkei jumping almost 3% on the news. shanghai composite index up 3%. lauren: rising oil prices also helping to lift stocks. right now $33.31 a barrel is the price of crude. that is up .3%, the stock to watch today is amazon. jeff bezos and amazon post its largest profit ever. but it is not enough for investors. the stock is actually down sharply and we'll slain. lauren: in sports the nfl ramps up investigation of denver broncos quarterback peyton manning. the australian open gears up for weekend of finals matches. those details coming up. you're watching "fbn:am," latest markets and breaking news and what to expect in the day ahead. nicole: the republican candidates facing off in the final debate before the iowa caucuses. here is the highlights from the heated debate last night. >>

lauren. [ cheers and applause ] hello, lauren. welcome. welcome. wow. well, i canell jack has his game face on. jack, are you a competitive person in general? >> i play for blood. [ laughter ] >> i play for jack's blood. >> jimmy: you play for jack's blood. well, the rules of the game are simple. we will reveal a thing. your job is to name that thing. you'll have ten seconds to do it. correct answers gets you 50 points. a correctish answer gets you ten points. the incorrect answer of course gets you no points at all. are you ready to play? >> yes. >> yes. >> jimmy: let's play "name that thing." jack, lauren, name that thing. in writing. you have ten seconds. here we go. lauren, you're finished first. name that thing. >> a drill for dirt. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: a drill for dirt. i'm going to give you no points for that, lauren. i'm sorry. jack. >> old-fashioned screwdriver. duh. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> jimmy: and jack, we are going to give you no points for that answer. we have a tie game

lauren hill continues to play on stage. we'll be back with more with >>> we are on main street in columbia and famously hot new year is going to start winding down in ten minutes or so. >> we have seen crowds start to move out of the area. the good thing is for anybody who may have enjoyed themselves a little too much, there are taxi cabs available. the comet is available. there are ways for folks to get home safely. it seems like the city has thought of absolutely everything. >> alyssa lang is stand big on >> you know me, i have been having a ton of fun, making a lot of friends. two friends, angie and ila, they are from clemson. first of all, tell me what brought you down here from clemson. >> we love lauren hill, and we just come to celebrate. >> and of course you also know me, i'm the resident sports lady of the wltx. we started talking some clemson football, you guys celebrating a pretty big win tonight. what's the most exciting part about going to a nanaonal championship? >> they worked so hard, and being dedicated. go

the east coast is preparing ...plus ...the women of mount saint joe's basketball team is honoring lauren hill ..you're watching good morning cincinnati. 3 break one 3 now at four-30 ...winter storm warning ...we'll let you know when a massive system will move into the tri-state, and how much snow it's bringing with it. 3 you can throw back some beer for a good cause this weekend. we've got the details of a fundraiser for a fallen firefighter. 3 and a very emotional moment for one mom ...how the kindness of a stranger brought her to tears. 3 good morning cincinnati. i'm john lomax. thanks for joining us on this friday.and i'm sheila gray.the stories of the day are coming up. first a check of the weather. 3 local 12's brandon orr is tracking brandon orr is tracking road conditions right now.he joins us *live* from northern kentucky. 3 we'll have our hands full over next 24 hours ... but people along the east coast are preparing for a massive winter storm - set to hit the region today.the system is forecast to bring over a foot of snow, ice, and coastal flooding to and virginia, where blizz

lauren, what can we do? >>lauren: you know, it can be tough. we have tawfd about exercise option, tools for eating healthier. elizabeth holmes dietician with mission health will share physical tools also if you have try all of those options and you need a little bit more. good morning, tell us a little bit about, you know, you tried the diet and exercise. you still need to do that. but what else can you do? >> here at the weight management center we have surgical weight management options and we primarily do the gas electronic by pass and basically your stomach is shrunk ken front the size of a water bottle to the size of a 4-ounce container, which seems like a lot, but it also not only does it restrict what you can eat, there's metabolic changes, so if you struggle with extreme hunger or feel like you are addicted to food it can help because it does have metabolic changes. so the grike bypass is one option and we have another option ( ) which is the gastric sleeve which takes your stomach from the size of the two markers and there is a restric

>>lauren: all right. people can come out, take advantage of the weather because here the temperatures in the mid-to-lower 30s so we are right out, even though we are seeing rain, that can change over the weekend. hopefully bringing snow for you guys. >> if you want to learn more about how to ski or snow board here at cataloochee, you can visit the web site,los.com, and we will link you to their site where you can get signed up on-line. you can learn how to ski and bad. i didn't make it down the big slope. but how did i do? >> you did great. >>jay: that's the thing now. that's the thing. he is the lift manager, have him take you up there and he will take you down. you stayed up. >>lauren: i stayed up. that was the goal this morning. to get on a spare of skis. so next is a lift that we will get on the lift. so we will see about that. maybe in the future. lauren, thanks so much. canton announces a new pool and make over of the recreation park. it will replace the aging pool which has been getting short term

lauren. can you name that thing? lauren, a small fruit. lauren, we're going to give y 10 points. >> what? [ applause ] >> jimmy: that is guava. that is a guava. it is a small fruit. our next thing is this. now, jack -- oh, boy.. >> i know what that is. >> jimmy: you can see our beautiful model is displaying this thing. if you can name it. you get the idea. it's right here. [ laughter ] name this thing. jack? we'll start with you. >> it's a dijeree don't. >> jimmy: it is not a dijeree don't. lauren. >> is it ravi shankar's sitar? >> jimmy: it is a sitar indeed. it's not ravi shankar's. but you do have 50 points. guillermo, i'm going to give you this. >> i'll take it. >> jimmy: lauren jumps out to a 60-point to zero lead. >> how can i have zero? my kumquat, i got nothing? >> jimmy: you got nothing for that. but perhapsps you'll get something for naming this. ten seconds on the clock. and begin.n. now jack's getting serious. all right. ten seconds are up. jack, you seem ready. >> i believe it is the tool of mr. death. the scythe. >> jimmy: oh

>>lauren: any sort of distraction like that? >>jay: oh my gosh. >>lauren: yeah. >>jay: that's legal? lig it is?>>lauren: is it? >>jay: i don't know. >>ingrid: i don't know if there's anything like, you can't wear a speedo inside the stadium. >>jay: but what about the no shoes and no shirt? >>ingrid: maybe they kicked him out. it's 36 in asheville right you no. coming up at 6 o'clock, we will see who will see light snow and how warm we will get this weekend. back to you. >>evan: i-26 eastbound shut down both lanes. one lane reopened. we have new information on the crash we will bring you in just a moment. >> >>jay: last week's winter storm is causing problems for asheville roads. the time frame dot must fix the potholes. >>lauren: a new ordinance in and how it could benefit now, in high definition, from the western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 this morning. >>lauren: a spanish paraglider has a unique story to tell. >>jay: he decided to paraglide across the aurora borial list in norway. he said flying in the dark was difficult. >>ingrid: it was cap

laurens at 16. you take the 50 mile-per-hour wind and it feels like minus five in hendersonville and -10 in boooo. -- 15 mile per hour wind and it feels like minus five in hendersonville and -10 in boone. wintry mix weather for the upstate and mountains tomorrow and friday good chance of rain. early morning hours for the mountains each morning, lawyers of snow through saturday. clears for the upstate saturday and sunday and the mountains by sunday. allyson: taking a look at the roads, i-85 around highway 153 moving one in spartanburg county at heron circle with an accident. this is about six miles per hour off of the circle and we are looking at about 11 miles per hour. slow-moving around heron circle. in union county, some slow-moving traffic at highway 176 near the newberry county line with an accident.t. 85 looking at it speed limit drive. 11 minutes reminder 85 to -- from 385 to have a 153. this is from woodruff road. ricardo: good morning. i ricardo lecompte. am don't bring your hoverboard to w

>>evan: hey, good morning, lauren. yeah, you mentioned the dot trucks that are out and about trying to clear the roadways. one of them, jaclyn said just a moment ago, has broken down on i-26 westbound, closing that westbound lane from columbus to the saluda exit. in terms of weather conditions that we are seeing out here, the snowfall is getting a little bit smaller, little harder. we were seeing those big leafy now, wind picked up a little bit. temperatures seem like they are dropping just a tad. but, the snow is increasing almost, if you can believe it. just about an inch has fatten only in the last half hour since we have been here, at least a good 3-4" in the past four hours since we have been seeing the snowfall and it doesn't seem to be letting up. >>> you see the snowstorms sometimes, you have them come through and it's this intense but only for a little period of time. it's been hours on end now it's been coming down like this. >>> i made calls around to some of our surrounding county, down in transylvania coun

lauren had cancer, stage 4 neuro blasto. >> it was a really scary experience. >> lauren's experience with the frightening disease started when she was 14 at coral grades high school in coral springs. and started tickling me out of nowhere and we felt what we thought was a mass but weren't positive. at the end of the freshman year i went into the loss and they found a 15 and a half pound mass in my abdomen. >> reporter: she had surgery to remove the cancerous mass and began 18 months of intense treatment, including chemotherapy, radiation and a stem cell transplant. the former dancer spent her entire sophomore year of high school in isolation. >> it became the new normal. it sounds weird. like being in the hospital and going through chemotherapy seems difficult, but i guess staying positive and accepting it for what it was really helps, because then i could go through it easier and i had to anyway so might as well have taken it with a positive outlook. >> reporter: lauren took online classes and managed to stay on track. when she returned for her june year year, she picked up right la